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Michael D. Coe
AuthorBooks · Second hand1929-2019
Michael Douglas Coe was an American archaeologist, anthropologist, epigrapher, and author. He is known for his research on pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, particularly the Maya, and was among the foremost Mayanists of the late twentieth century. He specialised in comparative studies of ancient tropical forest civilizations, such as those of Central America and Southeast Asia. He held the chair of Charles J. MacCurdy Professor of Anthropology, Emeritus, Yale University, and was curator emeritus of the Anthropology collection in the Peabody Museum of Natural History, where he had been curator from 1968 to 1994.
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About Michael D. Coe
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1929
Death
2019
Michael Douglas Coe was an American archaeologist, anthropologist, epigrapher, and author. He is known for his research on pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, particularly the Maya, and was among the foremost Mayanists of the late twentieth century. He specialised in comparative studies of ancient tropical forest civilizations, such as those of Central America and Southeast Asia. He held the chair of Charles J. MacCurdy Professor of Anthropology, Emeritus, Yale University, and was curator emeritus of the Anthropology collection in the Peabody Museum of Natural History, where he had been curator from 1968 to 1994.
Michael D. Coe was a fundamental figure in the study of Mesoamerican civilizations.
His work The Maya is considered an essential reference for understanding the history of this culture.
Throughout his prolific career, he published 47 works dedicated to archaeology and ethnology.
Born in New York, he dedicated his academic life to unraveling the mysteries of the ancient peoples of Mexico.
As a university professor, he deeply influenced the training of new generations of archaeologists.
