Alberto Ruz Lhuillier

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Alberto Ruz Lhuillier was a Mexican archaeologist best known for uncovering the tomb of the Maya ruler Pakal the Great in the Temple of the Inscriptions at Palenque.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mexican archaeologist
archaeologist
human
associatedWith Temple of the Inscriptions
Maya ruins at Palenque
surface form: archaeological site of Palenque
burialPlace Mexico
countryOfBirth France
countryOfCitizenship Mexico
countryOfDeath Mexico
dateOfBirth 1906-01-27
dateOfDeath 1979-08-25
discovered Temple of the Inscriptions
surface form: sarcophagus of Pakal the Great

Temple of the Inscriptions
surface form: tomb of Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I
employer Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
era 20th century
ethnicOrigin Cuban descent
familyName Ruz Lhuillier
fieldOfWork Maya archaeology
Mesoamerican archaeology
givenName Alberto
hasAcademicDiscipline anthropology
archaeology
hasInfluenced interpretation of Palenque’s dynastic history
study of Maya funerary practices
knownFor discovery of the tomb of Pakal the Great
excavation of the Temple of the Inscriptions at Palenque
research at the Maya site of Palenque
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
memberOf Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
name Alberto Ruz Lhuillier self-link
nationality Mexican
notableAchievement first archaeologist to enter Pakal’s burial chamber
notableWork excavations at the Temple of the Inscriptions
investigation of Pakal’s funerary crypt
occupation archaeologist
placeOfBirth Paris
placeOfDeath Mexico City
residence Mexico
sexOrGender male
studied Maya architecture
Maya civilization
Maya epigraphy
workLocation Chiapas
Mexico
Palenque
workPeriod mid-20th century

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Palenque excavatedBy Alberto Ruz Lhuillier
Temple of the Inscriptions tombDiscoveredBy Alberto Ruz Lhuillier
Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I tombDiscoveredBy Alberto Ruz Lhuillier
Alberto Ruz Lhuillier name Alberto Ruz Lhuillier self-link