David Stuart
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David Stuart is an American archaeologist and epigrapher renowned for his groundbreaking work in deciphering Maya hieroglyphic writing.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamericanist
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archaeologist ⓘ epigrapher ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | MacArthur Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Princeton University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Maya studies
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Mesoamerican archaeology ⓘ archaeology ⓘ epigraphy ⓘ |
| genre |
academic writing
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popular science writing ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Linda Schele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkedOnArchaeologicalSite |
Copan
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La Corona NERFINISHED ⓘ Palenque NERFINISHED ⓘ Tikal NERFINISHED ⓘ Yaxchilan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWrittenAbout |
2012 phenomenon and Maya calendar
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Maya Long Count calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ Maya kingship and dynastic succession ⓘ Maya warfare and politics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advancing phonetic approach to Maya script
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decipherment of Maya hieroglyphic writing ⓘ research on Classic Maya inscriptions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | University of Texas at Austin faculty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableContribution |
contributed to decipherment of dynastic histories at sites such as Copan and Palenque
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demonstrated phonetic and logographic components of Maya script ⓘ helped establish readings of many Maya syllabic signs ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Stephen Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Foreign Past: The Writing and Representation of History on a Royal Ancestral Shrine at Copan
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Palenque: Eternal City of the Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ Studies in Maya Glyphs NERFINISHED ⓘ The Inscriptions from Temple XIX at Palenque NERFINISHED ⓘ The Order of Days NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
archaeologist
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epigrapher ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Curator at the Blanton Museum of Art (UT Austin)
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Director of the Mesoamerica Center at the University of Texas at Austin ⓘ Professor of Art History at the University of Texas at Austin ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
Maya calendrics
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Maya religion and iconography ⓘ Maya royal courts and political history ⓘ |
| studies |
Classic Maya civilization
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Maya hieroglyphs ⓘ |
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