Heather McKillop
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Heather Irene McKillop is a Canadian-American archaeologist, academic and Mayanist
scholar, noted in particular for her research into ancient Maya
coastal trade routes, seafaring, littoral archaeology, and the long-distance exchange of commodities in pre-Columbian
Mesoamerica
. McKillop holds an endowed chair at Louisiana State University
(LSU), where she is William G. Haag Professor of Archaeology in LSU's Department of Geography and Anthropology.
Mayanist
A Mayanist is a scholar specialising in research and study of the Central American pre-Columbian Maya civilization. This discipline should not be confused with Mayanism, a collection of New Age beliefs about the ancient Maya....
scholar, noted in particular for her research into ancient Maya
Maya civilization
The Maya is a Mesoamerican civilization, noted for the only known fully developed written language of the pre-Columbian Americas, as well as for its art, architecture, and mathematical and astronomical systems. Initially established during the Pre-Classic period The Maya is a Mesoamerican...
coastal trade routes, seafaring, littoral archaeology, and the long-distance exchange of commodities in pre-Columbian
Pre-Columbian
The pre-Columbian era incorporates all period subdivisions in the history and prehistory of the Americas before the appearance of significant European influences on the American continents, spanning the time of the original settlement in the Upper Paleolithic period to European colonization during...
Mesoamerica
Mesoamerica
Mesoamerica is a region and culture area in the Americas, extending approximately from central Mexico to Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, within which a number of pre-Columbian societies flourished before the Spanish colonization of the Americas in the 15th and...
. McKillop holds an endowed chair at Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...
(LSU), where she is William G. Haag Professor of Archaeology in LSU's Department of Geography and Anthropology.
External links
- Faculty profile, Department of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University