David Stuart Receives Proskouriakoff Award
Thu. April 28
The Mesoamerica Center congratulates Dr. David Stuart for receiving the prestigious Tatiana Proskouriakoff Award, established by a gift from Landon T. Clay to recognize the artistic achievements of non-European cultures of the New World, along with outstanding contributions to the field of New World Indian Studies. David Stuart is the Linda and David Schele Professor of Mesoamerican Art and Writing at The University of Texas at Austin. His primary research interests are the archaeology and epigraphy of ancient Maya civilization. At age 18, Stuart became the youngest winner of a MacArthur Fellowship for his work deciphering Maya hieroglyphs. He has conducted field research at numerous archaeological sites in Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras. He was featured in the award-winning 2008 PBS documentary Cracking the Maya Code.