Schele, Linda

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Kingship in the Late Preclassic Maya lowlands
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Summary: Linda Schele was an American Mesoamerican archaeologist who was an expert in the field of Maya epigraphy and iconography. She played a central role in the decoding of much of the Maya script. She produced a massive volume of drawings of stelae and inscriptions, which, following her wishes, are free for use to scholars. In 1978, she founded the annual Maya Meetings at The University of Texas at Austin. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Female [1][2][3][4][5][6]
Born: 1942 [2]; 1942-10-30 [6]
Birth Place: Nashville, Tenn. [3]; Nashville [6]
Died: 1998 [2]; 1998-04-18 [6]
Death Place: Austin, Tex. [3]; Austin [6]
Country: United States [2]
Language: English [3][5]
Occupation: Autore, amerikāņu [5]; mesoamericanist [6]; mayanist [6]; archaeologist [6]
Profession: Kunsthistorikerin [2]
Employer: University of Texas at Austin [6]
Field of Activity: Maiju mitoloģija [5]
Educated at: University of Cincinnati [6]
Country of Education: United States [6]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. Library of Congress; 5. National Library of Latvia; 6. Wikidata

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