Robert Sharer
Robert J. Sharer (born 1940)[1] is an American archaeologist, academic and Mayanist researcher. He known for his archaeological investigations at a number of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican sites conducted over a career spanning four decades, and for his archaeological reports, theorizing, and writings in his field of specialty, the ancient Maya civilization. Sharer has been a lecturer and professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Department of Anthropology for more than 30 years,[2] and as of 2008[update] occupies the endowed chair of Sally and Alvin V. Shoemaker Professor in Anthropology, an appointment held since 1995.[3] He has also had an extensive association with Penn's University Museum of archaeology and anthropology, where as of 2008[update] he is the curator-in-charge of the Museum's American collection and research section.[4]
Notes
- ^ Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding WorldCat Identities linked authority file (LAF).
- ^ Penn Museum (2007)
- ^ Effective from July 1, 1995. See "Faculty Appointment and Promotion Report, from March 16 to April 13, 1995" (PDF). University of Pennsylvania. 1995. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ^ Penn Museum (2007)
References
- Penn Museum (2007). "Robert J. Sharer". Research: American Section. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
{{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in|author=at position 1 (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - "American Academy of Arts and Sciences Welcomes Two SAS Professors" (Press release). SAS (School of Arts and Sciences). 2004, May 7. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
{{cite press release}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); templatestyles stripmarker in|publisher=at position 1 (help) - Sharer, Robert J. (1974). "The Prehistory of the Southeastern Maya Periphery". Current Anthropology. 15 (2). Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, sponsored by Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research: pp.165–187. doi:10.1086/201454. OCLC 62217742.
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