Edwin M. Shook

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Edwin M. Shook

Anthropology

#1893

World Rank

#2454

Historical Rank

#785

USA Rank

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• Anthropology

Why Is Edwin M. Shook Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Edwin M. Shook was an American archaeologist and Mayanist scholar, best known for his extensive field work and publications on pre-Columbian Maya civilization sites. Shook was born in Newton, North Carolina. At age 22 he took a job as a draftsman at the Carnegie Institution of Washington which was to lead him into Mesoamerican studies from 1934 to 1998. In 1955, he became the field director of the University of Pennsylvania's Tikal Project, overseeing and publishing extensive work at Tikal, the largest Classic Maya site. Other Maya sites Shook worked at include Uaxactun, Copán, Mayapan, Kaminaljuyu, Piedras Negras, Palenque, Seibal, Chichen Itza, and Dos Pilas, in addition to pre-Columbian sites in Costa Rica.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Edwin M. Shook?

Edwin M. Shook is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of Pennsylvania