Alfred Maudslay
British archaeologist
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Alfred Percival Maudslay was a British colonial administrator and archaeologist. He pioneered the careful archaeological study of the Maya ruins and the results of his field work were presented in Biologia Centrali-Americana: Archaeology. Wikipedia
Born: March 18, 1850, England, United Kingdom
Died: January 22, 1931 (age 80 years), Hereford, United Kingdom
Partner: Anne Cary Morris Maudslay
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Alfred Percival Maudslay (18 March 1850 – 22 January 1931) was a British colonial administrator and archaeologist. He pioneered the careful archaeological ...
In addition to his contributions to Maya archaeology and epigraphy, Maudslay was a true pioneer in the application of historical sources to Maya archaeological ...
Biography: Archaeologist, referred to as 'The father of Maya archaeology'. Born Norwood, London into an engineering family; his cousin, Thomas Henry ...
Carved from red sandstone, the stelae and zoomorphs use the iconography of Maya mythology to recount the later history of the city-state, their primary purpose ...
He explored the jungles of what is now Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico, using cutting edge technology to capture the Ancient Maya world in a way that had never ...
ALFRED PERCIVAL MAUDSLAY passed away peacefully in his sleep on Jan. 22, in his eightyfirst year, at Morney Cross, near Hereford. Born on Mar.
Oct 27, 2014 · By 1890, Alfred was back in Mexico with Palenque in Southern Mexico as his goal. This, probably the most beautiful of all Mayan cities, lies in ...
In the 1880s the English explorer Alfred Maudslay travelled through Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras and Belize. He was fascinated by the remains of the ancient ...
Alfred Percival Maudslay. Born 18 March, 1850, died 22 January, 1931. Maudslay was born at Lower Norwood Lodge, of forbears distinguished in the history of ...
Jul 6, 2015 · Maudslay's work on Mayan ruins and his collecting and recording of objects laid the foundations for later scholars in attempting to decipher ...