Marc Zender | |
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Thesis | A Study of Classic Maya Priesthood (2004) |
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Discipline | Anthropologist, epigrapher, linguist |
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Marc Zender is an anthropologist, epigrapher, and linguist noted for his work on Maya hieroglyphic writing. He is Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Tulane University and a research affiliate at the Middle American Research Institute. [1] His research interests include anthropological and historical linguistics, comparative writing systems, and archaeological decipherment, with a regional focus on Mesoamerica (particularly Mayan, Ch'orti', and Nahuatl/ Aztec). He is the author of several books and dozens of articles touching on these themes.
Zender obtained a BA in anthropology from the University of British Columbia in 1997, and his MA (1999) and PhD (2004) from the University of Calgary. His dissertation was entitled A Study on Classic Maya Priesthood. [1] [2]
Marc Zender presents a 24 lecture series entitled "Writing and Civilization: Ancient Worlds to Modernity" where he covers the anthropologic history of language reduced to writing. [3] This The Great Courses college level course traces the origin and development of writing.
Marc Zender | |
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Academic background | |
Alma mater | |
Thesis | A Study of Classic Maya Priesthood (2004) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Anthropologist, epigrapher, linguist |
Sub-discipline | |
Main interests |
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Marc Zender is an anthropologist, epigrapher, and linguist noted for his work on Maya hieroglyphic writing. He is Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Tulane University and a research affiliate at the Middle American Research Institute. [1] His research interests include anthropological and historical linguistics, comparative writing systems, and archaeological decipherment, with a regional focus on Mesoamerica (particularly Mayan, Ch'orti', and Nahuatl/ Aztec). He is the author of several books and dozens of articles touching on these themes.
Zender obtained a BA in anthropology from the University of British Columbia in 1997, and his MA (1999) and PhD (2004) from the University of Calgary. His dissertation was entitled A Study on Classic Maya Priesthood. [1] [2]
Marc Zender presents a 24 lecture series entitled "Writing and Civilization: Ancient Worlds to Modernity" where he covers the anthropologic history of language reduced to writing. [3] This The Great Courses college level course traces the origin and development of writing.