Leonardo López Luján
Mexican archaeologist (born 1964) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Leonardo Náuhmitl López Luján (born 31 March 1964 in Mexico City) is an archaeologist and one of the leading researchers of pre-Hispanic Central Mexican societies and the history of archaeology in Mexico. He is director of the Templo Mayor Project in Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) since 1991 and son of renowned historian Alfredo López Austin.[1] He is fellow of El Colegio Nacional, the British Academy, the Society of Antiquaries of London, the Real Academia de la Historia in Madrid, the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, the Archaeological Institute of America, and the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres in Paris.
Leonardo López Luján | |
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Born | (1964-03-31) 31 March 1964 (age 60) Mexico City |
Citizenship | Mexican |
Alma mater | Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Université de Paris X Nanterre |
Known for | Excavations in Teotihuacan and Tenochtitlan. Studies on the origins of Mesoamerican archaeology |
Awards | Fellow British Academy, Fellow El Colegio Nacional, Guggenheim Fellowship, Shanghai Archaeology Forum Award, Honorary Fellow American Academy of Arts & Sciences, Foreign Fellow Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Archaeology |
Institutions | Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History |
Academic advisors | Eduardo Matos Moctezuma, Michel Graulich, Pierre Becquelin |