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'''Alfred Marston Tozzer''' (July 4, 1877 – October 5, 1954) was an American [[anthropology|anthropologist]], [[archaeology|archaeologist]], [[linguistics|linguist]], and educator. His principal area of interest was [[Mesoamerica]]n, especially [[Maya civilization|Maya]], studies.<ref>Phillips, Philip (July 1955). "Alfred Marsten Tozzer 1877–1954". ''[[American Antiquity]]''. '''21''' (1): 72–80.</ref><ref>Browman, David A. & Williams, Stephen (2013). ''Anthropology at Harvard: A Biographical History''. Cambridge, Massachusetts: [[Peabody Museum Press]]: 302–305.</ref> He was the husband of [[Margaret Castle Tozzer]]<ref>"Many Interesting Weddings and Engagements". ''[[The New York Times]]''. February 2, 1913: X3.</ref><ref>"Dr. Alfred Tozzer, Anthropologist, 77". ''The New York Times''. October 6, 1954: 25.</ref> and father of figure skating champion [[Joan Tozzer]].<ref>{{cite
==Early studies and career==
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In December 1901, he won appointment as a traveling fellow for the [[Archaeological Institute of America]]. He spent several seasons in Yucatán conducting fieldwork among the Maya. He began at the [[Hacienda Chichén]], owned by U.S. Consul to Yucatán [[Edward Herbert Thompson|Edward H. Thompson]], a large plantation that included the ancient city of [[Chichen Itza]]. There he studied the Maya language and traveled the countryside collecting folk tales and oral histories. During one of his seasons at Chichen Itza he helped Thompson dredge the [[Cenote Sagrado]]; at the end of another, he carried artifacts to the Peabody Museum in his luggage.<ref>McVicker, Mary (2005). ''[[Adela Breton]]: A Victorian Artist Amid Mexico's Ruins''. University of New Mexico Press.</ref>
In 1903, Tozzer traveled to [[Campeche]] and [[Chiapas]] to conduct research among the [[Lacandon people|Lacandon Maya]], and lived for several weeks in a small settlement on [[Lake Pethá]], witnessing and even participating in their ceremonies. He returned there during the 1904 season.<ref>{{cite journal|first=Alfred M.|last=Tozzer|title=Report of the Fellow in American Archaeology|journal=[[American Journal of Archaeology]]|date=1903 |volume=7|pages=45–49|doi=10.2307/497070|jstor=497070|s2cid=245265149 |url=https://archive.org/details/jstor-497070}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|first=Alfred M.|last=Tozzer|title=Report of the Fellow in American Archaeology|journal=American Journal of Archaeology |date=1904 |volume=8 |pages=54–56 |doi=10.2307/497077 |jstor=497077 |s2cid=245275514 |url=https://archive.org/details/jstor-497077}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|first=Alfred M.|last=Tozzer|title=Report of the Fellow in American Archaeology|journal=American Journal of Archaeology |date=1905 |volume=9 |pages=45–47 |doi=10.2307/496917 |jstor=496917|s2cid=163514688 |url=https://archive.org/details/jstor-496917}}</ref> He wrote his PhD dissertation comparing the ceremonies of the Lacondone Maya with the Yucatecan Maya.<ref>{{cite book|first=Alfred M.|last=Tozzer|title=A Comparative Study in the Mayas and the Lacandones|publisher=[[Archaeological Institute of America]] |place=New York|date=1907|url=https://archive.org/details/comparativestudy00tozzrich/page/n8}}</ref>
In the fall of 1904, he studied at [[Columbia University]] under [[Franz Boas]] and [[Adolph Bandelier]]. He spent one more season in Yucatán, Campeche and Chiapas, before settling at Harvard in the fall of 1905 as an assistant professor of anthropology.
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