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'''Heather Irene McKillop''' (born 1953) is a Canadian-American [[archaeologist]], academic and [[Mayanist]] scholar, noted in particular for her research into ancient [[Maya civilization|Maya]] coastal trade routes, seafaring, littoral archaeology, and the long-distance exchange of commodities in [[pre-Columbian]] [[Mesoamerica]]. {{As of|2009}} McKillop holds an [[endowed chair]] at [[Louisiana State University]] (LSU), where she is William G. Haag Professor of Archaeology in LSU's Department of Geography and Anthropology.
== Huron-Wendat Nation dispute ==
[[Huron-Wendat Nation]] claims that McKillop excavated and stole 200 human remains from Huron-Wendat ossuary in [[Cobourg]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] and exported remains to the [[United States]] without consulting the Huron-Wendat people.<ref name="huronwendat">http://www.thestar.com/news/2011/10/09/studying_old_bones_preservation_or_perversion.html Studying old bones — preservation or perversion?] October 9th, 2011, Toronto Star.</ref>
Ontario Cemeteries Act requires researchers to receive permission from the geographically closest First Nations group or the relevant descendants of remains. McKillop have received permission from nearby [[Alderville First Nation]], but did not contact Huron-Wendat Nation, possibly knowing their beliefs that buried bones are sacred.<ref name="huronwendat" />
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