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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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tamupress.com/product/In-Search-of-Maya-Sea-Traders,202.aspx |title=In Search of Maya Sea Traders |publisher=[[Texas A&M University]] |accessdate=October 24, 2014}}</ref>
'''Heather Irene McKillop''' is a Canadian-American [[archaeologist]], academic, and [[Maya peoples|Maya]] 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]].

== Education ==
Heather McKillop has a Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts in [[Anthropology]] from [[Trent University]], located in [[Peterborough, Ontario|Peterborough]], [[Ontario]]. She received her Ph.D. in Anthropology from the [[University of California]] in [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]], [[California]].

== Career ==
Heather McKillop has carried out archaeological fieldwork on the coast, cays and underwater in [[Belize]] since 1979.

Since the 2004 discovery of ancient Maya wooden architecture and a wooden canoe paddle preserved in a peat bog below the sea floor, McKillop and her team of [[Louisiana State University]] (LSU) students and colleagues have been focused on the discovery, mapping, excavation, sediment coring and analyses of the waterlogged remains. She started the DIVA Lab (Digital Imaging and Visualization in Archaeology) in 2008 to make 3D digital images of the waterlogged wood, pottery, and other artifacts from the underwater Maya sites—Paynes Creek Salt Works. {{As of|2016}} McKillop is Thomas and Lillian Landrum Alumni Professor in the Department of Geography and Anthropology at LSU.<ref>{{cite web |title=In Search of Maya Sea Traders |url=http://www.tamupress.com/product/In-Search-of-Maya-Sea-Traders,202.aspx |access-date=October 24, 2014 |publisher=[[Texas A&M University]]}}</ref>

She is the William G. Haag Professor of Archaeology a [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]], Louisiana.

McKillop has published 57 publications, which have been viewed 6.646 and cited 934.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ResearchGate |url=http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Heather-Mckillop}}</ref>

==Publications==
* ''The Belize maritime long distance trade in an intermediate area'', 1981
* ''Moho Cay, Belize : preliminary investigations of trade, settlement, and marine resource exploitation'', 1987
* ''Coastal Maya trade'', 1989
* ''Wild Cane Cay : an insular classic period to postclassic period Maya trading station'', 1987
* ''Salt : white gold of the ancient Maya'', 2002
* ''Ancient Maya: New Perspectives (Understanding ancient civilizations)'', 2004
* ''In search of Maya sea traders'', 2005
* ''The ancient Maya : new perspectives'', 2006
* ''Maya salt works'', 2019


== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://ga.lsu.edu/faculty/heather-mckillop/ LSU biography]
* [http://ga.lsu.edu/faculty/heather-mckillop/ LSU biography]
* [http://www.archaeological.org/lecturer/heathermckillop AIA Lecturer biography]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150506180246/http://archaeological.org/lecturer/heathermckillop AIA Lecturer biography]


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Latest revision as of 05:01, 6 October 2023

Heather McKillop
Born
Heather Irene McKillop
EducationTrent University (B.S. 1977, M.A. 1980)
University of California, Santa Barbara (Ph.D. 1987)
Scientific career
FieldsMaya archaeology
InstitutionsLouisiana State University

Heather Irene McKillop is a Canadian-American archaeologist, academic, and Maya scholar, noted in particular for her research into ancient Maya coastal trade routes, seafaring, littoral archaeology, and the long-distance exchange of commodities in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.

Education

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Heather McKillop has a Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts in Anthropology from Trent University, located in Peterborough, Ontario. She received her Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of California in Santa Barbara, California.

Career

[edit]

Heather McKillop has carried out archaeological fieldwork on the coast, cays and underwater in Belize since 1979.

Since the 2004 discovery of ancient Maya wooden architecture and a wooden canoe paddle preserved in a peat bog below the sea floor, McKillop and her team of Louisiana State University (LSU) students and colleagues have been focused on the discovery, mapping, excavation, sediment coring and analyses of the waterlogged remains. She started the DIVA Lab (Digital Imaging and Visualization in Archaeology) in 2008 to make 3D digital images of the waterlogged wood, pottery, and other artifacts from the underwater Maya sites—Paynes Creek Salt Works. As of 2016 McKillop is Thomas and Lillian Landrum Alumni Professor in the Department of Geography and Anthropology at LSU.[1]

She is the William G. Haag Professor of Archaeology a Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

McKillop has published 57 publications, which have been viewed 6.646 and cited 934.[2]

Publications

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  • The Belize maritime long distance trade in an intermediate area, 1981
  • Moho Cay, Belize : preliminary investigations of trade, settlement, and marine resource exploitation, 1987
  • Coastal Maya trade, 1989
  • Wild Cane Cay : an insular classic period to postclassic period Maya trading station, 1987
  • Salt : white gold of the ancient Maya, 2002
  • Ancient Maya: New Perspectives (Understanding ancient civilizations), 2004
  • In search of Maya sea traders, 2005
  • The ancient Maya : new perspectives, 2006
  • Maya salt works, 2019

References

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  1. ^ "In Search of Maya Sea Traders". Texas A&M University. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  2. ^ "ResearchGate".
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