David Freidel

David Freidel (born 1946) [1] is a U.S. archaeologist who studies the ancient Maya. He is known for his research at El Perú-Waka’ and his books with epigrapher Linda Schele. He is currently Professor at Washington University in Saint Louis.

He received his B.A. from Harvard University with a senior honors thesis "Comparative analysis of the Mesolithic and prepottery Neolithic cultures of Palestine"[2] and a Ph.D from Harvard University in 1976 for a thesis "Late postclassic settlement patterns on Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico " [3]

He is the author of:

  • Freidel, David A., Linda Schele, and Joy Parker. Maya Cosmos: Three Thousand Years on the Shaman's Path. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2001. ISBN (present in 684 WorldCat libraries )[4]
    • Spanish translation: Freidel, David A., MacDuff Everton, Justin Kerr, Joy Parker, and Linda Schele. El cosmos maya: tres mil años por la senda de los chamanes. México, D.F.: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2000. ISBN 9789681656164
  • Freidel, David A., and Marilyn A. Masson. Ancient Maya Political Economies. Walnut Creek, Calif: AltaMira Press, 2002., ISBN 9780759100817 ( present in 295 WorldCat libraries )[5] WorldCat book entry</ref>
  • Freidel, David A., and Robin A. Robertson. Archaeology at Cerros, Belize, Central America. (3 v.) Dallas, Tex: Southern Methodist University Press, 1986. ISBN 9780870743078
  • Freidel, David A., Arlen F. Chase, Anne S. Dowd, and Jerry Murdock. Maya E Groups: Calendars, Astronomy, and Urbanism in the Early Lowlands. University Press of Florida 2018. <https://doi.org/10.5744/florida/9780813054353.001.0001>.
  • Freidel, David A., and Jeremy A. Sabloff. Cozumel: Late Maya Settlement Patterns. Orlando: Academic, 1984. 9780122669804
  • Freidel, David A. Forest of Kings - the Untold Story of the Ancient Maya. HarperCollins 1992. 9780688112042

References
  1. https://viaf.org/viaf/34548395/
  2. worldcat item page
  3. worldcat item page
  4. [ https://www.worldcat.org/title/maya-cosmos-three-thousand-years-on-the-shamans-path/oclc/825735113&referer=brief_results]
  5. [ https://www.worldcat.org/title/ancient-maya-political-economies/oclc/834258127&referer=brief_results]
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