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Robert Sharer

American archaeologist (1940-2012) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 72

Robert James Sharer was an American archaeologist, academic and Mayanist researcher.

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He was known for his archaeological investigations at a number of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican sites conducted over a career spanning four decades, and for his archaeological reports, theorizing, and writings in his field of specialty, the ancient Maya civilization. Sharer was a lecturer and professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Department of Anthropology for more than 30 years, and as of 2008, occupied the endowed chair of Sally and Alvin V. Shoemaker Professor in Anthropology, an appointment which he held beginning in 1995. He also had an extensive association with Penn's University Museum of archaeology and anthropology, where from 1987 to 2009 he was the curator-in-charge of the museum's American collection and research section. He died on September 20, 2012.

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1940 to 2012 · aged 72