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'''Norman Hammond''' (born 10 July 1944)<ref>{{cite news |title=Birthdays |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |page=31 |publisher=Guardian Media |date=10 July 2014 |url= }}</ref> is a British [[archaeologist]], academic and [[Mesoamerica]]nist scholar, noted for his publications and research on the [[pre-Columbian]] [[Maya civilization]].
'''Norman Hammond''' (born 10 July 1944)<ref name="guardian 20140710">{{cite news |title=Birthdays |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |page=31 |publisher=Guardian Media |date=10 July 2014 |url= }}</ref> is a British [[archaeologist]], academic and [[Mesoamerica]]nist scholar, noted for his publications and research on the [[pre-Columbian]] [[Maya civilization]].


==Career==
==Career==
Hammond was educated at [[Peterhouse, Cambridge]]. He held academic positions at [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]] (1967–75), [[University of Bradford|Bradford]] (1975–77), and [[Rutgers University|Rutgers universities]] (1977–88), before becoming a professor in the Archaeology Department at [[Boston University]]'s [[Boston University College of Arts and Sciences|College of Arts and Sciences]] (CAS) in 1988.<ref name="Officeof">Boston University Office of University Relations 1998.</ref> Now Emeritus at Boston, he is currently a Senior Fellow of the [[McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research]] at Cambridge.
Hammond was educated at [[Peterhouse, Cambridge]]. He held academic positions at [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]] (1967–75), [[University of Bradford|Bradford]] (1975–77), and [[Rutgers University|Rutgers universities]] (1977–88), before becoming a professor in the Archaeology Department at [[Boston University]]'s [[Boston University College of Arts and Sciences|College of Arts and Sciences]] (CAS) in 1988.<ref name="bubridge 19980925">{{cite news |author=Boston University Office of University Relations |date=25 September 1998 |title=Archaeology prof elected to British Academy |url=http://www.bu.edu/bridge/archive/1998/09-25/bulletin.html |newspaper=B.U. Bridge |location=Brookline, MA |publisher=[[Boston University]] |volume=2 |issue=7 |oclc=37915518 |access-date=25 March 2009}}</ref> Now Emeritus at Boston, he is currently a Senior Fellow of the [[McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research]] at Cambridge.


He has been a visiting professor at the [[University of California, Berkeley|University of California at Berkeley]], [[Jilin University]] (China), the [[Paris-Sorbonne University|Sorbonne]] and the [[University of Bonn]].
He has been a visiting professor at the [[University of California, Berkeley|University of California at Berkeley]], [[Jilin University]] (China), the [[Paris-Sorbonne University|Sorbonne]] and the [[University of Bonn]].


Since 1968, he has worked in the Maya lowlands at the following sites in [[Belize]], Central America: [[Lubaantun]] (1970–1971), [[Nohmul]] (1973–1986), [[Cuello]] (1975–1993),<ref name="faculty bio">{{cite web |url=http://www.bu.edu/archaeology/faculty/hammond.htm |title=Norman Hammond: Professor of Archaeology |website= Boston University |access-date=November 25, 2020 |archive-date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112233138/http://www.bu.edu/archaeology/faculty/hammond.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[La Milpa]] (1992–2002). As well as specialising in the archaeology of Maya lowland sites in Belize, he has written on the emergence of [[complex society|complex societies]] in general, and on the [[history of archaeology]].
Since 1968, he has worked in the Maya lowlands at the following sites in [[Belize]], Central America: [[Lubaantun]] (1970–1971), [[Nohmul]] (1973–1986), [[Cuello]] (1975–1993),<ref name="faculty bio">{{cite web |url=http://www.bu.edu/archaeology/faculty/hammond.htm |title=Norman Hammond: Professor of Archaeology |website= Boston University - College of Arts and Sciences |access-date=25 November 2020 |archive-date=22 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112233138/http://www.bu.edu/archaeology/faculty/hammond.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[La Milpa]] (1992–2002). As well as specialising in the archaeology of Maya lowland sites in Belize, he has written on the emergence of [[complex society|complex societies]] in general, and on the [[history of archaeology]].


He has served on the editorial boards of ''Ancient Mesoamerica'' and the ''Journal of Field Archaeology''. He has also been the archaeology correspondent for ''[[The Times]]'' newspaper in London.
He has served on the editorial boards of ''Ancient Mesoamerica'' and the ''Journal of Field Archaeology''. He has also been the archaeology correspondent for ''[[The Times]]'' newspaper in London.


In 1998 he was elected as a corresponding Fellow of the [[British Academy]] (FBA), honouring his contributions to the field of [[Mayanist]] research.<ref name="Officeof" />
In 1998 he was elected as a corresponding Fellow of the [[British Academy]] (FBA), honouring his contributions to the field of [[Mayanist]] research.<ref name="bubridge 19980925" />


==Publications==
==Publications==
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* ''Lubaantun: A Classic Maya Realm''. Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Monograph 2. Cambridge, MA (1975).
* ''Lubaantun: A Classic Maya Realm''. Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Monograph 2. Cambridge, MA (1975).


==Notes==
==References==
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==Additional reading==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{worldcat id|lccn-n50-20026}}
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090112233138/http://www.bu.edu/archaeology/faculty/hammond.htm Faculty profile], Archaeology Dept, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences


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Revision as of 19:00, 25 November 2020

Norman Hammond (born 10 July 1944)[1] is a British archaeologist, academic and Mesoamericanist scholar, noted for his publications and research on the pre-Columbian Maya civilization.

Career

Hammond was educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge. He held academic positions at Cambridge (1967–75), Bradford (1975–77), and Rutgers universities (1977–88), before becoming a professor in the Archaeology Department at Boston University's College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) in 1988.[2] Now Emeritus at Boston, he is currently a Senior Fellow of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research at Cambridge.

He has been a visiting professor at the University of California at Berkeley, Jilin University (China), the Sorbonne and the University of Bonn.

Since 1968, he has worked in the Maya lowlands at the following sites in Belize, Central America: Lubaantun (1970–1971), Nohmul (1973–1986), Cuello (1975–1993),[3] and La Milpa (1992–2002). As well as specialising in the archaeology of Maya lowland sites in Belize, he has written on the emergence of complex societies in general, and on the history of archaeology.

He has served on the editorial boards of Ancient Mesoamerica and the Journal of Field Archaeology. He has also been the archaeology correspondent for The Times newspaper in London.

In 1998 he was elected as a corresponding Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), honouring his contributions to the field of Mayanist research.[2]

Publications

Hammond's published works include:

  • Cuello: An Early Maya Community in Belize. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge and New York (1991).
  • Ancient Maya Civilization. Cambridge University Press and Rutgers University Press. (1982, Fifth edition 1994)
  • Lubaantun: A Classic Maya Realm. Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Monograph 2. Cambridge, MA (1975).

References

  1. ^ "Birthdays". The Guardian. Guardian Media. 10 July 2014. p. 31.
  2. ^ a b Boston University Office of University Relations (25 September 1998). "Archaeology prof elected to British Academy". B.U. Bridge. Vol. 2, no. 7. Brookline, MA: Boston University. OCLC 37915518. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  3. ^ "Norman Hammond: Professor of Archaeology". Boston University - College of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2020. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 12 January 2009 suggested (help)

Additional reading

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