Simon Martin
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Who is Simon Martin?
Simon Martin is a British epigrapher, historian, writer and Mayanist scholar. He is best known for his contributions to the study and decipherment of the Maya script, the writing system used by the pre-Columbian Maya civilisation of Mesoamerica. As one of the leading epigraphers active in contemporary Mayanist research, Martin has specialised in the study of the political interactions and dynastic histories of Classic-era Maya polities. A former honorary research fellow at the Institute of Archaeology at University College London, as of 2008 Martin holds a position at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology where he is a senior research specialist in Maya epigraphy.
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- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Education
- Royal College of Art
- Lived in
- United Kingdom
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on July 23, 2013
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