Alberto Ruz Lhuillier

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1906 – 1979

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Who was Alberto Ruz Lhuillier?

Alberto Ruz Lhuillier was a Mexican archaeologist. He specialized in pre-Columbian Mesoamerican archaeology and is well known for leading the National Institute of Anthropology and History excavations at the Maya site of Palenque, where he found the tomb of the Maya ruler, Pakal. Ruz Lhuillier is sometimes referred to as the "Hitchcock of Archaeology".

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Born
Jan 27, 1906
Paris
Also known as
  • Рус Луилье, Альберто
Died
Aug 25, 1979

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on July 23, 2013

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