The Olmec and Their Neighbors
The Olmec and Their Neighbors
By: Elizabeth P. Benson
Twenty-one essays on the Olmec were written for this volume in tribute to Matthew W. Stirling, “pioneer archaeologist, ethnologist, and the discoverer of the Olmec civilization.”
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Matthew Williams Stirling (1896–1975) was an American pioneer archaeologist and ethnologist, best known for his discoveries and work relating to the Olmec civilization. This book contains twenty-one essays on the Olmec, written for this volume in tribute to Stirling, and carefully complied and edited by Elizabeth Benson.
Elizabeth P. Benson
Elizabeth P. Benson (1924–2018) was an art historian known for her extensive contributions over a long career to the study of Pre-Columbian art, in particular that of Mesoamerica and the Andes. A former Andrew S. Keck Distinguished Visiting Professor of Art History at the American University in Washington, D.C., Benson had also a long association with Dumbarton Oaks, where she served as curator of the collection of Pre-Columbian artworks, and then, most influentially, as the inaugural Director of Pre-Columbian Studies.
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