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Tatiana Proskouriakoff: Interpreting the Ancient Maya
Nov.01.2002
This biography of a 20th century pioneering woman archaeologist gives an intimate look at the challenges and the emotional toll of rising to the top of a male-dominated profession.
This article is about an inspirational woman, who at 85 continues to run marathons. Although she only began to run at the age of 64 after attending a quit-smoking seminar, she has completed races in such remote places as the Himalayas and Antartica.
This article is a personal account of how I became involved in the research and writing for the biography of the Maya archaeologist, Tatiana Proskouriakoff.
This article on the life and work of Mayanist, Tatiana Proskouriakoff, was part of the magazine's Legends of Archaeology column.