Anabel Ford | |
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Born | 22 December 1951 | (age 72)
Alma mater | University of California, Santa Barbara |
Known for | Discovery of El Pilar, Maya civilization archaeology |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Anthropology Archaeology |
Anabel Ford (born 22 December 1951) is an American archaeologist specializing in the study of Mesoamerica, with a focus on the lowland Maya[1] of Belize and Guatemala. She is recognized for her discovery of the ancient Maya city El Pilar. Ford is currently affiliated with the Institute of Social Behavioral and Economic Research (ISBER) and is the director of the MesoAmerican Research Center (MARC) at the University of California, Santa Barbara.[2]