Zelia Nuttall | |
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 Zelia Nuttall | |
| Born | Zelia Maria Magdalena Nuttall September 6, 1857 San Francisco, California, United States |
| Died | April 12, 1933 (aged 75) Casa de Alvarado, Coyoacán, Mexico |
| Resting place | Panteón Americano Miguel Hidalgo, Miguel Hidalgo Borough, Ciudad de México, Mexico |
| Occupation | archaeologist |
| Known for | Mexican archaeology |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Nadine Nuttall Laughton (née Pinart) |
| Parent(s) | Robert Kennedy Nuttall Magdalena Parrott |
| Relatives | George Nuttall (brother) |
Zelia Maria Magdalena Nuttall (6 September 1857 – 12 April 1933) was an American archaeologist and anthropologist who specialised in pre-Aztec Mexican cultures and pre-Columbian manuscripts.[1] She discovered two forgotten manuscripts of this type in private collections, one of them being the Codex Zouche-Nuttall. She decoded the Aztec calendar stone and was one of the first to identify and recognise artefacts dating back to the pre-Aztec period.[2]
- ^ Grindle, Merilee (2023). In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl: Zelia Nuttall and the Search for Mexico's Ancient Civilizations. Harvard University Press. doi:10.2307/jj.7941378. ISBN 978-0-674-27835-6.
- ^ Tozzer 1933