The Accidental Mayanist: Tatiana Proskouriakoff

Pezzati features Tatiana Proskouriakoff. Born in Russia, Proskouriakoff came to the US with her family in 1916 and stayed after the Russian revolution broke out. She obtained an architecture degree in 1931, but jobs were scarce. After volunteering at the Penn Museum preparing archaeological illustra...

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Published inExpedition Vol. 54; no. 3; p. 23
Main Author Pezzati, Alessandro
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania, University Museum 01.12.2012
Subjects
Careers
Mayan civilization
Personal profiles
Proskouriakoff, Tatiana
Volunteers
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Summary:Pezzati features Tatiana Proskouriakoff. Born in Russia, Proskouriakoff came to the US with her family in 1916 and stayed after the Russian revolution broke out. She obtained an architecture degree in 1931, but jobs were scarce. After volunteering at the Penn Museum preparing archaeological illustrations, she was invited to join the Museum's excavations at the Maya site of Piedras Negras, Guatemala, in 1936. Her ability and her dedication to Maya studies eventually secured her positions at the Carnegie Institution in Washington DC and Harvard University, despite the fact that she never obtained a degree in the field.
ISSN:0014-4738