Stephen D. Houston, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Stephen D. Houston

American Mesoamericanist

Date of Birth: 11-Nov-1958

Place of Birth: Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession: archaeologist, anthropologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Stephen Douglas Houston ( HOW-st?n; born November 11, 1958) is an American anthropologist, archaeologist, epigrapher and Mayanist scholar, who is particularly renowned for his research into the pre-Columbian Maya civilization of Mesoamerica.
He is the author of a number of papers and books concerning topics such as the Maya script, the history, kingships and dynastic politics of the pre-Columbian Maya, and archaeological reports on several Maya archaeological sites, particularly Dos Pilas and El Zotz. Houston is an endowed chair as Dupee Family Professor of Social Science at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, and is also a professor in Brown's Department of Anthropology.Houston has collaborated with many of his students and colleagues on projects and publications.
He has led investigations at Piedras Negras, Kaminaljuyu and El Zotz, Guatemala.
These projects have resulted in new information on the ancient cultures of Mesoamerica.