David Freidel

David Freidel (born 1946) is a U.S. archaeologist who studies the ancient Maya. He is known for his research at El Perú-Waka’ and his books with epigrapher Linda Schele. He is currently a professor at Washington University in St. Louis.

He received his B.A. from Harvard University with a senior honors thesis "Comparative analysis of the Mesolithic and prepottery Neolithic cultures of Palestine" and a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1976 for a thesis "Late postclassic settlement patterns on Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico "

He is the author of (partial bibliography): * Freidel, David A., Linda Schele, and Joy Parker. ''Maya Cosmos: Three Thousand Years on the Shaman's Path.'' New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2001. ISBN (present in 684 WorldCat libraries ) ** Spanish translation: Freidel, David A., MacDuff Everton, Justin Kerr, Joy Parker, and Linda Schele. ''El cosmos maya: tres mil años por la senda de los chamanes''. México, D.F.: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2000. * Freidel, David, and Barbara Macleod (2000). "Creation Redux: new thoughts on Maya cosmology from epigraphy, iconography, and archaeology". PARI Journal 1(2):1–8, 18. * Freidel, David A., and Marilyn A. Masson. ''Ancient Maya Political Economies''. Walnut Creek, Calif: AltaMira Press, 2002., ( present in 295 WorldCat libraries ) * Freidel, David A., and Robin A. Robertson. ''Archaeology at Cerros, Belize, Central America.'' (3 v.) Dallas, Tex: Southern Methodist University Press, 1986. * Freidel, David A., Arlen F. Chase, Anne S. Dowd, and Jerry Murdock. ''Maya E Groups: Calendars, Astronomy, and Urbanism in the Early Lowlands''. University Press of Florida 2018. . * Freidel, David A., and Jeremy A. Sabloff. Cozumel: ''Late Maya Settlement Patterns''. Orlando: Academic, 1984. 9780122669804 *Freidel, David A. and Linda Schele. ''Forest of Kings – the Untold Story of the Ancient Maya''. HarperCollins 1992. 9780688112042 Provided by Wikipedia