Stuart, George.

George Edwin Stuart is an archaeologist, collector, cartographer, writer, editor, administrator, and scholar of the ancient Maya. He received a BS in geology from the University of South Carolina (1956), an MA in anthropology from George Washington University (1970), and a PhD in anthroplogy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1975). Stuart participated in archeological excavations in South Carolina and Georgia, 1952-1958. After 1958, he concentrated on the Maya and other Mesoamerican civilizations, conducting field work in the Yucatan and Quintina Roo, Mexico. From 1960 to 1998, Stuart worked at the National Geographic Society, serving as Vice President for Research and Exploration, Chair of the Society's Committee for Research and Exploration, and Senior Assistant Editor for National Geographic Magazine. In addition to authoring numerous books, articles, and research reports, Stuart lectured at George Washington University, Catholic University, and Duke University. In 1998, Stuart and his wife Melinda founded the Boundary End Archaeology Research Center (formerly the Center for Maya Research) in Barnardsville, N.C. As of 2006, the Center housed a library, antiquities, and other materials related to the ancient Maya and the archaeology of the southeastern United States.

From the description of George E. Stuart collection of archaeological and other materials, 1733-2006. WorldCat record id: 77516236