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'''Heather Hurst''' (born 1976) is an American [[archaeologist]].
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'''Heather Hurst''' (born 1975) is an American [[archaeologist]] and archaeological illustrator.


==Career==
She graduated from [[Skidmore College]] in 1997,<ref>http://cms.skidmore.edu/global_skidmore/details.cfm?passID=1105</ref> and from [[Yale University]] with a Ph.D. in anthropology. She teaches at [[Skidmore College]].<ref>http://www.popolvuh.ufm.edu/conferencias.htm</ref><ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-16903534.html "Two city 'genius grant' winners ponder future limited only by their imaginations"], ''New Haven Register'', September 28, 2004</ref><ref>http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=344954524786&comments&ref=mf</ref>
Hurst graduated from [[Skidmore College]] in 1997<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cms.skidmore.edu/global_skidmore/details.cfm?passID=1105 |title=Skidmore College: Global Skidmore News Details |access-date=2010-04-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529050852/http://cms.skidmore.edu/global_skidmore/details.cfm?passID=1105 |archive-date=2010-05-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and from [[Yale University]] in 2009 with a Ph.D. in anthropology. She teaches at [[Skidmore College]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cms.skidmore.edu/anthropology/faculty/heather-hurst.cfm |title=Skidmore College: Heather Hurst |access-date=2010-04-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100515054202/http://cms.skidmore.edu/anthropology/faculty/heather-hurst.cfm |archive-date=2010-05-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.popolvuh.ufm.edu/conferencias.htm |title=Conferencias |access-date=2010-04-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100816192859/http://www.popolvuh.ufm.edu/conferencias.htm |archive-date=2010-08-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121103102453/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-16903534.html "Two city 'genius grant' winners ponder future limited only by their imaginations"], ''New Haven Register'', September 28, 2004</ref> Her research is focused on art and iconography, with a focus on Maya murals and Olmec rock art. She has studied the art and architecture of [[Bonampak]], [[Copán|Copan]], [[Holmul]], [[Oxtotitlán|Oxtotitlan]], [[Palenque]], [[Piedras Negras (Maya site)|Piedras Negras]], [[San Bartolo (Maya site)|San Bartolo]], and [[Xultun]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=John Simon Guggenheim Foundation {{!}} Heather Hurst|url=https://www.gf.org/fellows/all-fellows/heather-hurst/|access-date=2020-11-09|language=en-US}}</ref>


She has been an archaeological illustrator at sites in Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico.<ref>http://www.precolumbian.org/talk0502.html</ref>
Hurst has been an archaeological illustrator at sites in Honduras, Guatemala, and Mexico.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mesoweb.com/palenque/dig/background/palenque_project.html|title=Palenque Current Dig: Background|work=mesoweb.com|accessdate=26 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.precolumbian.org/talk0502.html|title=Talk May 2002|work=precolumbian.org|accessdate=26 May 2015}}</ref>
Her illustrations appeared in ''National Geographic'' and ''Arqueología Mexicana'', and have been exhibited at the [[Peabody Museum of Natural History]] and the [[National Gallery of Art]]. <ref>http://www.yale.edu/opa/arc-ybc/v33.n5/story1.html</ref>
Her illustrations have appeared in ''National Geographic'' and ''Arqueología Mexicana'' and have been exhibited at the [[Peabody Museum of Natural History]] and the [[National Gallery of Art]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yale.edu/opa/arc-ybc/v33.n5/story1.html|title=Yale Bulletin and Calendar|work=yale.edu|accessdate=26 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911054016/http://www.yale.edu/opa/arc-ybc/v33.n5/story1.html|archive-date=11 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> as well as the Science Museum of Minnesota's 2013 exhibit on the Maya.

She gave a talk: "Tres Pintores Magníficos y Un Viajero: La Identificación de Artistas por los Pasos de Producción en Pintura Mural" at the 2010 Maya Meetings, Casa Herrera.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=344954524786&comments&ref=mf|title=Program Maya Meetings 2010|work=facebook.com|accessdate=26 May 2015}}</ref> In 2013, she gave a talk on recently discovered Maya murals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ias.umn.edu/2013/09/20/heather-hurst/ |title=Sept 20, 2013: The Artists of Xultun: Recent Discoveries of Maya Mural Paintings {{!}} Institute for Advanced Study |website=ias.umn.edu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013012729/http://ias.umn.edu/2013/09/20/heather-hurst/ |archive-date=2013-10-13}} </ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
*2017 [[Guggenheim Fellowship|John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship]]<ref name=":0" />
*2013, 2015 Site Preservation Award, [[Archaeological Institute of America]]
*2004 [[MacArthur Fellows Program]]
*2004 [[MacArthur Fellows Program]]


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*[http://www.mesoweb.com/palenque/dig/people/pix/hurst_z02.html Heather Hurst exploring the ruins of Temple XXVI]
*[http://www.mesoweb.com/palenque/dig/people/pix/hurst_z02.html Heather Hurst exploring the ruins of Temple XXVI]


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Latest revision as of 01:16, 18 June 2024

Heather Hurst
Born1975
Alma materSkidmore College, Yale University
AwardsMacArthur Fellows Program
Scientific career
Fieldsarchaeology
InstitutionsSkidmore College

Heather Hurst (born 1975) is an American archaeologist and archaeological illustrator.

Career

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Hurst graduated from Skidmore College in 1997[1] and from Yale University in 2009 with a Ph.D. in anthropology. She teaches at Skidmore College.[2][3][4] Her research is focused on art and iconography, with a focus on Maya murals and Olmec rock art. She has studied the art and architecture of Bonampak, Copan, Holmul, Oxtotitlan, Palenque, Piedras Negras, San Bartolo, and Xultun.[5]

Hurst has been an archaeological illustrator at sites in Honduras, Guatemala, and Mexico.[6][7] Her illustrations have appeared in National Geographic and Arqueología Mexicana and have been exhibited at the Peabody Museum of Natural History and the National Gallery of Art,[8] as well as the Science Museum of Minnesota's 2013 exhibit on the Maya.

She gave a talk: "Tres Pintores Magníficos y Un Viajero: La Identificación de Artistas por los Pasos de Producción en Pintura Mural" at the 2010 Maya Meetings, Casa Herrera.[9] In 2013, she gave a talk on recently discovered Maya murals.[10]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Skidmore College: Global Skidmore News Details". Archived from the original on 2010-05-29. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
  2. ^ "Skidmore College: Heather Hurst". Archived from the original on 2010-05-15. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
  3. ^ "Conferencias". Archived from the original on 2010-08-16. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
  4. ^ "Two city 'genius grant' winners ponder future limited only by their imaginations", New Haven Register, September 28, 2004
  5. ^ a b "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Heather Hurst". Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  6. ^ "Palenque Current Dig: Background". mesoweb.com. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Talk May 2002". precolumbian.org. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Yale Bulletin and Calendar". yale.edu. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Program Maya Meetings 2010". facebook.com. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Sept 20, 2013: The Artists of Xultun: Recent Discoveries of Maya Mural Paintings | Institute for Advanced Study". ias.umn.edu. Archived from the original on 2013-10-13.
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