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'''Richard A. Diehl''' (born 1940)<ref>{{cite LAF|id=n79-72844}}</ref> is an American [[archaeologist]], [[anthropologist]] and academic, noted as a scholar of [[pre-Columbian]] [[Mesoamerica]]n cultures. He is particularly renowned for his extensive contributions in the study of the [[Olmec]] civilization, which flourished in the [[Gulf Coast of Mexico]] region during the Formative (or Preclassic) period in [[Mesoamerican chronology]] and widely influenced subsequent Mesoamerican cultures. Diehl retired from formal academia at the end of the 2007 [[academic year]],<ref>UA Dept. of Anthropology (2007)</ref> after a career spanning over four decades. He retained title as Professor [[Emeritus]] in the Department of Anthropology at the [[University of Alabama]] (UA), [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama|Tuscaloosa]]. Post-retirement Diehl continues to be active in Mesoamerican and archaeological research, teaching classes and authoring publications on the Olmec and other archaeological subjects.
'''Richard A. Diehl''' (born 1940)<ref>{{cite LAF|id=n79-72844}}</ref> is an American [[archaeologist]], [[anthropologist]], academic, and scholar of [[Pre-Columbian era|pre-Columbian]] [[Mesoamerica]]n cultures. He has made extensive contributions to the study of the [[Olmecs]]' civilization, which flourished in the [[Gulf Coast of Mexico]] region during the pre-classic period in [[Mesoamerican chronology|Mesoamerica]].


==Early life and academic career==
==Early life and education==
Richard Diehl was born in [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]].<ref>Bryant (2005)</ref> He completed his [[secondary education]] in the state system before pursuing tertiary studies at [[Pennsylvania State University]].<ref>Hirst (n.d.)</ref> After first graduating with a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in History, Diehl commenced postgraduate studies in Anthropology. In 1965 Diehl obtained his [[Master's degree|MA]] under the supervision of prolific archaeologist [[William T. Sanders]], with a thesis on "The Use of Ethnographic Data for Archaeological Interpretation of the Teotihuacan Valley, Mexico".<ref>{{cite web|title=Past graduate students |year=2007|url=http://www.anthro.psu.edu/Student/prospective/pastgraduates.shtml|work=Department of Anthropology|publisher=Department of Anthropology&ndash;College of the Liberal Arts, Penn State|accessdate=2009-09-19}}</ref> Continuing to specialise in Mesoamerican archaeology, Diehl's [[PhD]] was awarded in 1969, with a thesis entitled "An Evaluation of Cultural Evolution in the Formative Period in Mesoamerican Prehistory", again with Sanders as his doctoral supervisor.<ref>{{cite web|title=Past graduate students |year=2007|url=http://www.anthro.psu.edu/Student/prospective/pastgraduates.shtml|work=Department of Anthropology|publisher=Department of Anthropology&ndash;College of the Liberal Arts, Penn State|accessdate=2009-09-19}}</ref>
Diehl was born in [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]], in 1940.<ref>Bryant (2005)</ref> He attended [[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State University]],<ref name="Hirst">Hirst (n.d.)</ref> where he graduated with a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in history. He then pursued graduate studies in anthropology at Penn State, earning his [[Master of Arts|MA]] under the supervision of archaeologist [[William T. Sanders]] in 1965. His thesis was ''The Use of Ethnographic Data for Archaeological Interpretation of the Teotihuacan Valley, Mexico''.<ref name="Pastgraduate2007">{{cite web|title=Past graduate students|year=2007|url=http://www.anthro.psu.edu/Student/prospective/pastgraduates.shtml|work=Department of Anthropology|publisher=Department of Anthropology&ndash;College of the Liberal Arts, Penn State|accessdate=2009-09-19|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610165257/http://www.anthro.psu.edu/Student/prospective/pastgraduates.shtml|archivedate=2010-06-10}}</ref> In 1969, he received his [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]]; his doctoral thesis was ''An Evaluation of Cultural Evolution in the Formative Period in Mesoamerican Prehistory'', again with Sanders as his supervisor.<ref name="Pastgraduate2007" />


Diehl's experiences in archaeological fieldwork began as an undergraduate at Penn State. From 1961 to 1964, he participated in field trips to the [[Valley of Mexico]], the archaeological locality in the [[Mexican altiplano|central Mexican altiplano]], where the major city and [[polity]] of [[Teotihuacan]] reached its apogee during the Classic era.
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Diehl began his academic career with the [[University of Missouri]] (MU) in [[Columbia, Missouri]]. In 1968 he was accepted for a teaching position at MU's Department of Anthropology, which had been newly established as a separate department two years previously.<ref>{{cite journal|year=2006|month=Fall|title=Department History|url=http://web.missouri.edu/~umcasanthwww/news.html |journal=Wa-jée-pa-na: Department of Anthropology Newsletter|volume=6|location=Columbia|publisher=Department of Anthropology, University of Missouri|accessdate=2009-09-19|format={{dead link|date=March 2009}} &ndash; <sup>[http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=intitle%3ADepartment+History&as_publication=Wa-j%C3%A9e-pa-na%3A+Department+of+Anthropology+Newsletter&as_ylo=2006&as_yhi=2006&btnG=Search Scholar search]</sup>}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Diehl remained at MU for the next 18 years, lecturing and conducting archaeological research in [[Guatemala]] and Mexico.


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Working under the tutelage of Sanders, Diehl conducted research at Teotihuacan and other nearby sites, gaining experience in [[excavation (archaeology)|excavation]] techniques, [[archaeological field survey]]s and [[ethnography]]. As a graduate working towards his doctorate, Diehl worked with [[Yale University]] professor [[Michael D. Coe]] in the 1966-1967 field season at [[San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán]], a major [[Olmecs|Olmec]] site in the Mexican state of [[Veracruz]].<ref name="Hirst" />
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In 1986 Diehl left MU to join the anthropology department at Alabama as its departmental chair, a position he held until 1993. During a one-year [[sabbatical]] in 1993–94 Diehl served as acting director and curator of pre-Columbian Studies at the [[Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection]], in [[Washington, D.C.]]. From 1998 to 2005 Diehl served as executive director of UA's [[museum]] systems, and was director of the [[Alabama Museum of Natural History]].<ref>Hirst (n.d.)</ref>


==Research==
==Career==
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In 1969, Diehl began his academic career in the Department of Anthropology at the [[University of Missouri]] in [[Columbia, Missouri]], which had been established two years earlier.<ref>{{cite journal|date=Fall 2006|title=Department History|url=http://web.missouri.edu/~umcasanthwww/news.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080519160332/http://web.missouri.edu/~umcasanthwww/news.html |archivedate=2008-05-19|journal=Wa-jée-pa-na: Department of Anthropology Newsletter|volume=6|location=Columbia|publisher=Department of Anthropology, University of Missouri|accessdate=2009-09-19}}</ref> Diehl remained at the University of Missouri for the next 18 years, lecturing and conducting archaeological research in [[Guatemala]] and [[Mexico]].
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Diehl's experiences in archaeological [[fieldwork]] began in the early 1960s while still an undergraduate at Penn State. From 1961 to 1964 he participated in field trips to the [[Teotihuacan Valley]], the important archaeological locality situated in the [[Mexican altiplano|central Mexican ''altiplano'']] where the major city and [[polity]] of [[Teotihuacan]] had reached its apogee during the Classic era. Working under the tutelage of Sanders, Diehl conducted research at Teotihuacan and other nearby sites towards his Master's degree, gaining experience in [[excavation (archaeology)|excavation]] techniques, [[archaeological field survey]]s and [[ethnography]]. As a graduate working towards his doctorate, Diehl worked with [[Yale University|Yale]] professor [[Michael D. Coe]] in the 1966–67 field season at [[San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán]], a major Olmec site in the state of [[Veracruz]], [[Mexico]].<ref>Hirst (n.d.)</ref>

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In 1986, Diehl left the University of Missouri to join the anthropology department at the [[University of Alabama]] in [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama|Tuscaloosa]] as its departmental chair, a position he held until 1993. During a one-year sabbatical in 1993–94, Diehl served as acting director and curator of pre-Columbian Studies at the [[Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] From 1998 to 2005, Diehl served as executive director of the University of Alabama's museum systems, and was director of the [[Alabama Museum of Natural History]].<ref name="Hirst" />

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Diehl retired from formal academia at the end of the 2007 academic year,<ref>UA Dept. of Anthropology (2007)</ref> after a career spanning over four decades. He retained the title of Professor Emeritus in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Diehl continues to be engaged in Mesoamerican and archaeological research, teaching classes and authoring publications on the Olmec and other archaeological subjects.


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==References==
==References==
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: {{cite web |author={{aut|Bryant, Chris}} |year=2005 |title=‘Rubber People’ - The Americas’ First Civilization: Since 1967 Jungle Discovery Anthropologist Has Been at Forefront of Olmec Research |url=http://research.ua.edu/archive2005/anthropology.html |format=online publication|work=Research Magazine|publisher=[[University of Alabama]] |accessdate=2008-09-19}}
*{{cite web |author=Bryant, Chris |year=2005 |title='Rubber People' - The Americas' First Civilization: Since 1967 Jungle Discovery Anthropologist Has Been at Forefront of Olmec Research |url=http://research.ua.edu/archive2005/anthropology.html |work=Research Magazine |publisher=[[University of Alabama]] |accessdate=2008-09-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823172228/http://research.ua.edu/tag/anthropology/ |archivedate=2012-08-23 }}
: {{cite web |author={{aut|Hirst, K. Kris}} |year=n.d. |title=Contributors: Richard Diehl |url=http://archaeology.about.com/od/contributors/p/diehl-richard.htm |work=Archaeology |publisher=[[About.com]]|accessdate=2009-09-19}}
*{{cite web |author=Hirst, K. Kris |year=n.d. |title=Contributors: Richard Diehl |url=http://archaeology.about.com/od/contributors/p/diehl-richard.htm |work=Archaeology |publisher=[[About.com]] |accessdate=2009-09-19}}
: {{cite journal |author={{aut|UA Dept. of Anthropology}} |year=2007 |month=May |title=Dick Diehl Announces His Retirement |url=http://www.as.ua.edu/ant/newsletter/Newsletter5-1.pdf |format=[[PDF]] online publication |journal=Anthropology at Alabama Newsletter |location=Tuscaloosa, AL |volume=5|issue=1|pages=2|accessdate=2009-09-19}}
*{{cite journal |author=UA Dept. of Anthropology |date=May 2007 |title=Dick Diehl Announces His Retirement |url=http://www.as.ua.edu/ant/newsletter/Newsletter5-1.pdf |journal=Anthropology at Alabama Newsletter |location=Tuscaloosa, AL |volume=5|issue=1|pages=2|accessdate=2009-09-19}}

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==External links==
==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081206115647/http://www.as.ua.edu/ant/index1.php?ID=4&fil=people Richard A. Diehl], faculty profile at Department of Anthropology, [[University of Alabama]]
* {{worldcat id|lccn-n79-72844}}
* {{cite web|title=Works|url=https://scholar.google.com/scholar?as_sdt=1,5&q=Diehl,+Richard&hl=en&as_vis=1|publisher=Google Scholar}}
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* [http://www.as.ua.edu/ant/index1.php?fil=people&ID=4 Richard A. Diehl], faculty profile at Department of Anthropology, UA

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Richard A. Diehl (born 1940)[1] is an American archaeologist, anthropologist, academic, and scholar of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures. He has made extensive contributions to the study of the Olmecs' civilization, which flourished in the Gulf Coast of Mexico region during the pre-classic period in Mesoamerica.

Early life and education

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Diehl was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in 1940.[2] He attended Penn State University,[3] where he graduated with a BA in history. He then pursued graduate studies in anthropology at Penn State, earning his MA under the supervision of archaeologist William T. Sanders in 1965. His thesis was The Use of Ethnographic Data for Archaeological Interpretation of the Teotihuacan Valley, Mexico.[4] In 1969, he received his PhD; his doctoral thesis was An Evaluation of Cultural Evolution in the Formative Period in Mesoamerican Prehistory, again with Sanders as his supervisor.[4]

Diehl's experiences in archaeological fieldwork began as an undergraduate at Penn State. From 1961 to 1964, he participated in field trips to the Valley of Mexico, the archaeological locality in the central Mexican altiplano, where the major city and polity of Teotihuacan reached its apogee during the Classic era.

Working under the tutelage of Sanders, Diehl conducted research at Teotihuacan and other nearby sites, gaining experience in excavation techniques, archaeological field surveys and ethnography. As a graduate working towards his doctorate, Diehl worked with Yale University professor Michael D. Coe in the 1966-1967 field season at San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán, a major Olmec site in the Mexican state of Veracruz.[3]

Career

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In 1969, Diehl began his academic career in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, which had been established two years earlier.[5] Diehl remained at the University of Missouri for the next 18 years, lecturing and conducting archaeological research in Guatemala and Mexico.

In 1986, Diehl left the University of Missouri to join the anthropology department at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa as its departmental chair, a position he held until 1993. During a one-year sabbatical in 1993–94, Diehl served as acting director and curator of pre-Columbian Studies at the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection in Washington, D.C. From 1998 to 2005, Diehl served as executive director of the University of Alabama's museum systems, and was director of the Alabama Museum of Natural History.[3]

Diehl retired from formal academia at the end of the 2007 academic year,[6] after a career spanning over four decades. He retained the title of Professor Emeritus in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Diehl continues to be engaged in Mesoamerican and archaeological research, teaching classes and authoring publications on the Olmec and other archaeological subjects.

Notes

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  1. ^ Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding WorldCat Identities linked authority file (LAF).
  2. ^ Bryant (2005)
  3. ^ a b c Hirst (n.d.)
  4. ^ a b "Past graduate students". Department of Anthropology. Department of Anthropology–College of the Liberal Arts, Penn State. 2007. Archived from the original on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
  5. ^ "Department History". Wa-jée-pa-na: Department of Anthropology Newsletter. 6. Columbia: Department of Anthropology, University of Missouri. Fall 2006. Archived from the original on 2008-05-19. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
  6. ^ UA Dept. of Anthropology (2007)

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