Simon Martin (Mayanist)

{{Short description|British scholar (born 1969)}}

{{Short description|British scholar (born 1969)}}

{{Use British English|date=September 2014}}

{{Use British English|date=September 2014}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}}

{{Infobox scientist

{{Infobox scientist

| name = Simon Martin

| name = Simon Martin

| fields = [[Mayanist]] scholar ([[epigraphy]], history)

| fields = [[Mayanist]] scholar ([[epigraphy]], history)

| workplaces = [[Penn Museum]], University of Pennsylvania

| workplaces = [[Penn Museum]], University of Pennsylvania

| alma_mater = [[UCL Institute of Archaeology|Institute of Archaeology]], UCL
(PhD 2014) [[Royal College of Art]] London (MA 1987)

| alma_mater = [[UCL Institute of Archaeology|Institute of Archaeology]], UCL />(PhD 2014) [[Royal College of Art]] London (MA 1987)

| known_for = Epigraphic study of [[Maya civilization|Maya]] dynastic and political history, religion, art, and iconography

| known_for = Epigraphic study of [[Maya civilization|Maya]] dynastic and political history, religion, art, and iconography

| awards = James Henry Breasted Prize (2021){{cite web | url=https://www.historians.org/awards-and-grants/awards-and-prizes/james-henry-breasted-prize | title=James Henry Breasted Prize | AHA }}

| awards = James Henry Breasted Prize (2021){{cite web | url=https://www.historians.org/awards-and-grants/awards-and-prizes/james-henry-breasted-prize | title=James Henry Breasted Prize | AHA }}

}}

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'''Simon Martin''' (born {{Circa|1969}}) is a British [[epigrapher]], [[historian]], writer, and [[Mayanist]] scholar. He is best known for his contributions to the study and decipherment of the [[Maya script]], the [[writing system]] used by the [[pre-Columbian]] [[Maya civilisation]] of [[Mesoamerica]]. As one of the leading epigraphers active in contemporary Mayanist research, Martin has specialised in the study of the political interactions and dynastic histories of [[Mesoamerican chronology|Classic-era]] Maya [[polity|polities]]. Since 2003 Martin has held positions at the [[University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology]] where he is currently an Associate Curator and Keeper in the American Section, while teaching select courses as an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania.{{cite web|date=n.d. |title=Research – American section |url=http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/research/researchers/american.shtml |work=Research at Penn Museum |publisher=Penn Museum |access-date=4 November 2008}}

'''Simon Martin''' (born {{Circa|1969}}) is a British [[epigrapher]], [[historian]], writer, and [[Mayanist]] scholar. He is best known for his contributions to the study and decipherment of the [[Maya script]], the [[writing system]] used by the [[pre-Columbian]] [[Maya civilisation]] of [[Mesoamerica]]. As one of the leading epigraphers active in contemporary Mayanist research, Martin has specialised in the study of the political interactions and dynastic histories of [[Mesoamerican chronology|Classic-era]] Maya [[polity|polities]]. Since 2003 Martin has held positions at the [[University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology]] where he is currently an Associate Curator and Keeper in the American Section, while teaching select courses as an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania.{{cite web|date=n.d. |title=Research – American section |url=http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/research/researchers/american.shtml |work=Research at Penn Museum |publisher=Penn Museum |access-date=4 November 2008}}