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