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“THERE WERE GIANTS IN THOSE DAYS”

Richard Stockton MacNeish, 1918–2001

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 January 2002

Kent V. Flannery
Kent V. Flannery
Affiliation:
Museum of Anthropology, University Museums Building, 1109 Geddes Avenue, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079, USA
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Abstract

On January 16, 2001, on a gravel road in the Maya Mountains of Belize, one of archaeology's most prolific and colorful superstars was fatally injured in the crash of his rental car. Having endured for 82 years despite cancer, heart attacks, a near-drowning, and double bypass surgery, the seemingly indestructible “Scotty” MacNeish was taken from us by accident. Had he lasted 102 years, I would still consider his death premature.

Type
Research Article
Information
Ancient Mesoamerica , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , July 2001 , pp. 149 - 156
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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