Edwin M. Shook Archival Collection, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Research Year:  2003
Culture:  Maya
Chronology:  Pre-Classic to Post Classic
Location:  Various archaeological sites in Guatemala and México
Site:  Tikal, Uaxactún, Copán, Mayapán, Kaminaljuyú, Piedras Negras, Palenque, Ceibal, Chichén Itzá, Dos Pilas

Table of Contents

Abstract
Background
Project Priorities
Conservation Issues
Guide to the Edwin M. Shook Archive
Site Records
Field Notes
Photographs
Correspondence and Documents
Illustrations
Maps
Future Work
Acknowledgments
List of Figures
Sources Cited

Abstract

The Edwin M. Shook archive is a collection of documents that resulted from Dr. Edwin M. Shook’s archaeological fieldwork in Mesoamerica from 1934-1998.  He came to Guatemala as part of the Carnegie Institution and carried out investigations at various sites including Tikal, Uaxactún, Copán, Mayapán, among many others. He further established his residence in Guatemala where he continued an active role in archaeology. The archive donated by Dr. Shook to Universidad del Valle de Guatemala in 1998 contains his field notes, Guatemala archaeological site records, photographs, documents, and illustrations. They were stored at the Department of Archaeology for several years until we obtained FAMSI’s support to start the conservation and protection of the archive. Basic conservation techniques were implemented to protect the archive from further damage. This report lists several sets of materials prepared by Dr. Shook throughout his fieldwork experience. Through these data sets, people interested in Shook’s work can know what materials are available for study at the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala.

Submitted 03/24/2004 by:
Bárbara Arroyo Pieters
pieters@intelnett.com

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