Alberto Ruz Lhuillier

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Alberto Ruz Lhuillier was a Mexican archaeologist best known for uncovering the tomb of the Maya ruler Pakal the Great in the Temple of the Inscriptions at Palenque.

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Alberto Ruz Lhuillier canonical 5

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instanceOf Mexican archaeologist ⓘ
archaeologist ⓘ
human ⓘ
associatedWith Temple of the Inscriptions ⓘ
archaeological site of Palenque ⓘ
burialPlace Mexico ⓘ
countryOfBirth France ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Mexico ⓘ
countryOfDeath Mexico ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1906-01-27 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1979-08-25 ⓘ
discovered sarcophagus of Pakal the Great ⓘ
tomb of Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I ⓘ
employer Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Cuban descent ⓘ
familyName Ruz Lhuillier ⓘ
fieldOfWork Maya archaeology ⓘ
Mesoamerican archaeology ⓘ
givenName Alberto ⓘ
hasAcademicDiscipline anthropology ⓘ
archaeology ⓘ
hasInfluenced interpretation of Palenque’s dynastic history ⓘ
study of Maya funerary practices ⓘ
knownFor discovery of the tomb of Pakal the Great ⓘ
excavation of the Temple of the Inscriptions at Palenque ⓘ
research at the Maya site of Palenque ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish ⓘ
memberOf Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia ⓘ
name Alberto Ruz Lhuillier ⓘ
nationality Mexican ⓘ
notableAchievement first archaeologist to enter Pakal’s burial chamber ⓘ
notableWork excavations at the Temple of the Inscriptions ⓘ
investigation of Pakal’s funerary crypt ⓘ
occupation archaeologist ⓘ
placeOfBirth Paris ⓘ
placeOfDeath Mexico City ⓘ
residence Mexico ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
studied Maya architecture ⓘ
Maya civilization ⓘ
Maya epigraphy ⓘ
workLocation Chiapas ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
Palenque ⓘ
workPeriod mid-20th century ⓘ

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Palenque → excavatedBy → Alberto Ruz Lhuillier ⓘ
Temple of the Inscriptions → tombDiscoveredBy → Alberto Ruz Lhuillier ⓘ
Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I → tombDiscoveredBy → Alberto Ruz Lhuillier ⓘ
Alberto Ruz Lhuillier → name → Alberto Ruz Lhuillier ⓘ