| Molly Mignon is an archaeologist who holds an M.A. degree
(1982) in physical anthropology. After completing her doctorate
in archaeology at Simon Fraser University (1987), she taught
archaeology at Western Washington University. For nine years
(1987-1996) she was the owner and tour director of Mayan Adventures,
Inc., a company specializing in archaeological tours of the
Mayan region and other areas of Mexico and Central America.
She has done archaeological field work in North America.
Her graduate research focused on the ancient Maya, particularly
on ways in which their civilization impacted both the environment
of their homeland and the physical health of the Maya people.
Her other research interests include Mesoamerican ethnohistory,
the peopling of the American continents, and the development
and decline of complex cultures. She is the author of two
books, A Dictionary of concepts in archaeology (Greenwood
Press, 1993), and Native North Americans, an ethnohistorical
approach (2nd edition, Kendall/Hunt, 1997).
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