Alberto Ruz Lhuillier

Alberto Ruz Lhuillier (27 January 1906–25 August 1979) was a Mexican archaeologist. Specializing in the archaeology of Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, he was most famous for leading the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) excavations at the Maya site of Palenque, where he found the spectacular tomb of Pacal the Great.

Ruz Lhuillier was born in Paris, France, and went to college in Havana, Cuba. He moved to Mexico in 1936 and later acquired Mexican citizenship.

Alberto Ruz Lhuillier died in Montreal, Canada.

External link

* Fotobiografía de Alberto Ruz Lhuillier short biography in Spanish with many photos