Eduardo Pareyón Moreno

Eduardo Luis Pareyón Moreno (December 2,1921 – March 15,2000) [cite LAF|id=nb2003-96610|accessdate=2008-06-20] was a Mexican architect and archaeologist. He was a pioneer researcher in several aspects of modern Mexican archaeology. He was born and also died in Azcapotzalco, Federal District, from a family renowned for its contributions to the humanities and sciences.

Education

He studied architecture at the National University and started a brilliant career assisting architect Mario Pani during projects as the new National Conservatory and the Latinoamericana Tower, both in Mexico City. However, he soon get interested with archaelogic excavations, due to the rich history of the soil in many areas where he was working as architect. Another element that influenced his first studies as archaeologist, was that during his childhood he spent many days exploring the old ruins of Teotihuacan, years before its reconstruction. Actually, Pareyón Moreno's father, colonel Eduardo Pareyón Azpeitia, was a friend of Manuel Gamio, whose work and personality had an impact during his first cultural development.

He returned to study at the National School of Anthropology, where he completed his master dissertation "Excavations at the archaeologic zone of Cerro del Tepalcate" (1961).

Achievements

His most important contributions to Mexican archaeology were the recovering of the ruins of Santa Cecilia Acatitlan and the studies about the yacatas structures in the Michoacan area of Tzintzuntzan.

He also teach history of Mexican art and architecture during 35 years, at the National School of Anthropology and the National Academy of San Carlos, in Mexico City.

Published works

* (1957) Exploraciones Arqueológicas en la Ciudad Vieja de Quitopec. VII Mesa Redonda Sociedad Mexicana de Antropología. Ms. (IWO).
* (1960) Exploraciones Arqueológicas en Ciudad Vieja de Quiotepec. RMEA Vol. 16. (IWO).
* (1961) "Excavaciones en la zona arqueológica del Cerro del Tepalcate, San Rafael Champa, Estado de México", ENAH, Maestría en Arqueología, 141 p.
* (1972) Las pirámides de doble escalera. In Religión en Mesoamérica. XII Mesa Redonda, Sociedad Mexicana de Antropología, edited by Jaime Litvak King, and Noemí Castillo Tejero, pp. 117-126. Sociedad Mexicana de Antropología, Mexico City.
* (1988) Objetos maqueados. In La Garrafa: Cuevas de La Garrafa, Chiapas: estudio y conservación de algunos objetos arqueológicos, edited by María Elena Landa et al. Gobierno del Estado de Puebla and Centro Regional de Puebla, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Puebla; pp. 183-209.

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* [http://www.jstor.org/pss/278805] by Society for American Archaeology