David C. Grove (born 1935) is an American

anthropologist An anthropologist is a person engaged in the practice of anthropology. Anthropology is the study of aspects of humans within past and present societies. Social anthropology, cultural anthropology and philosophical anthropology study the norms an ...

archaeologist Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landsca ...

and academic, known for his contributions and research into the Preclassic (or Formative) period cultures of

Mesoamerica Mesoamerica is a historical region and cultural area in southern North America and most of Central America. It extends from approximately central Mexico through Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and northern Costa Rica. Wit ...

, in particular those of the Mexican ''altiplano'' and

Gulf Coast The Gulf Coast of the United States, also known as the Gulf South, is the coast, coastline along the Southern United States where they meet the Gulf of Mexico. The list of U.S. states and territories by coastline, coastal states that have a shor ...

regions. A lecturer and professor at

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the Un ...

(UIUC) for some thirty years, Grove retains a position as Professor

Emeritus ''Emeritus'' (; female: ''emerita'') is an adjective used to designate a retired chair, professor, pastor, bishop, pope, director, president, prime minister, rabbi, emperor, or other person who has been "permitted to retain as an honorary title ...

of Anthropology at UIUC and is also designated a Courtesy Professor of Anthropology at the

University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its ...

Notes

References

* * * *

External links

*
faculty page
University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Olmec scholars American Mesoamericanists American archaeologists Mesoamerican archaeologists Mesoamerican anthropologists 1935 births University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign faculty 20th-century Mesoamericanists 21st-century Mesoamericanists Living people University of Florida faculty {{US-archaeologist-stub