Caterina Magni (born 1966) is an Italian-born French

archaeologist Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts or ecofacts, ...

and

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

, who specialises in the study of

pre-Columbian In the history of the Americas, the pre-Columbian era, also known as the pre-contact era, or as the pre-Cabraline era specifically in Brazil, spans from the initial peopling of the Americas in the Upper Paleolithic to the onset of European col ...

cultures of

Mesoamerica Mesoamerica is a historical region and cultural area that begins in the southern part of North America and extends to the Pacific coast of Central America, thus comprising the lands of central and southern Mexico, all of Belize, Guatemala, El S ...

, and in particular the iconography, art and mythology and religion of the

Olmec The Olmecs () or Olmec were an early known major Mesoamerican civilization, flourishing in the modern-day Mexican states of Veracruz and Tabasco from roughly 1200 to 400 Before the Common Era, BCE during Mesoamerica's Mesoamerican chronolog ...

civilization. From 2001 Magni has held a ''

Maître de conférences The following summarizes basic academic ranks in the France, French higher education system. Most academic institutions are state-run and most academics with permanent positions are French Civil Service, civil servants, and thus are Academic tenur ...

'' position in Mesoamerican archaeology at the University of Paris IV: Paris-Sorbonne,

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

. Magni has authored a number of articles on Olmec iconography for scientific journals, and two books. She is a member of the ''Société Archéologique du Midi de la France'' (SAMF).

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Published works

Published works by Magni include: ;authored books— * *

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''Curriculum vitae'' (MAGNI, Caterina)
at Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV) 1966 births Living people French Mesoamericanists Women Mesoamericanists Italian Mesoamericanists Olmec scholars French archaeologists French anthropologists French women anthropologists Paris-Sorbonne University alumni 20th-century Mesoamericanists 21st-century Mesoamericanists French women archaeologists Academic staff of Paris-Sorbonne University 20th-century French women writers 21st-century French women writers {{mesoamerica-stub