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William L. Fash is the Bowditch Professor of Central American and Mexican Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University, affiliated with the Department of Anthropology and the Peabody Museum. His research focuses on Mesoamerican archaeology, cultural process, and archaeological conservation. He has led major projects at Copán, Honduras, and Teotihuacan, Mexico, including the Copán Mosaics Project and excavations at the Xalla Compound and Plaza of the Columns Complex. Fash has held leadership roles as Chair of Harvard’s Department of Anthropology (1998–2004), Director of the Peabody Museum (2004–2011), and Co-Director of Teotihuacan projects. His work emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration and heritage preservation, earning national and international awards in Honduras and Guatemala.
Educated at the University of Illinois (B.A., 1976) and Harvard University (Ph.D., implied), Fash’s career spans over four decades. His research integrates settlement pattern analysis, symbolism, and conservation, with a focus on Maya civilization. Recent projects include uncovering Early Classic Maya presence at Teotihuacan, redefining Maya-Teotihuacan relations through mural fragments. He is a corresponding fellow of the Academia Mexicana de la Historia and will serve as a Visiting Scholar at Dumbarton Oaks in 2023.
His authored/co-authored works include Copán: The History of an Ancient Maya Kingdom (2005) and The Art of Urbanism (2009). Awards honor his contributions to cultural heritage in Honduras, including the Hoja de Laurel de Oro (2008) and Orden del POP (2015). Fash’s legacy includes fostering local pride through the Copán Sculpture Museum and pioneering heritage education models at Rastrojón.
