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Oswaldo Chinchilla Mazariegos is an Associate Professor focusing on Mesoamerican art, religion, and writing. He has conducted extensive field research in Guatemala, particularly on settlement patterns and urbanism associated with the Pacific Coastal archaeological site of Cotzumalhuapa. He is the author of 'Cotzumalguapa, la Ciudad Arqueológica: El Baúl-Bilbao-El Castillo' (2012), which serves as a descriptive introduction to the site's sculptural corpus. His recent works on Mesoamerican religion and art have resulted in a series of innovative papers and books, including 'Art Myth Ancient Maya' (2017) and 'Imágenes de la Mitología Maya' (2011), which examine mythological themes of the Maya through a broad, comparative assessment utilizing relevant sources such as the Popol Vuh narratives of Mesoamerica. In 2011, he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for his work on Cotzumalhuapa's art and archaeology.
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