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Ray T. Matheny is a professor of anthropology at Brigham Young University (BYU). Matheny was in the United States Air Force during World War II and spent some of this time as a prisoner of war of the Germans. After the war he was a mechanic for Western Air Lines and then joined the military again to serve in the Korean War. By the time he began his studies at BYU he was a 32-year-old freshman with a wife and four children. He earned his BA degree at Brigham Young University in 1960 and a PhD degree in anthropology from the University of Oregon in 1968. He has been involved in many archaeological expeditions to Mayan cities. He has been closely connected with the New World Archaeology Foundation.〔(BYU-New World Archaeological Foundation )〕 Matheny has also been involved in archaeological studies of the Southwestern United States, Utah, and Bronze Age Israel. He has also edited a volume on the rock art of the inter-mountain region of the United States.〔(BYU Museum of Peoples and Cultures publication list )〕 In 2002 the government of Campeche recognized Matheny for his contributions to Mayan archeology.〔(''BYU Magazine'', Summer 2001 )〕 Matheny was also closely connected with the establishment of the BYU Field School in Southern Utah.〔(''BYU Magazine'', Spring 2000 )〕 ==References== *(''list of articles by Ray T. Matheny'' ) *(BYU bio page ) *(another ''BYU Magazine'', Fall 2001 article on Matheny ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ray Matheny」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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