Marc Zender

Marc Zender received his PhD from the Department of Anthropology & Archaeology of the University of Calgary in 2004. He has since held academic positions at Harvard University (2005-2011) and Tulane University (2011-2026), and is presently Associate Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Linguistics Program at Tulane University. Dr. Zender’s research interests include anthropological and historical linguistics, comparative writing systems, and archaeological decipherment, with a regional focus on Mesoamerica (particularly Mayan and Nahuatl/Aztec). He is the author of several books and dozens of articles exploring these subjects. In addition to his research and writing, Marc is the editor of The PARI Journal, and (with Joel Skidmore) operates Mesoweb, a key internet resource for the study of Mesoamerican cultures.