Stuart gave his first scholarly paper at the age of 12 at the 1978 Mesa Redonda de Palenque, an international conference of Mesoamerican scholars. Shortly thereafter he made original contributions to the field of decipherment and began working closely with the noted Mayanist Linda Schele, focusing on the art of inscriptions of Palenque. There he developed a deep interest in Maya culture, especially their art and hieroglyphs, absorbing scholarly works beginning at age 10. He spent much of his childhood accompanying his parents on archaeological digs and expeditions in Mexico and Guatemala. Stuart and the writer, artist and illustrator Gene Strickland Stuart, both of whom wrote extensively for the National Geographic Society. Stuart is the son of the archaeologist George E. He currently teaches at the University of Texas at Austin and his current research focuses on the understanding of Maya culture, religion and history through their visual culture and writing system. He is the youngest person ever to receive a MacArthur Fellowship, at age 18. He is widely recognized for his breakthroughs in deciphering Maya hieroglyphs and interpreting Maya art and iconography, starting at an early age. His work has studied many aspects of the ancient Maya civilization. Stuart (born 1965) is an archaeologist and epigrapher specializing in the study of ancient Mesoamerica, the area now called Mexico and Central America. MacArthur Fellowship Guggenheim Fellowshipĭavid S. Schele Professor of Mesoamerican Art and Writing
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