David Freidel (born 1946)[1] is a U.S. archaeologist who studies the ancient Maya.
He is known for his research at El Perú-Waka’ and his books with epigrapher Linda Schele.
He is currently a professor at Washington University in St. Louis.
He received his B.A.
from Harvard University with a senior honors thesis "Comparative analysis of the Mesolithic and prepottery Neolithic cultures of Palestine"[2] and a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1976 for a thesis "Late postclassic settlement patterns on Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico "[3] He is the author of (partial bibliography):