John Edward Clark (born 1952)[1] is an American archaeologist and academic researcher of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures.
As of 2008[update] he holds a position as professor of anthropology at Brigham Young University (BYU), and is also the director of the New World Archaeology Foundation.
Clark pursued undergraduate and postgraduate studies in archaeology and anthropology at BYU, completing a B.A.
Clark has written and lectured extensively theoretical topics and the archaeology of Mesoamerica, where he has particularly focused on the Olmecs and their culture.
[3] Clark is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who accepts the historicity of the Book of Mormon.