Anabel Ford

MesoAmerican Research Centerhttp://marc.ucsb.edu/Anabel Ford is director of the MesoAmerican Research Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara and President of the non profit Exploring Solutions Past: The Maya Forest Alliance. She earned her MA and Ph.D. in Anthropology at University of California, Santa Barbara. Her research, funded though scientific and development venues, focuses on the ancient Maya landscape, combining archaeological settlement survey with traditional ecological knowledge. Recognized for uncovering the ancient Maya city of El Pilar and inspiring the creation of the binational park on the border of Belize and Guatemala, she has been awarded Fulbright Scholarships and the Rolex Award for Enterprise.

October 2016