Mariusz Ziółkowski
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October 20, 1953
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Mariusz Ziółkowski | |
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| Born | Mariusz Szczęsny Ziółkowski October 20, 1953 |
| Known for | Archaeology of the Americas |
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| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Warsaw (1977) |
| Thesis | Pachap unanchan: el calendario metropolitano del Imperio Inka |
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| Institutions | Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw |
| Website | Mariusz Ziolkowski publications on Academia.edu |
Mariusz Ziółkowski (born October 20, 1953, in Warsaw) – Polish archaeologist, professor of humanities, professor at the University of Warsaw, head of the Pre-Columbian Research Center, and associate professor at the Catholic University of Santa María in Arequipa, Peru.[1][2]
From 1972 to 1977, Ziółkowski studied archaeology and art history at the University of Warsaw. In 1974, he obtained the Diplôme des Hautes Etudes de Langue et Civilisation Françaises in Paris, and in 1986, he defended his doctoral thesis entitled Pachap unanchan: el calendario metropolitano del Imperio Inka at his alma mater. In 1997, he obtained habilitation for his work on Studium La guerra de los wawquis: Los mecanismos y los objetivos de la rivalidad dentro de la élite inca, s. XV – XVI.[1]
Ziółkowski's main research topics include archaeoastronomy, the archaeology and ethnohistory of the Incas, and the methodology and application of absolute dating. He is the author or co-author of 70 scientific papers.[1]
In 1998, Ziółkowski received the Peruvian Order of Merit for Distinguished Service in the rank of officer.[3] In 2023, he was awarded the Golden Medal "Meritorious for Polish Science Sapientia et Veritas".[1][4]
