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Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier
1840–1914
A pioneering explorer of the ancient Americas, he helped open up the archaeology and history of the Southwest, Mexico, and the Andes for modern readers. His work combined travel, fieldwork, and a deep interest in Native and colonial records.
6 Audiobooks
Catalogo de los Objetos Etnologicos y Arqueologicos Exhibidos por la Expedición Hemenway
by Jesse Walter Fewkes, Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier, Spain) Exposición Histórico-Americana (1892 : Madrid, United States. Commission to the Madrid Exposition (1892- )
Historical Introduction to Studies Among the Sedentary Indians of New Mexico; Report on the Ruins of the Pueblo of Pecos Papers Of The Archæological Institute Of America, American Series, Vol. I
by Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier
Documentary History of the Rio Grande Pueblos of New Mexico; I. Bibliographic Introduction Papers of the School of American Archaeology, No. 13
by Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier
The Gilded Man (El Dorado) and other pictures of the Spanish occupancy of America
by Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier
The Delight Makers
by Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier
About the author
Born in Bern, Switzerland, in 1840, Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier moved to the United States as a child and later built a remarkable career as an archaeologist, historian, and ethnologist. He became especially known for studying the Indigenous cultures of the American Southwest, as well as sites and archives in Mexico and South America.
Bandelier was among the early scholars who paired on-the-ground exploration with careful reading of Spanish colonial documents. That mix of fieldwork and documentary research helped shape understanding of Pueblo communities and other Native societies at a time when archaeology in the Americas was still taking form.
His name remains closely tied to the Southwest through Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico, which honors his influence on the study of the region's past. He died in Spain in 1914, leaving behind a body of work that connected archaeology, history, and firsthand observation.