Chalchuapa, Santa Ana, El Salvador — Central America (West Coast)

Dr. Stanley Boggs

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, July 18, 2015

1. Dr. Stanley Boggs Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

El Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y el Arte
CONCULTURA
Nomina al
Museo del Parque Arqueológico Tazumal:
“Doctor Stanley H. Boggs”
Como reconocimiento por su valioso aporte en la investigación
arqueológica del pais y especialmente en la
reconstrucción del parque arqueológico Tazumal.
Dado en la ciudad de Chalchuapa, a los nueve dias del mes de octubre de dos mil cinco
Luis Federico Hernandez Aguilar
Presidente

English translation:
The National Council for Culture and Arts
CONCULTURA
Names the Tazumal Archaeologicial Park Museum for:
“Doctor Stanley H. Boggs”
In recognition of his invaluable support in the archaeological investigation of El Salvador, especially in the reconstruction of the Tazumal Archaeological Park.
Given in the city of Chalchuapa, October 9, 2005
Luis Federico Hernandez Aguilar, President

Erected 2005 by El Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y el Arte.

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in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Education • Native Americans • Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is October 9, 1800.

Location. 13° 58.808′ N, 89° 40.459′ W. Marker is in Chalchuapa, Santa Ana. The marker is on the outside of the Tazumal Archaeological Site's museum in Chalchuapa, Santa Ana, El Salvador. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Ernesto "Che" Guevara's Visit to El Salvador (within shouting distance of this marker); Here Died General Justo Rufino Barrios (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); 200th Anniversary of the First Cry of Salvadoran Independence (approx. 8.8 kilometers away in Ahuachapán); First Century of the City of Atiquizaya (approx. 8.9 kilometers away in Ahuachapán); Salvador Antonio Gómez Góchez (approx. 9 kilometers away in Ahuachapán); David Granadino (approx. 12.8 kilometers away); Aurelio Fuertes and Santa Ana Cathedral (approx. 12.9 kilometers away); Ecological Park "San Lorenzo" (approx. 14.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chalchuapa.

Regarding Dr. Stanley Boggs. Stanley Harding Boggs was born

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, July 18, 2015

2. Dr. Stanley Boggs Marker

The marker is on the exterior wall of the museum to the left. Directly in front is a large rock that includes a petroglyph. The Tazumal pyramid is partially visible on the right.

in Ohio in 1910. He studied archeology at the University of Harvard in 1932 and later at the University of Arizona. He started his career in the inventory of archaeological sites in Haiti, as an assistant photographer. Boggs was then was employed by Morley at Chichen Itzá, Mexico. He was then hired to work at Copán, Honduras and arrived there in the late 1930s. Boggs arrived in El Salvador in 1939, working as a photographer for projects at San Andrés, one of the largest sites of the classical period in the country. The project progressed until 1941, when it was stopped by the outbreak of World War II. Project reports these two years were published by Boggs through the National Museum of El Salvador (now known as The Dr. David J. Guzman National Museum of Anthropology) in 1942. Continuing with the San Andrés project, Boggs became interested in the archaeological zone of Chalchuapa, another important area in El Salvador. The main structure of Tazumal in this time was partially destroyed since the villagers had taken material from the pyramids to build houses in the area. The work began in the early 1940s and resulted in the protection and reconstruction of Tazumal as an archaeological park. He also taught at the University of El Salvador (UES). Boggs remained in the country and was hired by the National Archaeological Museum as Director, occupying this position for almost 50 years

Tazumal pyramids and other construction at the site. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, July 18, 2015

3. Tazumal pyramids and other construction at the site.

until his death in 1991.

Dr. Stanley Boggs' reconstucted house image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, July 18, 2015

4. Dr. Stanley Boggs' reconstucted house

This small house has a handmade sign on it that reads (translated to English): "This house was built by Stanley H. Boggs in the 40s and reconstructed with recycled materials by the park's employees in 2011. Collaboration of the Municipal Mayor's Office"

Credits. This page was last revised on September 13, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 772 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 26, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.