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Zelia Nuttall

American archaeologist and anthropologist

Died when: 75 years 218 days (907 months)
Star Sign: Virgo

 

Zelia Nuttall

Zelia Maria Magdalena Nuttall (6 September 1857 – 12 April 1933) was an American archaeologist and anthropologist specialised in pre-Aztec Mexican cultures and pre-Columbian manuscripts.

She discovered two forgotten manuscripts of this type in private collections, one of them being the Codex Zouche-Nuttall.She was one of the first to identify and recognise artefacts dating back to the pre-Aztec period.


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