Payson D. Sheets
He is primarily known for his research in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica and Lower Central America , most importantly for his work on the Maya civilization at Joya de Cerén in El Salvador ( although he has worked throughout the western United States , Canada , Panama , Guatemala , Costa Rica , and Nicaragua ) . 
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