About Us

V. Garth Norman specialized in Epigraphy and Archaeoastronomy of Izapa and its monuments for over 50 years. Norman’s pioneering study of Izapa Sculpture for the New World Archaeological Foundation resulted in three publications. His ongoing Izapan studies resulted in seven different publications (plus Magazine articles) that have contributed to the rewriting Formative Mesoamerican history and their influence through migrations to South and North America. 

Norman holds graduate degrees in Ancient Studies and in Archaeology-Anthropology from Brigham Young University. He participated internationally with numerous professional symposiums, most frequently with the Society for American Archaeology (SAA). He lectured at the National Museum of Anthropology and History in Mexico City on the “Origin of the Maya Calendar at Izapa” (August 17, 2012), and given lectures from 2010 to 2018 in Tapachula & Tuxtla Chico, Chiapas, Mexico.