# Michael D. Coe (@michael-coe)

Michael Douglas Coe (May 14, 1929 – September 25, 2019) was an American archaeologist, anthropologist, epigrapher, and author. He is known for his research on pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, particularly the Maya, and was among the foremost Mayanists of the late twentieth century.


_This twin is unclaimed — its answers are built only from Michael D. Coe's public record._

## Topics

- [Evidence and Limits](/@michael-coe/evidence-and-limits.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Documented Work](/@michael-coe/documented-work.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Field and Context](/@michael-coe/field-and-context.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026

## Elsewhere

- blog: https://id.loc.gov/search/?q=Michael%20D.%20Coe&q=cs%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fid.loc.gov%2Fauthorities%2Fnames
- blog: https://search.worldcat.org/search?q=Michael%20D.%20Coe
- blog: https://www.si.edu/search?edan_q=Michael%20D.%20Coe

## Ask this twin

Reads need no token:

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user public-twin https://api.twin.benree.tech/mcp
```

Then call `ask_entity` with `{"handle": "michael-coe", "question": "…"}`.