My favorite Archaeologist

Ruben Stehberg L. studied Archaeology, in the University of Chile; Engineer, in the University of Santiago and he is also PhD in Natural Sciences in the University of  La Plata, Argentina. He works at the National Museum of Natural History (Chile), as  manager curator  of the  archaeological lab.

He develops three investigation areas; The inca expansion to the central area of Chile; the ethnohistory of the Aconcagua valley and, the historical antarctic archaeology.

Ruben Stehberg had discovered many  segments of inca roads  between the Huasco river in the north to the Cachapoal river in the south. Also he found the southern most inca fortress near Rancagua, known as Cerro Grande de la Compañia fortress. Finally,  was the first arqueologist that made archaeological excavations in the Antarctic.

I admire him because, I think his research is very important for the chilean archaeology. I have many others reasons for admire him: he was the first archaeologist I met in my life; he invited me to my first expedition and my first excavation, and he  inspired me the interest for studying  the inca archaeology.