Philippe Nondédéo is an archaeologist and investigator at the Archéologie des Amériques laboratory of the CNRS. He has coedited various books and received in 2018 the Grand Prix d’Archéologie, a prize awarded by the Foundation Simone et Cino del Duca. He has worked in Mexico (Balamku and Río Bec) and in Guatemala (Naachtun).