Michael Jay Snarskis (April 12, 1945 – January 24, 2011) was an American archeologist who founded the scientific study of archaeology in Costa Rica. At that time, almost all artifacts available to collectors were shorn of their provenance and historical significance by huaquero looters, whom Snarskis described as "the tomb-robbers ... who have [made] such studies more difficult." (From Wikipedia)
More about Michael J. Snarskis:Books by Michael J. Snarskis:
![[Info]](https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/info.gif)
Snarskis, Michael J. (Michael Jay), contrib.: Jade in Ancient Costa Rica (New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, c1998), ed. by Julie Jones, also contrib. by Mark Miller Graham, Juan Vincente Guerrero M., and Zulay Soto Mendez (page images and PDF at Metropolitan Museum of Art and Google)
Find more by Michael J. Snarskis at your library, or elsewhere.