Carol Diaz-Granádos, a native St. Louisan, is a Research Associate and Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at Washington University, where she has been teaching for over 27 years.

Carol holds an undergraduate degree in Fine Arts (Graphic Design), and a M.A. and Ph.D. in Anthropology with a specialization in Archaeology from Washington University. She has done archaeological excavations and research in Missouri, Illinois, as well as on the northern coast of South America. In 2007, she received the Education Award from the Eastern States Rock Art Research Association.

In addition to her primary research on Native American rock art, she is known for her 12-year project (1983-1995) involving archaeological excavations in Forest Park for materials from the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. She lectured on this topic for the MHC Speakers' Bureau for over a decade.

In 2000, her first book was published, The Petroglyphs and Pictographs of Missouri. Her 2004 title, The Rock-Art of Eastern North America received an “Outstanding Academic Title” award by Choice Magazine. Carol was one of the featured authors in Hero, Hawk, and Open Hand (on the New York Times Top Ten Art Books list in 2004 ). She has published in professional journals, with chapters in other academic texts.

Carol has served on the national board of the American Rock Art Research Association, as president of the Eastern States Rock Art Research Association, and is past president of the Missouri Association of Professional Archaeologists. She also serves on the boards of three community historical societies.

updated 12/07