The Instituto de Antropología e Historia (IDAEH, ''Institute of Anthropology and History'') is the national institute in

Guatemala Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...

responsible for the protection and maintenance of Guatemala's historical and

archaeological site An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or recorded history, historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline ...

s, monuments, artefacts, and other aspects of the nation's

cultural heritage Cultural heritage is the heritage of tangible and intangible heritage assets of a group or society that is inherited from past generations. Not all heritages of past generations are "heritage"; rather, heritage is a product of selection by socie ...

. IDAEH was established by governmental decree in 1946. It is currently part of the Ministry of Culture and Sports.

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* Mesoamerican studies Science and technology in Guatemala Government agencies of Guatemala 1946 establishments in Guatemala Research institutes in Guatemala {{area-studies-stub