John Edward Clark (born 1952) is an American archaeologist and academic researcher of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures. As of 2008 he holds a position as professor of anthropology at Brigham Young University (BYU), and is also the director of the New World Archaeology Foundation. Clark pursued undergraduate and postgraduate studies in archaeology and anthropology at BYU, completing a B.A. in 1976 and obtaining his Master's degree in 1979. His doctorate studies were completed at University of Michigan, from where he was awarded his PhD in 1994.