Bryan E. Burns

Bryan E. Burns (born June 25, 1970) is an American archaeologist. He is a professor of Classical Studies at Wellesley College and co-director of the Eastern Boeotia Archaeological Project. His thesis turned book Mycenaean Greece, Mediterranean Commerce, and the Formation of Identity received the 2014 James R. Wiseman Book Award from the Archaeological Institute of America.

Bryan E. Burns
Born (1970-06-25) June 25, 1970
Florida, USA
AwardsJames R. Wiseman Book Award
Academic background
EducationBA, University of North Carolina
M.A., Ph.D., Classical art and archaeology, 1999, University of Michigan
ThesisMycenaean Greece, Mediterranean commerce, and the formation of identity (1999)
Academic work
InstitutionsWellesley College
University of Southern California

Early life and education

Burns was born on June 25, 1970,[1] in Florida.[2] He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina and his Master's degree and PhD from the University of Michigan.[3]

Career

Upon earning his PhD in Classical art and archaeology, Burns joined the faculty at the University of Southern California until 2008 when he accepted a position at Wellesley College.[2] Within his first few years at Wellesley, Burns earned a fellowship at Harvard University's Center for Hellenic Studies.[4] He also published his first book, a reimagination of his thesis titled Mycenaean Greece, Mediterranean Commerce, and the Formation of Identity which focused on the perception, formation, and development of Mycenaean identity.[5] The book later earned the 2014 James R. Wiseman Book Award from the Archaeological Institute of America.[6]

As co-director of the Eastern Boeotia Archaeological Project, Burns also spent his summer with students excavating a Bronze Age settlement in Greece.[2] In July 2014, Burns took five North American female students to Greece as part of an international team of 50 scholars and students that participated in a six weeks excavation project at Eleon.[7]

References
  1. "Burns, Bryan E., 1970-". id.loc.gov. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  2. Bergeron, Chris (May 31, 2013). "Wellesley professor and students excavate Bronze Age site". Metro Daily News. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  3. "Bryan E. Burns". wellesley.edu. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  4. "CHS Fellows for 2011-12". chs.harvard.edu. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  5. Vianello, Andrea (April 2011). "Book Review of Mycenaean Greece, Mediterranean Commerce, and the Formation of Identity". American Journal of Archaeology. 115 (2). doi:10.3764/ajaonline1152.Vianello. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  6. "Awards Presented at the 115th Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America". ajaonline.org. April 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  7. "Bryan Burns and Five (Green Class) Wellesley Women Unearth History This Summer". wellesley.edu. July 25, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
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