Bryan E. Burns Explained

Bryan E. Burns
Birth Date:25 June 1970
Birth Place:Florida, USA
Education:BA, University of North Carolina
M.A., Ph.D., Classical art and archaeology, 1999, University of Michigan
Thesis Title:Mycenaean Greece, Mediterranean commerce, and the formation of identity
Thesis Year:1999
Awards:James R. Wiseman Book Award
Workplaces:Wellesley College
University of Southern California

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.

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 spends his summer with students excavating a Bronze Age settlement in Greece.[2] [7] Burns regularly takes students from Wellesley college to Greece through the Eastern Boeotia Archaeological Project Field School as part of an international team of scholars and students that participate in the excavation project at Eleon.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Burns, Bryan E., 1970- . id.loc.gov . August 11, 2020.
  2. News: Bergeron . Chris . Wellesley professor and students excavate Bronze Age site . August 11, 2020 . Metro Daily News . May 31, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200811235428/https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/article/20130531/NEWS/305319417 . August 11, 2020.
  3. Web site: Bryan E. Burns . wellesley.edu . August 11, 2020.
  4. Web site: CHS Fellows for 2011-12 . chs.harvard.edu . August 11, 2020.
  5. Vianello . Andrea . Book Review of Mycenaean Greece, Mediterranean Commerce, and the Formation of Identity . . April 2011 . 115 . 2 . 10.3764/ajaonline1152.Vianello . August 11, 2020. free .
  6. Web site: Awards Presented at the 115th Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America . ajaonline.org . August 11, 2020 . April 2014.
  7. Web site: 2024 . Classical Studies: Research Highlights . May 4, 2024 . Wellesley College.
  8. Web site: Bryan Burns and Five (Green Class) Wellesley Women Unearth History This Summer . wellesley.edu . August 11, 2020 . July 25, 2014.