Peter S. Wells (born October 9, 1948) is an American anthropologist and author who is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Minnesota.
Peter S. Wells | |
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| Born | October 9, 1948 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
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| Fields | Anthropology, archaeology |
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Biography edit
Peter S. Wells was born in Boston, Massachusetts on October 9, 1948.[1][2] Wells received his B.A. from Harvard College in 1970, and his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1976.[1][2]
Wells is currently Professor of Anthropology at the University of Minnesota, where he teaches courses on archaeology.[3][4] He has led a number of important archaeological excavations in Germany. Wells is the author of a number of books on the prehistory of Europe. His book The Barbarians Speak: How the Conquered Peoples Shaped Roman Europe (1999), was awarded the Outstanding Title of 1999 by the Professional and Scholarly Division of the Association of American Publishers.[5] He is an associate editor of the Journal of Indo-European Studies.
Selected works edit
- Settlement, Economy, and Cultural Change at the End of the European Iron Age: Excavations at Kelheim in Bavaria, 1993
- The Barbarians Speak: How the Conquered Peoples Shaped Roman Europe, 1999
- Beyond Celts, Germans and Scythians: Archaeology and Identity in Iron Age Europe, 2001
- The Battle that Stopped Rome: Emperor Augustus, Arminius, and the Slaughter of the Legions in the Teutoburg Forest, 2003
- Barbarians to Angels: The Dark Ages Reconsidered, 2008
- Image and Response in Early Europe, 2008
- How Ancient Europeans Saw the World: Vision, Patterns, and the Shaping of the Mind in Prehistoric Times, 2012
References edit
- ^ a b "Peter S. Wells". Contemporary Authors. Gale. February 4, 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ a b Bogucki, Peter, ed. (1993). Case Studies in European Prehistory. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-8882-1.
- ^ "Peter S Wells". Penguin Random House. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ "Pter S. Wells". The Writers Directory. St. James Press. 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2020 – via Gale.
- ^ "Peter Wells". Archaeological Institute of America. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
Sources edit
- "Peter S. Wells". University of Minnesota. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- "Peter S. Wells". Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
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