Pearce Paul Creasman (born 1981) is an American

archaeologist Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts or ecofacts, ...

in the fields of

Egyptology Egyptology (from ''Egypt'' and Ancient Greek, Greek , ''wiktionary:-logia, -logia''; ) is the scientific study of ancient Egypt. The topics studied include ancient Egyptian History of Egypt, history, Egyptian language, language, Ancient Egypt ...

maritime archaeology Maritime archaeology (also known as marine archaeology) is a discipline within archaeology as a whole that specifically studies human interaction with the sea, lakes and rivers through the study of associated physical remains, be they vessels, sh ...

, and

dendrochronology Dendrochronology (or tree-ring dating) is the scientific method of chronological dating, dating tree rings (also called growth rings) to the exact year they were formed in a tree. As well as dating them, this can give data for dendroclimatology, ...

. In recognition of his work he has been made a fellow of the Explorer's Club, the Royal Geographical Society, and the Linnean Society, among others. From 2009 to 2020, he was a professor and curator at the

University of Arizona The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it ...

, where he served as director of the Egyptian Expedition. Beginning in 2020, he was appointed executive director of the

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. He has been conducting archaeological and environmental research in Egypt and Sudan since 2004 and is editor of the peer-reviewed ''Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections''. Prof. Creasman is author or co-author of more than 100 articles and edited books and has been awarded more than 60 competitive research grants, including from the

National Geographic Society The National Geographic Society, headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, is one of the largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations in the world. Founded in 1888, its interests include geography, archaeology, natural sc ...

, the

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, and the Save America's Treasures program. He has held a number of professional offices and received several academic and educational honors and awards, including recognition from the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy and National Geographic. He earned his doctorate from the

Nautical Archaeology Program The Nautical Archaeology Program (NAP) is a degree-granting program within the Anthropology Department at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. The Nautical Archaeology Program offers admission to students seeking graduate degrees in ...

Texas A&M University Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, TA&M, or TAMU) is a public university, public, Land-grant university, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of ...

. Prof. Creasman and his colleagues previously excavated the royal Theban temple of the

pharaoh Pharaoh (, ; Egyptian language, Egyptian: ''wikt:pr ꜥꜣ, pr ꜥꜣ''; Meroitic language, Meroitic: 𐦲𐦤𐦧, ; Biblical Hebrew: ''Parʿō'') was the title of the monarch of ancient Egypt from the First Dynasty of Egypt, First Dynasty ( ...

Tausret, a queen who ruled independently as king at the end of the 19th Dynasty, and is now primarily excavating at the pyramids and royal cemetery of

Nuri Nuri is a place in modern Sudan on the west side of the Nile River, Nile, near the Fourth Cataract. Nuri is situated about 15 km north of Sanam, Sudan, Sanam, and 10 km from Jebel Barkal. History Nuri is the second of three Napatan bur ...

, Sudan. His primary research interests are maritime life in

ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt () was a cradle of civilization concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in Northeast Africa. It emerged from prehistoric Egypt around 3150BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology), when Upper and Lower E ...

, Sudanese/Egyptian archaeology, underwater archaeology, and human/environment interactions.Peeples, L. "Rings and Worms Tell the Tale of a Shipwreck Found at Ground Zero," ''Scientific American'', 10 June 201

/ref> He is best known for his work regarding ancient maritime life and studies of human/environmental interactions.

Publications

Books * ''Culture in Crisis: Flows of People, Artifacts & Ideas'' 2 vols. (editor, with F. Balaawi and C.L. Sulosky Weaver), Department of Antiquities, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (2022). * ''Origins and Afterlives of Kush'' (editor, with S.T. Smith), The Egyptian Expedition (2022). * ''Udjahorresnet and His World: Diplomacy in the Ancient Near East'' (editor, with M. Wasmuth), The Egyptian Expedition (2020). * ''Pharaoh's Land and Beyond: Ancient Egypt and Its Neighbors'' (editor, with R.H. Wilkinson), Oxford University Press (2017). * ''Flora Trade Between Egypt and Africa in Antiquity'' (editor with I. Incordino), Oxbow Books (2017). * ''Archaeological Research in the Valley of the Kings and Ancient Thebes'' (editor), Wilkinson Egyptology Series I. (2013).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Creasman, Pearce Paul 1981 births Living people American Egyptologists University of Arizona faculty American expatriates in Egypt 21st-century American archaeologists Texas A&M University alumni Fellows of the Explorers Club Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society Fellows of the Linnean Society of London