Pearce Paul Creasman (born 1981) is an archaeologist in the fields of

Egyptology Egyptology (from ''Egypt'' and Greek , ''-logia''; ar, علم المصريات) is the study of ancient Egyptian history, language, literature, religion, architecture and art from the 5th millennium BC until the end of its native religious p ...

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, s ...

, and dendrochronology. 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 land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it was the first university in the Arizona Territory. T ...

, where he served as director of the Egyptian Expedition. Beginning in 2020, he was appointed executive director of the American Center of Oriental Research. He has been conducting archaeological and environmental research in

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ...

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 (NGS), headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, is one of the largest non-profit scientific and educational organizations in the world. Founded in 1888, its interests include geography, archaeology, an ...

, the

National Science Foundation The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency of the United States government that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National ...

, and the

Save America's Treasures Save America's Treasures is a United States federal government initiative to preserve and protect historic buildings, arts, and published works. It is a public–private partnership between the U.S. National Park Service and the National Trust fo ...

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 Polic

and National Geographi

He earned his doctorate from the Nautical Archaeology Program at

Texas A&M University Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, or TAMU) is a public, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System in 1948. As of late 2021, T ...

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

pharaoh Pharaoh (, ; Egyptian: '' pr ꜥꜣ''; cop, , Pǝrro; Biblical Hebrew: ''Parʿō'') is the vernacular term often used by modern authors for the kings of ancient Egypt who ruled as monarchs from the First Dynasty (c. 3150 BC) until the ...

Tausret Twosret, also spelled ''Tawosret'' or ''Tausret'' (d. 1189 BC conventional chronology) was the last known ruler and the final pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. She is recorded in Manetho's Epitome as a certain ''Thuoris, who in Home ...

, 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, near the Fourth Cataract. Nuri is situated about 15 km north of Sanam, and 10 km from Jebel Barkal. Nuri is the second of three Napatan burial sites and the construction of ...

, Sudan. His primary research interests are maritime life in ancient Egypt, Sudanese/Egyptian

archaeology Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landsca ...

, underwater archaeology, and human/

environment Environment most often refers to: __NOTOC__ * Natural environment, all living and non-living things occurring naturally * Biophysical environment, the physical and biological factors along with their chemical interactions that affect an organism or ...

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.

Seminal 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). Articles * "The Temple of the Winged Lions, Petra: Reassessing a Nabataean Ritual Complex," with Piraud-Fournet, P., Green, J.D.M., and N. Doyle '' Near Eastern Archaeology '' 84.4: 293-305 (2021). * "(Re)Examining the tomb of Queen Yeturow at Nuri," with Strong, M.E., Doll, S., Hassan Abdullah, F., O’Brien, H., Petacchi, S., and Breidenstein, A.M. '' Sudan & Nubia '' 25: 193-203 (2021). * "Reconstructing Egypt's Paleoecology and Paleoclimate," in '' The Gift of the Nile? Ancient Egypt and the Environment Conference held at the University of British Columbia '' eds T. Schneider and C. Johnson, 181-196 (2020). * "The Relationship Between Solar Activity and Δ14C Peaks in AD 775, AD 994 and 660 BC," with Park, J., S. Fahrni, J. Southon, and R. Mewaldt.'' Radiocarbon '' 59.4: 1147-1156 (2017). * "Hatshepsut and the Politics of Punt," '' African Archaeological Review '' 31.3: 395-405 (2015). * "Foundation or Completion? The Status of Pharaoh-Queen Tausret's Temple of Millions of Years," with W.R. Johnson, J.B. McClain, R.H. Wilkinson. '' Near Eastern Archaeology '' 77.4: 274-283 (2014). * "Ship Timber and the Reuse of Wood in Ancient Egypt," '' Journal of Egyptian History '' 6.2: 152-176 (2013). * "Reflections on the Foundation, Persistence, and Growth of the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, circa 1930-1960," with B. Bannister, R.H. Towner, J.S. Dean, and S.W. Leavitt, ''Tree-Ring Research'' 68.2 (2012): 81-89. * "Basic Principles and Methods of Dendrochronological Specimen Curation," ''Tree-Ring Research'' 67.2 (2011): 103-115. * "A Further Investigation of the Cairo Dahshur Boats," ''Journal of Egyptian Archaeology'' 96 (2010): 101-124, pl. II.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Creasman, Pearce Paul 1981 births Living people American Egyptologists University of Arizona faculty American expatriates in Egypt