Peter Warren (archaeologist)
| Peter Warren | |
|---|---|
| Born | Peter Michael Warren 23 June 1938 |
| Other names | P. M. Warren |
| Citizenship | British |
| Fields | Archaeology of the Aegean Bronze Age |
| Institutions | University of Birmingham University of Bristol |
| Alma mater | University College of North Wales Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
| Notable awards | Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (1973) Fellow of the British Academy (1997) |
Peter Michael Warren, FSA, FBA (born 23 June 1938) is a British archaeologist and academic, specialising in the Aegean Bronze Age. From 1977 to 2001, he was Professor of Ancient History and Classical Archaeology at the University of Bristol, where he is currently Professor Emeritus and a Senior Research Fellow at the university.
Warren was born on 23 June 1938. He was educated at Sandbach School, a boys-school in Sandbach, Cheshire, and at Llandovery College, an independent boys-school in Llandovery, Carmarthenshire. He went on to study at the University College of North Wales, from which he graduated Bachelor of Arts (BA). He then undertook post-graduate research at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and completed his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree.
Warren has been involved in a number of excavations. In 1961, he joined Sinclair Hood's excavation of the Royal Road at Knossos. He then remained with Hood for three more trips looking for unknown sites in Crete. Next, he was involved in the British School at Athens excavation of Palekastro for one season and the excavation at Lefkandi for two seasons. Then he led the excavation at Fournou Korifi, Myrtos from 1967 to 1968; the excavation report was completed and published in 1972.
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