P. Gregory Warden

P. Gregory Warden (born November 25, 1950) is an American archaeologist, President and Professor of archaeology at Franklin University Switzerland,[1][2] and expert on Etruscan art, archaeology, and ritual, Roman architecture and Greek archaeology.

Patrick Gregory Warden
Born(1950-11-25)November 25, 1950
Florence, Tuscany, Italy
NationalityAmerican, Italian
Other namesP. Gregory Warden
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (B.A.)
Bryn Mawr College (M.A. and PhD)
Occupationarchaeologist, professor of archeology at Southern Methodist University, University of Pennsylvania, Bowdoin College, and the University of Texas at Arlington. President and Professor of Archaeology at Franklin University Switzerland

Biography

Born in Florence, Tuscany, to William Burnand and Franca Warden, he received a BA from the University of Pennsylvania in, a MA and a Ph.D. from Bryn Mawr College.[3] He is University Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Southern Methodist University. He taught at the University of Pennsylvania, Bowdoin College, and the University of Texas at Arlington. He has taught with the honors, Meadows Foundation Distinguished Teaching Professor, University Distinguished Professor and also Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor at Southern Methodist University.[4]

Warden's academic work is in Etruscan and Roman archaeology. He founded and co-directs Mugello Valley Archaeological Project (MVAP),[5] which primarily works on the north Etruscan site of Poggio Colla,[6] where twenty-one years of excavation have uncovered a sanctuary and settlement.[4]

Warden is an elected foreign member to the Istituto Nazionale di Studi Etruschi ed Italici, Vice President of the Board of Trustees of the Etruscan Foundation,[7] a member of the governing board of the Archaeological Institute of America.[8]

Publications

Books
  • 1985 The Metal Finds from Poggio Civitate (Murlo) 1966-1978
  • 1990 The Extramural Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene, Libya. Final Reports IV (with Andrew Oliver, Pam J. Crabtree, and Janet Monge)
  • 1997 Classical and Near Eastern Bronzes in the Hilprecht Collection, Philadelphia
  • 2004 Greek Vase Painting: Form, Figure, and Narrative. Treasures of the National Archaeological Museum in Madrid (editor)
  • 2008 From the Temple and the Tomb. Etruscan Treasures from Tuscany (editor)

Peer-reviewed journal articles

Book chapters
  • 2012 “Monumental Embodiment: Somatic Symbolism and the Tuscan Temple.” In Monumentality in Etruscan and Early Roman Architecture: Ideology and Innovation
  • 2012 “Pinning the Tale on the Chimera of Arezzo: The Monster as Ritual Sacrifice.” In Myth, Allegory, Emblem: The Many Lives of the Chimera of Arezzo
  • 2013 “The Importance of Being Elite: The Archaeology of Identity in Etruria (500-200 BCE).” In A Companion to the Archaeology of the Roman Republic
  • 2016 “Communicating with the Gods: Sacred Space in Etruria.” In A Companion to the Etruscans

References
  1. "The President | FUS". Fus.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  2. "Warden, P. Gregory". Worldcat.org. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  3. Profile at Franklin University, Fus.edu
  4. "SMU Professor and Associate Dean P. Gregory Warden named president of Franklin College In Switzerland". SMU.edu. November 23, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  5. "P. Gregory Warden, Ph.D. '78, Becomes Second GSAS Alum to Lead Switzerland's Franklin College". Brynmawr.edu. December 1, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  6. "Mugello Valley Archaeological Project and Poggio Colla Field School Home". Poggiocolla.org. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  7. "Boards - The Etruscan Foundation". Etruscanfoundation.org. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  8. "Governance - Archaeological Institute of America". Archaeological.org. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
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