Kristian Kristiansen (born 21 August 1948) is a Danish archaeologist known for his contributions to the study of Bronze Age Europe, heritage studies and archaeological theory. He is a professor at the University of Gothenburg.
Education and career Kristiansen was born in Hyrup on 21 August 1948. He studied prehistoric archaeology at Aarhus University and the University of Copenhagen, obtaining his Special Magister Thesis from Aarhus University in 1975, and his Dr Phil at Aarhus University in 1998 on his synthesis "Europe Before History". He was the director of the Danish Archaeological Heritage Administration from 1979 to 1994, and since then has been a professor at the University of Gothenburg.
Kristiansen initiated the founding of the European Association of Archaeologists in 1994, and served as its first president until 1998. He was also the founding editor the European Journal of Archaeology. He has held visiting professorships at the Sorbonne, Stanford University, the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford.
Awards and honours Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog, 1985 Honorary fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 1991 Member of the Royal Society of Sciences and Letters in Gothenburg, 1994 Foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities, 2002 European Archaeological Heritage Prize, 2005 Society for American Archaeology Book Award, 2007 (for The Rise of Bronze Age Society) Honorary fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, 2009 British Academy Grahame Clark Medal, 2016
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External links Staff profile at the University of Gothenburg