Glenn M. Schwartz
Glenn M. Schwartz | |
|---|---|
| Born | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Yale University (BA, PhD) |
| Known for | Tell al-Raqa'i, Umm el-Marra, Kurd Qaburstan |
| Awards | P. E. MacAllister Field Archaeology Award, G. Ernest Wright Book Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Archaeology, Near Eastern Studies |
| Institutions | Johns Hopkins University |
| Thesis | Excavations at Tell Leilan: Stratigraphy and Pottery of the Late Third Millennium B.C. (1983) |
| Doctoral advisor | Harvey Weiss |
| Website | Johns Hopkins Profile |
Glenn M. Schwartz is an American archaeologist specializing in the archaeology of ancient Syria and Iraq. He is known for directing excavations at sites such as Umm el-Marra and Kurd Qaburstan and his contributions to the study of early urbanism, state formation, and collapse in the ancient Near East.
His work has resulted in an international reputation, particularly for discoveries at Umm el-Marra, such as elite burials provisioned with gold, silver, and lapis lazuli artifacts, now-extinct royal equids, and evidence of the world's oldest alphabetic script.
Schwartz is the Whiting Professor of Archaeology in the Department of Near Eastern Studies at the Johns Hopkins University.