Peter Der Manuelian

Professor Peter Der Manuelian serves as the Barbara Bell Professor of Egyptology at Harvard University, holding joint appointments in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and the Department of Anthropology. Since earning his PhD from the University of Chicago in 1990, he has established himself as a leading figure in modern Egyptology. As Director of the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East and the Giza Project at Harvard, he has revolutionized the field through digital archaeology initiatives and 3D visualization of ancient Egyptian sites. His career includes significant roles as Giza Archives Project Director at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (2000-2011) and teaching at Tufts University. His research spans ancient Egyptian history, archaeology, digital epigraphy, mortuary architecture, and Egyptian language and culture. His recent book "Walking Among Pharaohs" (2023) chronicles the life of George Reisner and the development of modern Egyptology. As director of the MA Program in Museum Studies at Harvard Extension School and the Arabic Diaries Project, he continues to bridge traditional archaeology with cutting-edge digital technologies while training the next generation of museum professionals and Egyptologists.