Peter S. Wells (born October 9, 1948) is an American anthropologist and author who is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Minnesota.
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Born | Boston, Massachusetts | October 9, 1948
Nationality | American |
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Fields | Anthropology, archaeology |
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Peter S. Wells was born in Boston, Massachusetts on October 9, 1948.[1][2] Wells received his B.A. from Harvard College in 1970, and his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1976.[1][2]
Wells is currently Professor of Anthropology at the University of Minnesota, where he teaches courses on archaeology.[3][4] He has led a number of important archaeological excavations in Germany. Wells is the author of a number of books on the prehistory of Europe. His book The Barbarians Speak: How the Conquered Peoples Shaped Roman Europe (1999), was awarded the Outstanding Title of 1999 by the Professional and Scholarly Division of the Association of American Publishers.[5] He is an associate editor of the Journal of Indo-European Studies.