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Holly Pittman is the Bok Family Professor in the Humanities at the University of Pennsylvania, affiliated with the Department of Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean World (AAMW) in the School of Arts and Sciences. She also holds affiliations with Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Anthropology, Visual Studies, and serves as Curator of the Near East Section at the Penn Museum.
Her research specializes in the archaeology of the Ancient Near East, with a focus on glyptic art, material culture, and early urban development. She has conducted extensive fieldwork in Cyprus, Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran, particularly at Malyan, Tell Brak, Hacienbi Tepe, and the Konar Sandal sites in the Jiroft region. Her work integrates excavation, publication, and museum curation to advance understanding of early complex societies.
Dr. Pittman co-curated the traveling exhibition "Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur," highlighting her expertise in Mesopotamian royal art and burial practices. Her current research continues to explore the cultural significance of early administrative and artistic systems in Iran and Mesopotamia.
She advises graduate students and leads interdisciplinary research initiatives, often in collaboration with international teams. Her work is supported by institutional affiliations and field grants, though specific funding sources are not detailed in the text.
As an active curator at the Penn Museum, she oversees Near Eastern collections and contributes to public scholarship through exhibitions and academic engagement.
