| Year Graduated | 2009 |
| Department Affiliation | Anthropology |
| Dissertation | The Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age Metallurgy of Tepe Hissar, Northeast Iran: A Challenge to the ‘Levantine Paradigm’ |
| Current Position | Director of Research Programs National Endowment for the Humanities |
| Relevant Links | https://www.neh.gov/staff/christopher-p-thornton |