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Gregory D. Lattanzi

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Gregory D. Lattanzi

  • College of Liberal Arts

    • Anthropology

      • Associate Professor - Instructional

      • Assistant Director, Temple Anthropology Laboratory and Museum

      • Director of Graduate Studies

Curriculum Vitae  

Expertise

Mid-Atlantic Archaeology; Pre-contact Metallurgy; Cultural Resource Management; Pottery Analysis; Social Complexity

Biography

Gregory D. Lattanzi is currently an Associate professor at Temple University in Philadelphia. He is Assistant Director of the Temple Anthropology Laboratory and Museum and Director of Graduate Studies. He recently retired from the New Jersey State Museum, where he served as Curator for the Bureau of Archaeology & Ethnography and as New Jersey State Archaeologist. He attended the State University of New York at Binghamton, and in 1995 received a master's degree from Hunter College. In 2013, while at the NJ State Museum, Dr. Lattanzi earned his Ph.D. from Temple University in Philadelphia. He continues his research on Middle Atlantic archaeology, social complexity, pottery analysis, and pre-contact copper use. He has published numerous articles and given public presentations at national, state, and local venues.

Selected Publications

  • Lattanzi, Gregory D. 2025. Red Metal, Domestic Gods: Prehistoric Copper Use in the Middle Atlantic Region. In: Michelle Rae Bebber and Christopher B. Wolff, editors. From Hard Rock to Heavy Metal: Metal Tool Production and Use by Indigenous Hunter-Gatherers of North America. Berghahn, New York. pp. 75-94.
  • Lattanzi, Gregory D. 2022. Archaeology, Copper, and Complexity in the Middle Atlantic Region. Lexington Books, Lanham.
  • Sanger, Matthew C., Mark A. Hill, Gregory D. Lattanzi, BD Padgett, CS Larsen, BJ Culleton, DJ Kennett, Laure Dussubieux, Matthew F. Napolitano, S Lacombe, and David Hurst Thomas. 2018. Early metal use and crematory practices in the American Southeast. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Jul 2018, 201808819; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1808819115.
  • Lattanzi, Gregory D. 2017. Current Research on Paleoindian Occupations in New Jersey. Journal of Middle Atlantic Archaeology 33: 49-61. 

Courses Taught

  • Introduction to Archaeology
  • Museums and Material Culture
  • Human Ecology
  • Heritage Management in Archaeology
  • Evolution and Human Environments
  • Indigenous North America
  • Practicum in Museums and Collections Management