Patrick Hunt

Patrick N. Hunt (born 1951 in California) is an American archeologist and author.

Education Patrick Hunt earned his Ph.D. in Archaeology in 1991 from the Institute of Archaeology University College London (UCL), with a specialization in Archaeological Science. His dissertation, titled “Provenance, Weathering and Technology of Selected Archaeological Basalts and Andesites”, examined stone use in both Old World (Mesopotamian, Roman, Greek, Assyrian, Canaanite, Egyptian) and New World (Olmec, Aztec, Wari, Inca) contexts. and completed two graduate internships at the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park (1987–88), working in the radiocarbon laboratory and in petrography/optical petrology.

Earlier academic experiences include a summer session at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens (1984), where he studied Greek archaeology and historical topography. At the University of California, Berkeley Hunt studied Classics (1983–84), and returned there as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Near Eastern Studies (1994–95).

Research Dr. Patrick Hunt’s research combines archaeological science, historical topography, and classical studies, with a particular focus on ancient technology, material culture, and geoarchaeology. His doctoral dissertation in 2007–2008 for research related to Hannibal. He has been affiliated with National Geographic as an Explorer since that time. As director of the Stanford Alpine Archaeology Project (1994-2012) , Hunt's research on Ötzi and the Alpine environment has been sponsored by the National Geographic Society's Expeditions Council. He served as President of the Stanford Society of the Archaeological Institute of America (1995–2024) and has been a National Lecturer for the AIA since 2009, including being awarded the Norton Lectureship 2022-2023. In 1996 he discovered the quarry for a temple of Jupiter in the region of the pass.

In the Hannibal Expedition 2007-2008 sponsored by National Geographic Society, Hunt searched for artifacts of Hannibal's crossing of the Alps in 218 BC, In 2011, he was the expert on the Hannibal team for Spike's TV show Deadliest Warrior.

He has been a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society since 1989. paleopathology, and the iconography of classical myths and biblical texts in art. He has contributed to journals and books including World Archaeology , BICS, Studia Phoenicia , Journal of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Wiley-Blackwell’s Encyclopedia of Ancient History , Encyclopedia Britannica , and the Acta Antiqua series.

Hunt has authored and edited various books, ranging from general works such as Ten Discoveries That Rewrote History (2007), Hannibal (2017), Dante’s Inferno (2011), to textbooks and monographs on subjects including ancient warfare, His output also includes creative works such as poetry, aphorisms, and essays.

His academic service includes participation in national and institutional committees for AIA and judging for the Saroyan International Writing Prize at Stanford University.

Hunt has taught at Stanford University for over 30 years University of Toronto, Humboldt University of Berlin, UCLA, Paris-Sorbonne University, among others. He has presented invited talks at numerous global museums, including the British Museum and Liechtensteines LandesMuseum.

Works Monographs Caravaggio (Life & Times), 2004, Rembrandt: His Life in Art, 2006, Alpine Archaeology, 2007, Ten Discoveries That Rewrote History, 2007, Hannibal, 2017,

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