C.V.
Thomas H. Greiner
Egyptologist in Toronto, Canada
Curriculum Vitae


PhD in Ancient Near Eastern Studies
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Department of Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations
  • Thesis: The Cultural and Religious Significance of Lapis Lazuli in Dynastic Egypt
  • Supervisors: Dr. Mary-Ann Pouls Wegner & Dr Katja Goebs
Sep. 2013 to Present
M.A. in Egyptology
University of Liverpool, Liverpool, England
School of Archaeology, Classics, and Egyptology
  • Dissertation: Lapis Lazuli, Obsidian, and Systems of Exchange between Egypt and the Levant during the Naqada III Period
  • Supervisor: Dr. Ian Shaw
Sep. 2009 to Jul. 2011
B.A. in Classical Archaeology
University of British-Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Department of Classical, Near Eastern, and Religious Studies
Sep. 2001 to May 2008

Research Assistant - Godin Tepe Digitization Project
University of Toronto/Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada
Department of Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations/Department of World Cultures
  • Working under supervision of Dr Clemens Reichel, digitizing archaeological records from the 1960-1970s ROM excavations at Godin Tepe, Iran under direction of T. Cyler Young
Sep. 2014 to Present
Curatorial Volunteer Assistant
Museum of Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada
  • Catalogued and documented objects in the Egyptian collection (ca. 240 pieces).
Sep. 2011 to May 2013
Curatorial Volunteer Assistant
Manchester Museum, Manchester, England
  • Assisted the Curator of Egypt and the Sudan on various projects from cataloguing and documenting to photographing artefacts.
Feb. to Sep. 2010

Modern Languages

  • Fluent in German and English
  • Advanced in French and Spanish
  • Intermediate in Portuguese

Ancient Languages

  • Middle and Late Egyptian: hieroglyphs and hieratic:
  • Working knowledge in Latin and ancient Greek