Florin Curta

Florin Curta
Born (1965-01-15) January 15, 1965 (age 60)[1]
Romania
NationalityRomanian, American
Occupation(s)Archaeologist, historian
Academic background
ThesisMaking an Early Medieval Ethnie: The Case of the Early Slavs (Sixth to Seventh Century A.D.) (1998)
Academic work
Notable worksThe Making of the Slavs: History and Archaeology of the Lower Danube Region (2001)
Notes
Honorary Member of the Romanian Academy (2023)[1]

Florin Curta (born January 15, 1965[1]) is a Romanian-born American archaeologist and historian who is a professor of medieval history and archaeology at the University of Florida. Curta is known for an unorthodox approach and interpretation of the ethnogenesis of the Early Slavs, a hypothesis published first in The Making of the Slavs: History and Archaeology of the Lower Danube Region (2001), and met with negative criticism.

  1. ^ a b c "Florin CURTA - istoric și arheolog - Membru de onoare, 2023". Romanian Academy. January 22, 2025.

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