Professor Thomas G. Palaima, Robert M. Armstrong Centennial Professor and Director, Program in Aegean Scripts and Prehistory (PASP) at the University of Texas at Austin has been elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS). You can view all newly elected members at https://www.amacad.org/new-members-2023
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