Kristian Kristiansen is a Danish archaeologist known for his contributions to the study of Bronze Age Europe, heritage studies and archaeological theory. Director of the Danish Archaeological Heritage Administration from 1979 to 1994, and since then has been a professor at Gothenburg University. He initiated the founding of the European Association of Archaeologists in 1994, and served as its first president until 1998. Founding editor the European Journal of Archaeology. He has held visiting professorships at the Sorbonne, Stanford University, Cambridge University and Oxford University.