Jotham Johnson

Who was Jotham Johnson?

Jotham Johnson was an American classical archaeologist.

He was educated at the University of Pennsylvania where he received his doctorate in 1931. He was involved in fieldwork at the site of Dura Europos in Syria. Later he became involved in the excavations at the site of Minturno in Italy, under the auspices of the University of Pennsylvania. He later joined the faculty of New York University.

In 1961 he became president of the Archaeological Institute of America where he served until 1964. Johnson was also the first editor of the Institute's magazine Archaeology.