Diane Harris Cline *91

Diane died of cancer in Rockville, Md., July 8, 2023.

Born May 11, 1961, in El Paso, Texas, she received her B.A. from Stanford in 1983 and her Ph.D. in art and archaeology from Princeton in 1991.

With expertise in the history of ancient Greece, social networks, and epigraphy, Diane taught history and classics at California State University, Fresno; the University of Cincinnati; and George Washington University. In the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, she did intelligence work for the National Security Agency.

Active in the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) for more than 30 years, Diane held roles at the AIA Cincinnati and San Joaquin Valley local societies and served as president of the Washington, D.C., Society. Her AIA committee work included regional symposia, fellowships, and school outreach. Diane presented at AIA annual meetings and was an AIA national lecture program speaker. Her scholarly work was published in the American Journal of Archaeology. Her final publication was “The Social Life of Bronzes: Actor-Network Theory on the Entangled Acropolis,” in Selected Papers on Ancient Art and Architecture Vol. 7.

Diane is survived by her husband, Eric; children Hannah and Joshua; parents Robert and Sandra Harris; and sisters Elaine and Janet.

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