Peter Bogucki is an archaeologist who studies the prehistoric societies of Europe with a particular interest in the spread of farming and its consequences. In addition to many visits to sites and museums throughout Europe, Bogucki has conducted excavations at Neolithic sites in Poland and participated in research that identified the earliest evidence for cheese production. He has written several books, including The Origins of Human Society and Forest Farmers and Stockherders: Early Agriculture and its Consequences in North-Central Europe, and published many articles and chapters in both scholarly and popular books and journals. His most recent book, Lost Civilizations: The Barbarians, was recognized with the 2018 Society for American Archaeology book prize in the Popular category and the 2021 Felicia A. Holton Award from the Archaeological Institute of America.

Peter is a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. He earned his PhD from Harvard and served as associate dean for undergraduate affairs of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Princeton University until he retired in 2025.