Prof. Mary Beaudry delivered a keynote address, “Gastronomical Archaeology: Food, Mealtimes, and the Material Aesthetics of Dining” at the 2016 Amsterdam Symposium on the History of Food
Prof. Mary Beaudry delivered a keynote address, “Gastronomical Archaeology: Food, Mealtimes, and the Material Aesthetics of Dining” at the 2016 Amsterdam Symposium on the History of Food, held at the University of Amsterdam on January 15 & 16 on the theme of “Fire, Knives and Fridges: The Material Culture of Cooking Tools and Techniques” (http://bijzonderecollectiesuva.nl/foodhistory/amsterdam-symposium-on-the-history-of-food/#Programme). […]
Professor Mary Beaudry – NEW Publication on Historical Households
While household archaeologists view the home as a social unit, few move their investigations “beyond the walls” when contextualizing a household in its community. Even exterior aspects of a dwelling–its plant life, yard spaces, and trash heaps–uncover issues of domination and resistance, gender relations, and the effects of colonialism. This innovative volume examines historical homes […]
Visiting Researcher Karen B. Metheny and Professor Mary C. Beaudry have co-edited Archaeology of Food: An Encyclopedia
What are the origins of agriculture? In what ways have technological advances related to food affected human development? How have food and foodways been used to create identity, communicate meaning, and organize society? In this highly readable, illustrated volume, archaeologists and other scholars from across the globe explore these questions and more.The Archaeology of Food offers more […]
Professor Mary Beaudry interim faculty coordinator of the MLA Gastronomy Program
Metropolitan College welcomes Dr. Mary Beaudry as interim faculty coordinator of the MLA in Gastronomy program. Dr. Beaudry is a BU College of Arts & Sciences professor of archaeology and anthropology, and a MET professor of gastronomy. One of the founders of the MLA in Gastronomy, she has for many years taught the program’s core […]
National Science Foundation Grant Award Recipients
Professors Christopher Roosevelt and Christina Luke, co-Principal Investigators, awarded National Science Foundation for their research, Cultural Dynamics and Overlapping Interaction Spheres in the Marmara Lake Basin, Western Turkey, $202,124 Professor David Carballo, awarded National Science Foundation Grant for his research, Urbanism, Neighborhood Organization, and Domestic Economy at the Tlajinga District, Teotihuacan, Mexico, $188,238 Research Assistant […]
Kristen Wroth is the 2012/13 Teaching Fellow Excellence Award Winner
Congratulations to Kristen Wroth, she is the recipient of the 2012/2013 Teaching Fellow Excellence Award. Kristin was the Teaching Fellow for Professor John Marston’s course, CAS AR307, Archaeological Science.
Professor Mary C. Beaudry and Travis G. Parno have published an edited volume “Archaeologies of Mobility and Movement”
Prof Mary Beaudry and PhD candidate Travis G. Parno have published an edited volume, Archaeologies of Mobility and Movement (Springer, 2013). The book features chapters based on papers delivered at the 2011 CHAT Conference at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Authors drew inspiration from the conference’s theme, “People and Things in Motion,” and presented […]
Professor Mary Beaudry Receives J.C. Harrington Award
Established in 1981, the J.C. Harrington Award is named in honor of Jean Carl Harrington (1901-1998), one of the pioneers of historical archaeology in North America. The award, which consists of an inscribed metal, is presented for a lifetime of contributions to the discipline centered on scholarship. No more than one Harrington Medal is presented […]
Professor Mary Beaudry to deliver McDonald Lecture 2012
Mary Beaudry to deliver McDonald Lecture 2012 We are delighted to announce that Professor Mary Beaudry will deliver the McDonald Lecture 2012 at 5.00pm on Wednesday 21st November at the Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Plant Sciences, adjacent to the McDonald Institute in the Downing Site, Downing Street, Cambridge. The Lecture will be followed by […]
One Class, One Day: Archaeology of Boston
BU Today 8/29/2012 article.