Curtis Runnels being honored by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Professor Curtis Runnels is being honored by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens will host a Virtual Gala to honor for his outstanding contributions to the advancement of knowledge of post-antique Greece. Please join us on Thursday, May 6, 2021, at 6:30 PM EDT for an extraordinary evening of culture, education, and inspiration—from the comfort of […]
Travis Parno (GRS’13) discovers the earliest colonial site
Alum, Travis Parno (GRS’13) discovered the earliest colonial site in Maryland. https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/03/22/maryland-colonial-site-discovered/?outputType=amp
Catherine West published in The Oceans Past Initiative (OPI).
Catherine West’s research featured in the Oceans Past Initiative newsletter, PDF of article. The Oceans Past Initiative (OPI) is a global research network for marine historical research. Congratulations Catherine!
Andrea Berlin published in Times of Transition Judea in the Early Hellenistic Period.
Andrea Berlin published, “The Achaemenid-Ptolemaic Transition: The View from Southern Phoenicia,” in Times of Transition. Judea in the Early Hellenistic Period. Sylvie Honigman, Christophe Nihan, and Oded Lipshits, eds. Mosaics 1. Tel Aviv: Tel Aviv University Press and Eisenbrauns: University Park PA, 2021. Pp. 143-159. Congratulations Andrea!
Alumna Carol Stein re-appointed Director of Publications at ASCSA
Alumna Carol Stein, recipient of an MA in Archaeology in 2015, has been re-appointed to the position of Director of Publications at The American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Congratulations Carol!
Call for Papers: Historical Archaeologies of the African Diaspora in the Americas
Historical Archaeologies of the African Diaspora in the Americas: Junior Scholars Symposium Boston University Spring 2021 – Call for Papers Call for paper due February 5th, 2021. The Program in Archaeology, Program in African American Studies, and Department of Anthropology at Boston University invite junior scholar proposals for research presentations and a panel discussion […]
Marston publishes new article on agricultural economies
John M. Marston’s latest article, “Archaeological Approaches to Agricultural Economies” has been published online in the Journal of Archaeological Research. The article is available here: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10814-020-09150-0
Laura Heath-Stout (GRS ’19) was awarded a Wenner-Gren Foundation Fellowship
Laura Heath-Stout (GRS ’19) was awarded a Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Wenner-Gren Foundation for the project “Career Arcs: Identity, Oppression, and Diversity in Archaeology.” While a Fellow, she will have an affiliation with UMass-Boston for the 2021-2022 academic year and will work on revising her dissertation into a book, which is under contract with […]
Robert Murowchick coauthors articles in Education About Asia
Robert Murowchick co-wrote articles in the the Fall 2020 issue of the journal Education About Asia, published by the Association for Asian Studies. His contribution “China, Global History, and the Sea: Pedagogical Perspectives and Applications” can be read Here This special issue of Education About Asia focuses on Teaching Asia’s Giants: China, and includes: Education […]
Andrea Berlin published in the Bulletin of ASOR
The BASOR article, to appear in the May 2021 issue, can be read online at http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/711887.