Guzin Eren recipient of Archaeology Outstanding Teaching Fellow Award 2018-2019
Congratulations Guzin! This distinction shows that we value your important contribution to our teaching mission and confidence in your performance and abilities. The reception will take place in the College of Arts and Sciences, Room 132, 725 Commonwealth Ave., Monday, May 6th.
Photos of 4/24 Archaeology Faculty Spotlight Lecture by Professor Andrea Berlin
“At Home on Board: Kyrenia Ship and the Goods of its Crew” Lecture by Andrea Berlin, James R. Wiseman Chair in Classical Archaeology, Professor of Archaeology & Religion. Abstract: The Kyrenia ship is the best preserved small Greek merchant ship ever found. Its cargo included 400 amphoras, 45 millstones, iron ingots, nearly 10,000 almonds, a […]
Photos of 4/24 Archaeology & ARCE Co-Sponsored Lecture: “Exploring the Invisible in Ancient Egypt”
A lecture by Kasia Szpakowska, Associate Professor of Egyptology, Department of Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology, Swansea University.
Sydney Hunter awarded Fulbright Scholarship
Sydney Hunter (CAS’19) Archaeology Senior, has been awarded a J. William Fulbright Scholarship to attend the University of Liverpool for a Master’s of Arts in Archaeology. At Liverpool, she’ll be taking classes on the archaeology of the Near East and various materials analyses, emphasis on archaeobotany for the MA thesis work. Sydney will be conducting research […]
4/22 Archaeology & EAAF Co-Sponsored Event: Asia at the World’s Fairs: An Online Exhibition of Cultural Exchange
Beginning with the earliest international exhibition at London’s “Crystal Palace” in 1851, “world’s fairs” became a prominent stage for the presentation of peoples and cultures of Asia to a world audience. With its rich, vibrant and diverse histories and cultures, Asia as represented at these universal expositions provided many fairgoers with their first encounter with […]
4/19 Archaeology & EAAF Co-Sponsored Lecture by Professor Alice Y. Tseng
Prof. Alice Tseng (Chair, and Associate Professor of Japanese Art and Architecture, Department of History of Art and Architecture, Boston University), “Kyoto, A Modern Imperial City” Abstract: This talk explores the development of an imperial city without an emperor in residence. The story of Kyoto between 1868 and 1940 was not one of irreparable decline. The city thrived […]
Emma Schlauder wins Fulbright Scholarship
Archaeology senior Emma Schlauder (CAS’19) has been awarded a J. William Fulbright Scholarship for study in the United Kingdom. A double major in Archaeology and History, with a minor in Classical Civilization, Emma will use the prestigious award to attend the University of Sheffield’s MSc program in Human Osteology and Funerary Archaeology in fall 2019. […]
4/18 Archaeology & EAAF Co-Sponsored Lecture by Ms. WEN Yadi
The Boston University Center for the Study of Asia’s East Asian Archaeology Forum (EAAF) and the CAS Archaeology Program are pleased to present “Lustrous Jades: Crafting Technology and Symbolic Meaning in China’s Earliest Nephrite Earrings at Xinglongwa” Ms. WEN Yadi (Doctoral Candidate, Dept. of History, Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Photos of the 4/3 Distinguished Lecture: Troy and Gordion: An Excavator’s Perspective on Two Legendary Sites in Anatolia
BU Archaeology Faculty, Students, and Alum presenting at this year SAA Meeting
The 84th SAA Meeting, held in Albuquerque, New Mexico April 10 to the 14, 2019 Presenters Catherine F. West and Ben Fitzhugh Human Behavioral Ecology and the Complexities of Arctic Foodways (Thursday, 8am) Symposium: Human Behavioral Ecology at the Coastal Margins: Global Perspectives on Coastal & Maritime Adaptations (Thursday, 8am–12pm) 115 Brazos Ben Fitzhugh, Catherine […]