New Plimouth Plantation Discovery by two of our Alum!
Boston Globe Article Remains of Pilgrims’ Plymouth settlement unearthed By Brian MacQuarrie Globe Staff November 23, 2016 On Tuesday, archeologists from the University of Massachusetts Boston said they have discovered what is believed to be part of the original settlement, a conclusion reached through calf’s bones, musket balls, 17th-century ceramics, and brownish soil where a […]
Mary Clarke recipient of a GRAF
Congratulations to Mary Clarke, recipient of the GRS Long Term Graduate Research Abroad Fellowship to support her travel and dissertation research in Guatemala.
Professor Curtis Runnels blogs on the Archivist’s Notebook of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
The chance discovery of a long-lost letter from the famous archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann is the topic of Dr. Runnels’ latest blog post, and may be a welcome relief from late semester stress! Curtis Runnels, 2016, Who went to Schliemann’s Wedding? A blog post for the Archivist’s Notebook of the American School of Classical Studies at […]
Professor Mary Beaudry published a highly cited co-authored article in American Antiquity
Professor Mary Beaudry in 2014 was coauthor (with Keith W. Kintigh, Jeffrey H. Altschul, Robert D. Drennan, Ann P. Kinzig, Timothy A. Kohler, W. Fredrick Limp, Herbert D.G. Maschner, William K. Michener, Timothy R. Pauketat, Peter Peregrine, Jeremy A. Sabloff, Tony J. Wilkinson, Henry T. Wright, and Melinda A. Zeder) of an article, “Forum: Grand […]
Alum, Kathryn Ness to publish monograph.
Archaeology PhD Kathryn L. Ness, Curator of Collections at Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, Massachusetts, is about to publish a monograph based on her 2015 dissertation, Setting the Table: Ceramics, Dining, and Cultural Exchange in Andalucia and La Florida with University Press of Florida. Due out in January, 2017, the book is already being promoted widely […]
Slides from The Archaeology Raymond & Beverly Sackler Distinguished Lecture
Boston University Archaeology Department 2016 Raymond and Beverly Sackler Distinguished Lecture in Archaeology in honor of Professor Norman Hammond was given by Professor Melinda A. Zeder, titled “Pathways to Animal Domestication: A Continuing Journey” was held Thursday, November 3, 5pm, College of Arts and Sciences, with a reception following at the Castle. Abstract: Animal […]
BU Today coverage of BU Archaeology Cabinet of Curiosity & Unrolling of the Mummy
BU Today 10/31/2016 by Amy Laskowski Event director Ilaria Patania (GRS’17), a PhD candidate in archaeology, said unveiling parties were very fashionable occasions, hosted by those who could afford to buy a mummy as “entertainment for their house party,” and also by professors or hospitals, who would examine the relic in the name of science. […]
Archaeology Day Pictures
Boston University Archaeology Day was held Sunday, October 23 and it was a great success, attended by many individuals of all ages.
Professor Runnels AR206, Ancient Technology made arrowheads
Professor Runnels, AR206, Ancient Technology were given a great project – to make their own arrowheads. Save Save
Professor Marston AR280, Eating & Drinking in the Ancient World pickled
Professor John Marston’s CAS AR280, Eating and Drinking in the Ancient World participated in a pickling session in the Grad Lounge learning how ancients preserved food by pickling using Kohlrabi, Golden Beets, and making sauerkraut from Red Cabbage.