Professor Catherine West awarded a 3-year NSF Grant
Catherine West, Boston University Department of Archaeology Research Assistant Professor of Archaeology, has been awarded a 3-year National Science Foundation grant entitled “Collaborative Research: Archaeological and Paleoenvironmental Perspectives of Climate Change in the Aleutian Islands.” This project is in collaboration with the University of Alabama and Portland State University and the goal is to address […]
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 […]
Dr. Roosevelt and Dr. Luke publish JFA article on petrographic and ceramic analysis
Journal of Field Archaeology newest issue, 40.4, Dr. Luke and Dr. Roosevelt along with two other co-authors have published another of our most downloaded articles ever, at 353 times! This article is on their petrographic and ceramic analysis of their collected survey ceramics. Read article here: http://www.maneyonline.com/doi/abs/10.1179/2042458215Y.0000000009 Abstract of Article: Diachronic survey in the Marmara […]
Professor Chris Roosevelt and Brandon Olson publish the most downloaded JFA article in history
Boston University Department of Archaeology Dr. Chris Roosevelt and his co-authors, which also include grad student Brandon Olson published in the JFA issue 40.3 what has become the most downloaded JFA article in history, 851 times and counting!! The article is on his project’s use of digital technology to basically change the saying that archaeology […]
Professor Runnels Recent Media Projects
Professor Runnels has recently completed two media projects, a video on his research in Crete and a blog post about the first American student to go on a dig abroad, who encountered Heinrich Schliemann and had a chance to talk with the veteran archaeologist. You can find these pieces at the following addresses: Video title: “Out of Africa: […]
Erica Pitcairn (GRS MA’15) finds full-time job!
Congratulations to Erica Pitcairn (MA, 2015) for finding a great full-time job! She’ll be working at Cengage Learning with the group that publishes high school textbooks and other course materials for AP and honors/elective courses. She’s excited to be learning more about publishing and to remain involved in education, and Cengage is excited about her interdisciplinary […]
Walton and Carballo NSF Grant Recipient
Boston University Department of Archaeology Professor David Carballo and Graduate Student David Walton (GRS’16) are recipients of an National Science Foundation Grant. Under the guidance of Dr. David Carballo, David Walton will investigate the nuances of obsidian tool production and consumption in household spaces. This project is unique, compared to previous scholarship, because it applies […]
Professor David Carballo NSF Grant recipient
Boston University Department of Archaeology Professor David Carballo is part of a new collaborative research grant through NSF titled “Origins of Urbanization and State Formation: Investigations at the Plaza of the Columns Complex at Teotihuacan, Mexico.” The total grant is ca. $300k of which ca. $78k will come to BU. The project will investigate a […]
National Geographic article features William Saturno, Francisco Estrada-Belli, and graduate student Mary Clarke
Losing Maya Heritage to Looters Stolen artifacts are making it from the Guatemalan jungle to wealthy black-market buyers. For instance, the only way to find 14 Maya pots at once would be to uncover the burial of a very wealthy king. In archaeology, such finds can make a researcher’s career and redefine our understanding of […]
Alumna, Christina Hodge (GRS’07), publishes book
Dr. Christina Hodge (GRS’07), Collections Manager, Stanford Archaeology Center, Department of Anthropology at Stanford University has published a book based on her dissertation. “Consumerism and the Emergence of the Middle Class in Colonial America”, was published by Cambridge University Press. Congratulations Christina! Save