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 […]
Alum (BA 1982) Dr. John J. Shea’s new book “Stone Tools in Human Evolution: Behavioral Differences among Technological Primates”
Alum (BA 1982) John J. Shea, Professor Anthropology at SUNY, has a new book being published January 2017: Stone Tools in Human Evolution: Behavioral Differences among Technological Primates. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. Click here for additional information. Some background from the author: “Several years ago I was among physical anthropologist colleagues at conference […]
BU Student Veronica Joseph Hooded in Honolulu
Veronica Joseph was unable to attend the BU hooding ceremony. Her forensic anthropology lab at the US Dept. of Defense’s Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency held a surprise hooding for her there, with mother and son Xavier in attendance! Here’s a brief description from Dr. Denis To, Veronica’s lab manager: “…We actually had TWO hooding ceremonies, which you can […]
Veronica Joseph secures a position with the DPAA
Congratulations to Alum Veronica Joseph, PhD graduate 2016. She secured a permanent Forensic Anthropologist position at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) based in Honolulu.
Alum Luke Pecoraro and the Lost Colony of Ronoke
Do take a look at BU Today where there is a feature story on the work of the First Colony Foundation that is searching for the 1587 Roanoke “Lost Colony,” along with a great interview with our own Luke Pecoraro, an Archaeology alum who earned his doctorate in 2015. Luke is the Director of Archaeology […]
Kay Ueda accepted a position with Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Congratulations to Kaoru (Kay) Ueda (PhD 2015). She landed a terrific full-time position at Stanford University, to begin later this fall. Kay has been hired as Curator of the Japanese Diaspora Initiative at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.
Alumna Dr. Donna Yates (CAS’04) exclusive SAFE interview
1. Please describe your professional and educational background for our readers. I have always wanted to be an archaeologist, but I thought I was just going to be a regular Maya archaeologist. While studying at Boston University, I worked in Belize and Guatemala for six months. There, I was working at a site that had […]
Archaeology in the News – Email from the Chair
In case you have not seen it, the spring issue of Boston University’s news magazine arts & sciences has two great pieces about activities in our department. On page 5, “Hands on the Past,” there are pictures of our Jonathan Bethard and Mac Marston making presentations at the Alumni College gathering in the Gabel Museum […]
Travis Parno the Chief Archaeologist, Historic St. Mary’s City, Maryland
Congratulations to Travis! The Associate Press, June 1, 2016 press release ST. MARY’S CITY, Md. (AP) — Historic St. Mary’s City is getting a new chief archaeologist. The museum in southern Maryland announced in a news release Wednesday that Travis Parno is joining the staff and will direct excavations within the National Historic Landmark. Parno’s […]
CONGRATULATIONS to our graduating BA, MA and PhD students!
Well done! To view the program, click here.