Alexandra Ratzlaff (GRS’14) awarded a Fulbright Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the University of Haifa
The United States-Israel Educational Foundation (USIEF) awarded Alexandra Ratzlaff a Fulbright Post- doctoral Award to enable her to conduct research for twenty months at the University of Haifa during the 2013/2014/2015 academic years. Congratulations!
NEW Episode 2: “Ask An Archaeologist !”
Ask an Archaeologist Episode 2 – October 8, 2013 with Dr. Travis Parno Friends of ASOR present “Ask an Archaeologist,” a brand new YouTube series dedicated to finding out what you and your students want to know about Archaeology. The series is based on questions submitted by viewers. Viewer’s questions will be answered by professional […]
2013 Publications by BU Archaeology Alumni, Graduate Students, and Undergraduates
Cheng, Chieh-fu GRS’17 and Ellen Hsieh, 2013 “The Archaeological Study of a Military Dependants Villages of Taiwan,” Archaeologies of Mobility and Movement. Springer, New York. Giron-Abrego, Mario GRS’18 “Un Posible Logograma AKAN en el Preclásico Tardío” was recently published (in Spanish) in the European Association of Mayanists journal notes called “WAYEB.” Giron-Abrego, Mario GRS’18 “A […]
Sarah Keklak (CAS’09, GRS’13) Brook Farm Exhibit
Today the site is a National Historic Landmark, and thousands of artifacts excavated from it more than two decades ago were haphazardly stored in 50 boxes at Boston’s City Archaeology Lab, just down the street from Brook Farm, where they sat untouched. BU Today Article read more here.
Dr. Francisco Estrada-Belli discovers a Maya pyramid, Holmul Archaeological Project/PACUNAM, Guatemala
PRESS RELEASE Francisco Estrada-Belli (Holmul Archaeological Project/PACUNAM) Maya temples and tombs give new insights into Maya history GUATEMALA CITY— A Maya pyramid beautifully decorated with a rare polychrome- painted stucco frieze was unearthed in July 2013 at the site of Holmul, a Classic Maya city in northeastern Peten region of Guatemala. The find came as […]
Tuğba Tanyeri-Erdemir (GRS’05) WBUR Here & Now Interview
Boston University Department of Archaeology Alumna, Tuğba Tanyeri-Erdemir, was interviewed by Robin Young of WBUR Here & Now. http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2013/06/06/turkey-protests-taksim
John J. Shea (CAS’1982) has a new book
Professor John J. Shea, awarded BA of Archaeology from BU CAS 1982 has just published another book. Professor Shea is a full professor at Stony Brook University, Anthropology Department & Turkana Basin Institute. Stone Tools in the Paleolithic and Neolithic Near East: A Guide, published by Cambridge Univ. Press.
Dr. Francesco Berna and Stephanie Simms Discovery News Article
Mayans Cooked Food With Clay Balls Rounded clay balls found in Mexico reveal an ancient Mayan cooking technique. By Rossella Lorenzi Discovery News Thu Nov 29, 2012 Planning a last supper party on December 21? To celebrate the Mayan way, you might need several clay balls. That’s one way the Maya cooked their food, according […]
Alum Dr. Ellen Moriarty gives birth to twins
On June 23 Ellen and Matt Moriarty gave birth to twin boys, Larkin Daniel and Cameron Steven.
Alum Trina Arpin Publishes in Science
In Science Magazine Report Early Pottery at 20,000 Years Ago in Xianrendong Cave, China Xiaohong Wu, Chi Zhang, Paul Goldberg, David Cohen, Yan Pan, Trina Arpin, and Ofer Bar-Yosef Science 29 June 2012: 1696-1700. Abstract Full Text Full Text (PDF) Supplementary Materials