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. […]
Two Successful Archaeology PhD Defenses April 3rd!
Congratulations to Dr. Catherine Scott Dissertation title: “Exploring Methods of Archaeological Sediment Chemistry Analysis in Western Turkey!” Congratulations to Dr. Natalie Susmann, dissertation title “The Nature of Cult: Visualizing the Greek Cultic Landscape in the Argolid and Messenia, C. 2800 – 146BCE!”
Wroth (GRS’18), Marston, and Goldberg publish a paper
“Neanderthal plant use and pyrotechnology: phytolith analysis from Roc de Marsal, France”, paper published in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, written by, Archaeology alumna, Kristen Wroth (GRS’18), Professor John M. Marston, Professor Emeritus, Paul Goldberg, et al. Read the paper. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12520-019-00793-9 Congratulations Kris, Mac, and Paul! Image, Kristen Wroth and John Marston
Alum, Dan Fallu accepts a five-year postdoc!
Alum, Dan Fallu (GRS’17) accepted a five-year postdoc at the Tromsø University Museum in Norway to research soil DNA and the Geoarchaeology of agricultural terraces across Europe. Congratulations Dan!
Alumna, Jessica MacLellan (CAS’09) recipient of PhD in Anthropology, University of Arizona
Jessica received her BA in Archaeology, May 2009 and has gone on with her interests in archaeology. Jessica is the recipient of a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Arizona. She studies the role of household ritual in the development of ancient Maya civilization at Ceibal, Guatemala. Congratulations Jessica!
Marston, Scott, Luke, and Shin are co-authors on the 2014-2017 Research report at Kaymakci
BU Archaeology Program Professor John Marston, graduate student, Catherine Scott (GRS’19), alumna Nami Shin (CAS’15), and Christina Luke, Adjunct Associate Professor are co-authors on Exploring Space, Economy, and Interregional Interaction at a Second-Millennium B.C.E. Citadel in Central Western Anatolia: 2014–2017 Research at Kaymakçı, published by AJA. Congratulations to all! Click here to read article.
Anna Goldfield (GRS’17) dissertation article published in the Journal of Human Evolution
Anna Goldfield is lead author on an article just published in the Journal of Human Evolution. “Modeling the role of fire and cooking in the competitive exclusion of Neanderthals” by Anna Goldfield, Ross Booton, and Professor John (Mac) Marston was generated originally as part of Anna’s dissertation. Read the article here. Congratulations Anna!
Alumna, Veronica Joseph Keyes (GRS’16) in North Korea retrieving DPRK remains
2016 Archaeology PhD Veronica Joseph (now Veronica Keyes) has been employed at DPAA (Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency) in Honolulu for several years, work that she is enjoying very much. She is was one of the archaeologists/anthropologists on the delegation that recently went to North Korea to retrieve 55 sets of remains from DPRK, which will […]
Alumna, Sara Belkin (GRS’18), is the new Associate Editor at Wiley Publishing in Medford
Sara received her PhD in Archaeology this past May and started her new job June 2018 as an Associate Editor at Wiley Publishing in Medford. She is the journal manager of 4 journals within the Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews series. These journals combine some of the features of encyclopedic reference works and review journals. She is […]
Alumna Katrina Eichner (CAS’10) hired as Assistant Professor at U of Idaho
Katrina Eichner has been newly appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology & Anthropology, College of Letters, Arts & Social Sciences at the University of Idaho. Katrina Eichner received her BA in Archaeology from Boston University in 2010. She went on to earn her doctorate in anthropology with an emphasis in gender, women, […]