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 […]
Professor Andrea Berlin’s CAS AR593 BU Today Class Feature
294 Steps to Class BU archaeology course teaches memorials’ meanings aren’t set in stone 10.25.2012 By Rich Barlow Class by class, lecture by lecture, question asked by question answered, an education is built. This is one of a series of visits to one class, on one day, in search of those building blocks at BU. Sweating, panting, […]
One Class, One Day: Archaeology of Boston
BU Today 8/29/2012 article.
Skeletal remains found at site add to mystery…
Franco Rossi and Aviva Cormier find fragment of a human skull at the Professor William Saturno site in Xultún, Guatemala. Click here for the BU Today article dated 08/09/2012.
Goldberg’s Laboratory of MicroStratigraphy confirms pottery find in China as world’s oldest
BU Today article dated 8/2/2012.
Andrea Berlin BU Today interview “Machine Dreams”
Andrea Berlin, a College of Arts & Sciences professor of archaeology, who specializes in Middle Eastern pottery made during the period from five centuries before Christ to 640 CE, is one of them. Berlin says archaeological digs and other historical … Click here for story.
Undergraduate major, Tory Sampson’s (CAS’15) interview with BU Today
Tory’s story is an amazing story. Here is her BU Today interview.
Archaeology Professors Goldberg and Berna Make Discovery of Earliest Fire
Professor Paul Goldberg and Research Assistant Professor Francesco Berna published their findings in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science today. For abstract with link to PDF of full article click here. For BU Today story Playing With Fire click here.
Professor Mary Beaudry Interviewed for BU Today article entitled “A Brothel Reveals Its Secrets”
In the January 31st article in BU Today Professor Beaudry talks about the surprising finds excavated from a 19th Century brothel’s outhouse in Boston’s North End. To hear the interview, see the slide show and to read the full article click here.