Professor Carballo Teotihuacan Project in Science Magazine
Professor David Carballo Teotihuacan in Science Magazine. The candidate for political office stood in a plaza, naked, bracing himself against the punches and kicks. The crowd roared, pulsing around him like a beating heart. People for whom he had risked his life in war after war hurled blows and insults from all directions. The candidate […]
Professor David Carballo The Daily Beast interview
Tangled History Mexico Is Hiding The World’s Largest Pyramid In the city of Cholula in central Mexico there stands a hill with a giant church on top which hides a man made pyramid filled with secrets. Excerpt from interview with William O’Connor, 12/4/16 Click here to read entire interview. During the peak period of the […]
Guess which Professor was serving ice cream to the BU students?
Professor David Carballo served ice cream to the first year students. Pictures can be viewed at https://www.facebook.com/FY101/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1066629490059608.
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 […]
David Carballo awarded tenure and receives promotion
David Carballo has been awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor. CONGRATULATIONS!
The Journal of Field Archaeology just celebrated its 40th anniversary by publishing a special issue that you can download here
The Journal of Field Archaeology just celebrated its 40th anniversary by publishing a special issue of the journal. In her editorial introducing the issue, JFA editor Christina Luke looks forward to consider the future of Field Archaeology. The authors in this issue cover a broad range of topics and areas, and together result in an […]
Profs. Carballo and Runnels discuss the role of imitation and instruction in prehistory for an article in The Daily Free Press
http://dailyfreepress.com/2015/12/01/imitation-proves-to-be-valuable-learning-tool-throughout-human-history/
New article featuring Teotihuacan research of Prof. David Carballo and graduate students Maria Codlin, Daniela Hernandez Sarinana, and Dave Walton
BU Department of Archaeology faculty and graduate students study Teotihuacan, in part, to advance our own understanding of current cities. Read more
Professor David Carballo – NEW Publication
Urbanization and Religion in Ancient Central Mexico David M. Carballo Oxford University Press Presents a unique perspective of early urbanization and religion in the New World Provides the first book-length synthesis in English of the later Formative period in central Mexico Delves into the origins of particular deities and ritual practices known from the religious […]
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 […]