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/
Feature story BU-BC Maccabees Project
If you are interested in learning more about the BU-BC Maccabees Project, please visit the project website: http://sites.bu.edu/maccabees/
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 Mary Beaudry – NEW Publication on Historical Households
While household archaeologists view the home as a social unit, few move their investigations “beyond the walls” when contextualizing a household in its community. Even exterior aspects of a dwelling–its plant life, yard spaces, and trash heaps–uncover issues of domination and resistance, gender relations, and the effects of colonialism. This innovative volume examines historical homes […]
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 […]
Professor Catherine West awarded a 3-year NSF Grant
Catherine West, Boston University Department of Archaeology Research Assistant Professor of Archaeology, has been awarded a 3-year National Science Foundation grant entitled “Collaborative Research: Archaeological and Paleoenvironmental Perspectives of Climate Change in the Aleutian Islands.” This project is in collaboration with the University of Alabama and Portland State University and the goal is to address […]
Visiting Researcher Karen B. Metheny and Professor Mary C. Beaudry have co-edited Archaeology of Food: An Encyclopedia
What are the origins of agriculture? In what ways have technological advances related to food affected human development? How have food and foodways been used to create identity, communicate meaning, and organize society? In this highly readable, illustrated volume, archaeologists and other scholars from across the globe explore these questions and more.The Archaeology of Food offers more […]
Professor Chris Roosevelt and Brandon Olson publish the most downloaded JFA article in history
Boston University Department of Archaeology Dr. Chris Roosevelt and his co-authors, which also include grad student Brandon Olson published in the JFA issue 40.3 what has become the most downloaded JFA article in history, 851 times and counting!! The article is on his project’s use of digital technology to basically change the saying that archaeology […]
Professor Runnels Recent Media Projects
Professor Runnels has recently completed two media projects, a video on his research in Crete and a blog post about the first American student to go on a dig abroad, who encountered Heinrich Schliemann and had a chance to talk with the veteran archaeologist. You can find these pieces at the following addresses: Video title: “Out of Africa: […]
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 […]