BU Archaeology alumna Tess Davis spearheads Task Force report on steps to reduce looting and cultural destruction in the Middle East and North Africa
Tess Davis (CAS ’04), executive director of the Antiquities Coalition, served as project director for the #CultureUnderThreat Task Force, which was convened under the auspices of the Antiquities Coalition, the Asia Society, and the Middle East Institute. The Task Force, comprising experts in heritage, international law, law enforcement, and national security, developed a set of […]
Archaeology students awarded Boston University Humanities Foundation Fellowship
Congratulations to Jade Luiz, Laura Masur and Emily Johnson! They were awarded Boston University Humanities Foundation fellowships for 2015/16 in recognition of their outstanding work in the humanities.
Christine Mikeska successfully defends Archaeology honors thesis
Congratulations to BU senior Christine Mikeska, who successfully defended her honor thesis “Food or Fur: A Systematic Analysis of Dog Bones Cutmarks from the Uyak Site on Kodiak Island, Alaska.” We will miss you in the lab, Christine!
2016 Summer Archaeology Institute at Wakefield
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Alumni Weekend Event in the Department of Archaeology
BU alumni participated in an archaeological immersion day on Friday, September 25, which will included hands-on access to the Gabel Museum at the College of Arts & Sciences, behind-the-scenes lab tours with faculty members and PhD students, and guided viewing of the Asian collection at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Additional events and information […]
The Chirikof Island Project
Dr. Catherine West directs the Chirikof Island Project, which is funded by the National Geographic Society, Boston University, and the Smithsonian Institution. The goal of this project is to use the animal bones in archaeological sites to understand how the island’s ecosystem has changed over the last 2000 years in response to human hunting, climate […]
Archaeology at the SAA Meetings!
From the Stone Age to the Drone Age: Archaeologists gathered to discuss the past at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology held in San Francisco, California, April 15-19, 2015. Boston University Department of Archaeology was in attendance with posters, papers, and exhibits.
Tess Davis (CAS’04) BU Today interview: Returning Duryodhana
By Tess Davis. Video by Devin Hahn. Photo by Josh Andrus Archaeologist Tess Davis spent 10 years documenting the plunder of Cambodia’s ancient temples and working for the return of the country’s looted antiquities.
Archaeology Student Award Recipients UPDATED 5/28
We congratulate to the following students Graduate Students: Aviva Cormier (GRS’16) Summer Research Fellowship and a Graduate Student Abroad Fellowship Matthew Flynn (GRS’19) S&J Tom Family Foundation Scholarship and Graduate Student Organization Travel Research Fellowship Anna Goldfield (GRS’17) Summer Research Fellowship Luke Pecoraro (GRS’15) Summer Research Fellowship Franco Rossi (GRS’15) The Angela J. and James […]
Matthew Egger (CAS’14) awarded Fulbright grant
Matthew Egger, Archaeology graduating senior was awarded a Fulbright grant for next year. He will be attending the first year of a Master’s program in classical archaeology and ancient numismatics at the University of Tuebingen in Germany. The research area of focus is a site on the Western Anatolian coast dating to the Hellenistic Period […]