The Histories of Enslaved People Were Written by Slavers. A BU Researcher Is Working to Change That
Andreana Cunningham combines bioarchaeology, African diaspora studies, and archival research to better understand the lives of enslaved people
Secrets of Ancient Egyptian Nile Valley Settlements, Found in Forgotten Treasure
Archaeology student’s UROP project delves into 5,000-year-old wood charcoal that had languished at BU for decades
Digging Up the Past on Alaska’s Kodiak Island
BU archaeology student Trevor Lamb found some of Alaska’s oldest ever woven textiles while looking for ancient cooked plants
Why Are Women around the World Opting Out of Marriage?
New book from BU anthropologist Joanna Davidson explores how women are moving away from traditional marriage arrangements
Best of The Brink 2022: 10 Amazing Discoveries and Mind-Blowing Facts
From Lovesick Frogs to Music-Making to Mouse Memories, Photo Contest Shows Stunning Breadth of BU Research
Inaugural research photo contest winners announced at Kilachand Day celebration
What Ancient Toilets Can Teach Us about Maya Life—and Tamales
BU archaeologist helps flush out first physical evidence of indoor Maya latrines and cooking process that revolutionized historic diets
Is “Dragon Man” a Missing Link in Human Evolution?
Dragon Man’s 140,000-year-old fossilized skull, found in China, may reveal new clues about the transition between our earlier ancestors and modern humans, and mating between Homo sapiens, Denisovans, and Neanderthals