Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology
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Brown University's Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology & the Ancient World (JIAAW) is dedicated to the academic study and public promotion of archaeology and the ancient world, with a focus on the Mediterranean, Egypt, and Near East.
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TODAY at 2pm EST
FREE WEBINAR: Applying to Grad School in Archaeology
Faculty panel includes JIAAW's Director, Andrew Scherer; Director of Graduate Studies, Felipe Rojas; and Shanti Morell-Hart, Director of the Integrated Laboratory for Archaeological Sciences
Preregister at tinyurl.com/y2uhcs7n
FREE WEBINAR: Applying to Grad School in Archaeology
Faculty panel includes JIAAW's Director, Andrew Scherer; Director of Graduate Studies, Felipe Rojas; and Shanti Morell-Hart, Director of the Integrated Laboratory for Archaeological Sciences
Preregister at tinyurl.com/y2uhcs7n
November 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
TODAY at 2pm EST
FREE WEBINAR: Applying to Grad School in Archaeology
Faculty panel includes JIAAW's Director, Andrew Scherer; Director of Graduate Studies, Felipe Rojas; and Shanti Morell-Hart, Director of the Integrated Laboratory for Archaeological Sciences
Preregister at tinyurl.com/y2uhcs7n
FREE WEBINAR: Applying to Grad School in Archaeology
Faculty panel includes JIAAW's Director, Andrew Scherer; Director of Graduate Studies, Felipe Rojas; and Shanti Morell-Hart, Director of the Integrated Laboratory for Archaeological Sciences
Preregister at tinyurl.com/y2uhcs7n
Tomorrow at noon, Arturo Sáez Sepúlveda, Adjunct Professor in the Academic School of Archeology at the Austral University of Chile, will present his research in an informal lecture titled, “Thinking with Agents: Applications of Agent-Based Modeling (ABM) to Archaeological Problems.” Plus pizza!
November 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Tomorrow at noon, Arturo Sáez Sepúlveda, Adjunct Professor in the Academic School of Archeology at the Austral University of Chile, will present his research in an informal lecture titled, “Thinking with Agents: Applications of Agent-Based Modeling (ABM) to Archaeological Problems.” Plus pizza!
FREE WEBINAR:
Applying to Grad School in Archaeology
Friday, Nov. 7 at 2pm ET
Pre-registration required: brown.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Get an overview of the graduate application process by the faculty from Brown University’s doctoral program in Archaeology and the Ancient World
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Applying to Grad School in Archaeology
Friday, Nov. 7 at 2pm ET
Pre-registration required: brown.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Get an overview of the graduate application process by the faculty from Brown University’s doctoral program in Archaeology and the Ancient World
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October 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
FREE WEBINAR:
Applying to Grad School in Archaeology
Friday, Nov. 7 at 2pm ET
Pre-registration required: brown.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Get an overview of the graduate application process by the faculty from Brown University’s doctoral program in Archaeology and the Ancient World
PLEASE SHARE
Applying to Grad School in Archaeology
Friday, Nov. 7 at 2pm ET
Pre-registration required: brown.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Get an overview of the graduate application process by the faculty from Brown University’s doctoral program in Archaeology and the Ancient World
PLEASE SHARE
The Joukowsky Institute welcomes our newest Faculty Fellows, Michael Satlow (Professor of Judaic and Religious Studies) and Catie Nuckols (International Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow in the History of Art and Architecture and the Cogut Institute for Humanities)
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October 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The Joukowsky Institute welcomes our newest Faculty Fellows, Michael Satlow (Professor of Judaic and Religious Studies) and Catie Nuckols (International Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow in the History of Art and Architecture and the Cogut Institute for Humanities)
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Tomorrow at noon, Simone Ciambelli, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action Global Research Fellow at Brown’s Department of Classics and Researcher at Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna, will present an informal lecture titled, “The Agency of Intermediate Bodies in Pompeii: Preliminary Insights.”
October 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Tomorrow at noon, Simone Ciambelli, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action Global Research Fellow at Brown’s Department of Classics and Researcher at Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna, will present an informal lecture titled, “The Agency of Intermediate Bodies in Pompeii: Preliminary Insights.”
TODAY at 5:30, Trinidad Rico speaks on "The Anatomy of “Local Expertise”: Heritage Preservation in Qatar." Rico is Director of Cultural Heritage and Preservation Studies at Rutgers. Her talk addresses heritage preservation in Qatar as an example of resistance to a monolithic universal heritage ethos
October 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
TODAY at 5:30, Trinidad Rico speaks on "The Anatomy of “Local Expertise”: Heritage Preservation in Qatar." Rico is Director of Cultural Heritage and Preservation Studies at Rutgers. Her talk addresses heritage preservation in Qatar as an example of resistance to a monolithic universal heritage ethos
THIS SATURDAY is Community Archaeology Day! We have 3 great events:
- Uncover Archaeology in Rhode Island Hall from 11-3
- College Hill's excavation at List Art Building also 11-3
- North Burial Ground data collection, on North Main, from 1-3
PLUS, sticker books! Collect stickers from all three!
- Uncover Archaeology in Rhode Island Hall from 11-3
- College Hill's excavation at List Art Building also 11-3
- North Burial Ground data collection, on North Main, from 1-3
PLUS, sticker books! Collect stickers from all three!
October 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
THIS SATURDAY is Community Archaeology Day! We have 3 great events:
- Uncover Archaeology in Rhode Island Hall from 11-3
- College Hill's excavation at List Art Building also 11-3
- North Burial Ground data collection, on North Main, from 1-3
PLUS, sticker books! Collect stickers from all three!
- Uncover Archaeology in Rhode Island Hall from 11-3
- College Hill's excavation at List Art Building also 11-3
- North Burial Ground data collection, on North Main, from 1-3
PLUS, sticker books! Collect stickers from all three!
Note the updated time for Roberta Ferritto's talk this evening!
Dr. Ferritto will now present her lecture, "Roman Maritime Villas from Southern Latium to the Mediterranean Provinces: Architecture, Environment, and Economy," at 5:30pm in Rhode Island Hall. All are welcome!
Dr. Ferritto will now present her lecture, "Roman Maritime Villas from Southern Latium to the Mediterranean Provinces: Architecture, Environment, and Economy," at 5:30pm in Rhode Island Hall. All are welcome!
October 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Note the updated time for Roberta Ferritto's talk this evening!
Dr. Ferritto will now present her lecture, "Roman Maritime Villas from Southern Latium to the Mediterranean Provinces: Architecture, Environment, and Economy," at 5:30pm in Rhode Island Hall. All are welcome!
Dr. Ferritto will now present her lecture, "Roman Maritime Villas from Southern Latium to the Mediterranean Provinces: Architecture, Environment, and Economy," at 5:30pm in Rhode Island Hall. All are welcome!
Next week is a busy one! Tuesday at 5pm, Roberta Ferritto will be giving a talk on Roman maritime villas. Then, on Thursday at noon, Prof. Emeritus Rolf Winkes will share stories of the early days of archaeology at Brown. And get ready for Community Archaeology Day, coming up next Saturday!
October 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Next week is a busy one! Tuesday at 5pm, Roberta Ferritto will be giving a talk on Roman maritime villas. Then, on Thursday at noon, Prof. Emeritus Rolf Winkes will share stories of the early days of archaeology at Brown. And get ready for Community Archaeology Day, coming up next Saturday!
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Brown University anthropologist Ieva Jusionyte awarded MacArthur ‘genius grant’ — @ievajusionyte.bsky.social, a cultural and legal anthropologist who leads the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies at @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social won an $800,000 grant to advance her work.
Brown University anthropologist Ieva Jusionyte awarded MacArthur ‘genius grant’
Jusionyte, a cultural and legal anthropologist who leads the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies at Brown’s Watson School of International and Public Affairs, won an $800,000 grant to adv...
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October 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Brown University anthropologist Ieva Jusionyte awarded MacArthur ‘genius grant’ — @ievajusionyte.bsky.social, a cultural and legal anthropologist who leads the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies at @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social won an $800,000 grant to advance her work.
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"In an era of shrinking research budgets and political pressure to justify public investment, federally funded #digital #archives in #archaeology are delivering measurable, lasting benefits..." Read the blog and #openaccess article here: ➡️ https://cup.org/4nQ7gNS
#Huhugam @saa-aap.bsky.social
#Huhugam @saa-aap.bsky.social
National Endowment for the Humanities-Funded Archaeological Archive of Huhugam Archaeology Delivers Lasting Impact in the Southwest « Archaeology# « Cambridge Core Blog
In an era of shrinking research budgets and political pressure to justify public investment, federally funded digital archives in archaeology are delivering measurable, lasting benefits to scholars, l...
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October 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"In an era of shrinking research budgets and political pressure to justify public investment, federally funded #digital #archives in #archaeology are delivering measurable, lasting benefits..." Read the blog and #openaccess article here: ➡️ https://cup.org/4nQ7gNS
#Huhugam @saa-aap.bsky.social
#Huhugam @saa-aap.bsky.social
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In case you missed this, we have a fabulous evening lined up talking about the importance of research and knowledge. Seems very timely and great to partner with @expeditions.bsky.social and 5x15 ... Do come along.
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October 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
In case you missed this, we have a fabulous evening lined up talking about the importance of research and knowledge. Seems very timely and great to partner with @expeditions.bsky.social and 5x15 ... Do come along.
www.5x15.com/events/5x15-...
www.5x15.com/events/5x15-...
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SIX postdoc jobs (!) going at the new Leverhulme Centre for Space and Humanity at the University of Leicester, directed by @andrewfutter.bsky.social If you're in the social sciences/humanities and working on outer space, have a look!
Research Associate in Humanity and Space in Leicester | University of Leicester Recruitment Team
View details and apply for this Research Associate in Humanity and Space vacancy in Leicester.
The Leverhulme Centre for Humanity and Space (LCHS), based at Space Park Leicester, is seeking up to...
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October 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
SIX postdoc jobs (!) going at the new Leverhulme Centre for Space and Humanity at the University of Leicester, directed by @andrewfutter.bsky.social If you're in the social sciences/humanities and working on outer space, have a look!
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Join us Thursday, Oct. 16 at noon EDT for a virtual discussion of The Invention of Rum: Creating the Quintessential Atlantic Commodity (Jordan B. Smith, Widener U).
This event is part of JCB Reads, a virtual series for former fellows to share recent book publications.
Details at jcblibrary.org!
This event is part of JCB Reads, a virtual series for former fellows to share recent book publications.
Details at jcblibrary.org!
October 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Join us Thursday, Oct. 16 at noon EDT for a virtual discussion of The Invention of Rum: Creating the Quintessential Atlantic Commodity (Jordan B. Smith, Widener U).
This event is part of JCB Reads, a virtual series for former fellows to share recent book publications.
Details at jcblibrary.org!
This event is part of JCB Reads, a virtual series for former fellows to share recent book publications.
Details at jcblibrary.org!
Coming up next week, David Freidel explores Maya-Teotihuacan relations on Tuesday at 4pm; and Emilia Huerta-Sanchez discusses pathogens after contact in Mexico on Thursday at noon. For more details on both, and on other upcoming events, visit our website's events page at archaeology.brown.edu/events
October 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Coming up next week, David Freidel explores Maya-Teotihuacan relations on Tuesday at 4pm; and Emilia Huerta-Sanchez discusses pathogens after contact in Mexico on Thursday at noon. For more details on both, and on other upcoming events, visit our website's events page at archaeology.brown.edu/events
This Thursday, we have the pleasure of hosting Rachel Thimmig. She will be presenting her research in an informal lecture: “Damming the Reservation: Hidden Histories of Salvage Archaeology and Domestic Life on the Great Plains.”
📅 October 2nd
⏰12:00 pm – 12:50 pm
📍Rhode Island Hall, Rm 108
📅 October 2nd
⏰12:00 pm – 12:50 pm
📍Rhode Island Hall, Rm 108
September 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This Thursday, we have the pleasure of hosting Rachel Thimmig. She will be presenting her research in an informal lecture: “Damming the Reservation: Hidden Histories of Salvage Archaeology and Domestic Life on the Great Plains.”
📅 October 2nd
⏰12:00 pm – 12:50 pm
📍Rhode Island Hall, Rm 108
📅 October 2nd
⏰12:00 pm – 12:50 pm
📍Rhode Island Hall, Rm 108
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Thursday, 10/2 at 12PM: Rachel Thimmig, a doctoral student in Anthropology, will present her research in an informal lecture entitled, “Damming the Reservation: Hidden Histories of Salvage Archaeology and Domestic Life on the Great Plains.” Sponsored by @brownarchaeology.bsky.social.
Brown Bag Series in Archaeology | Rachel Thimmig
Rachel Thimmig, a doctoral student in Brown University’s Department of Anthropology, will present her research in an informal lecture: “Damming...
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September 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Thursday, 10/2 at 12PM: Rachel Thimmig, a doctoral student in Anthropology, will present her research in an informal lecture entitled, “Damming the Reservation: Hidden Histories of Salvage Archaeology and Domestic Life on the Great Plains.” Sponsored by @brownarchaeology.bsky.social.
🏛️ Join us for Undergraduate Field Reports 🏛
Students will be sharing presentations on their Summer 2025 fieldwork and internships. Hear about their discoveries, challenges, and experiences from digs and projects around the world.
📅 Friday, September 19
⏰ 4:0 PM
📍 Rhode Island Hall 108 (60 George St)
Students will be sharing presentations on their Summer 2025 fieldwork and internships. Hear about their discoveries, challenges, and experiences from digs and projects around the world.
📅 Friday, September 19
⏰ 4:0 PM
📍 Rhode Island Hall 108 (60 George St)
September 16, 2025 at 9:58 PM
🏛️ Join us for Undergraduate Field Reports 🏛
Students will be sharing presentations on their Summer 2025 fieldwork and internships. Hear about their discoveries, challenges, and experiences from digs and projects around the world.
📅 Friday, September 19
⏰ 4:0 PM
📍 Rhode Island Hall 108 (60 George St)
Students will be sharing presentations on their Summer 2025 fieldwork and internships. Hear about their discoveries, challenges, and experiences from digs and projects around the world.
📅 Friday, September 19
⏰ 4:0 PM
📍 Rhode Island Hall 108 (60 George St)
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Applications are open for the 2026–27 Getty Scholars Program at the Villa, themed "The Classical World in Context: Religious Experience in Antiquity."
Apply by October 1, 2025. Read more about the theme, scholars program, and grant details: bit.ly/4mfL4L6
#ResearchFunding #ClassicalArt #ArtHistory
Apply by October 1, 2025. Read more about the theme, scholars program, and grant details: bit.ly/4mfL4L6
#ResearchFunding #ClassicalArt #ArtHistory
September 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Applications are open for the 2026–27 Getty Scholars Program at the Villa, themed "The Classical World in Context: Religious Experience in Antiquity."
Apply by October 1, 2025. Read more about the theme, scholars program, and grant details: bit.ly/4mfL4L6
#ResearchFunding #ClassicalArt #ArtHistory
Apply by October 1, 2025. Read more about the theme, scholars program, and grant details: bit.ly/4mfL4L6
#ResearchFunding #ClassicalArt #ArtHistory
Our Brown Bag Series in Archaeology returns next Thursday at noon! We start the semester with JIAAW's Lorenzo Castellano's informal talk: "Palaeobotanical Approaches to Farming in Ancient Anatolia: Twelve Millennia of Agriculture in Two Centuries of Research." Join us!
September 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Our Brown Bag Series in Archaeology returns next Thursday at noon! We start the semester with JIAAW's Lorenzo Castellano's informal talk: "Palaeobotanical Approaches to Farming in Ancient Anatolia: Twelve Millennia of Agriculture in Two Centuries of Research." Join us!
Field Dirt 2025: Reports and Results from Brown University’s 2025 Archaeological Field Seasons is this Friday at 3:30pm. Brown’s archaeologists will share highlights from their research. Join us for some good stories, interesting results, and stunning field photos. Free and open to the public.
September 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Field Dirt 2025: Reports and Results from Brown University’s 2025 Archaeological Field Seasons is this Friday at 3:30pm. Brown’s archaeologists will share highlights from their research. Join us for some good stories, interesting results, and stunning field photos. Free and open to the public.
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Summer Fieldwork Update: Professor Parker VanValkenburgh — In July and August, VanValkenburgh conducted archaeological fieldwork in Peru and Brazil and taught workshops on LiDAR data processing in both countries. bit.ly/45i5rSS @brownarchaeology.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Summer Fieldwork Update: Professor Parker VanValkenburgh — In July and August, VanValkenburgh conducted archaeological fieldwork in Peru and Brazil and taught workshops on LiDAR data processing in both countries. bit.ly/45i5rSS @brownarchaeology.bsky.social
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Why should we care about #archaeology, #monuments, traditions, art, and architecture when survival itself is threatened? Read Morag M. Kersel's blog for the SAA's @saa-aap.bsky.social: ▶️ cup.org/46Ryg9X
#culturalheritage
#culturalproperty
#culturalheritage
#culturalproperty
Why Care About Culture When the World Is on Fire? « Archaeology# « Cambridge Core Blog
With the world facing war, climate change, pandemics, and civil unrest, it’s natural to question the importance of preserving culture. Why should we care about archaeology, monuments, traditions, art,...
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August 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Why should we care about #archaeology, #monuments, traditions, art, and architecture when survival itself is threatened? Read Morag M. Kersel's blog for the SAA's @saa-aap.bsky.social: ▶️ cup.org/46Ryg9X
#culturalheritage
#culturalproperty
#culturalheritage
#culturalproperty
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Postdoc opportunity! 📣
IBES seeks candidates for one or more distinguished Voss postdoc fellowships in any field relevant to environmental research. Appointments start July 2026 with an expected term of two years.
Learn more & submit step-one proposals by Sept 12: ibes.brown.edu/opportunitie...
IBES seeks candidates for one or more distinguished Voss postdoc fellowships in any field relevant to environmental research. Appointments start July 2026 with an expected term of two years.
Learn more & submit step-one proposals by Sept 12: ibes.brown.edu/opportunitie...
July 31, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Postdoc opportunity! 📣
IBES seeks candidates for one or more distinguished Voss postdoc fellowships in any field relevant to environmental research. Appointments start July 2026 with an expected term of two years.
Learn more & submit step-one proposals by Sept 12: ibes.brown.edu/opportunitie...
IBES seeks candidates for one or more distinguished Voss postdoc fellowships in any field relevant to environmental research. Appointments start July 2026 with an expected term of two years.
Learn more & submit step-one proposals by Sept 12: ibes.brown.edu/opportunitie...
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AnatoLinks: PhD / early career #conference dedicated to the study of Ancient #Anatolia through the lenses of Linguistics, Philology, History, and Archaeology. Oxford, 4–5 December 2025. #cfp, deadline 1 October 2025. www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2025/07...
July 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
AnatoLinks: PhD / early career #conference dedicated to the study of Ancient #Anatolia through the lenses of Linguistics, Philology, History, and Archaeology. Oxford, 4–5 December 2025. #cfp, deadline 1 October 2025. www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2025/07...