The Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World (JIAAW) at Brown University invites applications for the position of Postdoctoral Research Associate in Archaeology and the Ancient World.

JIAAW doctoral student Liza Davis successfully defended her doctoral dissertation on July 22, 2026.

"Inventory", the 2025-2026 Annual Report of the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World, is now available online.

The Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World welcomes Professor Shanti Morell-Hart, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Associate Professor of Archaeology and the Ancient World, to the Institute's Academic Faculty.

The Joukowsky Institute welcomes our newest Faculty Fellows, Michael Satlow (Professor of Judaic and Religious Studies) and Catherine Nuckols (International Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow in the History of Art and Architecture and the Cogut Institute for Humanities).

The Joukowsky Institute congratulates our faculty members, Laurel Bestock and Andrew Scherer, on their new positions.

The Joukowsky Fieldwork Fund was established in memory of Professor Martha Sharp Joukowsky and Chancellor Artemis A.W. Joukowsky for their many contributions to Brown University and the field of archaeology. The fund was created by the generous support of former students, colleagues, and family and ensures that all undergraduate students at Brown have the opportunity to conduct research in field archaeology.

JIAAW doctoral student Max Peers successfully defended his doctoral dissertation on April 22, 2025

As the culminating project of Fighting Pharaohs: Ancient Egyptian Warfare, more than 90 Brown students participated in a student-led, live-action reconstruction of the 13th-century B.C.E. Battle of Kadesh.

JIAAW doctoral student Sarah Bell successfully defended her doctoral dissertation on Monday, April 14, 2025.

The Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World (JIAAW) is accepting collaborative proposals for a symposium to be held in the spring semester of 2026.

The Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World (JIAAW) at Brown University invites applications for the position of Postdoctoral Research Associate in Archaeology and the Ancient World.