JIAAW's Archaeology News blog features posts about events, job openings, field projects, and other news from relevant universities, publications, and organizations.
The November–December 2024 issue of Brown Alumni Magazine includes an article by Megan Talikoff ’25 on Kiosk, a field recording data management system developed by the Joukowsky Institute's Professor Laurel Bestock and Lutz Klein: "Digital Dig: Archaeology’s Free Field Recording Program—Alum-created and Brown-subsidized."
The Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World is offering a free webinar on Friday, November 2, 2024 at 2:00pm. The webinar will provide an overview of the graduate application process by the faculty from Brown University’s doctoral program in Archaeology and the Ancient World. They will describe how they review applications to the Ph.D. program and will share what they look for in a promising application. They will discuss what constitutes a strong personal statement, who to ask for letters of recommendation, what courses to take to prepare yourself for graduate study in archaeology, and the range of careers that graduates of the program pursue. Panelists will also discuss Brown’s new supplemental essay on diversity and inclusion. The webinar seminar provides a rare insider’s view of the application process and graduate student life.
The webinar is intended for anyone considering applying to graduate school, including both applicants applying in the coming admission cycle as well as those considering applying in a future year. The webinar is open to all members of the public who might be considering a graduate education in archaeology, regardless of experience and academic background. We welcome participation from individuals of diverse backgrounds and experience, regardless of race, color, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, caste, disability, status as a veteran, language, socio-economic background, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, political ideology, or theoretical approach.
For more on applying to our doctoral program, please see our FAQ’s at go.brown.edu/archFAQs.
Joukowsky Institute Postdoctoral Fellow Zachary Silvia has written an article published in October 23, 2024's News and Views section of Nature about the significance of a newly discovered urban settlement located on a mountainous Uzbekistan site: "Surprisingly High-Altitude Silk Road City Revealed." Silvia explains that the study is remarkable in that it challenges previous notions of urbanism at high altitudes, as well as prompting a reimagining of the extensive scope of the Silk Road's trade routes. This project is also the first archaeological lidar survey conducted in Central Asia.
Silvia has been featured and interviewed about the discovery in the New York Times, CNN, Scientific American, Newsweek, and multiple other news outlets.
We are pleased to share the latest issue of Inventory, the newsletter of Brown University’s Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World, which notes a few of the many activities that brought our community members together over the past year.
After seven years of excavation at the former site of a 19th-century Providence family home, Brown students have begun searching for artifacts at a new location on campus.
Andrew Scherer, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Archaeology, is the new Director of the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World, as of July 1, 2023.
We are pleased to share the latest issue of Inventory, the newsletter of Brown University’s Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World, which notes a few of the many activities that brought our community members together over the past year.
The Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World at Brown University invites applications to our postdoctoral fellow positions in Archaeology and the Ancient World.
JIAAW's Archaeology News blog features posts about events, job openings, field projects, and other news from relevant universities, publications, and organizations.