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RACHEL SCHLOSS presents on Earthen Architecture

Rachel Schloss, doctoral candidate in the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, presents an online lecture titled "Earth and Exchange: Tapia and the Construction of Early Modern Iberia" for the Early Modern Research Group on Friday, January 17, 2025. Learn more and register for the event here.

STEPHEN ACABADO, PIPHAL HENG, and EARL HERNANDEZ discuss the use of the term "prehistory" in Sapiens

Stephen Acabado, professor of Anthropology and chair of the Archaeology Interdepartmental Program, along with postdoctoral scholar Piphal Heng and graduate student Earl John C. Hernandez discuss the use of the term "prehistory" in a post on Sapiens. Read the full piece here.

MATEI TICHINDELEAN co-authored article in Nature

Cotsen Institute doctoral candidate, Matei Tichindelean is second author with Dr. Rennan Lemos of Cambridge University on an article in Nature called Bronze age supply chains between ancient Egypt and Nubia revealed by lead isotope analysis of kohl samples. 

SARAH BECKMANN and DEIDRE BRIN discuss building a digital escape room

Sarah Beckmann, assistant professor of Classics and core faculty member of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, and Deidre Brin, director of the Digital Archaeology Lab, discuss building a digital escape room application based on Homer's Odyssey as part of the Friends of ASOR webinar titled "Beyond the Museum Walls: Engaging with Archaeology and New Media." 

ANTHONY MEYER gives lecture on Tōltēcayōtl and the Art of Art History

Anthony Meyer, member of the Architecture Lab at the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, has been invited to give a lecture on "Tōltēcayōtl and the Art of Art History" for the Group for the Intellectual Life of the Department (GILD) at Ohio State University on September 27, 2024. 

SOLANGE ASHBY presents on Ancient African Queens

Solange Ashby, assistant professor of Near Eastern Langugages and Cultures and core faculty member of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA, will livestream on "Ancient African Queens" for the Archaeological Institute of American's Archaeology Hour on October 16th, 2024 at 5:00pm PT. The lecture is free and open to the public. View more details here.

ALBA MENÉNDEZ PEREDA presents Zoom lecture on Coricancha Inca site

Alba Menéndez Pereda, Ph.D. candidate in the Interdepartmental Archaeology Program, presents Zoom lecture titled "Ordinary and Extraordinary Sacred Site Activities at the Inca Site of Coricancha" as part of the Archaeological Institute of America-Orange County Society (AIA-OC) Online Talks. More details available on the event page here.

SARAH BECKMANN featured on The Ozymandias Project

Sarah Beckmann, assistant professor of Classics and core faculty member of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA, was recently featured on The Ozymandias Project podcast Ancient Office Hours. She discussed comparisons between Rome and America, examined Roman domestic art, shrines, & cult practices, and explored the universal nature of religion/spirituality in the ancient world and the challenges of communicating them in the modern era. Founder and host of the Ozymandias Project is classicist Lexie Henning, who “engages in thoughtful discussions with her guests focused on exploring the ancient world through the sense of contemporary storytelling and examines the practical applicability of a degree in ancient studies in modern society. The Ozymandias Project also works to introduce our audience to a game-based learning model through live-streamed archaeogaming events,” according to their website.

STEPHEN ACABADO authors on-line article on return of urns to the Philippines

Stephen Acabado, professor of anthropology at the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA, authored an article on Rappler, the Philippine on-line news website, on “The return of ancient Cotabato limestone urns to the PH, the return of dignity to Filipino heritage.” The article appeared on January 9, 2024. Acabado is director of the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies; chair of the interdepartmental archaeology program of the Cotsen Institute; and director of the Program for Early Modern Southeast Asia at UCLA.

ANNE AUSTIN presents on tattooed women of ancient Egypt

Anne Austin, who received her PhD from the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA in 2014 and is currently assistant professor of anthropology and archaeology at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, presented an hour-long presentation on “Ancient Ink: Discovering the Tattooed Women of Ancient Egypt” for the Archaeological Institute of America on October 18, 2023 at 5:00 pm PDT. Watch the recorded lecture on YouTube.
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