Noteworthy
Southeast Asian Archaeology Lab collaborates on exhibit of Philippine Earthenware
The Southeast Asian Archaeology Lab at the Cotsen Institute worked on an ongoing exhibition titled "Longacre’s Legacy: Ethnoarchaeology and Studies on Philippine Earthenware," at Museo de Isarog (MDI) of the Partido State University (ParSU) in Goa, Camarines Sur. This exhibit is a collaboration among the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Southeast Asian Archaeology Lab, and the MDI-ParSU. Read more about the exhibit here.
SOLANGE ASHBY discusses religious change in northern Nubia
Solange Ashby, assistant professor in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, discusses religious change in northern Nubia at the Bowers Museum on March 8, 2025. Additional details about the event can be viewed here.
NICHOLAS BARTOS gives hybrid lecture on diaspora networks
Nicholas Bartos, adjunct assistant professor in Classics and Cotsen Institute affiliate, presents the hybrid lecture "Far From Home: Diaspora Networks, Religion, And Identity Abroad On The Ancient Indian Ocean" as part of the AIA George F. Bass Lectures series on March 10, 2025. View the full event details and register here.
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 May 28, 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.
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