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Gold Diggers and the “Keep It” Chant: UCLA in Ethiopia

Submitted by mswanson on August 18, 2016 - 12:17pm

Speaker: Dr. Willeke Wendrich

UCLA’s Shire Archaeological Project works in the north of Ethiopia, in an area where perhaps Ethiopia’s most ancient town once stood. The site is badly destroyed because of modern gold diggers who pan the soil for tiny flecks of gold. In November and December 2016 our archaeological research went hand-in-hand with community outreach to explain why the ancient remains are important, which resulted in many new friends and a new catchy chant.

Wep Wa-ut in Westwood: Ancient Technology

Submitted by mswanson on April 18, 2016 - 1:27pm

The ancient world is characterized by technological innovations and the creation of beautiful objects of art and daily life. On this public lecture day UCLA graduate and undergraduate students will explore who the people were that made these, what techniques they used, and how we can learn about their social circumstances.

This event is free and open to the public. 

Schedule:

10.00-10.20         Carrie Arbuckle                Wood

10.20-10.40         Adam Dibattista                Bone

Medieval Ireland: An Overview of 1,000 Years from the Archaeological and Historical Record

Submitted by mswanson on March 7, 2016 - 3:32pm

The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA and the Institute of Field Research present a public lecture:

Medieval Ireland: An Overview of 1,000 Years from the Archaeological and Historical Record

Dr. Stephen Mandel

Vice Chairperson of the Royal Irish Academy Committee for Archaeology

Berekian Family Manuscripts Donation to the Armenian Archives at UCLA

Submitted by mswanson on March 3, 2016 - 3:48pm

Join us on Friday, March 11 at 7PM, as we celebrate the donation of the Berekian Family archive to the Chitjian Research Archives and the Armenian Research Program in Archaeology and Ethnography at UCLA.

See the flyer below for details.

Reception to follow.

Please RSVP at kristineolsh@ucla.edu by March 9th, 2016. 

Indo-European Origins Revisited: New Data, New Problems

Submitted by mswanson on November 24, 2015 - 2:26pm

Professor Colin Renfrew, Senior Fellow of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research University of Cambridge

  

The image of mounted nomad warriors from the steppe lands of Russia bringing the Proto-Indo-European language to Europe has been displaced in recent years by new models;  the early spread of farming from Anatolia became a preferred explanation for language replacement. Recent work on ancient DNA has, however, brought the steppe theory back into prominence.