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Adam DiBattista Awarded Visiting Research Scholar Position from ISAW
March 9, 2021
Adam DiBattista, who will receive his PhD from the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology this spring, has been awarded a visiting research scholar position from the Institute for the Study of the Ancient...
Preview of Richard Lesure’s Book on Paso de la Amada Highlights Contributions by UCLA Collaborators
February 18, 2021
It famously has been said that “it takes a village.” But how did that village develop and what does being part of a village mean? The emergence of village life in Paso de la Amada in Mesoamerica has...
The Cotsen Institute Welcomes New Office Manager Alfonso Lopez
December 9, 2020
It is said: “It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires a great deal of strength to decide what to do.” This is especially true when it comes to being office manager at the Cotsen...
Support Archaeological Science Campaign
December 4, 2020
The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA has launched a UCLA Spark crowdfunding campaign to equip the laboratories at the institute with additional resources needed as a result of the Covid-19...
Mozan Project Spearheaded by Giorgio Buccellati and Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati Receives Distinctions
December 1, 2020
The Tell Mozan/Urkesh Archaeological Project in Syria received the first prize from the European Union for Heritage-led International Relations, presented virtually from Sofia, Bulgaria, by the...
Volume of Studies Honors Giorgio Buccellati and Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati
November 2, 2020
The long, distinguished, and prolific careers of Giorgio Buccellati and Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati are honored in the recent publication of a volume of studies, Between Syria and the Highlands,...
In Memoriam: Norma Kershaw (1924–2020)
October 19, 2020
On September 14, 2020, long-time benefactor of archaeological institutes and patroness of archaeology professorships at UCLA and UC San Diego, Norma Kershaw, passed away at the age of 95. She is...
International Archaeology Day 2020
October 17, 2020
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Liz Carter Honored With a Two-Day Symposium
October 12, 2020
With much warmth and great respect, former students and colleagues paid tribute to Professor Emerita Elizabeth Carter during a two-day remote symposium, September 25–26, 2020. International attendees...
Latest in the Labs: The Ancient Agriculture and Paleoethnobotany Laboratory
October 5, 2020
There is a close relationship between people and plants, and they influence each other, explains Reuven Sinensky, a paleoethnobotany graduate student in the Department of Anthropology. For the past...
Armenian Archaeology Lecture Series Begins with Focus on Earliest Farmers of Caucasus
September 30, 2020
On September 16, 2020, more than 100 participants attended the first of a four-part remote lecture series on the latest discoveries in Armenian archaeology as part of the Fourth Hampartzoum and...
An Interview with Student Affairs Officer Shaharoh Chism
September 15, 2020
Alexa or Siri may be able to answer a lot of your questions, but if you are interested in the Interdepartmental Program in the Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Materials, administered...
Teen Friends of Archaeology Hosts Inaugural Event
September 15, 2020
With the goal of sharing a passion for archaeology, the Teen Friends of Archaeology (TFOA) recently hosted its inaugural event, an on-line lecture by Willeke Wendrich, Director of the Cotsen...
Three Cotsen-affiliated Graduate Students Honored by Fulbright-Hays Program
September 1, 2020
Of the 11 proposed fellows and alternates from UCLA selected for the 2020 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad program, three are affiliated with the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology....
Steinmetz Foundation Gift Will Support Students in Perpetuity
August 6, 2020
The Steinmetz Foundation, long-time supporters of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, has made a $500,000 gift to the institute during the ongoing UCLA Centennial Campaign. This gift was increased...
Remembering Gregory E. Areshian (1949 - 2020)
August 4, 2020
On August 2, 2020, the field of Armenian archaeology lost one of its most dedicated scholars, Dr. Gregory E. Areshian. He was a member of the UCLA community since 2001 serving as the inaugural...
Remembering Dr. Marilyn Beaudry-Corbett
July 27, 2020
 On July 14, 2020, The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology lost one of its most dedicated and beloved alumni, Dr. Marilyn Beaudry-Corbett. She was a member of the Cotsen Institute family since 1977 in...
Michelle Jacobson, Director of Development, Discusses Supporting the Success of the Cotsen Institute
July 23, 2020
If you are an archaeologist, you are familiar with analyzing the impact of variable conditions, such as the movement of people, changes in the climate, death practices, or the availability of...
UCLA College Magazine features Cotsen Institute and faculty in “Defining Moments” of past 100 years
July 28, 2020
The Centennial issue of the UCLA College Magazine, published in July, celebrates the “defining moments of UCLA College over the past 100 years.”  Rediscovering Lost Civilizations features the Cotsen...
Jason De León Receives Chancellor's Award for Community-Engaged Research
July 10, 2020
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In-Depth: Randi Danforth, Director of Publications, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
June 30, 2020
Ghirardelli. Tiffany. Mercedes. Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press. What do all these names have in common? They represent top quality in their respective fields. While Randi Danforth may not have...
Social Distancing: A Brief Historic Perspective
June 11, 2020
Hans Barnard It is obviously impossible to predict the future, but at times it may be advantageous to look at the past for guidance in the present. The current Covid-19 pandemic and the measures...
Careers After the Cotsen: Alternatives to Academia
June 11, 2020
After many long years of study and research, you are ready to enter the world with a PhD from UCLA. The skills you have learned and the knowledge you have gained would obviously be appropriate for a...
Friends of the Cotsen Enjoy Exclusive Film Discussion
June 25, 2020
Friends of the Cotsen Institute were recently treated to an exclusive virtual discussion of Chauvet Cave: Masterworks of the Paleolithic. The discussion and Q&A session were held in conjunction...
Latest in the Labs: The Digital Archaeology Laboratory
June 5, 2020
Indiana Jones was infamously destructive. Even though he was a professor, there was no evidence of efforts to preserve and pass along data about his dramatic finds. If he had met Deidre Whitmore,...