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UCLA's Ifugao Archaeological Project Spreads Its Impact
May 29, 2020
When I started my archaeological work in the Philippines, I never imagined that the findings of our research will have an impact on how Filipinos understood their history and heritage. As a product...
Conservation Graduate Students Meet Challenges of Interrupted Internships
May 22, 2020
The 2020 graduates of the UCLA/Getty Program in the Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Materials face an unexpected challenge in their final year of the program. They were anticipating...
Madeleine Yakal Lead Author on Philippine Conservation Article
May 19, 2020
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An Interview With Our Fund Manager Tanja Hrast
May 14, 2020
It may seem natural that when you have a question for the administration of the Cotsen Institute you go to Tanja Hrast, the most familiar face in the administrative offices. After all, she has been...
Rust Family Foundation Archaeology Grants Help Support Cotsen Institute Research
May 5, 2020
One of the most frequently asked questions by members of the Cotsen Institute is where to get funding. Support for the work of faculty and students comes in many forms. One of the most important and...
Meredith Cohen Interviewed On Notre Dame Reconstruction
April 30, 2020
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Undergraduate Students Thrive Through Collaboration in the Cotsen Institute Labs
April 24, 2020
A.J. Meyer and CJ ZepedaCollaboration has always been a keystone of the Cotsen Institute, and Stella Nair, professor in the Department of Art History and core faculty member of the Cotsen Institute,...
Cotsen Institute's Visiting Scholar Alessandro Vanzetti
April 22, 2020
Alessandro Vanzetti is a short-term visiting scholar who is working at the Cotsen Institute with Richard Lesure, professor at the Department of Anthropology and a core faculty member of the Cotsen...
First Virtual Pizza Talk Attracts an International Crowd—Even Without Free Pizza
April 17, 2020
The first virtual Pizza Talk was held April 15 and attended by an audience of 79 who enjoyed “Methone—The Movie,” introduced by John Papadopoulos, professor in the Department of Classics and a core...
The Cotsen Institute Welcomes Its New Manager Bronson Tran
April 20, 2020
Bronson Tran joined the Cotsen Institute as Manager and Chief Administrative Officer on March 23, just after the entire campus closed and research and teaching had to continue remotely. He is...
A New Reality: The Cotsen Institute Goes Fully Online
March 25, 2020
The next few months the physical Cotsen Institute will be closed, but many of our activities will continue in a virtual, online environment. Fortunately, modern technology makes this eminently...
Examining Backdirt: Annual Review of the Cotsen Institute
March 18, 2020
“Backdirt” might be a great name for a rock band. But in archaeology, it refers to soil removed from excavation units and used to refill them once they are completed. What is found in backdirt...
Ofer Bar-Yosef (1937-2020): Celebration of Life
March 16, 2020
It is with great sadness that we received the news that Ofer Bar Yosef passed away. Bar Yosef was Professor Emeritus at Harvard and a celebrated archaeologist and mentor. He was the first recipient...
Success of the Graduate Archaeology Research Conference Reflects Teamwork and Growth
March 3, 2020
Liza Davis and Shobhna IyerAn international slate of speakers comprised the eighth Graduate Archaeology Research Conference, hosted February 7–8, 2020 by the Graduate Student Association of...
Latest in the Labs: The Zooarchaeology Laboratory
February 26, 2020
 “The Bone Lab” may sound like a new TV pilot, but it is actually how everyone at the Cotsen Institute refers to the Zooarchaeology Laboratory. Founded in 1989, it is one of the oldest research...
From the Field: Shire, Ethiopia
February 7, 2020
Since 2016, the Shire Archaeological Project directed by Willeke Wendrich has been excavating and conducting archaeological survey work in the western Tigray region of northern Ethiopia. This region...
John Papadopoulos Speaks at National Arts Club
February 7, 2020
On January 27 John Papadopoulos, core faculty member of the Cotsen Institute and professor of Classics, addressed a near-capacity crowd at the National Arts Club in New York. In his presentation on “...
Karime Castillo Awarded Corning Residency
February 4, 2020
Karime Castillo, PhD candidate at the Cotsen Institute, has been selected as one of two recipients of a 2020 David Whitehouse Research Residency for Scholars at the Corning Museum of Glass in New...
Latest in the Labs: The Experimental and Archaeological Sciences Laboratory
January 30, 2020
If you are interested in conducting research on ancient materials and technology, then welcome to the Experimental and Archaeological Sciences Laboratory (EASL), the newest addition to the research...
The Cotsen Institute Welcomes Sarah Beckmann
January 24, 2020
Sarah Beckmann, assistant professor in the Department of Classics, has recently been appointed core faculty member of the Cotsen Institute. Beckmann describes herself as a Roman archaeologist...
From the Field: Deir el-Ballas, Egypt
January 23, 2020
Amr Shahat, PhD candidate at the Cotsen Institute, and Nicholas Brown, PhD candidate in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, recently returned from fieldwork at the site of Deir el-...
Virtual Unwrapping of Ancient Texts Discussed During the First 50th Anniversary Lecture
January 21, 2020
Renowned scholar W. Brent Seales, University of Kentucky, was the first speaker in our 50th Anniversary Lecture Series. He explained and illustrated the promise of digitally unwrapping previously...
Jason De León Introduces Hostile Terrain 94 Exhibit at Santa Barbara Museum
January 21, 2020
January 10th, Jason De León was the featured guest at a UC Santa Barbara roundtable discussion focused on Hostile Terrain 94, the exhibition he organized to highlight the thousands of immigrants who...
From the Field: Turin, Italy
January 14, 2020
The collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts in Museo Egizio is among the most important in the world. It includes the Old Kingdom Tomb of the Unknown, the New Kingdom Tomb of Kha and Merit, the...
Remembering James Sackett
January 2, 2020
On December 21, 2019, the Cotsen Institute lost one of its founding fathers, James Robert (Jim) Sackett. Jim was instrumental in founding the Institute of Archaeology at UCLA in 1973 and in its...