Our first Brown Bag talk of the year will be today at noon, presented by Visiting Scholar, Javier Martinez Jimenez: "Nobody Expects the Spanish Expedition: Trenches, Bombs, and Aqueducts from the Amphipolis Hinterland." We invite all Brown ID holders -- students, faculty, and staff -- to join us.

The Flows of Late Antiquity Managing Water in a Changing World Sat. 2/7, 10-5 This workshop brings together experts on ancient water to investigate the legal, economic, and environmental contexts of hydraulic and hydrological infrastructure from AD 300-600 More information: go.brown.edu/water2026

Congratulations to JIAAW doctoral student Yilmaz Yeniler, who has been awarded a Steinhaus/Zisson Pembroke Center Research Grant for his project, “Archaeological Knowledge at the Intersection of Race, Gender and Nationalism: A Comparative Analysis between Turkey and Greece.”

Congratulations to Joseph Carrino, a doctoral student in JIAAW's Ph.D. program in Archaeology and the Ancient World, who has been awarded a Research Mobility Fellowship by Brown University's Graduate School! Joe will be using the fellowship to travel to Rome in Spring 2026, for dissertation research

Applications for our Ph.D. program are due ONE WEEK FROM TODAY! Apply at apply.graduateschool.brown.edu/apply For more information on our graduate program, or about applying to graduate school in archaeology, visit archaeology.brown.edu Technical difficulties? Email [email protected]

Join the DigDUG and the History DUG for their final event for the semester: Greek Vase Painting! Come by the Rhode Island Hall Common Room on Monday, December 8th, from 3:30-4:30 PM to decorate miniature pots in a historical style. Feel free to bring your friends for a fun de-stressing activity.

Thursday at noon, Maya Krause, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Archaeology and the Ancient World, will present her research in an informal lecture titled, “Milk, Maize, and the Empire: Wari Influence on Breastfeeding, Weaning, and Childhood Diet in the Ancient Andes.” Plus pizza!

Join the DigDUG tomorrow from 3-4 pm for a study break in the Joukowsky Common Room. Caffeinate, fuel up on snacks, and meet other students interested in Archaeology!

Thursday at noon, Catie Nuckols, Postdoctoral Fellow in the department of History of Art and Architecture, will present her research in an informal lecture titled, “Burden of Time: A Reconsideration of Full-Figure Glyphs as Carriers of Time.” Plus pizza!

TODAY at 2pm EST FREE WEBINAR: Applying to Grad School in Archaeology Faculty panel includes JIAAW's Director, Andrew Scherer; Director of Graduate Studies, Felipe Rojas; and Shanti Morell-Hart, Director of the Integrated Laboratory for Archaeological Sciences Preregister at tinyurl.com/y2uhcs7n

Tomorrow at noon, Arturo Sáez Sepúlveda, Adjunct Professor in the Academic School of Archeology at the Austral University of Chile, will present his research in an informal lecture titled, “Thinking with Agents: Applications of Agent-Based Modeling (ABM) to Archaeological Problems.” Plus pizza!

FREE WEBINAR: Applying to Grad School in Archaeology Friday, Nov. 7 at 2pm ET Pre-registration required: brown.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Get an overview of the graduate application process by the faculty from Brown University’s doctoral program in Archaeology and the Ancient World PLEASE SHARE

The Joukowsky Institute welcomes our newest Faculty Fellows, Michael Satlow (Professor of Judaic and Religious Studies) and Catie Nuckols (International Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow in the History of Art and Architecture and the Cogut Institute for Humanities) archaeology.brown.edu/people/faculty

Tomorrow at noon, Simone Ciambelli, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action Global Research Fellow at Brown’s Department of Classics and Researcher at Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna, will present an informal lecture titled, “The Agency of Intermediate Bodies in Pompeii: Preliminary Insights.”

TODAY at 5:30, Trinidad Rico speaks on "The Anatomy of “Local Expertise”: Heritage Preservation in Qatar." Rico is Director of Cultural Heritage and Preservation Studies at Rutgers. Her talk addresses heritage preservation in Qatar as an example of resistance to a monolithic universal heritage ethos

THIS SATURDAY is Community Archaeology Day! We have 3 great events: - Uncover Archaeology in Rhode Island Hall from 11-3 - College Hill's excavation at List Art Building also 11-3 - North Burial Ground data collection, on North Main, from 1-3 PLUS, sticker books! Collect stickers from all three!

Note the updated time for Roberta Ferritto's talk this evening! Dr. Ferritto will now present her lecture, "Roman Maritime Villas from Southern Latium to the Mediterranean Provinces: Architecture, Environment, and Economy," at 5:30pm in Rhode Island Hall. All are welcome!

Next week is a busy one! Tuesday at 5pm, Roberta Ferritto will be giving a talk on Roman maritime villas. Then, on Thursday at noon, Prof. Emeritus Rolf Winkes will share stories of the early days of archaeology at Brown. And get ready for Community Archaeology Day, coming up next Saturday!

Brown University anthropologist Ieva Jusionyte awarded MacArthur ‘genius grant’ — @ievajusionyte.bsky.social, a cultural and legal anthropologist who leads the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies at @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social won an $800,000 grant to advance her work.

"In an era of shrinking research budgets and political pressure to justify public investment, federally funded #digital #archives in #archaeology are delivering measurable, lasting benefits..." Read the blog and #openaccess article here: ➡️ https://cup.org/4nQ7gNS #Huhugam @saa-aap.bsky.social#digital

In case you missed this, we have a fabulous evening lined up talking about the importance of research and knowledge. Seems very timely and great to partner with @expeditions.bsky.social and 5x15 ... Do come along. www.5x15.com/events/5x15-...

SIX postdoc jobs (!) going at the new Leverhulme Centre for Space and Humanity at the University of Leicester, directed by @andrewfutter.bsky.social If you're in the social sciences/humanities and working on outer space, have a look!

Join us Thursday, Oct. 16 at noon EDT for a virtual discussion of The Invention of Rum: Creating the Quintessential Atlantic Commodity (Jordan B. Smith, Widener U). This event is part of JCB Reads, a virtual series for former fellows to share recent book publications. Details at jcblibrary.org!

Coming up next week, David Freidel explores Maya-Teotihuacan relations on Tuesday at 4pm; and Emilia Huerta-Sanchez discusses pathogens after contact in Mexico on Thursday at noon. For more details on both, and on other upcoming events, visit our website's events page at archaeology.brown.edu/events

This Thursday, we have the pleasure of hosting Rachel Thimmig. She will be presenting her research in an informal lecture: “Damming the Reservation: Hidden Histories of Salvage Archaeology and Domestic Life on the Great Plains.” 📅 October 2nd ⏰12:00 pm – 12:50 pm 📍Rhode Island Hall, Rm 108

Thursday, 10/2 at 12PM: Rachel Thimmig, a doctoral student in Anthropology, will present her research in an informal lecture entitled, “Damming the Reservation: Hidden Histories of Salvage Archaeology and Domestic Life on the Great Plains.” Sponsored by @brownarchaeology.bsky.social.

🏛️ Join us for Undergraduate Field Reports 🏛 Students will be sharing presentations on their Summer 2025 fieldwork and internships. Hear about their discoveries, challenges, and experiences from digs and projects around the world. 📅 Friday, September 19 ⏰ 4:0 PM 📍 Rhode Island Hall 108 (60 George St)

Applications are open for the 2026–27 Getty Scholars Program at the Villa, themed "The Classical World in Context: Religious Experience in Antiquity." Apply by October 1, 2025. Read more about the theme, scholars program, and grant details: bit.ly/4mfL4L6 #ResearchFunding #ClassicalArt #ArtHistory

Our Brown Bag Series in Archaeology returns next Thursday at noon! We start the semester with JIAAW's Lorenzo Castellano's informal talk: "Palaeobotanical Approaches to Farming in Ancient Anatolia: Twelve Millennia of Agriculture in Two Centuries of Research." Join us!

Field Dirt 2025: Reports and Results from Brown University’s 2025 Archaeological Field Seasons is this Friday at 3:30pm. Brown’s archaeologists will share highlights from their research. Join us for some good stories, interesting results, and stunning field photos. Free and open to the public.

Summer Fieldwork Update: Professor Parker VanValkenburgh — In July and August, VanValkenburgh conducted archaeological fieldwork in Peru and Brazil and taught workshops on LiDAR data processing in both countries. bit.ly/45i5rSS @brownarchaeology.bsky.social

Why should we care about #archaeology, #monuments, traditions, art, and architecture when survival itself is threatened? Read Morag M. Kersel's blog for the SAA's @saa-aap.bsky.social: ▶️ cup.org/46Ryg9X #culturalheritage #culturalproperty

Postdoc opportunity! 📣 IBES seeks candidates for one or more distinguished Voss postdoc fellowships in any field relevant to environmental research. Appointments start July 2026 with an expected term of two years. Learn more & submit step-one proposals by Sept 12: ibes.brown.edu/opportunitie...

AnatoLinks: PhD / early career #conference dedicated to the study of Ancient #Anatolia through the lenses of Linguistics, Philology, History, and Archaeology. Oxford, 4–5 December 2025. #cfp, deadline 1 October 2025. www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2025/07...

Enjoying the @archaeologyuk.bsky.social #FestivalOfArchaeology? Between all the amazing events, don't forget that our collection of last year's most-read #archaeology is still completely FREE! Explore the research that took 2024 by storm: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

A postdoctoral position, funded by @leverhulme.ac.uk for up to 36 months, is available to join my group @edinburghchem.bsky.social. The project focuses on biomimetic approaches to natural product synthesis. Deadline: 28th August 2025. elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

🚨 Fellowship Opportunities at UCL History 🚨 Are you an early career researcher ready to take the next step? ⭐ Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships (2025–26) Deadline: 4pm, Mon 6 Oct 2025 ⭐British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships Deadline: Mon 8 Sept 2025 👉 Apply here: shorturl.at/r1f9Q

#Postdoctoral #Fellowship Opportunity at The Met! The Department of #Egyptian Art at The Metropolitan #Museum of #Art is now accepting applications for the Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellowship. Info below

Got a burning #archaeology question? #AskAnArchaeologist Day is tomorrow! 🏺 Ask a question using the hashtag #AskAnArchaeologist and any archaeologist who has an answer is encouraged to respond. Follow @askanarchaeologist.bsky.social for more. @archaeologyuk.bsky.social

Delighted to share the recording for this year's fascinating & inspiring Meyerstein Lecture in Archaeology given by Prof Naomi Sykes "Dead Important: Addressing the Archaeological Curation Crisis" uoearchhist.bsky.social‬. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjuBeI989hQ&t=2736s A call to arms (&deer) 🦌!

SERámicANIMAL is an exhibition curated by JIAAW's Felipe Rojas, with Sarah Newman, Ben Alberti, and Oscar Sanabria at the Museo Arqueológico (MUSA), in Bogotá, Colombia. The exhibit highlights ways Precolumbian craftsmen used clay to reflect on the porous borders between clay, human, and animal.

Scientists find a tomb of a Maya king and his ancient treasures. But who was he? — In this piece from @nationalgeographic.bsky.social, Stephen Houston provides commentary on the discovery of a royal tomb in Caracol that belonged to the city’s first known ruler, Te K’ab Chaak.

Worrying podcast from @theguardian.com about the rapid rise of metal detecting in Syria lost Assad - and what it means for the preservation of the country's heritage. www.theguardian.com/world/audio/...

Just a reminder that there is only one month left to apply to be a student member of the Wenner-Gren Advisory Council. Deadline: August 1st. Apply now! wennergren.org/article/call...

We're pleased to announce that current JIAAW Postdoctoral Research Associate Robyn Price has been appointed Visiting Assistant Professor of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology at Bryn Mawr College, starting in August. Congratulations, Robyn! archaeology.brown.edu/people/robyn...

Brown University professor Peter van Dommelen co-authored a study of ancient DNA that shows the interconnectivity of people and ideas in the ancient Mediterranean. The research findings were published in both Nature and Science. Read more at www.brown.edu/news/2025-05...

CALL FOR PAPERS! Proud to present our phenomenally creative, challenging, inspiring TAG session-programme! Hauntology, activism, river walks, Gaza, storytelling, development-led archaeology. In short: theory in action! (so submit a paper before August 1) tag2025.hosted.york.ac.uk/en/call-for-...

JOB : Directeur ou à la Directrice de la Conservation, des Expositions et de L'Edition, musée du Louvre-Lens ➡️ choisirleservicepublic.gouv.fr/offre-emploi...

Brown University Commencement 2025 - Archaeology and the Ancient World: A selection from welcoming remarks by Joukowsky Institute Director Andrew Scherer. #brownuniversity #brownu #brown2025

Brown University’s Corporation approved the appointment of Laurel Bestock as Joukowsky Family Associate Professor of Archaeology and the Ancient World and Egyptology and Assyriology, and Andrew Scherer as Pierre and Patricia Bikai Professor of Anthropology and Archaeology and the Ancient World.