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Archaeology

Arctic Ground Squirrel

Archaeology

Arctic Squirrels: Invasive or Native Species?

February 22, 2017

Egyptologist Ava Forte Vitali speaking with a family with a mummy on the table

Holiday

Archaeologists Reenact 19th-Century Mummy Ritual

October 31, 2016

James Pokines, assistant professor of anatomy and neurobiology at Boston University School of Medicine

Anthropology

Bone Detective

July 21, 2016

Daniela Fernandez talks about different types of food of the Prehispanic Aztec period during "Eating Archaeology", a multidisciplinary event that unearthed ancient recipes.

Food

Cooking Up the Past

June 9, 2016

View of temples in the ancient city of Teotihuacan, Mexico

Archaeology

Lessons from Teotihuacan

August 24, 2015

Joe Bagley, Boston City Archaeology, Three Cranes Tavern

Archaeology

Secrets of the Three Cranes Tavern

November 9, 2014

Kaymakçı Citadel, Turkey, Christopher Roosevelt, Christina Luke, photogrammetry

Science & Technology

Picturing a Long-Gone Citadel

November 9, 2014

emily peschel, viking archaeology, viking teeth, forensic anthropology

Science & Technology

Vikings: Menacing Marauders or Homebodies?

November 9, 2014

william saturno, benjamin vining, archaeology research, peru, remote sensing

Global

Seeing beneath the Sugarcane

November 9, 2014

Michael Danti, iraq archaeology, boston university college of arts and sciences

Research

Digging in the Shadow of Death

November 9, 2014

Boston University BU, Farouk El-Baz

Archaeology

Farouk El-Baz Tapped by Egypt President

October 6, 2014

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS, Archaeology site dig, Turkey, blog

Business & Law

BU Archaeologists Explore Turkey, and Blog About It

July 17, 2014

Tess Davis, archaeologist, Duryodhana Cambodian statue, archaeology, stolen antiquities, looted antiquities, ancient temples of Cambodia

Arts & Culture

Returning Duryodhana

June 16, 2014

Catherine West, professor of archaeology, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, climate change research, Chirikof Island, Kodiak Archipelago, climate change

Science & Technology

What Ancient Dinners Tell Us about Climate Change

January 23, 2014

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS research assistant professor of archaeology Francisco Estrada-Belli, Mayan archaeological dig, Guatemala Ministry of Culture, Pacunam Foundation, the Alphawood Foundation, National Geographic Society Waitt Grants Program, Maya Archaeology Initiative, National Science Foundation funded study

Science & Technology

CAS Archaeologist Finds Near-Perfect Maya Mural

October 1, 2013

Boston University BU, Archaeologist Curtis Runnels, David Carballo, tool knapping tool making, archeology, College of Arts and Sciences CAS

Academics

Knapping Rocks

September 16, 2013

Wakefield Estate Summer Archaeology Institute summer program, Milton, Massachusetts

In the City

Archaeologists Explore an 18th-Century Estate

September 4, 2013

Sarah Keklak, archaeologist, Brook Farm Utopian Community, Beyond Utopia: 5,000 Years at Brook Farm exhibit

Humanities

Uncovering a Revered Utopia’s History

July 22, 2013

Boston University BU, Memorials and Memory class, College of Arts & Sciences professor of archaeology Andrea Berlin

Classes

294 Steps to Class

October 25, 2012

Archaeologist William Saturno, Younger Brother Obsidian 9th century A.D. painting at Maya city house, Xultun, Mexico

Global

BU Archaeologists Discover Oldest Maya Calendars

August 9, 2012

BU Archaeologists Discover Oldest Maya Calendars