Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World
Past Courses (by Year)
The Joukowsky Institute has archived past years' course offerings on this website (including websites formerly found on our JIAAW Classroom Wiki). Please click the links below to see recent years' full course listings, including course descriptions, meeting times and often links to the courses' websites and syllabi.
Past courses can also be viewed by instructor or by course title. The alphabetical listing by course title is the fastest way to browse all course websites. The All Courses page provides course descriptions for all ARCH courses offered since 2006, including cross-listed courses, arranged by course number.
JIAAW Course Descriptions By Year:
| 2017-2018 2016-2017 2015-2016 |
2014-2015 2013-2014 2012-2013 |
2011-2012 2010-2011 2009-2010 |
2008-2009 2007-2008 2006-2007 |
Listing of ARCH Courses By Semester:
Spring 2018
- ARCH 0303 Material Culture: Material Nature
- ARCH 0310 Interactions with the Dead: In the Past and Present
- ARCH 1175 Archaeology Matters! Past Perspectives on Modern Problems
- ARCH 1630 Fighting Pharaohs: Ancient Egyptian Warfare
- ARCH 1720 How Houses Build People
- ARCH 2115 Ancient Mediterranean Scripts: Origins, Contact, Obsolescence
- ARCH 2725 The Making of Egypt
Fall 2017
- ARCH 0100 Field Archaeology in the Ancient World
- ARCH 0270 Troy Rocks! Archaeology of an Epic
- ARCH 0415 Of Chiefs, Princesses and Warriors: Exploring Different Iron Ages
- ARCH 0730 The Secrets of Ancient Bones: Discovering Ancient DNA
- ARCH 1150 Cities and Urban Space in the Ancient World
- ARCH 1900 The Archaeology of College Hill
- ARCH 2010B Approaches to Archaeological Survey in the Old World
- ARCH 2180 Memory and Materiality
- ARCH 2184 Material Culture and the Bodily Senses: Past and Present
Spring 2017
- ARCH 0520 Roman Archaeology and Art
- ARCH 0666 Cult Archaeology: Fantastic Frauds and Meaningful Myths of the Past
- ARCH 0750 Women in the Ancient Mediterranean World
- ARCH 1177 Occupy Archaeology! Interrogating Inequality, Past and Present
- ARCH 1220 Byzantine Archaeology and Art - Material Stories of a Christian Empire
- ARCH 1546 The Monuments Men
- ARCH 1775 Animals in Archaeology
- ARCH 1805 The Archaeology of Us: A Material Approach to the Contemporary World
- ARCH 1830 Fake! History of the Inauthentic
- ARCH 2105 Ceramic Analysis for Archaeology
- ARCH 2310 Cities in the Sand: The Archaeology of Urbanism in Mesopotamia
- ARCH 2852 Skills Training in Material Culture Studies II
Fall 2016
- ARCH 0030 Art in Antiquity: An Introduction
- ARCH 0150 Introduction to Egyptian Archaeology and Art
- ARCH 0160 Buried History, Hidden Wonders: Discovering East Asian Archaeology
- ARCH 0270 Troy Rocks! Archaeology of an Epic
- ARCH 0407 Hadrian’s Wall: Archaeological Skills, Methods, and History on the Northern Roman Frontier
- ARCH 0676 Pirates of the Caribbean: Scalawags, Sailors, and Slaves
- ARCH 1787 Alcohol in the Ancient World
- ARCH 1900 The Archaeology of College Hill
- ARCH 2153 Archaeological Ethnography: A Multi-Temporal Contact Zone
- ARCH 2240 Key Issues in Mediterranean Prehistory
- ARCH 2601 Approaching Women and Gender in Roman Culture
- ARCH 2710 The Archaeology of Nubia and Egypt
- ARCH 2851 Skills Training in Material Culture Studies I
Spring 2016
- ARCH 0340 Bad Things: Archaeologies of New World Vices
- ARCH 0412 From Gilgamesh to Hektor: Heroes of the Bronze Age
- ARCH 0525 The Other Side of Rome: Daily Life in the Roman Empire
- ARCH 1105 The Face of Power: Representing Roman Emperors
- ARCH 1125 Building an Empire: The Sacred and Civic Architecture of Ancient Rome
- ARCH 1155 Cities, Colonies and Global Networks in the Western Mediterranean
- ARCH 1175 Archaeology Matters! Past Perspectives on Modern Problems
- ARCH 1605 Holy Spirits: Ancestor Worship in the Ancient Near East and Beyond
- ARCH 1625 Temples and Tombs: Egyptian Religion and Culture
- ARCH 1854 Handmade: An Archaeological Exploration of Materials and Making
- ARCH 1857 Metals and Engineering Design in the Ancient World
- ARCH 2250 Island Archaeology in the Mediterranean
- ARCH 2744 Egyptian Art in New England Museums
Fall 2015
- ARCH 0100 Field Archaeology in the Ancient World
- ARCH 0152 Egyptomania: Mystery of the Sphinx and Other Secrets of Ancient Egypt
- ARCH 0270 Troy Rocks! Archaeology of an Epic
- ARCH 0775 Farm to Table: Foodways and Gastro-Politics in the Ancient Near East
- ARCH 1140 The Death of the Ancient City? Roman Cities After the Fall of Rome
- ARCH 1525 Struggle and Domination in the Prehistoric Mediterranean: Sex, Power, God(s)
- ARCH 1870 Environmental Archaeology
- ARCH 1900 The Archaeology of College Hill
- ARCH 2010G Ethical Issues in Archaeology
- ARCH 2245 Rural Landscapes and Peasant Communities in the Mediterranean
- ARCH 2425 In Ruins: Traces of the Past in the Present
Spring 2015
- ARCH 0030 Art in Antiquity: An Introduction
- CLAS 0210o Sport in the Ancient Greek World
- ARCH 0370 Before the Islamic State: The Archaeologies of Ancient Mesopotamia
- ARCH 0520 Roman Archaeology and Art
- ARCH 0530 Hannibal ad Portas! Fact and Fiction on Carthage and the Punic World
- ARCH 1150 Cities and Urban Space in the Ancient World
- HIAA 1440B The Medieval Monastery
- ARCH 1635 The Great Heresy: Egypt in the Amarna Age
- ARCH 1666 Archaeologies Out of the Mainstream: From Ancient Aliens to Modern Nationalism
- ARCH 1764 Under the Microscope: 250 Years of Brown's Material Past
- ARCH 1792 The Archaeology of Slavery
- ARCH 1835 Inventing the Past: Amulets, Heirlooms, Monuments, Landscapes
- ARCH 2020E Economy and Trade in the Later Bronze Age Aegean and East Mediterranean
- ARCH 2157 Subaltern Communities: Archaeological Perspectives Beyond Domination and Resistance
- EGYT 2850 Images, Ideology, and Egyptian Warfare
Fall 2014
- ARCH 0150 Introduction to Egyptian Archaeology and Art
- ARCH 0220 Fake! History of the Inauthentic
- HIAA 0031 Pre-Islamic Empires of Iran
- ARCH 0676 Pirates of the Caribbean: Scalawags, Sailors, and Slaves
- CLAS 0810A Alexander the Great and the Alexander Tradition
- ARCH 1170 Community Archaeology in Providence and Beyond
- ARCH 1475 Petra: Ancient Wonder, Modern Challenge
- ANTH 1126 Archeological Ethnographies: Heritage and Community in the Mediterranean
- HIAA 1301 The Palaces of Ancient Rome
- ARCH 1616 Between Sahara and Sea: North Africa from Human Origins to Islam
- ARCH 1840 Ceramic Analysis for Archaeology
- ARCH 1900 The Archaeology of College Hill
- ARCH 2010B Approaches to Archaeological Survey in the Old World
- ARCH 2155 History, Anthropology, and Archaeology: Disciplinary Dialogues
- ARCH 2320 Household Archaeology in the Ancient Near East and Beyond
Spring 2014
- Field Archaeology in the Ancient World with Sue Alcock
- Byzantium-Constantinople-Istanbul: A City in Deep Time with Felipe Rojas
- Archaeologies of the Greek Past with Fotini Kondyli
- Lost and Found: Coinage and Culture in the Roman Empire with Alicia Jiménez
- Conquest to Conversion: The Formation of the Islamic World with Corisande Fenwick
- History of Egypt I with Laurel Bestock
- Fighting Pharaohs: Ancient Egyptian Warfare with Laurel Bestock
- The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World with John Cherry
- 25 Things! 250 Years of Brown’s Material Past with Claudia Moser
- Animals in the Ancient City with Susan Curry
- Environmental Archaeology with Suzanne Pilaar Birch
- Sensing Antiquity: New Approaches to Ancient Aesthetics and Sensoria with Felipe Rojas
- State Formation in the Prehistoric Aegean with John Cherry
- Material Networks: Migration & Trade in the Ancient West Mediterranean with Peter Van Dommelen
Fall 2013
- Introduction to Egyptian Archaeology and Art with Laurel Bestock
- Troy Rocks! Archaeology of an Epic with Fotini Kondyli
- Postcolonial Matters: Material Culture between Colonialism and Globalization with Peter Van Dommelen
- Food and Drink in Classical Antiquity with Sue Alcock
- Labor and Technology in the Roman World with Elizabeth Murphy
- Pilgrimage and Travel in the Ancient World with Sarah Craft
- Revolutions and Evolutions in Archaeology with Suzanne Pilaar Birch
- Lost Languages: The Decipherment and Study of Ancient Writing Systems with Stephen Houston and Felipe Rojas
- Exploring Different Iron Ages: Of Chiefs, Princesses and Warriors with Peter Van Dommelen
- Building Big! Supersized Architectural and Engineering Structures From Antiquity with Felipe Rojas
- The Archaeology of College Hill with Linda Gosner
- Beyond Decline and Fall: New Perspectives on the Late Antique Mediterranean with Corisande Fenwick
- Hispania: the Making of a Roman Province with Alicia Jiménez
- Social Life in Ancient Egypt with Laurel Bestock
Spring 2013
- Art in Antiquity with Omur Harmansah
- Archaeology of Atlantic Africa and the Diaspora with Rachel Engmann
- State of Siege! with Sylvian Fachard
- Hannibal ad Portas! with Peter Van Dommelen
- Archaeology's Dirty Little Secrets with Sue Alcock
- Byzantine Archaeology and Art with Fotini Kondyli
- Cities, Colonies and Global Networks in the Western Mediterranean with Peter Van Dommelen
- Animals in Archaeology with Suzanne Pilaar Birch
- Engineering Material Culture with Jennifer Meanwell
- One Sea for All: Economic, Social and Artistic Interaction in the Medieval Mediterranean with Fotini Kondyli
- Art & Visual Culture in the Ancient Near East with Omur Harmansah
- In the Wake of Empire: Anatolia after the Hittites, before Alexander with Felipe Rojas
Fall 2012
- Troy Rocks! with Sylvian Fachard
- Artifacts in Archaeology: Understanding Material Culture and Ancient Technologies with Clive Vella
- The Agora: History at the Heart of Athens with with Fotini Kondyli
- Roman Archaeology and Art with Sue Alcock
- Who Owns the Classical Past? with John F. Cherry
- Art/Artifact: The Art and Material Culture of Africa with Rachel Engmann
- Places of Healing: Memory, Miracle, and Storytelling with Omur Harmansah
- Inventing the Past: Amulets, Heirlooms, Monuments, Landscapes with Felipe Rojas
- The Archaeology of College Hill with Alex Knodell
- Ceramic Analysis for Archaeology with Jennifer Meanwell
- Key Issues in Mediterranean Prehistory with John F. Cherry
- Rural Landscapes and Peasant Communities in the Mediterranean with Peter Van Dommelen
Spring 2012
- Introduction to Egyptian Archaeology and Art with Laurel Bestock
- Glass from the Past with Carolyn Swan
- Heritage In and Out of Context: Museum and Archaeological Heritage with Carrie Murray
- Water, Culture, & Power with Omur Harmansah
- Petra: Ancient Wonder, Modern Challenge with Sue Alcock
- Cold Hard Cash: The Materiality of Money in Ancient and Modern Finance with Christoph Bachhuber
- Archaeologies of the Near East with Omur Harmansah
- Ethnic Identity in Graeco-Roman Egypt with Rachel Mairs
- The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World with John F. Cherry
- Building Big! with Felipe Rojas
- How Houses Build People with Serena Love
- Ethical Issues in Archaeology with John F. Cherry
- Archaeology of Greek and Punic Colonization with Carrie Murray
- GIS and Remote Sensing in Archaeology with Thomas Garrison
- The Archaeology of Nubia and Egypt with Laurel Bestock
- Skills Training in Material Culture Studies II
Fall 2011
- Field Archaeology in the Ancient World with Laurel Bestock
- Sport in the Ancient Greek World with John F. Cherry
- The Archaeology of Central Asia: Alexander in Afghanistan, and Buddhas in Bactria with Rachel Mairs
- Troy Rocks! Archaeology of an Epic with Carrie Murray
- Archaeologies of the Greek Past with Sue Alcock
- Underwater in the Mediterranean: An Introduction to Maritime Archaeology with Christoph Bachhuber
- Old World and New World Perspectives in Archaeology with John F. Cherry and Thomas Garrison
- The Etruscans: Italy Before the Rise of the Romans with Carrie Murray
- History of Egypt I with Laurel Bestock
- Architecture and Memory with Omur Harmansah
- The Archaeology of College Hill
- The Marriage of Archaeological Science & Social Theory with Serena Love
- The “Second Sophistic”: Archaeological and Literary Approaches with Felipe Rojas
- The Archaeology of the Assyrian Empire: Cities, Landscapes and Material Culture with Omur Harmansah
- Coastal Values: Archaeology and Paleoecology of Coastal and Island Environments with John Marston
- Skills Training in Material Culture Studies I
Spring 2011
- Art in Antiquity: An Introduction with Jeffrey Becker
- Media in Archaeology, or Archaeology in Media? with Margaret Watters
- East Meets West: Archaeology of Anatolia with John Marston
- Introduction to Islamic Archaeology with Ian Straughn
- Alexander the Great and the Alexander Tradition with John F. Cherry
- The World of Museums
- Minoans and Mycenaeans: Greece in the Bronze Age with Kevin Fisher
- Ancient Egyptian Art and Architecture with Laurel Bestock
- The Great Heresy: Egypt in the Amarna Age with Laurel Bestock
- Grave Matters: The Archaeology of Death, Decay, and Discovery with Allison Davis
- Archaeology and Craft: Experimental Archaeology and the Materials Science of Ancient Technologies with Krysta Ryzewski
- Technology and Production in Archaeology: Anthropological Foundations and Contemporary Theory with Krysta Ryzewski
- Island Archaeology in the Mediterranean with John F. Cherry
- All Italia: City and Country in Ancient Italy with Jeffrey Becker
- Roman Art and Architecture: Julius Caesar to Hadrian with Rebecca Molholt
Fall 2010
- Who Owns the Classical Past? with John F. Cherry
- Troy Rocks! Archaeology of an Epic with Jeffrey Becker
- Archaeology of the Andes with Allison Davis
- Archaeologies of the Greek Past with Kevin Fisher
- Urbanism in the Archaeological Record with Jeffrey Becker
- Egypt After the Pharaohs: Archaeology and Society in the Coptic and Early Islamic Periods with Ian Straughn
- Environmental Archaeology with John Marston
- Archaeo-Geophysical Data Visualization with Margaret Watters
- The Archaeology of College Hill with Krysta Ryzewski
- Imperial Cities with Sue Alcock
- Economy & Trade in the Later Bronze Age Aegean and East Mediterranean with John F. Cherry
Summer 2010
Spring 2010
- Field Archaeology in the Ancient World with Sue Alcock
- Buried History, Hidden Wonders: Discovering East Asian Archaeology with Roderick Campbell
- Sport in the Ancient Greek World with John F. Cherry
- Archaeology Under the Volcano with Karen Holmberg
- Archaeologies of the Ancient Middle East with Morag Kersel
- Cult Archaeology: Fantastic Frauds and Meaningful Myths of the Past with Michelle Berenfeld
- Old World and New World Perspectives in Archaeology with John F. Cherry and Tom Garrison
- History of Egypt I with Laurel Bestock
- Fighting Pharaohs: Ancient Egyptian Warfare with Laurel Bestock
- Under the Tower of Babel: Archaeology, Politics, and Identity in the Modern Middle East with Ömür Harmansah
- The Location of Theory in Archaeology with Ian Straughn
- Engineering Material Culture: An Introduction to Archaeological Science with Krysta Ryzewski
- Architecture, Body, and Performance in the Ancient Near Eastern World with Ömür Harmansah
- Roman Asia Minor: The Empire Goes East with Michelle Berenfeld
- Introduction to GIS and Remote Sensing in Archaeology with Tom Garrison
Fall 2009
- Introduction to Egyptian Archaeology and Art with Laurel Bestock
- Troy Rocks! Archaeology of an Epic with Michelle Berenfeld
- 13 Things with Krysta Ryzewski
- Introduction to the Ancient Near East with Ömür Harmansah
- Food and Drink in Classical Antiquity with Sue Alcock
- Alexander the Great and the Alexander Tradition with John F. Cherry
- The World of Museums: Logistics, Laws and Loans with Morag Kersel
- City and the Festival: Cult Practices and Architectural Production in the Ancient Near East with Ömür Harmansah
- Cultural Heritage: The Players and Politics of Protecting the Past with Michelle Berenfeld
- The Nature and Culture of Disaster with Karen Holmberg
- The Archaeology of College Hill with Krysta Ryzewski
- Principles of Archaeology with Stephen Houston
- Approaches to Archaeological Survey in the Old World with John F. Cherry
- Archaeology and Religion: Excavating the Sacred from Prehistory to Islam with Ian Straughn
- Ceramic Analysis for Archaeology with Laurel Bestock
- Skills Training in Material Culture Studies I with Sue Alcock
Summer 2009
Spring 2009
- Field Archaeology in the Ancient World with Sue Alcock
- Dead White Guys: Greco-Roman Civilization and American Identity with Lyra Monteiro
- Archaeologies of the Greek Past with Michelle Berenfeld
- Islamic Civilizations with Ian Straughn
- Pompeii with Michelle Berenfeld
- Temples and Tombs: Egyptian Religion and Culture with Laurel Bestock
- Architecture and Memory with Ömür Harmansah
- Violence and Civilization: A Deep History of Social Violence with Rod Campbell
- Engineering Material Culture: An Introduction to Archaeological Science with Krysta Ryzewski
- GIS and Remote Sensing: Advanced Applications in Archaeology with Tom Garrison
- The Archaeology of Democracy: Social Transformations in Ancient Greece with Christopher Witmore
- Archaeology of the Caucasus with John F. Cherry
- Archaeologies of Place with Ömür Harmansah
- Who Owns the Classical Past? with John F. Cherry
- Ancient Egyptian Art II with Laurel Bestock
Fall 2008
- Intimate Stories with Ömür Harmansah
- Art in Antiquity with Ömür Harmansah
- Introduction to Egyptian Archaeology and Art with Laurel Bestock
- 13 Things with Christopher Witmore
- The Archaeology of College Hill with Krysta Ryzewski
- Archaeology in the Age of Augustus with Michelle Berenfeld
- Classical Art in the RISD Museum with Gina Borromeo
- Islamic Landscapes: Cities, Frontiers & Monuments with Ian Straughn
- Social Life in Ancient Egypt with Laurel Bestock
- The Archaeology of Empires with Sue Alcock
- Genealogies of Complexity in East Asia with Rod Campbell
- International Cultural Heritage: Creating a Future for the Past with Michelle Berenfeld
- Public Culture & Heritage in Postapartheid South Africa with Nick Shepherd
Spring 2008
- Sport in the Ancient Greek World (First-Year Seminar) with John Cherry
- Mediterranean Bronze Age with Elissa Faro
- Roman Archaeology and Art with Sue Alcock
- Ancient Egypt in the Global World with Thomas Hikade
- Egyptian Archaeology II with Thomas Hikade
- Archaeologies of the Near East with Ömür Harmansah
- Architectural Sculpture of Ancient Greece and Rome with Diana Ng
- Contemporary Issues in Archaeological Theory with Ömür Harmansah
- Island Archaeology in the Mediterranean with John Cherry
- Sacred Space: Archaeological and Religious Studies Perspectives with Ian Straughn
- Comparative Empires and Material Culture with Diana Ng
Fall 2007
- Archaeology of Ancient Egypt with Thomas Hikade
- The Archaeology of College Hill with Katherine Marino and Michelle Charest
- Archaeologies of the Greek Past with Christopher Witmore
- Art and Archaeology of Civic Identity with Diana Ng
- Classical Art in the RISD Museum with Gina Borromeo
- The Etruscans: Italy Before the Rise of the Romans with Diana Ng
- Introduction to Islamic Archaeology with Ian Straughn
- Prehistoric Egypt with Thomas Hikade
- The Rise (and Demise) of the State in the Near East with Ömür Harmansah
- Things! The Material Worlds of Humanity with Christopher Witmore
- Urbanism in the Archaeological Record with Ömür Harmansah
Spring 2007
- Field Archaeology in the Ancient World with Sue Alcock
- Who Owns the Classical Past? with John Cherry
- Economy & Trade in the Later Bronze Age Aegean and East Mediterranean with John Cherry
- Synagogues, Churches, & Mosques with Katharina Galor
- Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls with Katharina Galor
- Material Worlds: Art and Agency in the Near East and Africa with Ömür Harmansah
- City and the Festival: Cult Practices and Architectural Production in the Ancient Near East with Ömür Harmansah
- Representing the Past: Archaeology through Image & Text with Steve Houston and Sheila Bonde
- Arabia and the Arabs: The Making of an Ethnos with Ian Straughn
- Islamic Landscapes: Cities, Frontiers & Monuments with Ian Straughn
- Archaeology in the 'Information Age' with Christopher Witmore
Fall 2006
- Food and Drink in Classical Antiquity with Sue Alcock
- Alexander the Great and the Alexander Tradition with John Cherry
- Approaches to Archaeological Survey in the Old World with John Cherry
- The Archaeology of Mesopotamia with Ömür Harmansah
- Architecture, Body and Performance in the Ancient Near Eastern World with Ömür Harmansah
- Introduction to Islamic Archaeology with Ian Straughn
- Archaeology and Religion: Excavating the Sacred from Pre-History to Islam with Ian Straughn
- The Archaeology of College Hill 2006-07 with Zachary Nelson and Katherine Marino