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  • Archaeology at Brown

    The Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World promotes the investigation, understanding, and enjoyment of the archaeology and art of the ancient Mediterranean, Egypt, and the Near East.  We work in close collaboration with our colleagues in other programs on campus, particularly those in Anthropology whose research is focused on the material remains of the Americas.

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  • Fieldwork Advice for Students

    Joukowsky Institute faculty believe that all Brown University students should have an opportunity to participate in an archaeological excavation, and the Institute offers advice on choosing projects, finding funding, and preparing to go into the field.

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  • An Interdisciplinary Community

    The goal of the Institute is to foster an interdisciplinary community of interest in the archaeology of the ancient world, and in the discipline of archaeology more generally.

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  • Promoting Archaeology

    The Joukowsky Institute's mandate is to promote archaeological research, fieldwork, teaching, and public outreach, with the Institute’s associated faculty, students, staff, and facilities serving as a hub for this activity.

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  • International Fieldwork

    Faculty at Brown University lead archaeological fieldwork around the world, including Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Mexico, Sudan, Turkey, West Indies, and in Rhode Island.

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  • A Commitment to Engaged Scholarship

    The Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology is committed to engaging with issues of social justice and heritage in our teaching, public programs, and research.

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  • The Virtual Vault

    Our goal is to share our research and collections beyond the boundaries of Brown University's campus, which inspired our Virtual Vault series highlighting objects from our collection.

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  • Brown and Providence

    Brown's commitment to engaged scholarship begins with our own community, through active archaeological excavation, programs in Providence Public Schools, public events, and gathering resources relevant to our Rhode Island community. 

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News

  • Images of Kathleen Forste, Robyn Price, and Zach Silvia

    New JIAAW Postdoctoral Fellows for 2023

    Friday August 25, 2023
  • Panelists at a 2023 conference on Ustica

    Ustica Conference Convened in Memory of Prof. Ross Holloway

    Tuesday August 15, 2023
  • Andrew Scherer, Director of the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology

    Andrew Scherer Named as Director of the Joukowsky Institute

    Monday July 3, 2023
  • Archaeologies of the Mediterranean Videos Now Available

    Monday June 5, 2023
  • Jahangir Entertains Shah Abbas (Washington D.C.: Bishandas, 1620), from the National Museum of Asian Art.

    Joukowsky Award for Student Research 2023 Winners Announced

    Wednesday May 31, 2023
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Featured Project

Proyecto Arqueológico Busiljá-Chocoljá, Guatemala

The Proyecto Arqueológico Busiljá-Chocoljá is exploring the ancient cultural and natural landscapes of the of the Classic Maya kingdoms (AD 250-900) of Piedras Negras, Yaxchilan, and Sak Tz'i'. Current fieldwork aims to deepen our knowledge of Maya political history through the comparative study of competing polities in the western Maya lowlands, focusing especially on warfare, economy, and environmental history.

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Events

  • Oct
    4
    12:00pm - 2:00pm

    Archaeological Drawing Club

  • Oct
    4
    6:00pm

    A Century of Change at the School for Advanced Research, Santa Fe: Lessons Learned, Future Prospects with Michael F. Brown

  • Oct
    5
    12:00pm - 12:50pm

    Brown Bag Series in Archaeology | Zachary Silvia

  • Oct
    9
    All Day

    Indigenous Peoples’ Day. No University exercises.

  • Oct
    14
    11:00am - 3:00pm

    Archaeology of College Hill Community Archaeology Day

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