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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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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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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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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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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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Visual and Material Culture

Featuring a mix of contemporary and ancient objects in a range of media, the exhibits in Rhode Island Hall are intended to present a visual and multi-dimensional view of the issues facing the field of archaeology today.

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A Commitment to Engaged Scholarship

The Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology has partnered with Brown University's Swearer Center to offer undergraduate students the option to concentrate in Archaeology and the Ancient World with a focus on Engaged Scholarship.

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News

Latest Issue of Inventory Now Online

Thursday December 19, 2019
Uronarti Project Published in Antiquity

Tuesday December 10, 2019
Artforum Names "The New Nomadic Age" Best of 2019

Wednesday December 4, 2019
Rojas Interviewed for National Geographic Series on Petra, Jordan

Friday November 22, 2019
"The Pasts of Roman Anatolia: Interpreters, Traces, Horizons" by Felipe Rojas

Monday October 28, 2019

Featured Project

Proyecto Paisaje Piedras Negras-Yaxchilan, Guatemala

The Proyecto Paisaje Piedras Negras-Yaxchilan is exploring the ancient cultural and natural landscapes of the of the Classic Maya kingdoms (AD 250-900) of Piedras Negras and Yaxchilan. 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.

Events

Jan

27

All Day

Exhibit: tiny - a gallery of miniature might and meaning
Jan

28

4:00pm - 5:00pm

Archaeological Illustration Club
Jan

30

12:00pm

Brown Bag Series in Archaeology: Ashish Avikunthak (University of Rhode Island) - Rummaging for Pasts: Excavating Sicily, Digging Bombay
Feb

6

12:00pm

Brown Bag Series in Archaeology: Holly Shaffer (History of Art and Architecture, Brown University) - Goods Gained from Graft: An Archaeology of an 18th-Century Indian Art Market
Feb

13

12:00pm

Brown Bag Series in Archaeology: Dan Plekhov (Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology, Brown University)

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Archaeology at Brown

International Fieldwork

An Interdisciplinary Community

Brown and Providence

Promoting Archaeology

Visual and Material Culture

A Commitment to Engaged Scholarship

News

Featured Project

Events