May 2007
Winners of Archaeology Paper Prizes Announced
Congratulations to Harry Anastopulos, Maia Sian Peck, Nathan Karp, and Benjamin Bright-Fishbein! Winning papers can be read here. The deadline for the next paper prize competition will be in April 2008.
May 2007
Petra in Smithsonian Magazine
The June issue of Smithsonian Magazine features a cover story on Professor Emerita Martha Joukowsky's work at the Great Temple in Petra, Jordan.
April 2007
Two New Faculty Members for Fall 2007
Dr. Ian Straughn has accepted a Mellon postdoctoral fellowship in Islamic Archaeology, and Dr. Thomas Hikade will begin a visiting position in Egyptian Archaeology.
April 2007
Victory at the Ethics Bowl!
Congratulations to Brown's Ethics Bowl team for their first place win at this year's SAA conference.
April 2007
Fulbright Scholar
Senior Archaeology and the Ancient World concentrator Juliana McKittrick has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for study in Turkey next year.
April 2007
Lisa Anderson in Archaeology Magazine
Lisa Anderson, a doctoral student at the Joukowsky Institute, is quoted as a consultant on Roman military signa for Jarrett A. Lobell’s article titled “Emblems of Empire”, in the May/June edition of Archaeology magazine. The article abstract can be read at https://www.archaeology.org/0705/abstracts/rome.html
April 2007
Dr. Michael Zimmerman Completed Doctoral Studies
Dr. Zimmerman successfully defended his dissertation, "The Hellenistic and Roman Pottery of Field I (the Village) at 'Iraq Al-Amir, Jordan: A Typology Study," on April 11, 2007.
April 2007
Susan Harvey Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
Professor Harvey (Religious Studies and JIAAW Executive Committee) is one of 189 artists, scholars and scientists selected for this prestigious fellowship.
April 2007
Stage Star Carrie Swan
Swan, a first year graduate student in Archaeology and the Ancient World, gave a stellar performance as 'a sister, or a cousin, or an aunt' in BUGS HMS Pinafore this April.
March 2007
In Memory of Kaelyn McGregor
To honor Kaelyn and her many contributions to Brown and to archaeology, the Kaelyn McGregor Numismatic Research Fund has been established. More information is available here.
March 2007
Chris Tuttle on "Lost Treasures of Petra"
The History Channel's series, "Digging for the Truth," features Ph.D. candidate Tuttle in its March episode on Petra.
March 2007
Tongobriga Excavation Awarded UTRA Grants
"Portraiture in Tongobriga," a Brown excavation led by Rolf Winkes, has been awarded grants to support four students' summer research and travel.
March 2007
Jason Urbanus in Archaeology
Urbanus's article, "Curse of the Stolen Cloak," appears in the March/April 2007 issue of Archaeology magazine.
January 2007
Congratulations to John Cherry and Elissa Faro
Cherry and Faro were awarded 2nd place at the AIA's annual conference for their poster entitled, "Obsidian Studies in Southern Armenia".
December 2006
New Ph.D. Program and Undergraduate Concentration Approved
Visit our Graduate and Undergraduate pages for more about the new programs in Archaeology and the Ancient World.
November 13, 2006
Jerusalem Perspective conference in the news
The Providence Journal reviewed the conference hosted by Brown University and organized by Visiting Assistant Professor Katharina Galor.
October 16th, 2006
Archaeology of College Hill in the news
The Providence Journal interviewed Susan Alcock on October 16th about the current excavation at First Baptist Church.
September 5, 2006
John F. Cherry welcomed to Brown
Brown's Department of Media Relations featured a profile John Cherry in its announcement of the university's new faculty.