RECENT NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Introducing the Archaeology Centers Coalition
In response to urgent calls to address systemic racism in all spheres of institutional life, a group of archaeology centers based in the United States have come together to identify avenues for concrete change. Since July, center directors and representatives have been meeting via Zoom to consider ways to move archaeology forward towards greater diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Fall 2020 Newsletter
News from faculty and graduate students as well as upcoming events for the Fall semester. Image: Sign at Shuqba Cave, Wadi Natuf, Palestinian Territories (photo by Brian Boyd).
Archaeologists Respond to the Black Lives Matter Movement
A piece in Sapiens on the recent panel discussion co-organized by the CCA, SBA & TAG
List of recommended courses for Fall 2020
Archaeology course list Fall 2020 Also available as pdf...
“THE CAMERA IS OUR WEAPON”. Kayapó Video Warriors in the Amazon
Online exhibit and case design for AMNH. Curated by a team of Columbia University Museum Anthropology graduate students in consultation with AMNH and Kayapo activists.
Image credit: Krãkrax Kayapó
Video of panel on ‘Archaeology in the time of Black Lives Matter’
Where does archaeology sit in relation to Black Lives Matter and how might we find ways to engage with the insights and challenges of this moment in our archaeological practice? How do we move beyond statements of solidarity against anti-Black racism and towards...
Black Lives Matter
The Center for Archaeology stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement
Columbia Center for Archaeology goes online
Given the restrictions on in-person meetings that have been created by the Covid-19 situation, the CCA has developed a series of online events in an effort to reconstitute our archaeological community in virtual space. We’re hosting a series of informal online...
Tree ring research at New Palz
Tree ring dating connected to research carried out by Jeff Benjamin (PhD candidate, Anthropology)
