RECENT NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
In Memory of Ralph Solecki (1917-2019)
Ralph S. Solecki, an eminent American archaeologist and an influential member of the Columbia Anthropology faculty from 1959-1988, died on March 20 at the age of 101. He is best-known for his work in Iraq at Shanidar Cave, but also carried out a great deal of research...
Zainab Bahrani awarded 2019 Andrew Carnegie Fellowship
Zainab Bahrani, Edith Porada Professor of Near Eastern Art and Archaeology has been awarded an Andrew Carnegie Fellowship for 2019 for her project Monumental Landscapes: Historical Environments and Human Rights Much of Prof. Bahrani’s work has focused on the...
Center for Archaeology travel award for TAG 2019
Scholarship to TAG The Columbia Center for Archaeology will award $500 to a student giving their first presentation at TAG. The award will be made on the basis of the originality and quality of the abstract proposed. Titles and abstracts should be submitted to the...
Spring 2019 news and events
Updates on the Center’s activities are sent out in the Fall and Spring semesters. If you have any news or events that you’d like to circulate please send them to Prof. Brian Boyd at bb2305@columbia.edu
PBS interview with Professor Severin Fowles
Research by Professor Severin Fowles and colleagues on the subject of Comanche archaeology has been covered in a new documentary showing on PBS
Zoë Crossland Mines the Connections Between Anthropology and Archaeology
Human remains are at the heart of Zoë Crossland’s work. In one of the most popular classes that she teaches, Corpse Life, students learn about the history of death and the treatment of remains.
Fall 2018 news and events
Welcome to The Center for Archaeology’s Fall Newsletter. We post biannual updates on archaeology at Columbia at the start of the Fall and Spring semesters.
The months since our last newsletter have seen a lot of activity and new initiatives by faculty and students at Columbia and Barnard, from field schools to art works – all outlined below. We welcome our incoming students and a special welcome to new faculty member Lisa Trever, in the Department of Art History and Archaeology.
If you have any news or events that you’d like to circulate please send them to me (zc2149) or to Brian Boyd (bb2305). Our calendar of events may be found on the CCA homepage.
Spring 2018 news and events
We post updates on the Center’s activities at the start of the Fall and Spring semesters. If you have any news or events that you’d like to circulate please send them to Prof. Brian Boyd
Fall 2017 news and events
Welcome to the first of The Center for Archaeology’s biannual newsletters. We’ll be posting updates on the Center’s activities at the start of the Fall and Spring semesters.
Columbia’s First Excavation in Greece Focuses on a Sanctuary of Poseidon
Boeotia, in central Greece, is a region of mythological imagination and historical significance. Already one of the most important Greek kingdoms in the age of the Mycenaeans, circa 1600-1100 B.C., it is the birthplace of Hesiod, Pindar and Plutarch and the setting for Sophocles’ tragedies Antigone and Oedipus. The region’s chariot races were once celebrated in verse by its local poets.
