Archaeology News and Announcements

from Brown University's Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World

Month: May 2025

Master of Arts in Digital Heritage at LMU – Application deadline June 16

Master’s program in Digital Cultural Heritage

The Master’s program is a brand new, innovative, cross-discplinary and internationally oriented study program, training in English the future generation of digital experts for cultural heritage. The program is hosted by the Institute for Digital Cultural Heritage Studies (DKES) at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität  München (LMU Munich).

Digital Cultural Heritage is a new academic discipline born at the beginning of the 21st century at the intersection of Cultural Heritage Studies, Conservation Science, Archaeology, Museology, Computer Science, and Information Science. This innovative field crosses disciplinary boundaries to create new theoretical frameworks and methodologies that enhance the exploration, understanding, and protection of cultural heritage and alter the traditional processes of production and propagation of knowledge in museums and sites of cultural significance.

The application deadline is June 16, 2025 for classes that begin in October. The program is offered in English, and is tuition free.

Read more about the degree at www.kw.lmu.de/dch/en/study/master-digital-cultural-heritage

Edward Said

Edward Said: A Virtual Book Discussion – May 21, 2025

Edward SaidJoin The American University in Cairo Press for a virtual book discussion of Edward Said: The Politics of an Oppositional Intellectual by Nubar Hovsepian (AUC Press, 2025), a profound exploration of the life, work, and legacy of one of the 20th century’s most influential thinkers and the foremost advocate for the Palestinian cause in the West. In this special event, author Nubar Hovsepian will be in conversation with acclaimed journalist, interviewer, and award-winning radio host David Barsamian, founder of Alternative Radio.

Together, they will explore the political, cultural, and personal dimensions of Edward Said’s thought—from his groundbreaking work Orientalism to his enduring advocacy for Palestinian rights and his vision for justice and humanism in global affairs. The conversation will also reflect on Said’s relevance in today’s world and Hovsepian’s unique insights as both a scholar and someone who knew Said personally.

About the Author:

Nubar Hovsepian (Author) is associate professor emeritus of political science at Chapman University in Orange, California. He is the author of Palestinian State Formation: Education and the Construction of National Identity, and he edited and contributed to The War on Lebanon.  He is the author of books on Palestine and Lebanon, and editor of several books including on the Iranian revolution. Hovsepian has devoted enormous time to the Israel/Palestine conflict, and served, from 1982 to 1984, as political affairs officer for the United Nations Conference on the Question of Palestine.

About the Discussant:

One of America’s most tireless and wide-ranging investigative journalists, David Barsamian has altered the independent media landscape, both with his weekly radio program, Alternative Radio—38 years and running— and his books with Noam Chomsky, Eqbal Ahmad, Howard Zinn, Tariq Ali, Richard Wolff, Arundhati Roy and Edward Said. His latest books are Culture and Resistance, Retargeting Iran, Chronicles of Dissent and Notes on Resistance. His forthcoming book from Haymarket in March 2024 is with Arundhati Roy, The Architecture of Modern Empire. David lectures on world affairs, imperialism, capitalism, propaganda, the media and global rebellions.

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JOB POSTING: Lecturer in Classics, Roman History at Dartmouth College – Deadline May 27

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Position Title: Lecturer in Classics, Roman History
Institution Name: Dartmouth College
Position Rank: Lecturer
Area of Specialty: Roman history
Application Deadline: 2025-05-27

The Department of Classics at Dartmouth College seeks to appoint a non-tenure-track lecturer for the 2025-2026 academic year. Applicants for this position should be specialists in Roman history with the ability to teach all levels of Latin language. The person in this position will have the opportunity to teach courses related to the Roman Empire, historiography, and a special topics course in their area of interest.

This position is non-remote, in-residence at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, with a start date of September 1, 2025 for a nine-month, non-renewable appointment. Lecturers teach between four and six courses each academic year, over three ten-week quarters. This position comes with a competitive salary and benefits.

Please submit all materials electronically via Interfolio (link here). Letters may be addressed to Professor Roberta Stewart.

1) Cover letter
2) Curriculum vitae
3) Three letters of recommendation, at least one of which should address teaching

Review of applications will begin on May 26, 2025, with later applications accepted until the position is filled. Questions can be directed to Prof. Roberta Stewart, Roberta.L.Stewart@dartmouth.edu.

Dartmouth is committed to academic excellence and encourages the open exchange of ideas within a culture of mutual respect. People with different backgrounds, life experiences, and perspectives make the Dartmouth community diverse, which enhances academic excellence. Applicants should address in their cover letter how their research, teaching, service, and/or life experiences prepare them to advance Dartmouth’s commitment to diversity in service of academic excellence.

More information at https://apply.interfolio.com/167491

Simmons Center Events

Souls for Sale: Slavery’s Role in the Growth and Expansion of the Catholic Church and Other American Institutions

Friday, May 9 • 4–5:30pm • Friedman Hall, Room 102 • 90 George Street • Providence, RI

Rachel Swarns, a contributing writer for the New York Times and a journalism professor at New York University, will discuss her recent book, The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church, and explore how slavery fueled the growth of many contemporary American institutions, including universities, religious institutions and financial institutions.

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Complete Disorder: Resistance and Refusal to Colonial Legacy in the Arts and Humanities

Thursday, May 8 • 10am–6pm • Online Only

This conference asks: is it possible to transform cultural and academic institutions from sites of colonial harm into spaces of justice, care, and community? Bringing together museum professionals, scholars, artists, and community leaders, we explore how museums, archives, and institutions alike are confronting their colonial legacies towards reparative futures and will examine challenges and possibilities for repatriation, community-driven exhibitions, archival intervention, and reimagining history telling.

Check out the conference schedule, session descriptions, and learn about the speakers and moderators on the event webpage.

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Call for Applications | Princeton University Postdoctoral Fellowships

The Princeton Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts, an interdisciplinary group of scholars in the humanities and social sciences, invites applications for the 2026-2029 fellowship competition. Applications are welcome for the following fellowships:

  • Two or three Open Fellowships in any discipline represented in the Society
  • One Fellowship in Humanistic Studies
  • One Fellowship in East Asian Studies

Applicants may be considered for more than one fellowship category pertinent to their research and teaching. The Society’s website provides additional details on the fellowships, eligibility, disciplines, and application dossier, and we recommend that applicants review this information before submitting an application.

Appointed as Associate Research Scholars in the Council of the Humanities for three years, fellows pursue their research, attend weekly seminars and teach in academic departments. In each of the first two years, fellows teach one undergraduate course per semester, pending approval by the Office of the Dean of the Faculty; in their third year, they teach only one course in either semester. When teaching, fellows will carry the secondary rank of Lecturer.

Applicants holding the Ph.D. at the time of application must have received the degree after January 1, 2024. Applicants not yet holding the Ph.D. are expected to have completed a substantial portion of the dissertation – at least half – at the time of application. Successful candidates must fulfill all requirements for the Ph.D., including filing of the dissertation, by June 15, 2026. Candidates for/recipients of doctoral degrees in Education, Jurisprudence, and from Princeton University are not eligible. Applicants may apply only once to the Princeton Society of Fellows.

Selection is based on exceptional scholarly achievement and evidence of unusual promise, range and quality of teaching experience, and potential contributions to an interdisciplinary community. The Society of Fellows seeks a diverse and international pool of applicants.

Applicants are asked to submit an application by August 5, 2025 (11:59 p.m. ET) to the online portal.

The number of fellowships offered each year is contingent on funding. The work location for these positions is in-person on campus at Princeton University, and the positions are subject to the University’s background check policy.

Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Now Online: Luxor Temple Block Fragments Collection

The American Research Center in Egypt(ARCE) has published the entire Luxor Temple Block Fragments Collection on its website.

During the New Kingdom reigns of Amenhotep III, Tutankhamun, and Seti I, sandstone relief blocks were carved for the Opet Festival—an ancient celebration affirming the pharaoh’s possession of the royal Ka. Many of these fragments originally formed the Colonnade Hall and Sun Court of Luxor Temple before being repurposed over centuries, from late antiquity through the medieval period and even in the 19th century, when excavators likely reused them in constructing the Corniche Boulevard!

What began as an epigraphic survey evolved into a seven-season conservation project between 1995 and 2001, led by Hiroko Kariya and John Stewart. The team undertook extensive efforts to conserve, document, piece together, and reinstate the block fragments. The team evaluated and treated the blocks, addressing damage caused by salt efflorescence, weather, and poor storage.

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Society of Black Archaeologists: Publications

SBA PUBLICATIONS

Dr. Alicia Odewale (SBA President-Elect, University of Houston) published an article titled, “My Mother’s Remedy: An Archaeological Journey Home Through Darkness and Light” for Adventuress Archaeology Special Issue Volume 4


Craig Stevens (SBA Treasurer, Northwestern University) and Chrislyn Laurore (UPenn) published an essay titled, “How Virtual Reality Is Restoring Liberia’s Culture” for SAPIENS Magazine

IAS Founders Day Public Lecture

“Bending Time & Space in the Sistine Chapel”
Founders Day Public Lecture by Maria Loh

Friday, May 16, 2025
5:00 p.m. | Wolfensohn Hall

What is there left to say about the Sistine Chapel, and why should we still be talking about it in 2025? While more than a generation of scholars and students have set sail for the Global Renaissance or recalibrated their analytic tools towards eco-criticism, Maria Loh, Professor in the School of Historical Studies, will conduct an état de lieux of the Sistine Chapel and consider why and, more importantly, how it should still matter to us today.

Please register below to attend this free event.

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