Davina Two Bears' research documents the history of the Old Leupp Boarding School (OLBS), a Federal Indian boarding school on the Navajo Reservation, from 1909 to 1942, as it explores Diné (Navajo) survivance within the context of this school. Two Bears employs decolonizing research methods framed by postcolonial theory to investigate the OLBS, which currently […]

Doug Daniels, Emerging Technologies LibrarianThursday, August 27th 2020 10:00am - 12:00pm (PT) Doug Daniels is the Emerging Technologies Librarian at the UCLA Library and director of the Library’s Lux Lab. The Lux Lab is a suite of emerging technology services, including 3D printing, 3D scanning, laser cutting and etching, large format printing, 3D mapping, and a […]

Aaron Burke (CIoA Press Editor in Chief) and Randi Danforth (Publications Director)Thursday, September 3rd 2020 10:00am - 12:00pm (PT)CIoA Press Editor in Chief Aaron Burke and Publications Director Randi Danforth will present a session on academic publishing in two parts. First, "how do I decide where to publish something? Who should I publish it with? […]

Kristine Martirosyan-Olshansky, Postdoctoral Scholar, CIoA, UCLAAlan Farahani, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, UNLVSeptember 16, 2020, 1:00pm - 2:00pm PSTVirtual Pizza Talk Series This talk is a summary of research conducted at the archaeological site of Masis Blur, an early farming community located in the Ararat plain of Armenia and occupied continuously for nearly a millennium from ca. 6200 […]

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Dr. Glenn WhartonChair, UCLA/Getty Program in the Conservation ofArchaeological and Ethnographic Materialsinvites you to attendUCLA/Getty Program's Distinguished Speaker SeriesfeaturingDr. Spencer CrewActing Director of the National Museum of African AmericanHistory and Culture   speaking onHistory, Memory and Conservation:Preserving the Past for Future Generationswith opening remarks byDr. Darnell HuntDean, UCLA Division of Social SciencesProfessor of Sociology and African American […]

Mary E. Voyatzis, Professor, University of Arizona, TucsonSaturday, October 3rd, 10:00am PSTThe mountainous region of Arcadia, situated in the heart of the Peloponnese, has attracted considerable interest and attention since antiquity. Many ancient authors described Arcadia in detail, discussing its rich mythology, many sites, unusual gods, numerous sanctuaries, engaging history, diverse geography, and the important […]

Dr. C. Brian  Rose, Professor of Archaeology & Curator in Charge, Mediterranean Section, University of Pennsylvania & MuseumWednesday, October 7th, 12:00pm - 1:00pm PTDrawing on personal experience, this lecture explores the relationship between archaeology and conservation at three sites in Turkey, focusing on both object and architectural conservation. The speaker was co-director at Troy for […]

Panelists: Analyn Salvador-Amores (University of the Philippines-Baguio); Ping Nga Ong (National Cheng-chi University, Taiwan); Paulette Crespillo-Cuison (Kiyyangan Weavers Association)Moderator: Marlon Martin (SITMo, Philippines)Wednesday October 7, 7:00 PM (PDT) / Thurs October 8, 10:00 AM (TWN)Webinar Series: Indigenous Peoples, Heritage and Landscape in the Asia Pacific: Knowledge Co-Production, Policy Change, and EmpowermentTraditional weaving in Southeast Asia […]

Konstantinos Zachos Director Emeritus Of Antiquities For EpirosSaturday, October 10th, 10:00am PT On September 2, 31 BC, Octavian’s forces defeated those of Mark Antony and the queen of Egypt Cleopatra off the west coast of Greece. Known as the Battle of Actium, from the peninsula of the same name, at the entrance of the Ambracian Gulf, […]