The Annual Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Open House will take place onMay 18, 2019 from 11:30 to 4:00pm with the theme Technology: Ancient and ModernExplore the breadth of ancient technologies through a mosaic of talks by Drs. John K. Papadopoulos, Gregson Schachner, Monica L. Smith, and Willeke Wendrich. Then visit the labs within the Cotsen to learn more […]
Speaker:Roxanne RadpourPh.D. candidate, UCLA
Speaker:Dr. Justin DunnavantUC President’s Postdoctoral FellowUniversity of California, Santa CruzBio:Dr. Justin Dunnavant is a UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowat the University of California, Santa Cruz. He holds a BA inHistory and Anthropology from Howard University and anMA and Ph.D. from the University of Florida. While hisformer research interrogated the history and representation of minority groups in southern […]
Speaker:Dr. Sungjoo LeeKyungpook National University
Speaker:Dr. Linda ReynardResearch Associate Department of Human and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard UniversityAbstract:Over the last 20-30 years, the analysis of stable isotope ratios from bones and teeth has contributed tremendously to the understanding of paleodiets, paleoenvironments, and migration. However, hydrogen and oxygen isotope ratios in collagen are understudied compared to the well-known use of carbon, nitrogen, and strontium isotope ratios. Given that […]
Egypt in AfricaProfessional presentations by UCLA undergraduate students
The Art and Archaeology of Ritual and Economy in East Asia: Workshop and Symposium in Honor of Lothar von Falkenhausen東亞古代禮制和經濟的藝術與考古研究：羅泰教授還曆慶賀學術研討會 June 5-6, 2019, YRL Main Conference Room, UCLA
Resources, Exchange, and SocietyUCLA Chinese Archaeology Forum (2019)第一届洛杉矶中国考古论坛：资源、贸易与社会9:30-4:30 Friday Aug 23 UCLA Young Research Library Presentation RoomOpening Remarks: 9:30-9:40First Panel: Resources and Exchanges in Early China (Chair Li Min, UCLA)第一组：早期中国的资源与交换 (主持人：李旻 加州大学洛杉矶分校)9:40-10:10 Wu Hao (Shandong University): Settlement and Social Structure on the Jianxin Site during the Middle and the Late Dawenkou Period武昊（山东大学历史文化学院）：枣庄建新遗址大汶口中晚期聚落与社会结构10:10-10:40 Gao Jiangtao (CASS): Resources, […]
Hear eight of the world’s leading Egyptologists, who will appear together for the first time to share their expertise on life in Ancient Egypt. These experts are all editors of the UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology (UEE), a prestigious resource of in-depth articles on Ancient Egypt that has been a decade in the making. Accessible by […]
Speaker:Dr. James BradyProfessorDept. of AnthropologyCal State Los AngelesBio:Dr. James Brady is best known for pioneering the archaeological investigation of Maya caves. Between 1981 and 1989 he directed excavations at Naj Tunich (National Geographic, August 1981, Archaeology Nov/Dec 1986) and from 1990 to 1993 he directed the Petexbatun Regional Cave Survey (National Geographic, February 1993). Moving […]