The Graduate Student Research Grants will be given to the top two candidates in each grant category (archaeology, bio-anthropology, cultural/linguistic anthropology) as chosen by the National Executive Council. Applicants for the Academic Year 2023 Lambda Alpha Student Awards must submit their applications by March 1, 2024. The awards include three undergraduate scholarships and six graduate … Read more
OverviewUCL presents the Research Excellence Scholarship (UCL-RES), a distinguished initiative designed to attract exceptional scholars to embark on doctoral research at UCL. With the aim of fostering academic brilliance, this prestigious scholarship is set to offer up to 40 fully funded opportunities to outstanding applicants from across the globe, encompassing both prospective and current UCL … Read more
Established to honor AIA Honorary President Jane Waldbaum, this scholarship aims to assist students embarking on their initial foray into archaeological fieldwork. Particularly, students majoring in archaeology or related disciplines are urged to submit their applications. The scholarship fund serves to cover expenses linked to participation in archaeological fieldwork projects, requiring a minimum stay of … Read more
The pre-Roman Iron Age in Western and Central Europe was marked by the rich Celtic culture, which has left behind monumental burial mounds and a plethora of archaeological artifacts. Despite this, much about the Celts remains shrouded in mystery. Visualization showing the contents of the central grave/main burial of the Hochdorf mound. Credit: Landesmuseum Württemberg, … Read more
The 10th Worldwide Conference of the Society for East Asian Archaeology (SEAA) is set to take place next year in Aberdeen, Scotland. The call for papers, posters, and session proposals will officially open on September 2, 2024, with a submission deadline for abstracts and registration set for November 29, 2024. SEAA10 Conference, August 19-23, 2025 … Read more
The Royal Commission for AlUla is set to host a global archaeology conference on October 30-31, focusing on the future of archaeology and the heritage of nomadic societies. The event, which will alternate annually with the AlUla World Archaeology Summit, promises to bring together researchers and cultural heritage experts from across the globe. Set against … Read more
Christine Lehnen’s illuminating investigation of a past where women enjoyed a more egalitarian life is explored through bioarchaeological methods in Remembering Women: Lessons from the Ancient World (19th June 2025). Publisher: Icon BooksPublication date: 19 Jun 2025Language: EnglishHardcover: 272 pagesISBN-10: 1837732175ISBN-13: 9781837732173 Women have a rich and complex history—we just need to remember it. In … Read more
Uncovering America’s First War is the definitive study of one of the most important places in the US Southwest: the ancestral Tiwa village of Piedras Marcadas Pueblo. by: Matthew F. Schmader Publisher: University of New Mexico PressPublication date: April 1, 2025Language: EnglishHardcover: 376 pagesISBN: 978-0-8263-6793-8 Chronicling Schmader’s decades of exhaustive research, this book is a must-read … Read more
An amazing new find is expanding our understanding of Maya Blue—one of the most enigmatic and enduring pigments of the ancient world. Dean E. Arnold, adjunct curator of anthropology at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago and professor emeritus at Wheaton College, has found a second ancient method of producing the pigment, gaining … Read more
No animal is as entangled in human history as the horse. The horse’s domestication allowed early humans to settle the vast Eurasian steppe; horses then made new forms of warfare, encouraged long-distance trade routes, and acquired deep cultural and religious significance. Horses eventually gave great power to empires in Iran, Afghanistan, China, India, and, much … Read more