Archaeology of the Ọyọ Empire (West Africa): Chivalry, Colonies, and Household Politics in the Early Modern Period
Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureships Register for Zoom
Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureships Register for Zoom
Between ca. 1650 and 2800, the Oyo Empire was the largest political formation in West Africa, south of the River Niger. Over the past twenty years, Akin Ogundiran has conducted archaeological research in the capital, colonies, and provinces of the empire to understand the strategies of Oyo expansion and the everyday lives of different segments […]
The George F. Bass Lectures
Do you enjoy digital content? Love learning about the past? Discover Real Archaeology! For three days, creators on Spotify, Youtube, and TikTok will be releasing fresh content demystifying the human past. From October 25 to October 27 join David Miano, Kayleigh During, Flint Dibble and many more to uncover the facts on such burning questions […]
Please join us for a double-header of talks presented by Prof. Camille Reiko Acosta in celebration of International Archaeology Day! In this first talk, Prof. Acosta will be speaking on "Living and Dying as an Immigrant in Athens" on Friday October 25th at 3:30 pm (Denny 112 and on zoom). These talks are sponsored by […]
To celebrate International Archaeology Day, join the AIA Narragansett Society for a fun Saturday full of archaeological activities! – In Rhode Island Hall on the Main Green of Brown University, come see ancient coins from Greece and Rome up close! Touch ancient animal bones! Examine and draw Persian and Roman ceramics, prehistoric tools, precious metals, […]
Join the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World and the AIA Narragansett Society for an archaeology-themed open house on Brown University’s Main Green. See ancient coins from Greece and Rome up close! Touch animal bones! Examine and draw Persian and Roman ceramics, prehistoric tools, precious metals, and other artifacts from thousands of years […]
Be part of an active archaeological excavation! Brown University students will be digging on the grounds outside the List Art Building, uncovering the foundations of a 19th century home and processing artifacts from that household. Stop by (with your family or on your own) any time to see what our students are uncovering -- or […]
Charles Eliot Norton Memorial Lectureship
In honor of International Archaeology Day, please join us for an archaeology fair on Saturday, October 26, 12:00-3:00 pm. Visit activity tables to learn about the past: write your name in ancient scripts, make a curse tablet, hold replicas of ancient vases and coins, and more! Don't forget to browse the book sale of donated […]
