Book Release by Professor Nerissa Russell; "Hunting and Eating Symbols"
CIAMS Professor Nerissa Russell has recently published a short book through Cambridge University Press's Element series on food.
Cornell is one of the few universities in the United States that offers a separate archaeology major in addition to its graduate program. The program also offers a new post doc in archaeology. Our faculty's specialties range from studies of early peoples to the historic 19th century, within the following departments and programs: American Indian studies, anthropology, classics, earth and atmospheric sciences, historic preservation, history of art and visual studies, landscape architecture, and Near Eastern studies. Archaeology at Cornell is particularly strong in the eastern Mediterranean area, and in the Americas (both pre- and post-Columbian)
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Doctoral Alumna Selected for CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award
Dusti Cheyenne Bridges, Ph.D. ’25, has been selected for the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS)/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award in the humanities and fine arts for her dissertation, “’ United With Them in Good Feeling and Friendship’: (Re)lating Archaeological Belongings, Colonialist Histories, and Incorporated Peoples Among the Onöndowa’ga:’ Hodinöhšö:ni’.”
Ancient dirty dishes reveal decades of questionable findings
An interdisciplinary team of Cornell researchers – ranging from classicists to food scientists to engineers – has determined that organic residues of plant oils are poorly preserved in calcareous soils from the Mediterranean. This means decades of archaeologists have likely misidentified olive oil in ceramics, failing to recognize other plant oils or perhaps mistaking them for animal fat.
The long, deep dig: Collaboration excavates the ancient city of Sardis
From the Greeks and the Romans to the Ottoman empire, the history of Sardis, Turkey, is one of persistent turnover. But its archaeological investigation has been remarkably consistent.
Professor Matt Velasco publishes book, Feature in New York Times
Associate Professor of Archaeology Matt Velasco publishes a book titled "The Mountain Embodied", with a featured article in the New York Times.
Sacred Ground: Excavating Black History at Ithaca's Freedom Church
Running from June 19th, 2025 to December xth, 2025 at the Ithaca History Center, this exhibit highlights four seasons of excavations at the St. James AME Zion Church. The exhibit displays a wide variety of artifacts, and centers the community collaboration between Cornell students, faculty, and the St. James Congregation.
CIAMS Congratulates 2025 Graduates
Congratulations to the CIAMS 2025 graduates! Cornell's 2025 Commencement Ceremonies took place on the weekend of May 23-25th, during which this year's graduates were able to celebrate their hard-earned accomplishments.
Cornell Anthropology Opens New Collaboratory in Olin Library
A new Anthropology Collaboratory opened with an event on May 14 from 1:30-3:00 p.m.. The complex gathers many of the university’s anthropology collections and laboratories together in one place in Olin Library.
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RadioCIAMS: The Cornell Archaeology Podcast
RadioCIAMS is our podcast series, wherein we probe critical debates in archaeology in conversation between leading practitioners and the next generation of researchers. Our most recent episode is embedded below. Click here to browse previous RadioCIAMS episodes archived on our website, or visit our soundcloud page to hear more. RadioCIAMS is also available wherever you get your podcasts.