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Conservation program awarded $1 million Mellon Foundation grant
March 25, 2024
A $1 million grant has been awarded to UCLA’s Andrew W. Mellon Opportunity for Diversity in Conservation, administered by the UCLA/Getty Conservation Program at the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology....
Postdoc Fellow Maria Diletta Pubblico studies intricacies of votive animal mummies
February 29, 2024
Animal mummies have long been neglected by scholars, even though they make up one of the largest categories of artifacts from ancient Egypt. But Maria Diletta Pubblico thinks there is valuable...
Digging, diving and discovering stories untold
February 27, 2024
Cotsen core faculty Justin Dunnavant featured in University of California news article "Digging, diving and discovering stories untold." Read the full article here.Image credit: Dunnavant on a dive ...
AIA Honors Charlie Steinmetz
February 2, 2024
Charlie Steinmetz, long-time supporter of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology (CIoA) at UCLA, has been honored with a 2024 Martha and Artemis Joukowsky Distinguished Service Award for his dedication...
Cotsen affiliates share research at annual AIA Meeting
January 24, 2024
Faculty and staff from the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology shared their research and expertise at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America in Chicago from January 4-7. ...
A Look at the Cotsen Conservation Program at 20
January 17, 2024
Founding of the ProgramFrequently the image of a conservator involves someone carefully retouching an ancient painting. But the field of conservation can be much broader, according to those who are...
Now hiring: UCLA/Getty Conservation Tenure-Track Open Rank Professorship in Organic Materials Conservation
January 12, 2024
The UCLA/Getty Interdepartmental Degree Program (IDP) in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage is pleased to announce a new faculty position in our program in the conservation of organic materials....
Now hiring: Assistant Professor in the Conservation of Native American/Pacific Islander Cultural Heritage
December 21, 2023
The UCLA/Getty Interdepartmental Degree Program (IDP) in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage is pleased to announce a new faculty position in our program, Assistant Professor in the Conservation of...
Introducing Visiting Conservation Researcher Ana Carolina Delgado Vieira
December 4, 2023
Working on a sandwich doctorate in conservation at UCLA has nothing to do with choosing rye over wheat for Ana Carolina Delgado Vieira. Rather, the Brazilian conservator from the Museum of...
Jeanne Arnold Honored with Bench at TreePeople Park
October 24, 2023
UCLA professor emerita Jeanne Arnold has been honored with a memorial bench in Coldwater Canyon Park as part of TreePeople’s bench and tree dedication program. Arnold, who passed away in November,...
An Interview with Jason De León
October 12, 2023
When Jason De León stops moving, he likes to look forward. Beginning November 1, he will have a new vantage point as Director of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA (CIoA). The professor of...
From the Field: Industria, Northern Italy
September 27, 2023
The following report was provided by Hans Barnard, professor emeritus of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, and local archaeologist Anna Lorenzatto. Photos by Hans Barnard. On Saturday September...
Willeke Wendrich Opens International Egyptology Conference
August 14, 2023
Willeke Wendrich delivered the opening address to the thirteenth congress of the International Association of Egyptologists (IAE) held in Leiden, the Netherlands August 6-12. Wendrich is the director...
Congratulations Class of 2023
July 13, 2023
The 2023 doctoral hooding ceremony was held at UCLA’s Royce Hall on Wednesday June 15. More than 500 graduates from 73 doctoral programs were hooded. Following the ceremony, faculty, students, and...
Cotsen Institute Press Publication Wins SAfA Book Prize
June 30, 2023
Divine Consumption: Sacrifice, Alliance Building, and Making Ancestors in West Africa by Stephen A. Dueppen, published in 2022 by the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology (CIoA) Press, has been named the...
Hans Barnard Authors the First CUP/Cotsen Institute Element
May 22, 2023
“Archaeological Mapping and Planning,” by Hans Barnard, the first volume in the Cambridge University Press/Cotsen Institute Elements series, is currently freely available through the end of May....
Meet William Shelley, Laboratory Manager of the UCLA/Getty Conservation Program
May 4, 2023
If you are a graduate student in the UCLA/Getty Conservation Program, you either know William Shelley or benefit from his work as Laboratory Manager of the program. Being a professional conservator...
Waystation Initiative Returns Orphaned Cultural Objects to Their Homes
May 1, 2023
On April 18, the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology announced its Waystation Initiative, the first effort by a university in the United States to facilitate the ethical return of international cultural...
Cotsen Institute Celebrates 50th Anniversary
April 24, 2023
The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology is marking its 50th anniversary with celebrations and reflections on its distinguished history, as well as with a special golden emblem. “With age comes wisdom,...
Stella Nair Appointed National Humanities Center Fellow
April 7, 2023
Stella Nair, associate professor of Indigenous Arts of the Americas in the Department of Art History and a core faculty member of the Cotsen Institute, has been appointed a fellow of the National...
Monica Smith Edits "The Power of Nature: Archaeology and Human-Environmental Dynamic"
March 20, 2023
Monica Smith, a core faulty member of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, has edited a new book titled The Power of Nature: Archaeology and Human-Environmental Dynamic. She also wrote two chapters...
Meet Siva Losakul: Offering Help With Your Computer
March 16, 2023
Most of us will at some point need help with our computer, software, or the attached devices. Maybe some assistance in failing applications or figuring out what product would work best for your...
Kristine Martirosyan-Olshansky Awarded AIA-NEH Grant
March 16, 2023
Kristine Martirosyan-Olshansky has been awarded an AIA-NEH grant for her proposal “Space, Place, and Plants at Masis Blur, an early farming (Neolithic) site in Armenia.” Martirosyan-Olshansky is...
Piphal Heng Featured in Cambodian Media
February 21, 2023
Local Cambodian news and social media have prominently featured the recent completion of an excavation by native son Piphal Heng, who is a postdoctoral scholar at the Cotsen Institute and the Program...
Melanie Jonasch Studies Settlements in Sicily
February 16, 2023
Sicily is an Italian island with a rich history, many archaeological remains, and mysteries yet to be solved. According to UCLA’s postdoctoral scholar Melanie Jonasch, one of the most exciting...
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