This page shows the Archaeology and the Ancient World courses planned for the current academic year, including cross-listed courses taught in other programs at Brown.
Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World
Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World
The Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World (JIAAW) is dedicated to the academic study and public promotion of archaeology and the ancient world. We are especially focused on the archaeology and art of the ancient Mediterranean, Egypt, and Near East.
Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World
The Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World (JIAAW) is dedicated to the academic study and public promotion of archaeology and the ancient world. We are especially focused on the archaeology and art of the ancient Mediterranean, Egypt, and Near East.
Students interested in archaeology are strongly encouraged to think about exploring fieldwork opportunities, either by participating in a project led by a Brown University faculty member or by finding other projects that focus on regions or topics of particular interest to the students.
Faculty and students in the Joukowsky Institute organize a wide variety of events, ranging from multi-day international conferences to informal guest lectures to regular reading group meetings. Nearly all JIAAW events are free and open to the public.
News
News from JIAAW
Congratulations to Dr. Peers!
JIAAW doctoral student Max Peers successfully defended his doctoral dissertation on April 22, 2025
As the culminating project of Fighting Pharaohs: Ancient Egyptian Warfare, more than 90 Brown students participated in a student-led, live-action reconstruction of the 13th-century B.C.E. Battle of Kadesh.
News from JIAAW
Congratulations to Dr. Bell!
JIAAW doctoral student Sarah Bell successfully defended her doctoral dissertation on Monday, April 14, 2025.
April 8, 2025
News from Brown
In Guatemala, painted altar found at Tikal adds new context to mysterious Maya history
A newly discovered altar, buried near the center of the ancient Maya city of Tikal, is shedding new light on the 1,600-year-old tensions between Tikal and the central Mexican capital of Teotihuacan.
News from JIAAW
CFP: JIAAW Spring Symposium 2026 | Deadline March 3, 2025
The Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World (JIAAW) is accepting collaborative proposals for a symposium to be held in the spring semester of 2026.
The Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World (JIAAW) at Brown University invites applications for the position of Postdoctoral Research Associate in Archaeology and the Ancient World.
Featured Fieldwork | Koutroulou Magoula Archaeology and Archaeological Ethnography Project
Koutroulou Magoula is a multi-period archaeological site in central Greece with the main period of occupation around 6000 BCE (Middle Neolithic period). There are also burials dating to the Bronze Age (1500 BCE), and the Medieval period (c. 1200 CE). It is a finds-rich site, with buildings surviving to more than 1 m. in height, pottery, lithics, animal bones, and an impressive corpus of more than 350 clay figurines.