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
May 13, 2025
News from Around Brown
Brown Welcomes 29th Cohort of Royce Fellows
The Swearer Center celebrated the induction of its 29th cohort of Royce Fellows, marking another chapter in the university’s commitment to student-driven community research.
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.
April 16, 2025
News from Brown
Two Brown faculty members win Guggenheim fellowships
The prestigious fellowships will support the creation of new books by Yannis Hamilakis, a professor of archaeology and modern Greek studies, and Tracy Steffes, a professor of education and history.
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.
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.