BU alumni participated in an archaeological immersion day on Friday, September 25, which will included hands-on access to the Gabel Museum at the College of Arts & Sciences, behind-the-scenes lab tours with faculty members and PhD students, and guided viewing of the Asian collection at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
Prof. Curtis Runnels gives BU Alumni an introduction to Archaeology
Prof. Jonathan Bethard talks about the evolution of humankind
Prof. Curtis Runnels shows BU Alumna, Myrna Finn, ancient stone tools
BU Alumna Anne Martinelli makes a stone tool with guidance from Prof. David Carballo
PhD Candidate Aviva Cormier, talks about disability in ancient times
PhD Candidate Anna Goldfield explains faunal bone connections
BU undergraduate Brigitte Keslinske illustrates faunal bone connections
Prof. Catherine West explains what ancient faunal remains reveal about past environments
BU undergraduate Brigitte Keselinske describes the use of ancient faunal remains in archaeology
Prof. Curtis Runnels gives an animated talk about human evolution
Prof. Mac Marston explains what ancient plant remains reveal about life in the past
PhD Candidate Juan Vidal (rt) talks with BU Alumnus Dr. Bennett Simon and Dr. Roberta Apfel
PhD Candidate Allison Cuneo recounts her experiences in Iraq and Syria when ISIS destroyed World Heritage Sites
Prof. Ricardo Elia talked with BU Alumnus Derek Russell and his daughter Gillian during lunch at The Castle
Prof. Andrea Berlin narrates a video presentation about underwater archaeology
PhD Candidate Jade Luiz tells BU Alumni what she found at the site of a Colonial Boston brothel
PhD Candidate Ilaria Patania shows BU Alumni an enlarged microscopic soil sample
PhD Candidate Justin Holcomb describes how he uses a portable x-ray machine at archaeological sites
PhD Candidate Sara Belkin puts together parts of a tea cup excavated from her project site
PhD Candidate Paulo Medina shows BU Alumni artifacts from Belize
PhD Candidates (l-r) Natalie Susmann, Jared Koller and Mary Clarke offer a video presentation on 3-D archaeological investigation
Additional events and information for Alumni Weekend can be found here.
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