The UMass Boston Office of Communications has put out a press release about David Landon‘s NEH grant.  Just in time for Thanksgiving!

The last brown bag talk of the semester is Monday, Nov. 30th, but at a NEW TIME — 1 pm!  McCormick 1/503. Come hear Steve Silliman talk about “Community Archaeology and the Archaeology of Community: The Eastern Pequot Field School, … Continue reading →

The Skagafjörður Church and Settlement Survey: Research in North Iceland, Summer 2015 Doug Bolender John Steinberg Monday, Oct 19, 2015 at noon McCormack, first floor, room 503   During July and August the Skagafjörður Church and Settlement Survey (SCASS) excavated a … Continue reading →

Joe Bagley, the Boston City archaeologist  and I were at the kick off for a campaign to raise more than $1 million to restore the Fowler Clark Epstein Farm at 487 Norfolk St in Mattapan.  There was a nice article about … Continue reading →

Brown Bag Lecture Series Our Digital Presence: UMB Archaeology on Social Media and the Web  with John Steinberg, Christa Beranek, and Douglas Bolender   Monday, September 21, 2015 at noon  McCormack, first floor, room 503   We currently have blogs, … Continue reading →

The College of Advancing and Professional Studies (CAPS) has put out its lineup for Field Study Programs this summer. UMass Boston is offering an unprecedented 4 archaeological Field schools.  Two of the field schools are being run under the auspices  … Continue reading →

Because of the Memorial for Karin Goldstein, the Thesis Process Mini-course will be rescheduled for Thursday from 3-4. For some students, that may make for a long day.  On Thursday, we will discuss how to make  questions answerable, no matter … Continue reading →

Our good friend and colleague Karin Goldstein passed away on January 28, 2015.  She will be sorely missed. There are so many students of Plymouth who owe so much to Karin.  She was an amazing resource who knew so much … Continue reading →

Here is the new Mini-Course schedule,  running for five weeks on Wednesdays 3:00-4:00 pm, just before Anth 625 in Room 503: In the first two weeks we will talk about connecting data-method-theory and how to create research questions out of … Continue reading →