Archaeologists Respond to the Black Lives Matter Movement
A recent panel discussion encouraged scholars from across the U.S. to consider the experiences and contributions of Black people in this discipline.
Archaeologists Respond to the Black Lives Matter Movement
Archaeology
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As the Statues Fall: A Conversation about Monuments and the Power of Memory
In the wake of global civil unrest following the brutal killings of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Tony McDade, Atatiana Jefferson, Aura Rosser, Elijah McClain, and countless others at the hands of police in the United States, Black Lives Matter protestors and their allies have critiqued the anti-Black racism imbued in the erection and maintenance of Confederate historical monuments. The legacy of social movements seeking to remove …
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Were Women the True Artisans Behind Ancient Greek Ceramics?
A new paper makes the case that scholars have ignored the role of female ceramicists in Greece going back some 3,000 years—and that this failing could speak to a more consequential blind spot involving gender.
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What Ancient Gender Fluidity Taught Me About Modern Patriarchy
Nonbinary genders and male hierarchy as expressed in Ecuadorian clay sculptures led one archaeologist to see biases in her modern life with fresh eyes.
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Why the Whiteness of Archaeology Is a Problem
Archaeology remains a profession with an overwhelmingly white workforce. Two archaeologists ask why that matters and what can be done about it.
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A Spark of Insight Into Neanderthal Behavior
Not just for trampoline jumpers and sweater wearers, static electricity is helping archaeologists illuminate the behavior of our ancient cousins.