Anthropology Professor Christine Hastorf wins 2025 Pomerance Award for scientific contributions to archaeology (Feb. 24, 2025 interview by Jessica Park)
Read more about the Pomerance Award for Scientific Contributions to Archaeology.
The award, bestowed by the Archaeological Institute of America, celebrates her groundbreaking research on early settled life in the Andean highlands and the profound connections between plants and humans. Congratulations, Christine!
A new publication by ARF researchers Scott Byram, Jun Sunseri, and Kent Lightfoot arguing that Clovis points were used as braced weapons
We regret to announce that ARF Faculty Affiliate Emerita Guitty Azarpay has passed away.
As shared by the department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, Professor Azarpay was member of the department between 1964 and 1994 (continuing as active emerita for another decade), who passed away in early April 2024.
It is with great sadness that we report that Robert Knapp, Emeritus ARF Faculty Affiliate and Prof. of Ancient Greek and Roman Studies, passed away on Sunday, 17 September 2023. See the detailed In Memoriam on the DGRS website.
The pilot ARF Field School in 2022 was designed to increase the representation of diverse groups in the archaeological profession and succeeded in offering this training to 10 deserving students. The success of the Field School earned ARF staff a 2023 Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award, presented to individuals and teams who demonstrate exceptional initiative in contributing to the UC Berkeley campus community.
