Lightfoot receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Kent Lightfoot receives the David A. Fredrickson Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for California Archaeology, April 2021
Kim Shelton (Classics) wins teaching award
"Extraordinary Teaching in Extraordinary Times"
Teaching archaeology remotely, challenges included replicating in-person, team/interactive experiences of the classroom while maintaining student engagement. I redesigned courses creating opportunities for remote student engagement, assessment, and collaboration.
New Study of Harassment in Archaeology
Barb Voss has published two important papers (1) analyzing the problem of harassment in archaeology and (2) suggested remedies.
Both papers are available Open Access. Barbara Voss, 2021. Documenting Cultures of Harassment in Archaeology and Disrupting Cultures of Harassment in Archaeology. American Antiquity.
2021 Cultural Resources Management Panel Discussion
View our 2021 Cultural Resources Management workshop online. We hosted seven professionals from consulting firms in the western region and learned about opportunities for archaeologists in cultural resource management (CRM) with brief presentations from each panelist followed by a discussion on the state of consulting.
Collaborative research by ARF researchers
Read about Indigenous archaeology projects with UC Berkeley archaeologists featured in Berkeley News.
Jean-Pierre Protzen (1934-2021)
We are greatly saddened to report that Jean-Pierre Protzen, an ARF-affiliated faculty member and enthusiastic participant in the ARF community, passed away in Bern, Switzerland on January 10, 2021. His wife, Elsbeth, died a few days prior.
2020 Stahl Awardees
The ARF is pleased to announce that the following projects have received Stahl funding in 2020.
Meg Conkey elected a AAAS Fellow
ARF Affiliated Faculty emerita Meg Conkey has been elected a fellow this year into the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
ARF among the Archaeology Centers Coalition
Introducing the Archaeology Centers Coalition
In response to urgent calls to address systemic racism in all spheres of institutional life, a group of archaeology centers based in the United States have come together to identify avenues for concrete change. Since July, center directors and representatives have been meeting via Zoom to consider ways to move archaeology forward towards greater diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Archaeological Pedagogy in the Era of Black Lives Matter
A panel hosted by Professor William White.
Panel Discussion: ARF Brownbag | September 2 | 12:10-1 p.m. | Virtual event