Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World

Congratulations to Dr. Davis! Doctoral student in Archaeology and the Ancient World Liza Davis successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, "Christianity in the Chora: Mobility and Connectivity in the Rural Christian Communities of Late Antique Asia Minor," on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.

"Inventory", the Annual Report of the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World for 2025-2026, can now be read online.

Some highlights include stories (and pictures!) about Professor Laurel Bestock's Abydos project and Professor Candace Rice's project in Turkiye, two conferences held in Spring, one of the exhibits now on view in Rhode Island Hall, and student research and fieldwork.

Learn more about the Joukowsky Institute, its research, fieldwork, programming, publications, and academics -- and about the people who have helped make this year a success: view.publitas.com/brownarchaeology/inventory2026

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Congratulations to Brown University's Class of 2026! Read about this year's brilliant, creative, kind, fun graduates in Archaeology and the Ancient World, and in Egyptology and Assyriology:

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Congratulations to recent Ph.D. graduate Dr. Sarah Malik Bell (Ph.D. '25), who will be Assistant Professor of Art History at Berea College, beginning September 2026!

We're so happy for you, Dr. Bell! And Berea's students will be very lucky to have such a wonderful professor!

Ph.D. student Erynn Bentley has curated a new addition to the Joukowsky exhibits, with "Scents of the Ancient Past: Understanding Ancient Perfumes" on display on the south wall of Rhode Island Hall's second floor.

The exhibit has 46 items for perusal, spanning containers, figurines, perfume recipes, and preserved ingredients. Bentley's object catalogue includes fun facts and additional information to engage audiences from all backgrounds. While the exhibit mostly focuses on perfumes and fragrances from the Ancient Mediterranean, Bentley invites viewers to consider similarities and differences across time periods, geographic regions, and cultures.

Come by Rhode Island Hall between 9am and 3pm any weekday to check it out!

Congratulations to Ph.D. student Yilmaz Yeniler for being awarded a Research Mobility Fellowship from Brown University’s Graduate School for the Fall 2026 semester!

This fall, Allyson Frisbie will be starting the MA-Ph.D. track in Biological Anthropology at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Congratulations Allyson!

Congratulations to Candace Rice, Tyler Franconi, and their co-authors on the recent publication of their article "New radiocarbon dates from early medieval cemeteries in central and northern Italy" in Radiocarbon!

Congratulations to Jen McLish on being awarded a 2026 Rakow Grant for Glass Research!

This award was for the project "Compositional analysis of glass from an intact workshop at Antiochia ad Cragum: Illuminating early Byzantine glass technology and economy" done in collaboration with Candace Rice and Tyler Franconi, other Antiochia team members, and international glass specialists.