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Welcome to UVA Archaeology
The Interdisciplinary Archaeology Program is one of the oldest interdisciplinary programs at UVA. Our faculty are composed of archaeologists from both Anthropology (Brooks Hall) and Art History (Fayerweather Hall), working in many parts of the world including Virginia, the Southwestern United States, the Caribbean, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Israel, East Africa, and the Southeastern Inka frontier. In addition to overseeing the major and minor in archaeology for the College of Arts and Sciences we also offer internships, fieldwork opportunities, digital experiences, brown bags, and lectures for anyone with an interest in archaeology. Our classes and seminars address many themes, including households, landscape, mortuary practices, material culture, and religious ritual. ⛏️
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Events
April 18, 2024
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Newcomb Hall
Come support our amazing Archaeology majors who are presenting at this year's Undergraduate Research Symposium!
May 3 - 5, 2024
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
University of Virginia
We are pleased to announce that the Eighth Biennial Meeting of the Society for Amazonian and Andean Studies will take place May 3-5, 2024 on the campus of the University of Virginia in Charlottesvi
In the News
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In Memoriam: Malcolm Bell, UVA Professor and Archaeologist Who Stood Up to Looters
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Malcolm Bell, professor emeritus in the McIntire Department of Art at the University of Virginia and department chair from 1978 to 1985, died Jan. 7 of pneumonia. He was 82 years old. Bell was a specialist in classical archaeology and an “archetypical professor,” said his friend and colleague David
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Archaeologists’ Discovery Sheds New Light on Academical Village
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Archaeologists have unearthed what is thought to be the earliest cistern at the University of Virginia and found new evidence of an outbuilding that may have housed enslaved people. Located just southwest of Pavilion V, the cistern was part of the University’s early water distribution system
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Archaeology Heads to Israel, Ya Dig?
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In the field of archaeology, no amount of research can replace the value of hands-in-the-dirt experience. That is why Tyler Jo Smith, Professor of Classical Art/Archaeology and the Director of the Interdisciplinary Archaeology Program at UVA, has for the past two summers brought a group of her