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April 12, 2013
Life, Neolithic Style
With expert movement, chemistry major Storm Nylen weaved together three long, thin strands of cotton to form a braid. Stationed at a counter in the USC Archaeology Research Center laboratory, she concentrated intently on her… more>
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Summering in Rome
January 29, 2013This past summer, John Pollini of USC Dornsife led 10 students on an excavation at Ostia Antica, the port town of ancient Rome. Students interested in taking the excavation course this summer must apply by Feb. 15. Offered in… more>
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Look! Up in the Sky!
November 2, 2012The mystery of how dinosaurs first began to fly may have finally been cracked by a USC Dornsife-led team of scientists whose groundbreaking study has been honored by the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP). The… more>
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August 16, 2011 Clues from Ancient Antioch
Lynn Swartz Dodd and her students had heard rumblings of a 10th-century cemetery deep in the brush in the Hatay region of Turkey near Antakya, the ancient city of Antioch. But no one had ever translated the inscribed… more>
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Summer Excavation Class at Ostia Antica, the Port of Ancient Rome
September 13, 2010This past summer, John Pollini, professor of classical art and archaeology in art history in USC College, led 11 students on an excavation at Ostia Antica, the important port town of ancient Rome and the third best preserved… more>
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Beaming with Joy
January 29, 2010For the second consecutive year, archaeologist Lynn Swartz Dodd of USC College has won "beam time," enabling her and her students to conduct research on ancient artifacts using the nation's most powerful X-ray. "The items… more>
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Exploring the Rise and Demise of Empires
January 26, 2010When Sarah Hawley took her first archaeology course in USC College, she did not know it would be a watershed experience. Entering USC to study theatre the year before, she was immediately hooked and switched her… more>
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Something to Write Home About
June 11, 2009Summer: time for most undergraduates to look for a part-time job or internship, or maybe just sleep in and get a tan. But if you happen to be a USC College archaeology student, your summer plans are a bit less… more>
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Digging for Peace in the Middle East
May 1, 2008Israelis and Palestinians may not be able to agree right now on their present or future, but if a pair of Los Angeles archaeologists have their way, they soon will see eye to eye on their past. Working tirelessly for the past… more>
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