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Hi all - the Columbia Center for Archaeology is moving over to Bluesky. Please come and join us there! We can be found at https://t.co/GAluLNJx4A

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Ayana Flewellen: "Nancy’s Clothing and Bedding: Sartorial Precarity on the Eve of the Civil War" - https://t.co/5f5uy18fyw

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Ayana Flewellen: "Nancy’s Clothing and Bedding: Sartorial Precarity on the Eve of the Civil War" - https://t.co/cO3zDbhVAA

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Ayana Flewellen: "Nancy’s Clothing and Bedding: Sartorial Precarity on the Eve of the Civil War" - https://t.co/ffb8u9f4jb

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Ayana Flewellen: "Nancy’s Clothing and Bedding: Sartorial Precarity on the Eve of the Civil War" - https://t.co/R2TFfg3ziR

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Stop by and ask Chiamaka about their research tomorrow, October 19th from 1pm to 4pm at the Gatehouse Garden on 119th and Amsterdam!

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We are only 18 hours away from CCA’s International Archaeology Day celebration! For today’s spotlight, meet PhD candidate, Chiamaka Mangut.

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Central to her work are themes of food security and plant domestication, as she investigates the role of climate change in shaping ancient societies' dietary and subsistence practices.

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Chiamaka is an archaeologist in the department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. She intersects archaeology and climate science, utilizing multidisciplinary methods and archaeobotanical techniques to explore how past communities adapted to changing climates and environments.

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You can come chat with Isaac this Saturday, October 19th from 1pm to 4pm at the Gatehouse Garden on 119th and Amsterdam!

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2 more days until International Archaeology Day! Today’s student spotlight: Isaac Falćon Revelo

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Nowadays, he is working alongside Comunidad Ancestral de Valdivia (Valdivia's ancestral community), coastal Ecuador, to develop a radical vision and practice in the local communitarian museum.

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Isaac is an Ecuadorian archaeologist interested in the historical, social, and political relevance of archaeological discourses in the present. He specializes in lithic technologies. ancient obsidian exchange, and pottery drawing and analysis to conform inventories and catalogs.

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Stop by and chat with Charlee this Saturday, October 19th from 1pm to 4pm at the Gatehouse Garden on 119th and Amsterdam!

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Only 3 more days until International Archaeology Day! Meet today’s student spotlight: Charlee Mandy

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Charlee Mandy studies Roman archaeology and art, particularly of ancient slavery and religion. She is a Classical Studies (CLST) PhD student and recently supervised excavation at the Marzuolo Archaeological Project, working on a rural Roman craft and production site in Tuscany.

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"A Reintroduction to Forensic Anthropology" with Justin Goldstein - https://t.co/WFFnsRtjRQ

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Stop by and chat with our wonderful archaeologists this Saturday, October 19th from 1:00PM to 4:00PM at the Gatehouse Garden on 119th and Amsterdam!

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Countdown to International Archaeology Day!

Today's Ph.D student spotlight: Milan Taylor, a funerary archaeologist with interests in queer, kinship, and performance studies. Her project focuses on funeral practices in the LGBTQ community, specifically after mass casualty events.

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Milan received her B.A. in Anthropology and Archaeology from Cornell in 2024, completing an honors thesis as a Mellon Mays Fellow. She is also active in community archaeology projects, including Cornell’s St. James AME Zion Church excavations and the Bacontown Historical Project.