History and Ambitions
Established in 2004, the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World incorporates and amplifies the activities of Brown’s former Center for Old World Archaeology and Art. A new director, Susan E. Alcock, took up her appointment in 2006 and, with the help of a new endowment, the Institute is presently in a period of rapid curricular innovation and faculty expansion. An interdisciplinary Executive Committee advises on these developments, in concert with the faculty of the Joukowsky Institute.
The goal of the Institute is to foster an interdisciplinary community of interest in the archaeology of the ancient world, and in the discipline of archaeology more generally. Its mandate is to promote research, fieldwork, teaching, and public outreach, with the Institute’s associated faculty, students, and facilities serving as a hub for this activity.
