News
Comparative collection database online
The comparative collection database is now online! Please visit Collections Database for instructions on viewing the database.
Seed images online
Seed images from the EA Lab collections are now online! View them at Collections Image Gallery
Mesoamerican Ethnobotanical Database at FMNH
The Field Museum of Natural History now hosts an open-access repository of plant images, including voucher specimens, for Mesoamerica. Visit the online resource at:
http://emuweb.fieldmuseum.org/botany/search_mesoamerican.php
Marston et al. paleoethnobotany book available for pre-order
Exciting news! Method and Theory in Paleoethnobotany, edited by John M. Marston, Jade d'Alpoim Guedes, and Christina Warinner in now in press and available for preorder on Amazon.com, for only $31.46!
Preorder a copy from Amazon here
Learn more about the book from the University Press of Colorado here
Marston article in SAA Archaeological Record
See my new article in the Jan 2014 issue of SAA Archaeological Record—"Navigating the Interdisciplinary Academic Job Market in Archaeology"—which offers advice for graduate students and recent PhDs on the academic job search.
PDF version linked here
New pollen database at UMB
Heather Trigg, of the University of Massachusetts Boston Fiske Center for Archaeological Research, has made available a comprehensive, searchable, image database of their pollen collections. It already contains images of more than 800 taxa.
http://www.fiskecenter.umb.edu/Research/Pollen_Database.html
Environmental Archaeology Lab Close Up in BU Today
Nami Shin (CAS’15) and John Marston, a CAS archaeology and anthropology assistant professor, examine ancient seeds from Turkey, which can yield clues to agricultural norms during the Iron Age. Photo by Cydney Scott. Click here to see.
Professor John Marston recipient of the 2013-2014 Career Development Professorship Award
Each year, Boston University has the pleasure of recognizing a handful of talented junior educators emerging as future leaders within their respective fields through the award of Career Development Professorships. Made possible through the generous support of BU Trustees Peter Paul, Stuart Pratt and his wife Elizabeth, Richard Reidy and his wife Minda, and the estate of BU School of Medicine alumnus Ralph Edwards, these professorships are presented to promising junior faculty who have been at BU for no more than two years and have held no prior professorships.
The awards highlight the caliber, potential, and continued vitality of Boston University’s diverse faculty and include a three-year, non-renewable stipend designed to support scholarly or creative work, as well as a portion of the recipients’ salaries. Nominations are submitted by the academic deans, and awardees are selected by the Office of the Provost. Peter Paul Career Development Professorships are awarded University-wide.
This year’s Career Development Professorship recipients have been cited for their extraordinary accomplishments in their areas of study, their passion for the creation and transmission of knowledge, and their efforts to enhance the student experience.
Peter Paul Career Development Professorship
- John Marston, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Archaeology, College of Arts & Sciences
John Marston studies the long-term sustainability of agriculture and land use, especially in the Mediterranean and western Asia, focusing on how people make decisions about land use within changing economic, social, and environmental settings. He received his doctorate and Master’s degrees in Archaeology from UCLA and his Bachelor’s degree from Washington University (St. Louis).