GLASGOW, Scotland, June 30 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news: * * * 3,000-year-old Irish Bronze Age site may be one of Europe's earliest 'town-like' settlements * A major prehistoric centre in Ireland was among the first large, organised settlements to develop in Western Europe more than 3,000 years ago, new research reveals. A study, published today in Antiquity, identifies Haughey's Fort, near Armagh in Northern Ireland, as the focal point of a vast and carefully planned landscape where settlement, craft production  more PR

SHATIN, Hong Kong, June 30 -- The Chinese University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * CUHK establishes long-term partnerships in archaeology with Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan Advancing Silk Road research and revealing connections between ancient civilisations - The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has recently signed Memorandums of Understanding and research cooperation agreements with three leading archaeological research institutions from Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, formally establishing a long-term collaborative p more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 2 -- The University of Baltimore posted the following news: * * * Dr. Ron Castanzo Begins as Interim Dean of College of Arts and Sciences * 'He's a firm believer in the University's values' Long-time faculty member Dr. Ronald Castanzo has begun a new role as interim dean for the Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences. He assumed the deanship on July 1, following the retirement of Dr. Christine Spencer at the end of June. Dr. Castanzo is a highly respected educator, delivering courses like Cultural Anthropology, more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 30 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Faculty and Staff Briefs June 2026 * Florida State University's distinguished faculty are central to the mission of the university. Faculty excellence in scholarship, research, and creative activity is critical to the quality of student learning and makes a difference in the lives of others. Throughout the year, honors and recognitions are awarded to individual faculty and staff members across campus. Faculty and Staff Briefs are produced monthly to more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 1 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Faculty at Brown earn prominent honors, distinctions in Spring 2026 Over the course of the Spring 2026 semester, Brown University faculty members were honored with a range of awards, appointments and accolades for outstanding research, service, leadership and mentorship. The scholars, whose fields range from medicine to sociology to Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, earned national and global recognition for their work. Among such distinctions ar more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, July 2 -- Rowan University posted the following news: * * * Hands on history: Rowan students unearth Revolutionary War stories at Red Bank Battlefield * For students in Rowan University's Field School, history isn't something found only in textbooks; it's waiting in soil beneath their feet. Held at Gloucester County's historic Red Bank Battlefield Park, the summer course transforms one of South Jersey's most significant Revolutionary War sites into a living laboratory where students step into archaeology and public  more PR

DENVER, Colorado, July 1 -- The History Colorado issued the following news release: * * * "Fields of Devotion" Honors Enduring Rural Community in Southern Colorado PUEBLO, CO - From fertile farm fields to boisterous baseball fields and foreign battlefields, the people of south-central Colorado's small town of Avondale step up to the plate in many ways. A new exhibition opening at History Colorado's El Pueblo History Museum shares this community's stories as told by the residents themselves. Fields of Devotion explores how Avondale - a rura more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 1 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * Thirteen UChicago faculty members receive named, distinguished service professorships in July 2026 * Thirteen members of the University of Chicago faculty have received distinguished service professorships or named professorships. Profs. Frederic Chong, Christian Hansen, Augusta McMahon and Marcelo Nobrega have been named distinguished service professorships; Profs. Megan Applewhite, Luis Bettencourt, Susan Burns, E. Summerson Carr, Henry Frisch, Linda more PR

FREDERICKSBURG, Virginia, July 1 -- The University of Mary Washington issued the following news: * * * UMW Center for Historic Preservation Announces 2026 Book Prize By Lisa Chinn Marvashti A historical account of a road that never was is the winner of this year's University of Mary Washington Center for Historic Preservation Book Prize. Road to Nowhere: How a Highway Map Wrecked Baltimore tells the story of the lasting harm caused by the 1957 proposal of a highway slicing through Maryland's once-vibrant Black middle-class Rosemont neighbo more PR

LONDON, England, June 29 (TNSjou) -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * First ever dinosaur found in Antarctica described for science The first ever dinosaur fossil found on the Antarctic continent has been described in a new study involving UCL researchers. The fossil, a vertebra, was found on a British Antarctic Survey (BAS) expedition in 1985 but has only recently been recognised as that of a dinosaur. Antarctica has the sparsest dinosaur record of any continent due to its ice cover, making geological explora more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 1 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * UC Classics says get ready for 'The Odyssey' UC researcher says film could inspire next generation of Classics students By Michael Miller, 513-556-6757, michael.miller3@uc.edu Archaeologists in the Department of Classics at the University of Cincinnati told the Greek outlet Ekathimerini they are excited about the opening of the new Christopher Nolan movie "The Odyssey" based on Homer's epic poem. The movie chronicles the story of Odysseus as he treks more PR

LEICESTER, England, July 2 -- The University of Leicester issued the following news: * * * University of Leicester secures funding to preserve the Midlands' at-risk sound archives The University of Leicester has been awarded pound sterling282,082 by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to preserve at-risk sound archives across the Midlands. The development funding, made possible thanks to National Lottery players, will enable the University Library to work in partnership with Birmingham Archives and Collections, Shropshire Archives, Staffor more PR

LOGAN, Utah, July 2 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum Celebrates 4th Annual Don Burge Day * PRICE, Utah -The community gathered at the USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum on June 26 to celebrate the life and legacy of Don Burge during the museum's fourth annual Don Burge Day. Observed on Burge's birthday, the celebration honors the man whose vision and leadership helped shape one of Eastern Utah's most treasured cultural institutions. Burge played a pivotal role in founding the museum in 1 more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Olympia, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) expressing opposition to proposed revisions to the Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance. The department objects to the senior political appointee review process instituted by the U.S. Department of the Interior, claiming it violates the Federal Administrative Procedures Act. The department criticized the proposed rule for containing derogatory referen more ST