Entering PhD student Claudia Servin Rosas excavates a burial site in Mexico
Trove of 1,000-year-old skeletons — an unprecedented discovery — unearthed in Mexico (Miami Herald)
Professor West on BU Research today!
By Ian Evans Catherine West hadn’t planned on studying ancient rodents. When West, a research assistant professor in Boston University’s archaeology department, arrived on the small island of Chirikof in the Gulf of Alaska, she planned to study how the island’s bird population had changed over time. More specifically, West wanted to see what native […]
Professor Catherine West uncovers prehistoric fishing community
Archaeology Daily News article Led by Boston University professor Catherine West, the expedition excavated a handful of ancient garbage dumps, searching for animal bones. By comparing the bones in the 3,000-year-old middens to wildlife today, West will be able to establish how American and Russian visitors changed the island’s ecosystem.