CENTER FOR
COMPARATIVE ARCHAEOLOGY
University of Pittsburgh
Opening Doors to the Study of Long-Term Social Change
The Center for Comparative Archaeology at the University of Pittsburgh is dedicated to fostering the comparative study of ancient social change world-wide, strengthening connections among an international community of scholars, and supporting the long-term preservation of open-access archaeological data
News and Upcoming
Publications, news and events
from the CCA and other organizations
NEW DATASETS
Rajajil Columns Geophysics Dataset
Fluxgate gradiometry, electromagnetic, and GPR surveys at the Rajajil Columns archaeological site in northern Saudi Arabia.
by Bryan K. Hanks (2025)
The Belize Valley Archaeological Reconnaissance Faunal Dataset
Inventories of zooarchaeological remains for the sites of Baking Pot, Lower Dover, Cahal Pech, and Xunantunich of the Upper Belize River Valley, Belize.
by Brett Meyer (2025)
Lower Dover Community Dataset
Ceramic, lithic, faunal, burial, structure, plaza, and radiocarbon data from excavations at the Maya polity of Lower Dover, Belize.
by John P. Walden (2026)
Anthro Research Fair
2025-26 “Gateways” Undergrad Research in Archaeology
Over the 2025-26 academic year, the CCA “Gateways” program sponsored a number of undergrads to help develop standardized open-access datasets for comparative research on cities across time and space. Data used centered on ancient urban centers in Oaxaca, such as Monte Albán, San José Mogote, and Mitla.
CCA at the SAA
The CCA Attends the 91st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology in San Francisco, CA
This is the 28th consecutive year that CCA is attending the SAA and showcasing the Center's publications and databases, as well as publications from partner Latin American presses!
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