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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

Robert D. Drennan, Distinguished Emeritus Professor

It is with heavy hearts that the Center for Comparative Archaeology shares with you the passing of Dick Drennan on April 18, 2025. Join us in reading about him, his career, and service.

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Memoirs in Latin American Archaeology, No. 30

Archaeology of the Bogotá Chiefdom and its Predecessors

Arqueología del Cacicazgo de Bogotá y sus Predecesores

by Ana María Boada Rivas

Center for Comparative Archaeology

University of Pittsburgh

DATASETS

Bogota Settlement Dataset

Tables of ceramic and lithic artifacts, as well as maps, drawings, and photographs derived from surveys carried out during the 1999, 2002, 2005, 2007, and 2012 field seasons in the high plateau of Bogota, Colombia. A transcription of the Visita de Miguel de Carvajal to Bogota in 1639 is also provided.

by Ana María Boada Rivas

Comparative Archaeology Database

SUMMER FIELDWORK

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Archaeology and Anthropology Undergraduate Summer 2026 Fieldwork Award

Funding is offered to undergraduates to attend a field school program in archaeology, bioarchaeology, or ethnography/cultural anthropology, or to engage in a summer field research project mentored by a faculty member or graduate student.

Deadline: March 1, 2026.
Application portal is open at PittFund$Me (my.pitt.edu login required).

PDF flyer - January 30, 2026

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