Please join us May 20th for a series of events connected to our annual transfer day and for the presentation of the 2026 Cotsen Prize to our own Tom Wake. […]

On Saturday, February 7, from 11:00am-2:00pm, the Cotsen Institute will host its second annual Archaeology Day for K–12, welcoming students from schools across Los Angeles. This event is organized in […]

October 29, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 8:00 pm Dig into discovery at the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Open House! Join us Wednesday , October 29th for a full day […]

ABSTRACT: This talk explores the fieldwork experiences of undergraduate students participating in the Masis Blur Neolithic Archaeological Project in Armenia. As one of the region's earliest known farming settlements, Masis […]

February 8, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Open House for K-12 students: Visit the labs, participate in a variety of activities including dig boxes, pottery-making, rock art, photobooth, […]

ABSTRACT:  For the dead, and for the wretched who lived to give testimony to the Armenian Genocide, the Jazira region of northeastern Syria was hell on earth, its arid expanse […]

The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology labs will be open to the public on November 14th, 2024 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm followed by a lecture by incoming faculty Dr. Koji Lau-Ozawa. […]

Cotsen Undergraduate Open House Fowler Museum A222, 308 Charles E Young Dr N Los Angeles, CA 90024 United States + Google Map In conjunction with the Archaeology Mentorship Program, the […]

The Vishap: From Fairy Tale to Reality You are cordially invited to   The Vishap: From Fairy Tale to Reality (click on link for schedule) Sunday May 15th, 2022 at […]

New Light on the Neolithization of the Armenia and beyond: Data from the recent excavation at Lernagog - 1 site and Areni-2 Cave in Armenia Artur Petrosyan Archaeologist, Researcher, Department […]