CIAMS students and faculty work to shape the public understanding of archaeological research through numerous media channels. Our flagship media outlet is RadioCIAMS, a podcast that seeks to explore critical debates in the field through conversations with leading scholars in the field.
In spring 2022, RadioCIAMS collaborated with the Society of Black Archaeologists, the Indigenous Archaeology Collective, the Wenner-Gren Foundation, and SAPIENS to host a series of deep dives into Black and Indigenous archaeologies, working to change the stories that archaeology tells, and who tells them.
CIAMS also hosts regular lectures by both visiting faculty and our own members that we curate on the CIAMS TV space below. We also provide links here to CIAMS faculty media developed by other outlets. Use the anchor links at right to jump through the sections of this page.
RadioCIAMS Archive
Welcome to the RadioCIAMS podcast archive. Our mission is to probe the critical debates in archaeology in conversation between leading practitioners and the next generation of researchers. RadioCIAMS features conversations with visiting speakers, as well as the occasional special series, including "SAPIENS Talk Back: Changing Archaeology's Stories and Who Tells Them" and "CIVIC: Unsettled Monuments, Unsettling Heritage."
You can subscribe to RadioCIAMS on Apple Podcasts, GooglePlay, Stitcher, and Spotify, or find us on our Soundclound page. You can also find all previous episodes and special series in our Soundcloud Library as well
RadioCIAMS is a member of the American Anthropological Association's podcast library.
RadioCIAMS with Lauren McCormick
On April 22, 2025, Dr. Lauren McCormick (Postdoctoral Researcher at Princeton's Center for Culture, Society, and Religion) met with a panel of CIAMS-affiliated students (Haley Stuckey, Alice Wolff (Ph.D.), and Ruth Portes) and Lauren Monroe (Associate Professor, Department of Near Eastern Studies) to discuss her work on Judean Pillar Figurines (JPFs).
The articles discussed in this episode are:
Ben-Shlomo, David, and Lauren K. McCormick. "Judean Pillar Figurines and “Bed Models” from Tell en-Naṣbeh: Typology and Petrographic Analysis." Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 386, no. 1 (2021): 23-46.
McCormick, Lauren K. "Paint: A Fourth Dimension of Sculpture." Expedition Magazine, vol. 64 no. 3 (2023): 92-93.
Let there be Light web exhibit: laurmcco.github.io/judeanpillarfigurineexhibit/
Dr. Lauren McCormick's podcast: laurmcco.github.io/judeanpillarfig…it/podcast.html
RadioCIAMS with Ellen Morris
On March 21, 2025, Ellen Morris (Professor of Ancient Studies, Barnard College, Columbia University) met with a panel of CIAMS students (Rafael Cruz Gil, Quinn Stickley, David Dishman, Li Hayes) and Caitlín Barrett (Professor, Department of Classics, Cornell University) to discuss her work on telling the stories of female captives and prisoners of war in the ancient world.
The article discussed in this episode is titled: "How to tell "moving" stories of female captivity in the ancient world," published in "Migration and Mobility in the Ancient Near East and Egypt -- The Crossroads IV." Proceedings of an International Conference Held in Prague, edited by Jana Mynářová, Ludovica Bertolini, and Federico Zangani. 2022.
SAPIENS Talk Back
A Companion to Season 4 of the SAPIENS Podcast
The Archaeology Centers Coalition and RadioCIAMS present “SAPIENS Talks Back”: eight conversations with students and scholars that expand upon the insights of Season 4 of the SAPIENS podcast entitled “Our Past is the Future”. In extended discussions, we explore new perspectives on how Black and Indigenous voices are changing how archaeology tells its stories, and just as importantly, who tells them.
“SAPIENS Talk Back” was developed in collaboration with the Indigenous Archaeology Collective and the Society of Black Archaeologists, with special help from Drs. Sara Gonzalez, Justin Dunnavant, and Ayana Flewellen. Special thanks also to Chip Colwell and the production team at SAPIENS, the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, and House of Pod. Thanks also to the member organizations of the Archaeology Centers Coalition for supporting “SAPIENS Talk Back.” You can find more information about their work at archaeologycoalition.org.
"SAPIENS Talk Back" is produced at Cornell University by Adam Smith with Rebecca Gerdes as the production assistant. Our theme music was composed by Charlee Mandy and performed by Maia Dedrick and Russell Dedrick.
All episodes of "SAPIENS Talk Back" can be found on our Soundcloud Page here
CIVIC - Unsettled Monuments Unsettling Heritage
RadioCIAMS presents: CIVIC: Unsettled Moments, Unsettling Heritage
In collaboration with CIVIC, the Cornell task force for the Humanities and the Arts, CIAMS captured several conversations on heritage and heritage preservation. In these episodes, panels of CIAMS faculty, all CIVIC fellows speak with various other academics on their recent works looking at culture and heritage preservation.
All episodes of CIVIC: Unsettled Monuments, Unsettling Heritage can be found on our Soundcloud page here
CIAMS TV
Welcome to CIAMS TV, a collection of CIAMS-related video links featuring content from faculty, students, and affiliates.
CIAMS Lecture Series
Archaeological Science Group Lecture: Logan Kistler
"Ancient DNA perspectives on plant domestication"
December 2nd, 2021
CIAMS Lecture Series: Carlina de la Cova
"Restoring silenced identities: Care and ethical engagement with anatomical collections."
October 7th, 2021
Content warning: This presentation includes images of human remains.
To cite this talk: Carlina de la Cova. "Restoring silenced identities: Care and ethical engagement with anatomical collections." 7 Oct. 2021. CIAMS Lecture series. Cornell Institute of Archaeology & Material Studies.
CIAMS Lecture Series: Bénédicte Savoy
“Africa's Struggle for Its Art"
September 10th, 2021
CIAMS Lecture Series: Samuel Agbamu
“Imaginary Archaeologies: Italian literary representations of Libya and Tunisia, 1905-1912"
March 18th, 2021
CIAMS Lecture Series: Stephen Acabado
“Food, Plants, and Transoceanic Trade: The Making of the Filipino Identity"
February 18th, 2021
CIAMS Faculty Talk: Magnus Fiskesjö
“When They Come For Your Identity: The Ongoing Destruction of Living and Historical Heritage in the Uyghur Region, China"
December 10th, 2020
Archaeological Science Group Lecture: Keolu Fox
“Creating Accountability in Human Population Genetics using Base Editing Tools"
December 3rd, 2020
CIAMS Lecture Series: Rachel Watkins
“A Runner, Bioanthropologist and Accountant Walk into a Historical Narrative… Scientific Practice and Multiple Realities"
October 29th, 2020
CIAMS Lecture Series: Peggy Brunache
"Black Culinary Resistance in the French Caribbean during the Slavery Era"
October 1st, 2020
Lectures by CIAMS Faculty
Special Functions Virtual Lecture: Benjamin Anderson
"Ancient Worlds Through Early Antiquarian Eyes"
April 6th, 2021
Stanford Archaeology Center workshop: Archaeology of Marginalized Peoples and Spaces, with Lori Khatchadourian
"Life Extempore: Archaeological Beginnings in the Twilight Zone of Soviet Industry"
February 10th, 2021
View recorded lecture here.
Bulletin of Near Eastern Excavations and Research Lecture, with Adam Smith
"Project ArAGATS: Two Decades of Archaeological Research in Central Armenia"
February 10th, 2021
Let's Read the City
Public engagement in archaeology can take different forms. Lori Khatchadourian of the Department of Near Eastern Studies recently partnered with an all-female Armenian media platform called Urbanista (Ուրբանիստա), whose mission is to foster public debate on matters of urban planning, urban development, architecture, and other urban issues. Urbanista asked Professor Khatchadourian to share her research on Armenia’s industrial ruins for an 8-part educational series called Let’s Read the City (Կարդանք քաղաքը). In three installments, Dr. Khatchadourian speaks for a general audience on ‘ruin economics’, post-socialist industrial heritage, and the lifeways and lifeforms that are taking shape in Armenia’s decaying Soviet factories.