Scott Ortman

Over the past several months, CCSA and CfAS have collaborated with Ask WP Girl, LLC and Inspire Graphic Design to redesign and improve the Coalition website. We’re pleased to announce … Read more

CCSA and CfAS seek applications from researchers interested in participating in a collaborative synthetic research project on the role of religious ideas, practices and institutions in the overall evolution of … Read more

The Consortium of Social Science Organizations (COSSA) is a US-based organization that advocates for the social and behavioral sciences in Washington DC. One of the many initiatives they organize is … Read more

Science Advances, the open-access platform for publishing groundbreaking science through the American Association for the Advancement of Science, is interested in publishing papers emanating from collaborative synthesis among archaeologists and … Read more

Like most people, I have been watching in horror the unfolding events in Ukraine and trying to come to terms with the suffering of the Ukrainian people and the implications … Read more

CCSA is currently searching for a postdoctoral researcher to work on two interrelated projects. A PhD in archaeology or related field and expertise in data analysis are required. The position … Read more

Earlier this month, the Global Dynamics of Inequality (GINI) working group held its inaugural meeting at St. Peter’s College, Oxford. The meeting focused on information sharing, defining research questions, data … Read more

The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research recently awarded CCSA a grant to support the workshop entitled “Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Planning for Change: Initiative for Sustainable Development in Africa.” … Read more

From October 11-15, UN Habitat and the IPCC hosted a global virtual conference focusing on the challenges of urban adaptation to climate change. Several members of the Coalition for Archaeological … Read more

Archaeologists are increasingly publishing articles proclaiming the relevance of our field for contemporary global challenges, yet our research has little impact on other disciplines or on policy-making. In a recent special … Read more