Traveling with Towers
By: Sabrina Flores, 2024 Ireland:Monastic Midlands student and Vera Campbell Scholar There is nothing more exciting than discovering something new like a new favorite [...]
Uncharted Paths: My Journey Beyond Field School
By: Monique Baxter, IFR student and self-described wizened old crone with unsatiable curiosity My favorite quote is “All journeys have a secret destination of [...]
Discovery and Justice on Providence Island
By Ariel Gilmore This summer, I got to travel to Providencia, Colombia with USC professor Tracie Mayfield. The work of my team is a [...]
Caribbean Field Notes: Summer 2024 Through Student Lenses
This summer, our Western Caribbean field school students embarked on an unforgettable journey to the islands of Providence and Santa Catalina. Through hands-on ethnographic research [...]
Jay’s spirit lives on through two IFR students
When Jay Garcia passed away in April 2021, his sister Sarah Sanchez decided to channel her grief into something positive. "Instead of withering away [...]
IFR Community Shines at 89th Annual Society for American Archaeology Conference in New Orleans
Archaeologists from around the nation (and beyond) converged for the annual Society for American Archaeology (SAA) Conference held from April 17–20, 2024 in New Orleans. [...]
Faces of IFR: Emily Lindsey
As part of our Faces of IFR series, we are delighted to highlight Emily Lindsey, Associate Curator and Excavation Site Director at the La Brea [...]
Salima Ikram featured in Netflix’s hit docuseries ‘Alexander: The Making of a God’
The recently released Netflix docuseries "Alexander: The Making of a God" has captivated audiences worldwide, soaring to second in the Netflix top ten ranking since [...]
Jason De León on hanging out, taking risks, and his new book ‘Soliders and Kings’
Anthropologist and IFR board member Jason De León's latest book, Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling, hit the shelves March [...]
Experiencing the Zuleta Culture
By: Adela Elizarrez I participated in the Proyecto Arqueológico Zuleta (PAZ) in Ecuador over the summer which focused on the Zuleta region, located north [...]