Faculty at Brown University lead archaeological fieldwork around the world, including Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Mexico, Sudan, Turkey, West Indies, and in Rhode Island.

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The Upper Sabina Tiberina Project, in operation since 2011, seeks to understand the long-term development of rural settlement and economy in the Sabine region of Italy. The project focuses largely on the excavation of a mid-Republican to mid-imperial multi-phase villa located in the town of Vacone. The villa has an elaborately decorated residential area and large agricultural production area with one of the largest olive oil production facilities known to date from central Italy. There is evidence for sporadic occupation of the site following the abandonment and collapse of the villa, along with numerous burials dating to the Lombard period.

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The goal of the Institute is to foster an interdisciplinary community of interest in the archaeology of the ancient world, and in the discipline of archaeology more generally.

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Then the backside of the sensor wafer is optionally thinned and an optionally anti-reflective coating is applied and the sensor is mounted upside down. Then the photocathode well is directly exposed to photo-electrons and no photo-electrons are thus blocked by the associated overlying electronics. This and lateral capture results in significantly increased quantum efficiency.

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Joukowsky Institute faculty believe that all Brown University students should have an opportunity to participate in an archaeological excavation, and the Institute offers advice on choosing projects, finding funding, and preparing to go into the field.

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A typical image sensor such as the CMOS sensor pictured below has the electronics layers overlaying part of the pixel area. Photons entering the sensor are thus blocked by the structures overlying the photocathode as well as the associated electronics in the pixel well. This results in the reduction of photon conversion efficiency with the resultant decrease in quantum efficiency.

Alacron, Inc. is capable of processing sensor wafers to produce backside illuminated wafers or sensors on a contract basis. Backside illumination is performed to allow the sensor to be illuminated on the side opposite the electronics of the sensor.resulting in significantly increased quantum efficiency. This allows increased light sensitivity or reduced pixel pitch.

The Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World promotes the investigation, understanding, and enjoyment of the archaeology and art of the ancient Mediterranean, Egypt, and the Near East.  We work in close collaboration with our colleagues in other programs on campus, particularly those in Anthropology whose research is focused on the material remains of the Americas.

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The Joukowsky Institute's mandate is to promote archaeological research, fieldwork, teaching, and public outreach, with the Institute’s associated faculty, students, staff, and facilities serving as a hub for this activity.

Brown's commitment to engaged scholarship begins with our own community, through active archaeological excavation, programs in Providence Public Schools, public events, and gathering resources relevant to our Rhode Island community.

The Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology is committed to engaging with issues of social justice and heritage in our teaching, public programs, and research.

Featuring a mix of contemporary and ancient objects in a range of media, the exhibits in Rhode Island Hall are intended to present a visual and multi-dimensional view of the issues facing the field of archaeology today.