SRU Americas People
Aristoteles Barcelos Neto
- Aristoteles Barcelos NetoSenior Lecturer in the Arts of the Americas
- EmailA.Barcelos-Neto@uea.ac.uk
- Tel0044 (0)1603 593646
- Academic background Visiting Scholar (2007, Laboratoire d’Anthropologie Sociale, Collège de France) Post-Doctoral Fellow (2004 - 2006, Universidade de São Paulo) PhD in Social Anthropology (2004, Universidade de São Paulo) MPhil in Social Anthropology (1999, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina) BA in Museology (1996, Universidade Federal da Bahia)
- General Research Interests Anthropology of South American Indians, Anthropology of Art, Ritual and Cosmology, Museum Anthropology, Ethnographic Collections
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Jacob Bongers
- Jacob BongersSenior Research Associate, Rise of Divine Lordships in the Ancient Andes project
- EmailJ.Bongers@uea.ac.uk
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George Lau
- George LauReader in the arts and archaeology of the Americas
- Emailgeorge.lau@uea.ac.uk
- Tel0044 (0)1603 593198
- Academic Background BA (1990), MA (1990), Archaeological Studies, Yale University MPhil (1996), PhD (2001), Anthropology, Yale University
- General Research Interests Archaeology of the Americas, especially of South America and the Central Andes
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Cléa Moulin
- Cléa MoulinPhD Candidate
- Emailc.moulin@uea.ac.uk
- Region of Interest America
- Research Interests Andean archaeology, preservation issues of cultural heritage sites, landscape archaeology, GIS, digital archaeology (3D modeling, 3D reconstruction), aerial archaeology.
- PhD Thesis Exploring the Chronological and Social Occupation of Tambo Colorado, Pisco Valley, Peru.
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Helen Sibley
- Helen SibleyProject Administrative Assistant - Rise of Divine Lordships in the Ancient Andes
- EmailH.Sibley@uea.ac.uk
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Selected Americas objects in the Sainsbury Centre

Mask. South America, Ecuador, Piartal-Tuza style (AD 750-1250). h. 24.1 x w. 23.2 x d. 8.5 cm. UEA 787

Head-dress frontlet. North America, Northwest Coast: Kaigani Haida (?). 19th century. h. 19.1 cm. UEA 590
SRU Americas News & Events
Funding Deadlines
Summary of deadlines for 2021 scholarships
Robert Sainsbury Scholarship
The Robert Sainsbury Scholarship is available for students commencing PhD study at the SRU in 2021.
PhD expressions of interest deadline
Students wishing to apply for CHASE funding need to submit expressions of interest to potential supervisors by Tuesday 1st December.
Spring visiting fellow
Professor Janet Berlo joins us as our second spring visiting fellow.
'Rise of Divine Lordships in the Ancient Andes' field season completion
The 2019 field season for the ' Rise of Divine Lordships in the Ancient Andes ' project has ended, following a tremendously successful summer. Seven units were excavated across Pashash this...
Conferences and Projects
Divine Lordships introduction
In 2018 Dr George Lau was awarded a four-year research grant from the Arts & Humanities Research Council for a major archaeology project in the Peruvian Andes on ancient...
Paleoclimate in Ancient Peru
First International Workshop
Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Peru
28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019
Support by The British Council and Newton Fund (Researcher Links programme) enabled the 'First...
Symposium on the Recuay culture of ancient Peru
In July 2017, Dr George Lau (SRU) co-organised with colleague and archaeologist Mg. Jorge Gamboa (UNASAM) a major symposium on the Recuay culture of ancient Peru, entitled ‘Primer Simposio...
Exhibiting Concepts, Experiencing Meanings
Current and future curatorial challenges
Convenors: Aristoteles Barcelos Neto and Steven Hooper
This international symposium celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Sainsbury Research...
Andean ethnohistory and archaeology: case studies from highland Peru
This workshop considered intersections between ethnohistory and archaeology in the Andes, especially the roles that early historical documents have in enriching the study of the archaeological record.