We are excited to announce the revitalization of our paid internship program, aimed at updating and maintaining the Archaeological Ethics Database. Originally established in 2017 by our first Ethics Intern, Patricia Markert, this database has become a key resource for journal articles, books, blogs, and other online materials related to ethical issues in archaeology.

Student involvement in this program is crucial for keeping the database dynamic and up-to-date, ensuring it continues to evolve alongside the archaeological profession. We are pleased to welcome our newest intern, Daiana Rivas-Tello, who will be joining us to contribute to this important work.

Daiana Rivas-Tello (she/her/ella) is an anthropological archaeologist and Ph.D. candidate in the Anthropology Department at Brown University. She received her M.A. in Anthropology from McMaster University in 2017 and her B.A. in Archaeology and Latin American Studies from the University of Toronto in 2013. 

Her work explores the intersections between imperialism, craft production, and Indigenous persistence in the Andes. As principal investigator of the collaborative A.H.E.A.D. Archaeological Project (Arqueología de Huancas y Estudios de Alfarería Doméstica), she works alongside community members, Peruvian archaeologists, and students to trace the history and pottery tradition of Huancas (Amazonas, Peru), a former Inka mitmaq colony, from the Late Horizon (ca. 1470-1535) to the present. Through this work, she explores how Andean communities respond to imperialism and the role crafting plays in placemaking.