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AIA Webinars: Critical Conversations on Race, Teaching, and Antiquity

The AIA is pleased to announce a series of three webinars addressing issues of race, diversity and inclusion in teaching archaeology, classics, ancient history, museums, and cultural heritage. The webinars aim to provide concrete strategies for educators to incorporate new approaches and resources that promote inclusivity in courses on the ancient Mediterranean. The webinars are […]

The American Journal of Archaeology has a New Managing Editor

The Archaeological Institute of America is delighted to announce that Margaret “Meg” Sneeringer has joined the staff of the American Journal of Archaeology as its new Managing Editor.

AIA Joins with Numerous Learned Societies in a Letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement Regarding Its Decision to End Visa Exemptions for International Students

The AIA has joined with more than thirty members of the American Council of Learned Societies to send a letter to Matthew T. Albence, the deputy director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Announcement of Virtual Meeting

After extensive research and discussion, AIA and SCS staff and officers have decided that the January 2021 Joint Annual Meeting scheduled to take place from January 7-10 in Chicago will now be a virtual event.

In Memoriam: Robert H. Dyson, Jr.

The AIA is sad to share news of the passing of Dr. Robert Harris Dyson, Jr. We offer our sincere condolences to his colleagues, former students, and friends.

Initial Slate for Election – 2021

The Nominating Committee has submitted its initial slate for election. The Nominating Committee consists of Derek Counts, Deborah Arnold, Barbara Meyer, Thomas Morton, J. Theodore Peña, and Robert Rothberg. AIA members are encouraged to submit additional suggestions for consideration by September 1, 2020. More information regarding recommending candidates to the Governing Board can be found […]

AIA Welcomes New Director of Development

The AIA is pleased to welcome Elizabeth Bailey as its new Director of Development. Liz has over 10 years of professional fundraising experience having worked in front line fundraising roles with Special Olympics, Methodist Health System, and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. In her most recent role with Beth Israel Lahey Health, Liz planned, designed, implemented, and tracked a comprehensive multi-channel […]

AIA Statement on Archaeology and Social Justice

Archaeologists examine the physical remains of humankind to answer questions animated by our present. The material record helps us understand the production of inequality, the representation of power, and the targeted discrimination of communities.

Inaugural Recipients of the AIA-NEH Grants For Archaeological Research Announced

Funding provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities.National Endowment for the Humanities: Created in 1965 as an independent federal agency, the National Endowment for the Humanities supports research and learning in history, literature, philosophy, and other areas of the humanities by funding selected, peer-reviewed proposals from around the nation. Additional information about the National Endowment […]

AIA awards over $380,000 to archaeological projects around the world

The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) awarded more than $380,000 in grants to 36 archaeological projects around the world. The grants will support excavation, analyses, and research in over a dozen countries, site preservation in Egypt, several publications, and provide seven students with the opportunity to participate in their first field project. Many of these […]

Build Your Own Monument Competition Recap

We were delighted with the response to our first Build Your Own Monument competition that wrapped up last week. We received 320 entries from 14 countries, 30 U.S. states, and the District of Columbia showcasing a lot of creativity in response to our challenge to reconstruct Stonehenge, El Castillo at Chichén Itzá, the Colosseum, and […]

Results For Week 4: Build Your Own Monument—Pyramids at Giza

It may not be possible to visit Egypt right now but that didn’t stop this week’s Build Your Own Monument contestants from transporting us to the famed pyramid complex in Giza. While the pyramids featured in the final week of the competition are not near the Nile, they do come from an impressive array of […]

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