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Juneteenth Acknowledgement

Juneteenth is the day in 1865 that General Gordon Granger sailed ships into Galveston, Texas to force their compliance with the Emancipation proclamation. Despite being signed more than 2 years prior, Texas continued to practice slavery until Juneteenth. As newly freed slaves left Texas and migrated across the country, celebrations of Juneteenth followed. Today, Juneteenth […]

Have you explored the ARCHAEOLOGY magazine archive yet?

Last month, we announced that AIA Society Members now have full access to the complete digital archives of ARCHAEOLOGY magazine. If you haven’t started to explore the archive yet, we encourage you to do so! To kick things off, we asked ARCHAEOLOGY Deputy Editor Eric A. Powell to share his favorite article. The rapid cascade of breakthroughs in […]

2021 Graduate Student Paper Award Winner Announced

The Archaeological Institute of America is pleased to bestow First Prize for the 2021 Graduate Student Paper Award to Tara Trahey for her paper, “The Brother-and-Sister Stele Sphinx has a vagina.” Taking the well-known Brother-and-Sister stele in the Metropolitan Museum of Art as its main subject, with reference to the material evidence in other examples of […]

The ARCHAEOLOGY Magazine Archive is Now Open

We’re thrilled to announce that AIA Society Members now have full access to the complete digital archives of ARCHAEOLOGY magazine. Since its first issue in 1948, ARCHAEOLOGY has brought readers the field’s latest discoveries, most exciting theories, and best images—and now you can access them all! To begin your journey through the archive, we asked ARCHAEOLOGY Editor in Chief, Jarrett A. […]

Pick Your Own Monument Results

For the final week of the 2021 Build Your Own Monument competition, the AIA invited the world to pick their own monuments to recreate. Creativity abounded with this “Pick Your Own Monument” challenge and we were treated to an archaeological adventure in miniature. Submissions in this year’s Youth and Adult categories replicated some of the […]

Online ArchaeoCon a Success

On Saturday, April 24, over 800 registered guests and their families participated in ArchaeoCon, an annual event that the AIA held online for the very first time in 2021. The daylong event included live presentations from Egyptologist Kara Cooney and TV personality Josh Gates, hands-on workshops presented by education specialists from Dig-It kids in Ireland […]

President of Greece honors two AIA members with ‘Order of Phoenix’

The president of Greece recently honored Jack Davis and Sharon Stocker with the “Commander of the Order of the Phoenix”, for several archaeological discoveries in Pylos that are actively shaping our understanding of ancient Greece. One of the countries highest awards, it was established in 1926 and recognizes Greek citizens who have excelled in fields […]

Initial Slate for Election – 2022

The Nominating Committee has submitted its initial slate for the 2022 Governing Board elections. The Nominating Committee consists of John Papadopoulos (Chair), Deborah Arnold, Thomas Carpenter, Eric Cline, Julie Herzig Desnick, and J. Theodore Peña. AIA members are encouraged to submit additional names for consideration before September 1, 2021. Please send suggestions to John Papadopoulos […]

RPA Call for Proposals for Dating Grants Extended Deadline

The Register of Professional Archaeologists Call for Proposals for Dating Grants extended deadline is coming up at 5 pm EST on Monday, April 30, 2021. The Register recognizes that the global COVID-19 pandemic has created unique challenges for archaeological research and cultural resource management. Thus, they are offering five $1,000 grants to support individuals and entities seeking professional […]

Nancy Wilkie Celebration of Life

On Saturday, April 24th at 3PM CDT, the family of Nancy Wilkie will be hosting a celebration of her life via zoom. Nancy’s husband, Craig, and several of her family, friends, and former colleagues will speak. Nancy passed away on Monday, January 18, 2021. Nancy Wilkie served as the president of the AIA from 2000 […]

AJA Editor In Chief Announcement

The Archaeological Institute of America is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Emma Blake and Dr. Robert Schon as the next joint Editors-in-Chief of the American Journal of Archaeology (AJA). Dr. Blake, Associate Professor in the School of Anthropology at the University of Arizona, is the codirector of the Arizona Sicily Project and a […]

Dr. Bogucki Answered Your Questions from the Holton Lecture

On Tuesday, March 2, Dr. Peter Bogucki gave the inaugural Felicia A. Holton Lecture with a talked entitled, “Meet the Barbarians.” The event was so popular that, to date, it is our highest attended virtual event! Given its popularity, Dr. Bogucki wasn’t able to answer all of your questions in real time. However, after the […]

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