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Classical Archaeologist to Discuss Love Stories from Cyprus

Attend a special lecture and reception to honor the 50th anniversary of the Republic of Cyprus. Classical archaeologist Joan Breton Connelly will take us on a tour of Cyprus through an exploration of the great love stories from myth and history that are set on the island.

Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) Re-launches Website

The AIA website has a new look and feel. Vivid images and streamlined navigation make it even easier for visitors to search for an event or lecture, join a Local Society, discover excavation opportunities, and learn about the Institute’s worldwide efforts to protect endangered archaeological sites.

2010 AIA and APA Joint Annual Meeting – Anaheim, CA

Thank you for joining us at the 2010 Joint Annual Meeting of the AIA and APA, which was the 111th Annual Meeting for the AIA and the 141st meeting of the APA. Over 400 archaeologists, classicists, epigraphers, art historians, and anthropologists presented their latest findings and discoveries from 2009 at the Anaheim Marriott Hotel in sunny California.

ARCHAEOLOGY Receives NAC Gold Medal

The President, Board of Governors, and Archaeology Committee of the National Arts Club (NAC) awarded ARCHAEOLOGY, AIA’s award-winning popular magazine, its medal of Honor for Distinguished Coverage of the Field of Archaeology Worldwide.

2009 Annual Meeting a Success

The 2009 AIA and APA Joint Annual Meeting exceeded attendance expectations on every level! We welcomed more than 2,800 attendees to the Philadelphia Downtown Marriott making it the second largest in overall attendance after the Chicago in 2008.

Our October 2008 Blitz

This past October was a busy, exciting month for the AIA’s Outreach and Education Department.

2008: The Olympic Year

Brief History of the Games; Events; Importance of the Games; and Modern Digs, Ancient Finds

Harrison Ford Elected to AIA Board

“Indiana Jones” shows his commitment to real archaeology.

Overwhelming Response for Wilkie Lectureship

To honor our immediate past president, the AIA has established the Nancy C. Wilkie Lectureship in Archaeological Heritage.

AIA Elects Three to Foreign Honorary Membership

The AIA Council has voted to elect three distinguished colleagues to Foreign Honorary membership.

Joint APA/AIA Task Force on Electronic Publication

The Task Force has produced a policy statement on electronic publications and scholarly work in digital formats that has recently been endorsed by the Board of Directors of the APA and the Executive Committee of the AIA.

An Appeal for the Release of Susanne Osthoff

Update December 19, 2005: Archaeologist Susanne Osthoff has been freed by her captors. She is reported to be in the German Embassy in Baghdad and in good physical condition.

Presentation of the Winckelmann Medal to the AIA

In November 2004 the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) received the prestigious Winckelmann Medal from the German Archaeological Institute (Deutsches Archäologisches Institut or DAI).

AIA Receives Winckelmann Medal

The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) is proud to announce that it has been named the recipient of the prestigious Winckelmann Medal of the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (German Archaeological Institute, DAI).

Naomi Norman Chosen Editor-In-Chief of AJA

The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) is pleased to announce that Dr. Naomi J. Norman has been selected as the next Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Archaeology (AJA).

AJA Joins JSTOR’s Arts & Sciences II Collection

The AIA is happy to announce that the American Journal of Archaeology will be available online as a part of JSTOR’s Art & Sciences II Collection.

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