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Arkansas ArcheOlympics

The Arkansas Archeological Survey’s annual International Archaeology Day event, ArcheOlympics, was another great success! This year we had 11 teams from 4 Universities and one group of 4H members competing […]

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IAD at the Rochester Museum & Science Center

The AIA-Rochester Society and the Rochester Museum and Science Center celebrated International Archaeology Day on October 28! They had hands-on activities including archaeology toys, a sandbox dig, artifacts, books, coloring […]

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Ancient Geopolitics at the National Arts Club

October 2 marked the date of an auspicious event held at the National Arts Club in celebration of International Archaeology Day: a talk called The Ancient Geopolitics Of Cyprus with […]

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AIA-Western MA Society Presents IAD!

On Saturday, October 14 at UMass Amherst, the Western Massachusetts Society of the AIA put on an archaeology fair with plenty of fun activities for everyone, including a Minecraft tour […]

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Puget Sound Celebrates IAD

The AIA-Puget Sound Society partnered in sponsoring a celebration of International Archaeology Day at the Burke Museum this year. The museum hosted a day of activities to learn about local and […]

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IAD at the Corning Museum of Glass

For IAD 2023, the AIA-Finger Lakes (Ithaca) Society put on an event at the Corning Museum of Glass inspired by the museum’s current exhibit, Dig Deeper: Discovering an Ancient Glass […]

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Unearthing the Past with Archaeological Geophysics

The Kenya Society of Geophysical Professionals held an IAD celebration on October 21 as a testament to the importance of unearthing and preserving our shared human heritage. Participants learned about […]

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Celebrating IAD at the Queenston Heights National Historical Site

On October 21st, the Niagara Peninsula Society of the AIA hosted an International Archaeology Day field trip to the Queenston Heights National Historical Site. Guides from the Friends of Fort […]

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Newlin Grist Mill’s IAD Public Excavation

This year, our excavations were in the the foundations of bank barn of unknown date. We had four volunteer excavators and forty-three participants which included children and adults. Excavations were […]

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ArchTalk 2.0 | Archaeology with Save Cultural Heritage Group

2023 marks the twelfth year of International Archaeology Day (IAD) celebrations worldwide, and the seventh year of celebrations by the Save Cultural Heritage Group. This year, we joined the global […]

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NJ State Museum Celebrates IAD!

This past weekend on October 21, 2023, the New Jersey State Museum participated in International Archaeology Day with talks, presentations, a short film screening, and hands-on activities. These interactive sessions […]

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Happy #IAD2023!

Today is International Archaeology Day! On Wednesday, we hosted our own IAD lecture with Anne Austin on “Ancient Ink: Discovering the Tattooed Women of Ancient Egypt.” Over 800 people tuned […]

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ArchaeoDoodles Contest Winners!

We’ve got some illustrious illustration champions! Thank you to everyone who submitted to the ArchaeoDoodles contest and to those who voted for their favorite submissions. The adult winner is Gina […]

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2023 IAD Grant Winners Announced

We’re pleased to announce this year’s International Archaeology Day Grant winners! These grants help Societies host events associated with International Archaeology Day 2023, celebrated on Saturday, October 21 this year, […]

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#ArchaeoStart for IAD!

We’re launching a new social media campaign for International Archaeology Day 2023! It’s called #ArchaeoStart, and it asks archaeologists to look back on what got them into the field and […]

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IAD Listening Session Participants Share Event Promotion Experiences and Tips

At the end of August, in the third installment of the AIA’s 2023 International Archaeology Day Listening Sessions, Collaborating Organizations from across the United States and even from Italy gathered […]

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Archaeodoodles 2023 Contest Announcement!

Do you like drawing and archaeology? Then we have the International Archaeology Day contest for you! IAD is coming up sooner than we think on Saturday, October 21. In the […]

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Houston Skyline Surprise

Houstonians may have noticed a new addition to the city’s skyline, an authentic Marsh Arab reed mudhif taking shape on the campus of Rice University. To bring awareness to the […]

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Two More Listening Sessions Coming Up for IAD!

We’ve had two listening sessions with collaborating organizations for International Archaeology Day so far, and we have two more coming up in the next couple of months. First, we did […]

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IAD Events at the National Arts Club

The National Arts Club has celebrated International Archaeology Day for quite a few years, holding lectures that they have publicly posted on YouTube to share with asynchronous viewers! On October […]

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