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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Tweetathons are back for 2022!

The popular International Archaeology Day Tweetathons that started as a pandemic innovation will be back again for the third year in a row. We’ll have a full set of Tweethaon […]

Diving for the Clotilda Virtual Event on International Archaeology Day 2022

Save the date and join us on Saturday, October 15 at 2 pm ET for a very special virtual event we’re hosting in celebration of International Archaeology Day (IAD). In […]

Announcing our 2021 ArchaeoDoodles Winners

Nearly 900 votes were cast in the last week to determine two winners in the 2021 ArchaeoDoodles contest. Congratulations to our two winners: Annemarie DeMarco (adult category) and six-year-old Frances […]

Tweetathons are Back!

After a highly successful debut last October in celebration of International Archaeology Day, the AIA will be bringing back Tweetathons in 2021. Mark your calendar for Tuesdays and Fridays leading […]

2021 ArchaeoDoodles Contest is Live

The International Archaeology Day ArchaeoDoodles contest is back for its second year! Help bring the AIA’s glossary of archaeological terms to life by submitting an illustration or digital design. This […]

Build Your Own Monument: Angkor Wat

While constructing a replica of Angkor Wat as part of this year’s Build Your Own Monument competition was clearly intimidating for some, one family from Las Vegas, Nevada excelled at […]

Build Your Own Parthenon Winners

After a highly successful debut in 2020, the AIA’s Build Your Own Monument competition returned in 2021. For the first week of the competition, we challenged participants to replicate the […]

AIA Launches #BuildYourOwnMonument 2021 Competition!

As the pandemic grinds on, the Archaeological Institute of America is launching its second Build Your Own Monument (BYOM) competition. Last year’s inaugural BYOM contest, originally slated to kick off in […]

Project CLAY Presents: IAD Celebration Video

Video Transcript In celebration of International Archaeology Day 2020, Project CLAY is pleased to present a video montage featuring archaeologists around the world, in hopes of inspiring kids around the […]

Congratulations to ArchaeoDoodles Winners

Congratulations to Annemarie DeMarco and Phoenix (age 6) for winning this year’s ArchaeoDoodles contest. During yesterday’s voting period Annemarie’s submission for hieroglyphs garnered over 150 votes in the Adult category […]

Happy International Archaeology Day!

Happy 10th International Archaeology Day! While the IAD 10th Anniversary celebration did not come together as the community-centered events that have come to be the centerpiece of IAD, the reach […]

AIA Launches ArchaeoDoodles Contest

Did you know that the AIA’s glossary of archaeological terms is one of the most popular resources on our website? Help us upgrade our list of terms and definitions with your illustrations […]

Q&A with Archaeologists to Count Down to IAD

The AIA Societies and Outreach and Education Committees partnered with Skype a Scientist to plan five online Q&A sessions with experts in the days leading up to International Archaeology Day. […]

National Arts Club Event to Feature Ambassador from Malta

The National Arts Club is celebrating International Archaeology Day with a very special event featuring Her Excellency Ambassador Ms. Vanessa Frazier, the Permanent Representative of Malta to the United Nations. […]

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