This is a follow-up report from our partner, Save Cultural Heritage Group, about their day-long event for IAD 2017. All types of archaeology-related activities help raise awareness of the discipline in our communities.
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The 2018 International Archaeology Day poster has been unveiled and is available to download.
More than 100 groups signed on to be Collaborating Organizations for IAD 2018 in May and June.
Mark October 20th on your calendars! Make sure you join us for this annual celebration of archaeology around the world!
International Archaeology Day was celebrated at the Muzeum T. G. M. Rakovnik in the Czech Republic this past October.
At the Museum of Peja in Kosovo, International Archaeology Day 2017 was marked with several fun activities for visitors.
The Bollinger County Museum of Natural History hosted an event for International Archaeology Day on October 21, 2017
The International Archaeological Center of the University of Georgia, organized a special seminar and hiking tour to Samshvilde complex in central Transcaucasia for International Archaeology Day.
The Lafayette Science Museum in Louisiana celebrated the 2017 International Archaeology Day and Louisiana Archaeology Month by showing the planetarium program, “Stars of the Pharaohs.”
For International Archaeology Day 2017, the Wallachia region’s Museum of the Moravian in Czechia organized a week dedicated to archeology in its two castles.
The Jones County Conservation’s Annual Fall Colors held their annual International Archaeology Day Archaeology Paddle.
The Presidio Trust Archaeology Lab welcomed 300 visitors on International Archaeology Day to their visit to the El Presidio de San Francisco site.
The AIA-Spokane Society, in conjunction with Gonzaga University, co-hosted a day-long conference, “Archaeology and the Humanities,” on International Archaeology Day.
The AIA-St. Louis Society had a steady crowd of members and the public at their International Archaeology Day celebration held at the Thomas Sappington House Museum site in October.
The AIA-Orange County Society held a weekend of events in October for International Archaeology Day, which included a fundraiser and a lecture.
On October 14th, the Archaeological Institute of America and the Museum of Science celebrated the 11th Annual AIA-MOS Archaeology Fair at the museum in Boston.
Rather than having just one day for International Archaeology Day, elementary school students in San Diego, California held a week-long workshop.
Over two dozen countries from Peru to Pakistan organized 900 events in October 2017 to share the wonder and excitement of archaeology with their communities.
Last weekend saw celebrations for archaeology on both American continents as archaeology fairs were held in Bogotá and Boston.
Back by popular demand! Learn about ancient and historical populations centers around the world while we count to International Archaeology Day.