The AIA is pleased to announce that the National Park Service is an International Archaeology Day sponsor once again
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More than 200 groups are preparing for International Archaeology Day activities.
October is just three months away. Are you ready for International Archaeology Day?
Nationwide, one of the world’s largest insurance and financial services companies, is joining IAD as a sponsor.
In April alone, 71 organizations had volunteered to organize events for this October.
For International Archaeology Day 2016, the AIA-Minnesota Society hosted a lecture and student poster presentations on cultural heritage preservation.
This week, the number of Collaborating Organizations signed up for October’s worldwide celebration of archaeology surpassed 100.
Read about the Richmond, VA, Society’s Outreach Grant program, “Diggin’ RVA: Engaging Richmond with Archaeology.”
By the end of March, 65 organizations from around the world had already signed up as collaborators for International Archaeology Day.
For International Archaeology Day of 2016, the Ephorate of Antiquities of Achaea and Ministry of Culture, Greece organized a three-session educational event called “Archaeologists for a Day” during October 2016.
For International Archaeology Day 2016, the Ohio History Connection hosted Archaeology Day at the Ohio History Center in Columbus on Saturday, October 1.
The University of Puget Sound organized an afternoon-long symposium on the practices of indigenous archaeology and broader decolonizing perspectives in education for International Archaeology Day.
The Vernal Field Office put together a community outreach activity at the John Jarvie Historic Ranch in Brown’s Park, Utah to celebrate the significance of the region in Utah and national history.
The drop in was open to the general public who chose items from their personal collections to bring in for identification.
Universidad Externado held an event with activities included simulated excavation for children and a tour through sites/periods that show the social changes that have occurred in Colombia.
The Lafayette Science Museum celebrated International Archaeology Day by running the planetarium program, “The First Stargazers.”
The AIA-Milwaukee IAD event showcased that in ancient times, just like in modern times, different fashions and ways of dressing could say a lot about a person and their culture.
Underground Railroad History Project heard a lecture from Ron Greene and participated in a dig at the Thomas Elkins property.
In the Museum-wide event, the Royal Ontario Museum presented a lecture and multiple workshops for it’s participants.
The University of Guyana’s interactive activities, demonstrations and dissemination of informative information to the University campus community which brought lots of favorable response from faculty and students.
