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Cultural Heritage Committee

Overseeing Officer: Ömür Harmanşah, Vice President for Cultural Heritage

Chair: Ömür Harmanşah, ex officio

Staff Liaison: Meredith Langlitz, mlanglitz@archaeological.org

The Committee tracks and reports on international and national legal developments that affect archaeology and archaeological heritage preservation. The Committee will also investigate and respond to issues concerning the trade in illegally obtained and looted antiquities and will assist the AIA in developing timely responses as necessary.

Members

Alex Barker, (Jan 2025-Dec 2027) Term 3

Brian I. Daniels, ex officio

Suzanne Davis, (Jan 2025-Dec 2027) Term 1

Tessa de Alarcon, (Jan 2025-Dec 2027) Term 1

Peter de Staebler, (Jan 2023-Dec 2025) Term 2

Jane D. Evans, (Jan 2025-Dec 2027) Term 3

Patty Gerstenblith, (Jan 2024-Dec 2026) Term 3

Julie Herzig Desnick, (Jan 2024-Dec 2026) Term 3

Heidi James Fisher, (Jan 2024-Dec 2026) Term 2

Mireille Lee, (Jan 2025-Dec 2027) Term 3

Thomas Roby, (Jan 2025-Dec 2027) Term 1

Daniel Schowalter, (Jan 2024-Dec 2026) Term 2

Josephine Shaya, (Jan 2023-Dec 2025) Term 2

Maria Vecchiotti, (Jan 2024-Dec 2026) Term 3

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