AIA Photo Contest: Excavation

Test holes at excavation in Central Park near Adena mounds.

Ashland, Kentucky, United States

I warned you not to lose your head over this project!

Magic Mountain Community Archaeology Project

Golden, CO, United States

Volunteers sifting!

US Virgin Islands

St. John, St. John, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Backpack hanging from a tree right before prepping to dig at a site we had to hike a short distance to get to in the USVI.

Beaubec Cistercian Medieval Grange

Drogheda, Co Meath, Ireland

Uncovering remains of Medieval Cistercian Grange (farm) at Beaubec. Discoveries include a water management system, latrines and a medieval barn. Drogheda Co Meath.

San Isidro, Sonsonate, Salvador

Warszawa, mazowieckie, Poland

Somebody late? PASI (Proyecto Arqueologico San Isidro)

San Isidro, Sonsonate, Salvador

Warszawa, mazowieckie, Poland

From there to here... PASI (Proyecto Arqueologico San Isidro)

San Isidro, Sonsonate, Salvador

Warszawa, mazowieckie, Poland

Hard working... PASI (Proyecto Arqueologico San Isidro)

San Isidro, Sonsonate, Salvador

Warszawa, mazowieckie, Poland

Hard working... PASI (Proyecto Arqueologico San Isidro)

San Isidro, Sonsonate, Salvador

Warszawa, mazowieckie, Poland

Hard working... PASI (Proyecto Arqueologico San Isidro)

San Isidro, Sonsonate, Salvador

Warszawa, mazowieckie, Poland

Sending an eye... PASI (Proyecto Arqueologico San Isidro)

Nashville Parthenon/Coleman Park Community Center

Nashville, TN, United States

This young archaeologist-in-training found a wonderful thing! As outreach for Nashville Parthenon's The Antikythera Mechanism exhibition, local youth were tasked with completing a mock underwater excavation that included documenting "artifacts" by drawing and mapping them on a grid system.

Bozna (Romania)

Bozna, Salaj county, Romania

Setting up trench at Hallstatt-period settlement at Bozna, Romania