The Marquette Regional History Center presents: Archaeology Bingo Scavenger Hunt We’re yelling “Bingo!” across Marquette County! This year is the 10th anniversary of International Archaeology Day. Out of thousands of participants, Marquette Regional History Center is thrilled to be one of 45 world-wide Long Term Collaborators listed by the Archaeological Institute of America. Yet, this […]
The Ohio History Center’s annual Archeology Day moves online and expands to a full month! Meet Ohio archaeologists and explore archaeology through special Archaeology Month programs, presentations, and activities, all from the comfort of home. Visit our website for a list of events and activities. New activities and videos will be added throughout the month.
October is Archaeology Month in North Carolina! This year, we’ve gone totally digital and will be sharing info, projects, and stories from the study of human history in our state! Each day, new content will go live on our website and our Facebook and Instagram pages (@ncarchaeology). Follow along every day and share your own […]
Call for papers: "Space and Governance: Towards a New Topography of Roman Administration" conference, 2-3 October 2020, Royal Academy of Spain at Rome (Real Academia de España en Roma) The purpose of the conference is to explore the transformation of public space and administrative activities in Republican and Imperial Rome through an interdisciplinary exploration of […]
Archaeologists will prepare special tasks and games for families with children, which will introduce them to the life of prehistoric and medieval inhabitants of the town of Čáslav. The event is organized by the Institute of Archaeology in cooperation with the town of Čáslav and other institutions.
Following previous years, the Research Centre at Panská Lhota (Department of Archaeology and Museology, Masaryk University) will open to public, not only to show how archaeologists work, but also a glimpse into the past will be presented through a medieval-like tournament with real knights and ladies.
Celebrate the glamour, labor, humor, and discoveries of archaeology at Harvard. Join student archaeologists as they share their experience with an Irish castle, a shaft tomb in western Mexico, monuments on the Giza plateau in Egypt and drones used to study El-Kurru in ancient Nubia, among other locations. Place a friendly wager on an atlatl […]
This lighthearted, heavily illustrated presentation examines how archaeologists think about why people make and believe fantastic claims explaining the distant past. From ancient alien interventions to Pre-Columbian transoceanic explorations—especially those pesky Vikings and their runestones supposedly found in present-day Oklahoma—how well do such claims hold up under the scrutiny of evidence and critical thinking? Come […]
In Southwestern archaeology, pottery has always held pride-of-place for both quantity and quality of archaeological data. Pottery defines the basic "culture areas," and changes in pottery track much of the history we infer for those regions. Other, larger, clunkier evidence is worth a look: Architecture, for example. Various "types" of buildings -- as valid as […]
This event has been postponed due to COVID-19. Welcoming the International Archaeology Day 2020, this event will be held for two days in Mu Thin Village of Bilin Township, Mon State, Myanmar. This event will be held from 10, 11 October 2020. Mu Thin Village is land of Archaeological Zone in Mon State of Myanmar. […]
Help the SAS celebrate Culture Days and International Archaeology Day this fall! Grab the kids, grab a camera, and help us find archaeology-themed items in your local environment! From October 10-17, join us as we release four words daily for you to look for and take a picture of! Complete the challenge by getting the […]
Arrowhead Fred Bollinger will present a program on flint knapping at 1:00 pm. There will be limited seating at this program. Registration for the flint knapping demonstrations is required. You may call the museum at 573-238-1174, email bcmnh@sbcglobal.net, or visit our website https://www.bcmnh.org/support-us/ to register. Face coverings will be required and physical distance seating arrangements […]
ROMAN TOILETS: THE BLACK HOLES OF ANCIENT SPACE with Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow What can Roman toilets teach us about daily life in ancient Rome? What does the archaeology of these structures reveal about Roman hygiene, public sanitation, customs related to purity or cleanliness? In a talk that investigates and illustrates some key examples of public […]
Excavations at Omrit in northern Israel (1999-2011 Temple Excavations and 2012-2017 Settlement Excavations) revealed a major Roman and Byzantine site featuring a 3-phase podium temple and highly decorated residential/commercial space. Debates continue as to whether or not the temple is the northern Augusteum mentioned by Josephus (Ant. XV, 363-64) as “near the Paneion” (modern Banias). […]
The Lambda Alpha, Alpha Chapter of Louisiana at LSU will virtually host the activities to celebrate International Archaeology Day. Our activities will include: - Archaeological Trivia, how much you know about the past? - Archaeological Moment, a photo contest - Awards and more surprises! This event is open to everyone. Please follow us on Instagram […]
THE LEPERS IN THE LAB: HUMAN SKELETONS FROM AN EARLY CHRISTIAN CEMETERY IN THEBES, GREECE with Maria A. Liston This webinar presents evidence for the late Roman/early Byzantine leprosy epidemic that affected Thebes, and probably a much wider area of Greece. It also will look at individuals who were buried in two mass graves, suggesting […]
BLOGGING ARCHAEOLOGY with Dr. Smiti Nathan An archaeologist's daily life is quite different than the images portrayed in popular movies and media. However, there is still plenty of discovery, adventure, and personality. Blogging has offered archaeologists the opportunity to communicate both their work and their lives in a personalized and ongoing way that departs from […]
In celebration of International Archaeology Day, Her Excellency Ambassador Ms. Vanessa Frazier, the Permanent Representative of Malta to the United Nations, discusses the archipelago’s prehistoric megalithic monuments. During this virtual tour, Ambassador Frazier will be accompanied by Dr. Josef Caruana, curator, Heritage Malta. The Tarxien Temples archaeological complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site whose four […]
In an engaged and critical discussion of ethics in the field Dr. Chip Colwell and Chief Gordon Yellowman answer questions about Colwell’s book, “Plundered Skulls and Stolen Spirits: Inside the Fight to Reclaim Native America’s Culture,” (2017) and provide insider perspectives on the complex process of repatriation between museums and Indigenous communities. The author is […]
In an engaged and critical discussion of ethics in the field Dr. Chip Colwell and Chief Gordon Yellowman answer questions about Colwell’s book, “Plundered Skulls and Stolen Spirits: Inside the Fight to Reclaim Native America’s Culture,” (2017) and provide insider perspectives on the complex process of repatriation between museums and Indigenous communities. The author is […]
Due to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the 14th edition of the international conference ArcheoFOSS Open Software, hardware, processes, data and formats in archaeological research will be held online on October, 15th - 17th 2020. The Conference will address a range of important topics and themes relating to data sharing, open tools, processes and formats […]
MILLENNIUM ON THE MERIDIAN: TRACKING THE HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT SOUTHWEST with Steve Lekson "Twenty years ago, I suggested that three sequential capitals of the US Southwest -- Chaco, Aztec Ruins, and Casas Grandes -- were deliberately aligned north-south of each other, more-or-less on a meridian. Two decades of new data largely support this reconstruction, […]
Mexican authors Octavio Paz, Carlos Fuentes, José Emilio Pacheco, Salvador Novo, Rubén Bonifaz Nuño, and Rosario Castellanos, among others, have sought to use language to explore and recover the links between Mexico’s Indigenous peoples and its contemporary society. Focusing on Mexico’s pre-Hispanic past, author and journalist Juan Villoro will explore the intimate and evocative relationships […]
Speaker: Alyson Roy (University of Idaho) Title: Crisis and Competition: Roman Victory Imagery in Cisalpine and Transalpine Gaul, 125-45 BCE Abstract: It is often assumed that conquest and colonization contribute to the development of new visual languages of power in imperial contexts. This is particularly true in ancient Rome, where power was highly performative, and […]
Join the 5th annual Southwest Florida International Archaeology Day virtual event, celebrating our area's rich cultural past with regional museums, archaeologists, and community organizations. The Florida Public Archaeology Network and the Charlotte County Libraries and History Division host this local event to connect Southwest Florida with its long human history which reaches back thousands of […]
The Monuments Board of the Slovak Republic publishes on-line 9 new digital 3D-models of terrain of important archaeological sites in Slovakia, mainly of prehistoric and early Mediaeval hillforts and Mediaeval castles. 3D-models were made from data acquired by airborne laser scanning (LiDAR). The archaeological sites come from several regions in Slovakia, such as mountain ranges […]
As life has gone virtual, we are creating videos to introduce everyone who works at the Arkansas Archeological Survey. We will post all videos on the Survey's YouTube channel.
Our doors at the Western Science Center may still be closed to the public but join us October 17th for WSC@Home: International Archaeology Day! Visit us at WesternScienceCenter.org for fun archaeology day activities that you can do with your family from the comfort of your home. Discover archaeological sites from around the world with our […]
What is archaeology and why are we talking about it at a living history museum? Archaeology is the study of patterns of material culture, the tangible things that people made and used. Things that are still around, just in the ground beneath us. Archaeology gives us a snapshot of the past. Objects enter the ground, […]
Over 40 video exhibits in three play lists from with submitted and original content. Sponsored by AIA's Riverside (CA) Local Society
The Save Cultural Heritage Group and its partners are organizing the International Archaeology Day at Islamabad to provide an opportunity to share knowledge and experience which in turn foster a better understanding of both challenges and opportunities in the art, architecture and archaeology, and related cultural heritage sectors.
INTERNATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGY DAY as new trans-cultural practice and creative resource for development and reconciliation: linking the times and rapprochement of cultures Author and General Program Leader: Prof., Dr. Vladimir Ionesov Director, International School for Advanced Research in Cultural Studies, Head, Department of Theory and History of Culture, Samara State Institute of Culture Project Coordinator: Dr. […]
Join our interactive and safe challenge to help us celebrate International Archaeology Day and the material culture and history of Chicagoland. Our region is full of monuments to people, events, and places, but what statements do these monuments make? What kind of monument would you make to tell a story about Chicago? In this self-guided, […]
Mask creation competition To participate in the promotion of proper and effective use of face masks/coverings and social distancing, for our overall health and safety whilst simultaneously celebrating IAD 2020, the Institute of Archaeology (NICH) Research and Education Department presents “Wear Your Mask’s” . A Mask Creation Competition, that will be fun for the entire […]
On October 17, 2020, the Archaeological Institute of America, Nashville Society, and the Nashville Parthenon will celebrate International Archaeology Day throughout a morning of safe, educational archaeological activities that share the legacy of Greek culture and raise awareness of archaeological concepts. A variety of social distance compliant activity stations will be spread out across the […]
In celebration of International Archaeology Day, RAFFMA has partnered with the Riverside & Inland Empire Local Society of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA Riverside) for "Mining the Pharaoh's Jewels: A Story from Wadi el-Hudi."Virtual Talk by Dr. Kate Liszka, Benson and Pamela Harer Associate Professor of History and Director of Wadi el Hudi Expedition. […]
Join us this Archaeology Day 2020 for a live discussion of the relevance of archaeology to today's Belizeans! We will have a panel of current and past students of anthropology and history from Galen University Belize and the University of Belize.
On October 18th, the AIA Rochester Society and the Cumming Nature Center will be hosting a public archaeological dig for families wishing to experience the magic of real-life archaeology! We will be excavating a site on the nature center's property that dates to the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Families can sign up for […]
We chose the month of October to celebrate archeology month with posts all month long! We created a pre-recorded panel about archeological work done at Petersburg National Battlefield in March, and we're posting it on our social media pages on Sunday, October 18th by noon EST. Check it out on Facebook at @NortheastRegionArcheology or on […]
In 2020, the dueling pandemics of Covid-19 and racism shook the nation. Though both are rooted in the structural and institutional inequalities embedded in American society, COVID exacerbated already high tensions. More than ever, we are confronted with the reality that the small achievements won by the Civil Rights Movement did little to get to […]
A fifteen-minute video takes you through the steps of flintknapping demonstrating an amazing technology that was used for thousands of years to create arrow points.
Prof. Emma Buckingham is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Ancient Mediterranean Studies at Mizzou. Her focus is on the Early Iron Age and Archaic periods, primarily the Greek diaspora in South Italy and Sicily. Affiliated interests include the archaeology of identity, network theory, culture contact in the western Mediterranean, and theoretical perspectives […]
Diving with a Purpose is an organization dedicated to the documentation and protection of African slave-trade shipwrecks and the maritime history and culture of African Americans. Jay Haigler and Albert José Jones will share a documentary on the organization’s work and recent discoveries. They will discuss the importance of submerged heritage resources in advancing the […]
Celebrating international archaeology day with elementary school students from a Title I public school in the area.
This event will present a video that follows the Presidio archaeologists as they demonstrate the process of archaeology from excavation to curation, giving viewers an inside look into the journey of an artifact. The audience will learn the importance of each step in the archaeological process and how we can interpret and piece together the […]
Join us for an International Archaeology Day activity as we explore the history and art of Maya textiles! During this 1-hour workshop, participants will learn about textiles in Maya art, from examples depicted on ancient stone monuments and ceramic pots. Then you will be invited to choose and color a unique textile design from templates […]
This activity will guide participants in a study of their own environment and lives as a chance to practice archaeology. Participants will choose several items that they intend to throw in the garbage. They will study this future garbage as “artifacts”. By practicing garbology, participants will learn how to sort material types, deduce what will […]
Kicking off our 2020-21 series of archaeology webinars with a very timely subject, Dr. Fabian Crespo will offer an anthropological perspective on medieval and modern disease outbreaks in a presentation titled "Epidemics and Syndemics: From Leprosy (Hansen's disease) in Medieval Europe to COVID-19 Pandemic." In this webinar, focused on leprosy in medieval Europe and COVID-19, […]
Ostracism was a form of temporary exile that allowed ancient Athenian citizens to vote into temporary exile powerful individuals thought to pose a threat to their democracy. The practice took its name from the potsherds—ostraka—onto which voters scratched the names of those persons they wanted to banish. Excavations in Athens have uncovered thousands of these […]
¡Los invitamos a participar en una actividad que explorará la historia y arte de los tejidos mayas, en honor al Día Internacional de la Arqueología! Durante este taller de 1 hora, los participantes aprenderán sobre los textiles mayas, utilizando ejemplos vistos en monumentos antiguos de piedra y en vasijas cerámicas. Luego, los invitaremos a elegir […]
Cemeteries and burial practices are a rich source of information about post-colonial societies in America, offering unique insights into early communities not easily gained through written records. This talk will explore the history, demographics and archaeology of Colorado cemeteries and share findings of CU-Boulder student-led research at the Colombia cemetery. In addition, the funerary art […]
