International Archaeology Day
2022-10-15 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Anchorage) | BLM Campbell Creek Science Center, 5600 Science Center Drive, Anchorage, AK, 99507, United States
Celebrate International Archaeology Day at the Campbell Creek Science Center with the Bureau of Land Management and its partners! Throw a spear with an atlatl, unravel the mysteries of old bones, move like a mammoth, and more! Fun for the whole family! This open house-style event is free and open to the public.

Arch in the Park
2022-10-15 10:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Los Peñasquitos Ranch House, 12122 Canyonside Park Drive, San Diego, CA, 92129, United States
Come discover archaeology at the 24th Annual Arch in the Park, hosted by the San Diego Archaeological Society (SDCAS) at Los Peñasquitos Ranch House at 12122 Canyonside Park Drive, San Diego, CA 92129. SDCAS’ celebration of California Archaeology Month and International Archaeology Day is held on the 3rd Saturday in October as part of our annual Arch in the Park event. Our goal is to educate the public about archaeology, and to provide information on various career and volunteer opportunities with local archaeological companies, museums, universities, and organizations. Typically, more than 30 vendors take part in Arch in the Park, an ideal event for students and budding archaeologists to network, as well as family fun.

International Archaeology Day at Roxborough State Park, Colorado
2022-10-15 10:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Roxborough Intermediate School, 7370 Village Circle East, Littleton, CO, 80125, United States
ROXBOROUGH, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife will host the 11th annual International Archaeology Day celebration outside Roxborough Intermediate School on Saturday, October 15.
Learn, explore, and experience archaeology from professional and avocational archaeologists from around the state who will demonstrate, discuss and bring to life the cultures of Colorado’s past. Experts at local sites, including at Roxborough State Park, will provide archaeological and historical tours.
Outdoor exhibits at the expo will feature hands-on activities, demonstrations, and
interactive discussions. Explore arts and crafts, musical lithophones, ancient skills, tool manufacturing, pottery, artifacts from the area, food processing, careers in archaeology, local / state
archaeology organizations, animals hunted for food and clothing, Ute STEM, archaic
snacks, grinding on a metate and a kids archaeological dig.
The first 20 children to visit the kids’ area get a prize.

Public Archaeology Day at Newlin Grist Mill
2022-10-15 10:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Newlin Grist Mill, 219 S. Cheyney Rd., Glen Mills, PA, 19342, United States
The public is invited to observe and or participate in ongoing archaeological Excavations at the Newlin Grist Mill. An 18th through 20th century Mill complex in Delaware Co. Pennsylvania.

Archaeology: Preserving the Past for the Future
2022-10-15 10:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | McElhaney Hall, 441 North Walk, Indiana, PA, 15705, United States
Celebrate International Archaeology Day with IUP’s Annual Archaeology Open House
Indiana, PA – The Anthropology Department at Indiana University of Pennsylvania will hold their annual Archaeology Open House on Saturday, October 15, from 12:00-3:00 PM. Activities will take place on the ground floor of McElhaney Hall, as well as outside on the “South Lawn” adjacent to the building (weather permitting). No matter what your level of archaeological knowledge is, there will be something for everybody.
Have you ever picked up an artifact and wondered about it? Bring it and any information you have about where you found it to our “Stump the Archaeologist” table so we can identify it for you! Other events include prehistoric and historic artifact displays from local archaeological sites, artifact identification, stone tool-making demonstrations, Early Human displays, and lab tours. There will also be kids events (for kids and the young at heart), with activities such as prehistoric hand-painting, wampum beading, and pottery refitting. All of the archaeology laboratories (including the faunal, botanical, and geophysical labs) will open their doors to the public during the event. Travel back in time and come see how archaeology is done at this free event!
Archaeology Day is a tradition in the Anthropology Department that allows IUP students and faculty to share their knowledge and love of the past with others. The annual Open House is held during Archaeology Month and is celebrated in conjunction with International Archaeology Day, a celebration of archaeology and the thrill of discovery held every year by the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA). Every October, the AIA and archaeological organizations across the United States, Canada, and abroad present archaeological programs and activities for people of all ages and interests. Come indulge your inner Indiana Jones and see how real archaeology is done.
For more information about this free event, contact Andrea Palmiotto (apalmiot@iup.edu) or Mikala Hardie (fmxcc@iup.edu). For more information about International Archaeology Day and associated programming state-wide, visit the Archaeological Institute of America website at https://www.archaeological.org/archaeologyday/about.

ArcheOlympics
2022-10-15 10:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | ARAS WRI Station, 1 Rockefeller Drive, Morrilton, 72110, United States
Archeoletes compete in events that test knowledge of the archeological process, archeology trivia, and prowess with an atlatl and spear.

Arch in the Park
2022-10-15 10:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Los Peñasquitos Ranch House, 12122 Canyonside Park Drive, San Diego, CA, 92129, United States
The San Diego County Archaeological Society (SDCAS)’s celebration of California Archaeology Month and International Archaeology Day is held on the 3rd Saturday in October as part of our annual Arch in the Park event. Our goal is to educate the public about archaeology, and to provide information on various career and volunteer opportunities with local archaeological companies, museums, universities, and organizations. Typically, more than 30 vendors take part in Arch in the Park. Arch in the Park is ideal for students and budding archaeologists to network, as well as family fun.

Tours of Danger Cave State Monument: Danger Cave and Juke Box Cave
2022-10-15 10:00 - 15:30 (America/Denver) | Danger Cave State Monument, Wendover, Utah, Wendover, Utah, UT, 84044, United States
Danger Cave is one of the most important archaeological sites in the Great Basin. Managed by the Utah Division of State Parks, you can tour this site, and nearby Juke Box Cave with professional archaeologists from Metcalf Archaeological Consultants, Inc., who have been involved with these caves for more than 25 years. Danger Cave, partially excavated by Jesse D. Jennings in the late 1940s contains an archaeological record going back 12,000 years and yielded amazing information about the hunter-gatherer cultures who occupied the Basin. There is a fee of $20.00 for adults and $15.00 for kids 8 – 16.

International Archaeology Day At City Of Prague Museum
2022-10-15 10:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Helsinki) | Muzeum hlavního města Prahy / City of Prague Museum, Bohdanečská 259/1, Praha 9 – Vinoř, Prague, Czech Republic, 190 17, Czechia
Enjoy free admission for a day filled with special activities for the entire family: samples identification, prehistorical coins, making wire jewelry, corn grinding and more.
The displays and activities are for all ages from children through adults. Join archaeologists and learn more about the prehistoric and medieval times.

International Archaeology Day at the Faculty of Arts at Charles University
2022-10-15 10:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Celetná 20, Prague, Prague, 11000, Czechia
Lectures and workshops concerning archaeology and Egyptology for the public.

Presidio of San Francisco International Archaeology Day
2022-10-15 11:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Presidio Officers’ Club, 50 Moraga Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94129, United States
Bring your family to the Presidio of San Francisco to learn about the layered history of this special place! Enjoy guided tours of the live archaeology dig site of El Presidio and the Presidio Archaeology Lab.
Activities include exploring the Presidio Officers’ Club, learning from archaeologists working in the field, making adobe bricks, and other crafts and family fun both indoors and out.

International Archaeology Day at Presidio Trust Park, San Francisco, CA
2022-10-15 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Presidio Officers’ Club, 50 Moraga Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94129, United States
Bring your family to the Presidio of San Francisco to learn about the layered history of this special place! Enjoy guided tours of the live archaeology dig site of El Presidio and the Presidio Archaeology Lab. Activities include exploring the Presidio Officers’ Club, learning from archaeologists working in the field, making adobe bricks, and other crafts and family fun both indoors and out. – https://www.presidio.gov/events/international-archaeology-day

International Archaeology Day at the Rochester Museum and Science Center
2022-10-15 11:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Avenue, Rochester, NY, 14607, United States
The Rochester Society of the Archaeological Institute of America will be in the lobby of the Rochester Museum & Science Center with tables
featuring artifacts, historically-dyed cloth, and archaeological books, magazines, toys and crafts, as well as a flint-knapping demonstration and an indoor dig box.

Archaeology Fair
2022-10-15 11:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Marquette Regional History Center, 145 W Spring St, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
Archaeology Fair
Saturday October 15, 2022
11:00 – 3:00 p.m. at the Marquette Regional History Center (MRHC)
Join us at the Marquette Regional History Center! International Archaeology Day focuses on getting people interested in history through archaeology. This fair will introduce youth and adults alike to archaeology through hands-on activities, dig site stories, games and displays. Local experts will be here to share their work and expertise.
For 2022, our 10th annual fair, we will feature: 11:30 a.m. Presentation: The First Americans with Dr. E. James Dixon, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and the former Director Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico. Dr. Dixon will discuss the earliest archaeological evidence for people in the Americas.
Archaeology Fair is an open-house event. Come anytime 11:00-3:00. Great for all ages including families, clubs, scouts, and individuals. Fair included with museum admission:
Admission prices: Adults: $7 | Seniors: $6 | Students: $3 | 12 and under: $2
145 W. Spring Street, Marquette MI 49855
906.226.3571 www.marquettehistory.org

International Archaeology Day: Meet an Archaeologist
2022-10-15 11:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Drop in to learn about archaeology with graduate students. Join archaeologist Jack Bishop and examine ancient stone tools for a glimpse into the early domestication of animals and the rise of agriculture in the Middle East (11:00 am–1:00 pm). See how the ancient Inka of Peru (c. 1400–1532 CE) wrote with string. Join archaeologist Mack FitzPatrick in deciphering a khipu—a knotted string record-keeping system–through close examination of a working replica. (1:00–3:00 pm). Handle examples and ask questions. Look for the archaeologists in the third floor gallery.
Free with regular museum admission.
Presented by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology and Harvard Museums of Science & Culture

7th Annual Livingston Parish Book Festival
2022-10-15 11:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Livingston Parish Library, 20390 Iowa St, Livingston, LA, 70754
Saturday, October 15, 11am-3pm
$ = Free
Family friendly
The Louisiana Division of Archaeology will have an educational table at the 7th Annual Livingston Parish Book Festival. The 2022 Book Festival will be held on Saturday, October 15, 2022, from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Main Branch of the Livingston Parish Library (20390 Iowa Street, Livingston, LA, US, 70754).
For more information, visit:
www.mylpl.info/bookfestival

International Archaeology Day Research Showcase
2022-10-15 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | University of South Florida Tampa Campus CAS Building, 12010 USF Cherry Dr, Tampa, FL 33620, Tampa, 33617, United States
Join the Tampa Bay chapter of the AIA to hear about some amazing archaeology projects in a research showcase! Hear from professional archaeologists as well as students and their ongoing projects. Light refreshments will be provided.

International Archaeology Day at UMass Amherst
2022-10-15 12:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Goodell Lawn (between Goodell Hall and Old Chapel), 140 Hicks Way, Amherst, MA, 01003, United States
Please join the Western MA Society for an IAD Archaeology Fair! Suitable for all ages, we’ll have a variety of posters and activities–see our flyer for more information.

Ecological Aquaculture and Domesticated Waterscapes in Ancient Maya Society, Subsistence, and Art in Chiapas, Mexico
2022-10-15 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Phoenix) | Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E Washington St, Phoenix, AZ, 85034, United States
Dr. Joel Palka
Associate Professor, School of Human Evolution and Social Change
Arizona State University
Dr. Palka’s ongoing archaeological and anthropological project at Lake Mensabak in Chiapas explores past to present Maya use of modified waterscapes for fishing and managing plant communities. At this and other sites in the region, Maya people collectively dug canals and made reservoirs for large-scale, integrated ecological aquaculture. Like domesticated landscapes for agriculture, people in the Mesoamerican culture area engineered water works for harvesting fish, turtles, waterfowl, and aquatic plants for household consumption. This presentation covers insights from archaeology, Maya collaborations, art, and ethnohistory indicating that fisheries can be added to current research on raised fields, water control, subsistence ecology, and community organization in Mesoamerica.

Ancient Rome on the Silesian route
2022-10-15 12:30 - 16:00 (Europe/Warsaw) | Muzeum Górnośląskie w Bytomiu (Upper Silesian Museum in Bytom), pl. Jana III Sobieskiego, 2, Bytom, śląskie, 41-902, Poland
Ancient Rome will be the theme of this year’s archaeological festival. During the workshops and lectures, you will be able to learn many fascinating things about Roman traces in Upper Silesia, try your hand at e.g. in looking for coins, imprinting clay vessels from the mold, making a gladiator masks or beautiful necklaces and bracelets. As the event will take place in the museum, there will be a special mini-exhibition presenting artefacts from the period of Roman influence from own collections, incl. valuable numismatic items to furnish the grave of a warrior from the Przeworsk culture. The event will be attended by members of the historical reconstruction group Pro Antica Legion XIIII GMV Association from Lublin.

Your City Saturday: Art, Archaeology, and Artifacts
2022-10-15 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Boarding House Park, 40 French Street, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Join us on Saturday October 15th for a special event for the whole family! Lowell National Historical Park and the Northeast Archeological Resources Program (NARP) will be hosting a special program full of fun activities and crafts to celebrate International Archaeology Day. This event is intended for all ages. Explore how archaeologists study and understand Lowell’s industrial past through fun and interactive crafts and activities at Boardinghouse Park (40 French Street, Lowell MA).
This is a free event and all are welcome. Drop in any time from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. for fun for the whole family!
In case of rain the event will take place at the Mogan Cultural Center next door at 40 French Street. Signs will be posted directing visitors to the appropriate entrance.
About Your City Saturday Programs:
Come experience history and fun for the whole family at Lowell National Historical Park! Join your neighborhood park rangers and our friends in the community on Saturday afternoons at various locations in and around downtown Lowell for fun activities to learn all about our city.
Our popular series of family programs, Your City Saturday, will occur on select Saturday afternoons throughout the summer – giving you plenty of opportunities for fun in downtown! Drop-in anytime for hands-on, mind-on learning and fun.

Your City Saturday: Archaeology, Art, and Artifacts
2022-10-15 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Boarding House Park, 40 French Street, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States

Reports from the Field
2022-10-15 13:30 - 14:30 (America/Vancouver) | OH
Celebrate International Archaeology Day on October 15th by hearing tales from students in the trenches this past summer. Graduate and undergraduate students from UBC and SFU who worked in Italy, Cyprus, Israel, and Macedonia this past summer will gather to tell us what life is like “in the field”. For those of you interested in what it’s like to dig, or who are simply yearning to hear tales from far-flung places, please join us on Zoom (Register here) to learn what Indiana Jones could never teach you.

Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex Celebrates International Archaeology Day
2022-10-15 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex, 801 Jefferson Ave., Moundsville, WV, 26041, United States
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex will celebrate International Archaeology Day on October 15 with a program titled The Real Bebbanburh: The Castle That Started it all in Netflix’s Hit Drama “The Last Kingdom”. The program starts at 2:00 pm on Saturday, October 15, and is open to the public free of charge.
The program will be presented by Lauren E. Nofi, a community archaeologist who has worked at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and Colonial Williamsburg in the United States; also in Ireland, Scotland and the United Kingdom. Nofi holds a B.A. in Anthropology from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA, and an M.A. in Archaeology (with Merit) from the University of Sheffield in Sheffield, UK.
Ms. Nofi will take a deep dive into the history and archaeology of Bamburgh Castle (UK), focusing on early medieval Northumbria. This castle features as the hero Uhtred’s motivation in both The Last Kingdom books by Bernard Cornwell (who also wrote the Sharpe’s Rifles series) and subsequent television series. The castle is real, but is Uhtred? Moreover, was the castle ever worth all that trouble? This presentation is appropriate for those both familiar and unfamiliar with the series, by an archaeologist who has personal experience excavating at Bebbanburh, now called Bamburgh,
Saturday, October 15 has been designated International Archaeology Day by the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA). An international list of programs for the event at https://www.archaeological.org/programs/public/archaeologyday/ .
Operated by the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex features one of the largest conical burial mounds built by the Adena people between 250 – 150 B.C. and ranks as one of the largest earthen mortuary mounds anywhere in the world. Exhibits and displays in the Delf Norona Museum interpret what is known about the lives of these prehistoric people and the construction of the mound. The complex also houses the West Virginia Archaeological Research and Collections Management Facility.
Admission to Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex is free. The Delf Norona Museum, located at 801 Jefferson Avenue, is open 9 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and closed Sunday and Monday. Access to the Mound and other outdoor areas closes at 4:30 pm.
For more information about activities and programs at Grave Creek Mound, contact Andrea Keller, cultural program coordinator, at (304) 843-4128 or andrea.k.keller@wv.gov or visit www.facebook.com/gravecreekmound and www.twitter.com/gravecreekmound.

Amelia Edwards: The Founding of the Egyptian Exploration Fund and the Exodus
2022-10-15 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Greenburgh Pubic Library, 300 Tarrytown Road, Elmsford, NY, NY, 10523
Amelia Edwards was the driving force behind the creation in 1882 of the Egyptian Exploration Fund (EEF, now Egyptian Exploration Society). The story of this individual is a remarkable one. As a woman of no money and no formal training in Egyptology who had spent decades of her life in totally unrelated activities, her formidable presence in the world of Egyptology would have been a surprise to those who had known her. Along with her determination to promote Egyptology was her desire to find the route of the Exodus. She had written extensively about the Exodus and was certain she knew who the Pharaoh of the Exodus was. The first archaeology campaign by the EEF was to find the route of the Exodus and it appeared to have succeeded.In this presentation, I will examine the life of Amelia Edwards at the dawn of Egyptology and how quickly things changed after she died.
Peter Feinman received his B.A. in history from the University of Pennsylvania, a M.Ed. from New York University, an MBA from New York University, and an Ed. D. from Columbia University. He is the founder of the Institute of History, Archaeology, and Education. His interests cross disciplinary boundaries including American history, ancient civilizations, biblical history, and New York history. He is the president of the Westchester Society of the Archaeological Institute of America and the Vice President of the American Research Center in Egypt, New York Society. He advocates for the importance of local and state history in the curriculum, community, and tourism and is the author of a blogs on The State of State History and The State of American Civics. He is a contributor to the recent book Five Views of the Exodus (Zondervan, April 2021). His current book is The Exodus: An Egyptian Story (Oxbow, November 2021). He is working with the American Friends of Lafayette to plan the Lafayette Bicentennial in New York in 2024-2025.
In person event, registration required. Click here.

Project Archaeology - welcome to public, private and home school students
2022-10-15 14:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Sappington House Museum, 1015 S Sappington Rd, Crestwood, MO, 63126
International Archaeology Day lecture “Project Archaeology – welcome to public, private and home school students” – a presentation by Gail Lundeen, past president of the Missouri Archaeological Society. Program held at the Sappington House Museum.
More events are listed here on the St. Louis Society webpage.

American Research Center in Egypt- Pennsylvania Chapter (ARCE-PA) Lecture: Dr. Luigi Prada
2022-10-15 15:30 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | Penn Museum, 3260 South St, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States
Saturday, October 15
Dr. Luigi Prada
Asst. Professor of Egyptology,  Uppsala University (Sweden)
“If a crocodile has sex with her, she will die swiftly”:  Dreams and Divination in Ancient Egypt”
3:30pm
Classroom L2  , Penn Museum
Abstract
In the ancient world, the Egyptians had a reputation for excelling in divination, the practice of gaining knowledge about the future via occult channels. Many types of divination were known and habitually practiced in ancient Egypt, primarily by temple priests who employed specific handbooks for this purpose. Such arts included astrology, the study of the behavior of animals (so-called animal omina), oil divination (aka lecanomancy), and more. But one particularly popular branch of divination was oneiromancy, that is, dream interpretation.
This talk will introduce the audience to new research on ancient Egyptian oneiromancy, discussing in detail the workings of dream interpretation manuals and what light they shed on our knowledge of the ancient Egyptian mind.
Biography:
Dr. Luigi Prada is Assistant Professor of Egyptology at Uppsala University, Sweden. Formerly, he was a member of the Egyptology departments of Oxford, Heidelberg, and Copenhagen University. Within Egyptology, he specializes in textual, religious, and social studies, with particular focus on the Late and Graeco-Roman Periods. He is passionate about fieldwork, and is the Assistant Director of the Oxford/Uppsala epigraphic team working with Egyptian colleagues in Elkab in southern Egypt; he has also participated in fieldwork in Sudan. He is currently President of the Society of Friends and Collaborators of the Museo Egizio in Turin (ACME).

#ArchAtcha at MidCity Makers Market
2022-10-15 17:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Makers Market, 1857 Government St, Baton Rouge, LA, 70802
Saturday, October 15, 5-9pm
$ = Free
Family friendly
The Division of Archaeology and the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area will be at the MidCity Maker’s Market from 5-9pm to promote and discuss Atchafalaya Month and Archaeology Month! #LouisianaArchaeology #CominAtcha #ArchAtcha
For more information, visit https://www.midcitymakersmarket.com/

National conference on Jain Heritage and its conservation
2022-10-15 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | OH
Nirgranth Centre of Archaeology and Shri Bharatvarshiy Digambar Jain Tirth Sanrakshani Mahasabha jointly online organise the National seminar on Jain Heritage and its conservation on the occasion of International Archaeology day ie 15
th October.
Speaker :Rajkumar ji Sethi Kolkata
Convener :Dr Yatish Jain

Family Archaeology Day at Cumming Nature Center
2022-10-16 09:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Cumming Nature Center, 6472 Gulick Road, Naples, NY, 14512
Grab a trowel, hop into the trench, and join archaeology professors and students from SUNY Brockport as we uncover the story of a 19th century homestead located at the Nature Center. Did it burn down or collapse? Where was the kitchen? Whose bones and teeth are found in the yard? Help us piece together the story of Frost Town, an abandoned logging settlement founded at the end of the 18th century in the old-growth pine forests of the Onondowagah, or Seneca, people.
At Family Archaeology Days, participants will literally be in the trenches as they learn about the history of Frost Town and the basics of archaeological fieldwork, including:
Methods of excavation
How to properly clean artifacts
Tricks for identifying artifacts
This event is part of a multi-year project that provides public access to Frost Town Archaeology (FTA), a SUNY Brockport archaeology field school site that’s located at the Cumming Nature Center. Students in FTA focus on the Hall Homestead site, a residence built by an early settler of Frost Town. During Family Archaeology Days, visitors have the opportunity to help excavate a less fragile homestead located closer to the Visitor Center, complementing the work being done at the Hall Homestead.
Note- the dig event is sold out as of 10/13/2022, but you can still visit the nature center!
