Archaeological Institute of America

Heritage Education Network Belize talks Archaeology Laws
2021-10-12 07:30 - 08:00 (America/Belize)
Celebrate IAD with Heritage Education Network Belize and 7 New Belize Ltd. Join us for an informative discussion on heritage management legislation with Brandon Usher of “Law man for the Layman” morning show.

Excavate Virtual Egyptian Artifacts Online
2021-10-12
This activity is fun for all ages. Play the archaeology inspired Excavate! Egypt™ game online in celebration of International Archaeology Day. This is a virtual all-day event.
Explore four culturally important “dig sites” including Alexandria, Giza, Valley of the Kings, and Karnak. There are over 50 artifacts to uncover and analyze. Explore a worker’s village in Giza and the temple of Karnak, that highlight very different lifestyles and illustrate social class differences. Investigate the Valley of the Kings, where past Pharaohs are mummified. Examine the library at Alexandria to gain a deeper understanding of the importance of learning and studying. Visit the sites in any order; your progress will be recorded in journals that log collected artifacts, field notes and achievements.  At each location, make meaning of how artifacts were used through a series of analysis questions and reports that help you consider the historical context of the primary source artifacts to make connections.
Play The Game – https://games.dig-itgames.com/game_directory/excavate-egypt-free/
Archaeology Day Blog – https://dig-itgames.com/international-archaeology-day-2021/
Excavate! Egypt Game Info – https://dig-itgames.com/portfolio/excavate-egypt-world-history-lesson-game/
Ask The Game Developer
From 9:00AM to 5:00PM the team at DiG-iT! Games® including archaeologist Suzi Keehn (Wilczynski) will be available to answer questions through our help desk channel (https://digitgames.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new) or social medial channels (@digitgames) about the game.
Play After October 16
Can’t find time to play on archaeology day? Excavate! Egypt is always free to play online. Play it with the family or integrate it into lesson plans in schools, museums and other cultural activities.

Archaeology Week
2021-10-11 18:00 - 2021-10-16 20:00 (America/Belize)
Galen University’s Anthropology Club is celebrating Archaeology week with various Facebook sessions every day of the week. We will be talking about laws in Belize concerning artifacts and monuments, field work experiences, and how they are important for all Belizeans, as well as inviting a Belizean NGO that advocates for heritage and culture and the important role of archaeological research.

The Hoover Fakes: How Defrauding a Presidential Library Exposed the Brazen Sale of Forged Antiquities (Dr. Bjorn Anderson and Erin Daly)
2021-10-11 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | 805 Southlawn Drive, 805 Southlawn Drive, Iowa City, IA, 52245
Join the Iowa Society of the AIA for our October International Archaeology Day virtual lecture! “The Hoover Fakes: How Defrauding a Presidential Library Exposed the Brazen Sale of Forged Antiquities”
In April 2019, the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum cancelled a planned exhibition, Written in Stone: The Treasures of Eden and The Rosetta Stone, noting in a press release that “questions were raised about the authenticity of some of the items that were loaned to the Hoover Library and Museum by the Origins Institute Museum.” Two years later, in August 2021, police raided an antiquities shop, the Sadigh Gallery, in New York City. The owner, Mehrdad Sadigh, was indicted by the New York County District Attorney’s Office for multiple offenses tied to a large-scale and decades-long forgery operation involving the manufacture and sale of thousands of fake artifacts.
In this lecture, Anderson and Daly present the evidence that that led them to determine that the objects loaned to the Hoover were most likely forgeries traceable to the Sadigh Gallery. They also discuss the broader problem of fakes and the difficulties faced by institutions and individuals in determining authenticity.
Register for this lecture here: https://uiowa.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEsduygpjspEtTfY3GQ4MKVD7-IaJy1VYpn

Arkhaios Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Film Festival
2021-10-11 - 2021-10-17 | Spokane, WA, 99201, United States
The 9th annual Arkhaios Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Film Festival will be offering the
2021 festival lineup through a secure online platform from Monday October 11 to Sunday October 17,
and the Jury will announce the Arkhaios Film Festival awards winners on Saturday October 16, 5pm EST.
Arkhaios is an educational event to showcase the discovery of past cultures gained from ethnological or
archaeological research, and illustrated by documentary films. The event is free and open to the public.

The Best of Ancient Peru
2021-10-11
Discover many of Peru’s greatest archaeological sites on this custom-designed, well-paced itinerary with archaeologist Jo Burkholder. Spend your days exploring the archaeologically-rich northern coast and spectacular mountain landscapes. See magnificent ancient sites, a variety of museums, and picturesque villages and cities.
Highlights include two visits to Machu Picchu; the impressive Inca fortress of Sacsayhuaman; ruins of the Inca town of Ollantaytambo; the renowned Moche tombs of Sipán at Huaca Rajada; and the UNESCO World Heritage sites of Lima, Cuzco, and Chan Chan, one of South America’s largest pre-Columbian sites. Relax at your 4- and 5-star hotels, conveniently located so you can explore the local culture, with three nights each in Chiclayo, the Sacred Valley, and Cuzco. Travel with a maximum of just 15 guests.

Archaeology Movie Matinee
2021-10-10 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Rodeo Cinema, 2221 Exchange Ave, Oklahoma City, OK, 73108, United States
Go deep into the jungle, and into archaeology-themed fun, at OKPAN’s “Jungle Cruise” Movie Matinee! OKPAN has rented an entire theater at Rodeo Cinema OKC (2221 Exchange Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73108) so that members of the OKPAN community–that means you!–can enjoy this family-friendly film together before it’s available to the public on Disney Plus. Admission is $5 and includes snacks provided by OKPAN as well as take-home educational activities for children of all ages.

Long lost lives of forgotten New Yorkers at Dead Horse Bay
2021-10-10 11:00 (America/New_York) | Hofstra University, Breslin Hall, 1000 Hempstead Turnpike (Hofstra University 105), Hempstead, NY, 11549, United States
A lecture by Dr. Robin Nagle, Anthropologist-in-Residence at the New York City Department of Sanitation, and Clinical Professor of Anthropology and Urban Studies at NYU.

Origins of Humans & Wine: Azerbaijan, Georgia & Armenia
2021-10-10
Join us for an exciting trip back in time to explore early humankind and the ‘cradle of wine’ in the southern Caucasus. Learn about ancient wine-making techniques and sample the bounty of the region’s vineyards. Explore medieval towns and UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including prehistoric through early Christian complexes. Enjoy Georgia’s famed hospitality, wherein a ‘visitor is considered a gift from God.’ This is a region of extraordinary contrasts, deep history, and cultural diversity.
HIGHLIGHTS:
* Travel and learn with AIA lecturer and host Ian Tattersall, who is both a paleoanthropologist and an oenophile; plus a professional tour manager and local guides
* Visit impressive UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Baku’s Old Town, Shirvan Shah Palace complex, and 98-foot-tall Maiden Tower, plus the ancient petroglyphs of Gobustan, in Azerbaijan; Georgia’s Mtskheta; and Armenia’s Haghbat monastery, Echmiadzin, and Zvartnots Cathedral
* Learn about and sample wines at five different wineries: Azerbaijan’s ASPI Winery in the Savalan Valley; Georgia’s Tibaani Vineyards, cellar of French vigneron Vincent Jullien, and Chateau Mere winery; and Armenia’s Areni Winery near the ancient Areni-1 cave complex
* Explore a variety of fascinating prehistoric through early Christian sites, including:
* Dmanisi, a medieval town under which were found five 1.8-million-year-old Homo erectus skulls
* The cave complex of Areni-1, where a 6,000-year-old winery was discovered
* Several of Georgia’s oldest churches, including Bolnisi’s Sioni Church, Tbilisi’s 6th-century Anchiskhati Basilica, and Mtshketa’s 11th-century Svetitskhoveli Cathedral
* Impressive monasteries, including 6th-century Jvari, with one of the country’s earliest (and one of its finest) churches; and Haghbat, a fortified 10th-century literary, artistic, and education center as well as a monastic compound
* Enjoy a large feast, known as a supra, by experiencing a Georgian Table covered with plates of delicacies balanced on top of each other plus countless toasts

Family Archaeology Day with Arrowhead Fred
2021-10-09 12:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Bollinger County Museum of Natural History, 209 Mayfield Drive, Marble Hill, MO, 63764, United States
1:00 – 3:00 pm – Arrowhead Fred Bollinger will display Native American tools and identify your Native American relics and finds. Try your hand at different types of primitive skills while you explore the world of ancient cultures.
12:00pm-4:00pm – Hands on children’s’ activities, puzzles, games, and crafts appropriate to the archaeology theme will be ongoing throughout the afternoon. Pick up your free Missouri Archaeology Month poster, while supplies last.
All activities and presentations are free with your paid museum admission.
Museum Admission: Adults $5 each & 17 years and under $2 each
The Museum will be open from 12pm-4:30pm
Bollinger County Museum of Natural History is located at 209 Mayfield Drive in Marble Hill.
For more information call 573-238-1174 or email bcmnh@sbcglobal.net

Wing Island Archaeology Walk
2021-10-09 10:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, 869 Main Street, Brewster, MA, 02631, United States
Join Archaeologist, Dan Zoto, for a guided walk of Wing Island, the location of the Wing Island Archaeology Project. Learn the history of the island and its varied uses throughout the millennia.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED / SPACE LIMITED
$8 per person
Does not include Museum Admission.
Participants meet at the front entrance.

Archaeology Day
2021-10-09 09:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Historic Jamestowne, 1368 Colonial Pkwy, Jamestown, VA, 23081, United States
Join us as Historic Jamestowne Celebrates Virginia Archaeology Month. Join an archaeologist for a tour of the James Fort. Then stop by the excavations in progress, to experience the moment of discovery. After that, check out the Archaearium (our archaeology museum). Archaeology Day will also feature an array of family-friendly programs.

Disability accommodations in ancient Greece
2021-10-08 14:00 (America/Chicago) | WEBINAR (Central Illinois 1), Urbana, IL
Young Lecture
Please contact Jane Goldberg at jgoldber@illinois.edu for information on joining this online lecture.

Celebrating Belizean Archaeology
2021-10-08
The Belize Institute of Archaeology celebrates International Archaeology Day hosting multiple trivia Fridays (October 8, 15, and 22) on social media (IA Facebook page) whereby trivia pertaining to Belizean archaeology will be posted throughout the day. Also, we will be hosting an interactive competition aimed at bringing awareness to Belize’s archaeological sites. Participants will be tasked to create replicas of iconic Belizean archaeological site buildings using only recycled materials and posting images of their creations on the IA Facebook page.

21st Century Tools for Studying Ice Age Art
2021-10-07 19:00 (America/New_York) | WEBINAR (Springfield 1), Springfield, OH
Matson Lecture

Taking the High Ground: Lowland Maya Settlement Patterns as seen through LIDAR
2021-10-07 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
October 7, 2021 at 6:00pm EDT, a virtual lecture given by Dr. Marcello Canuto of Tulane University. A link to view the lecture will be available approximately one week before the event

Sensing the Past: A workshop in applied sensory archaeology and heritage assessment
2021-10-07 - 2021-10-09
Last chance to register!
Sensing the past: A workshop in applied sensory archaeology and heritage assessment
October 7-9, 2021: Online and in Amsterdam, NL
Join us for this international workshop bringing together a wide range of sense-based research methodologies applied to the ancient and historic built environment.
An increasing number of interdisciplinary approaches to sensory research in humanities has proven productive in decentralizing ocular-centric models of experience towards holistic comprehension of built remains. These innovative perspectives have led to a growing field of inquiry and dispersed collection of investigatory methods to approach senses individually or through their interrelationships (e.g. synesthesia). In so doing, more avenues are widening for identifying undervalued forms of historic communication, quotidian forms of place-making, and carriers of meaning in ancient and historical places that are not visibly accessible in the physical remains.
Part 1, held online on 7 and 8 October, will introduce participants to the state-of-the-field debates in experiential archaeology and heritage work. A series of 18 presentations will be anchored by a keynote address by Dr. Sue Hamilton (Director, UCL Institute of Archaeology) on 8 October. Presentations will take place between 10am and 6pm CEST.
Part 2 of the workshop, held in person on 9 October, will give a limited number of local participants experiential fieldwork practice by taking part in a sensory walk at the Fort bij Uithoorn, a site built as part of the Amsterdam defense line system and inscribed in the Stelling van Amsterdam UNESCO world heritage designation. Research will be contextualized with a lecture by a local military history expert.
Many of the forts in the Stelling have come under recent revitalization efforts, which preserve the material composition of the fort but often significantly change the experiential layer. Fieldwork will equip participants to analyze historic sensory contributions to such historic spaces and to contribute to redevelopment dialogues beyond mere material evidence. Safety measures in place due to Covid-19 will be applied.
Advance registration by October 5th is required for this workshop and site visit. For more information on speakers, discussion themes, and registration, please visit: www.uva.nl/sensingthepast
This workshop is a collaboration between the Universiteit van Amsterdam School of Heritage, Memory, and Material Culture and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Institute CLUE+.

An Introduction to the Archaeology of Childhood
2021-10-06 19:00 (America/Denver) | WEBINAR (Boulder 1), Boulder, CO

Tracing the Origins of Art
2021-10-06 17:00 (America/New_York) | WEBINAR (Boston 1), Boston, MA
Joukowsky Lecture

POSTPONED Stories of Ancient Resilience and Planet Texas 2050: how can archaeology inform our approach to future environmental and social stresses?
2021-10-06 16:30 (America/Chicago) | WEBINAR (Mississippi-Memphis 1), University, MS
Coulson Lecture

This lecture will be rescheduled at a later date.

Homer and the Archaeology of Crete
2021-10-05 19:00 (America/Chicago) | WEBINAR (Madison 1), Madison, WI
Anita Krause Bader Lecture

Children at work and play making pottery in ancient Cyprus
2021-10-05 18:30 (America/New_York) | WEBINAR (South Pennsylvania 1), Carlisle, PA
Cesnola Lecture

Sacred Landscapes in Ancient Arcadia
2021-10-05 17:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Dr. Mary E. Voyatzis
Professor Emerita of Anthropology and Classics at the University of Arizona
The mountainous region of Arcadia, situated in the heart of the Peloponnese, has attracted considerable attention since antiquity. Many ancient authors described the region in detail, describing its rich mythology, unusual gods, numerous sanctuaries, engaging history, diverse geography, and the fact that its inhabitants were indigenous, living there even before the moon, and the original inhabitants of Greece. During the Renaissance, Arcadia was depicted in art as a beautiful, pristine, and magical place with unspoiled wilderness. By the 19th c. European travelers were exploring the region, and later in the century archaeologists began excavating its various sites. Today we shall look at some recently excavated sites in Arcadia, focusing on two where the speaker has been involved, the Sanctuary of Athena Alea at Tegea, and the Sanctuary of Zeus on Mt. Lykaion. We shall see how archaeological discoveries have contributed significantly to our understanding of the history of Arcadia and enhanced our appreciation of this enchanting mountainous region.

The Lost Valley of the Crescent Moon: 30 years of research in Petra, Jordan
2021-10-04 19:00 (America/Chicago) | WEBINAR (Valparaiso 1), Valparaiso, IN

Adaptive Capacity of medieval water management systems in Cambodia
2021-10-04 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WEBINAR (San Joaquin Valley 1), Fresno, CA
Meeting ID: 970 5183 7471
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Ireland before the Saints and Scholars: Excavations at the Iron Age Site of Dún Ailinne, Co. Kildare
2021-10-03 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | WEBINAR (North Coast 1), Santa Rosa, CA
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

The Collecting of Classical Antiquities by the Nazi Elite
2021-10-03 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York)
Much has been written about Adolf Hitler’s interest in classical antiquity and its appropriation under National Socialism, but the question that has not been asked is: do the rhetoric/propaganda and supposed classical aesthetic match the practice among the Nazis of collecting classical antiquities? In this presentation, Dr. Romano will explore what we know about the ancient collections of Hitler and Herrmann Göring, as well as those acquired for the so-called “Führermuseum” envisioned in Linz, Austria, and will attempt to explain the discrepancies between National Socialist ideology and the reality of the collecting of classical antiquities in the Nazi era.

ISIS and the Destruction of Cultural Heritage in Iraq and Syria
2021-10-03 14:00 (America/Chicago) | WEBINAR (Lincoln-Omaha 1), Omaha, NE
Ingholt Lecture

Irresistible Logic: Rupestrian Art and Graphic Writing in the Kongo World
2021-10-03 14:00 (America/New_York) | Penn Museum, 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States
Lobban Lecture
