Native American Archaeology in South Carolina with Chris Judge
2025-10-18 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Native American Studies Center, 119 S. Main St., Lancaster, SC, 29720, United States
Presented by Center Archaeologist and USC Lancaster Senior Instructor of Anthropology and Archaeology Chris Judge, this lecture presents archaeological data on Native American cultures since the last Ice Age. From the coast to the mountains, archaeological evidence abounds in our state. This lecture looks at the sites and artifacts that tell the history of the state’s Indigenous peoples prior to the arrival of Europeans. This lecture is sponsored by the Lancaster County Council of the Arts and S.C. Humanities

Public Dig Day at the Timberneck House
2025-10-18 11:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Timberneck House / Machicomoco State Park, 3601 Timberneck Farm Road, Gloucester, VA, 23072, United States
The Fairfield Foundation will host a public dig at the Timberneck House to celebrate International Archaeology Day and Virginia Archaeology Month!
Built in the 1790s, Timberneck is a historic plantation house overlooking the York River in Gloucester County. Generations of the same family lived here until the early 2000s, and today the house is preserved within Machicomoco State Park by the Fairfield Foundation. The site has a rich history of human activity, dating back to Indigenous communities who lived and traveled along the waterways, as well as enslaved and free African Americans, tenant farmers, and families who have cared for the property throughout the modern era.
Current excavations are focused near the 1930s kitchen, where archaeologists are uncovering artifacts such as 19th-century ceramic fragments, glass, and household items that help tell the everyday stories of the people who lived and worked at Timberneck. These digs provide the public with an opportunity to learn how archaeologists interpret the past and to see firsthand the materials that connect us to Virginia’s rich and layered history.
As part of the celebration, Machicomoco State Park will also host its own archaeology program, the Junior Ranger Program, with us from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. For more information, please contact the park by phone or email.

Uncover Archaeology: Community Archaeology Day at the Joukowsky Institute
2025-10-18 11:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology, Rhode Island Hall, Brown University, 60 George Street, Providence, RI, 02912, United States
Join the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World and the AIA Narragansett Society for an archaeology-themed open house on Brown University’s Main Green. See ancient coins from Greece and Rome up close! Touch animal bones! Examine and draw Persian and Roman ceramics, prehistoric tools, precious metals, and other artifacts from thousands of years ago – coached by experts! And talk with Brown’s archaeologists about their fieldwork all over the world! Free and open to the public, and all ages are welcome.

Archaeology of College Hill Community Archaeology Day
2025-10-18 11:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | MA
Be part of an active archaeological excavation! Brown University students will be digging on the grounds outside the List Art Building, uncovering the foundations of a 19th century home and processing artifacts from that household. Stop by (with your family or on your own) any time to see what our students are uncovering — or even try your hand at digging. All ages are welcome.

International Archaeology Day
2025-10-18 11:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | MA
Gail Lundeen, past president of the Missouri Archaeological Society, will host hands-on learning activities related to the Historic and Pre-Contact Period heritage of Missouri. The program is hosted at one of the oldest Historic archaeological sites excavated in Missouri. Children, young adults and adults will all learn something new! Co-sponsored by Missouri State Parks .

13th Annual Archaeology Fair
2025-10-18 11:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Marquette Regional History Center, 145 W Spring St, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
Celebrate International Archaeology Day with us at the History Center! Join the celebration of archaeology and the thrill of discovery. Activities and hands-on learning for all ages will be set up throughout the building. Multiple booths feature various archaeological displays – local, regional and beyond! There is something new each year. Explore museum galleries, participate in booth discussions and activities, and sit in for a special presentation.
Fair is included with general museum admission fee. Museum members from sponsor level and up receive free admission.

IAD: Community Archaeology Day in Providence, RI
2025-10-18 11:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Rhode Island Hall, 60 George Street, Providence, RI, 02912, United States
To celebrate International Archaeology Day, join the AIA Narragansett Society for a fun Saturday full of archaeological activities!
– In Rhode Island Hall on the Main Green of Brown University, come see ancient coins from Greece and Rome up close! Touch ancient animal bones! Examine and draw Persian and Roman ceramics, prehistoric tools, precious metals, and other artifacts from thousands of years ago – coached by experts! And talk with Brown’s archaeologists about their fieldwork all over the world! Family friendly, free and open to the public.
– On the lawn in front of List Art Building (64 College Street), come be part of an active archaeological excavation! Students from ARCH 1900: The Archaeology of College Hill will be digging the site of a 19th century home and processing artifacts from that household. Stop by any time between 11:00 am and 3:00 pm to see what artifacts students are discovering or even try your hand at digging. Family friendly, free and open to the public.

International Archaeology Day: Student Research Symposium
2025-10-18 11:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | University of South Florida Tampa Campus CAS Building, 12010 USF Cherry Dr, Tampa, FL 33620, Tampa, 33617, United States
Each year, we invite students of all levels to share their archaeological research. The symposium is designed to help students prepare for conferences, thesis and dissertation defenses, and more and is a way to show how involved our students are in their archaeological work! We invite students from undergraduate and graduate programs to share their knowledge and to receive feedback from scholars in their field.

DigIT!
2025-10-18 11:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Emory University, 550 Asbury Circle Candler Library 221F Candler Library 221F, Select or enter, 30322, United States
DigIT! is the celebration of International Archaeology Day at Emory University’s Carlos Museum in Atlanta, GA. The celebrations include research talks, poster presentations, and hands-on activities in experimental archaeology. All members of the Emory and Atlanta communities are welcome to join DigIT! on Saturday, October 18th, 2025, from 11:00-4:00.

Behind the Scenes at the Archaeology Podcast Network
2025-10-18 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | MA
The Archaeology Podcast Network (APN) is an international network of archaeology-themed podcast series that has been running for ten years now. Shows currently on the network look at a range of topics from pseudo-archaeology, to life in Cultural Resource Management, to the development of the relationship between humans and dogs, to the intersection between archaeology and fantasy fiction, and much more! For this year’s International Archaeology Day, we wanted to give you a sneak peek into what goes on behind the scenes at the APN! Join us on the APN Discord server to hear from our management team and learn all about their experiences with archaeology and what it takes to run an international podcast network specialised in archaeological content.

International Archaeology Day Fair
2025-10-18 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | University of Massachusetts Amherst, Bromery Arts Plaza, Amherst, MA, 01003, United States
Visit activity tables to learn about the past: write your name in ancient scripts, make a Roman mosaic, hold replicas of ancient vases and coins, take a Minecraft tour of an ancient site, and more!

Western Massachusetts IAD Archaeology Fair
2025-10-18 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | UMass Amherst, Bromery Arts Center Plaza, 151 Presidents Drive, Amherst, MA, 01301, United States
In honor of International Archaeology Day, please join us for an archaeology fair on Saturday, October 18, 12:00-2:00 pm.
Visit activity tables to learn about the past: learn about the history of fortune telling, explore archaeological discoveries from Pompeii, hold replicas of ancient vases and coins, and more!

Egypt and Nubia: Celebrate Archaeology
2025-10-18 12:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | The Fralin Museum of Art, 155 Rugby Rd, Charlottesville, VA, 22904, United States
The event utilizes the temporary exhibition The World Between: Egypt and Nubia in Africa (through 14 June, 2026) at the Fralin Museum of Art as a springboard to publicly celebrate Archaeology and share Egypt and Nubia with the public in a free, family-oriented event.
Activities will include:
-Gallery Q&A with the curator inside the museum in the Pine Gallery
-Scavenger hunt for artifacts on display
-A lego station in Fayeweather Hall next door, on the backside of the building (please follow signs; 12-3 pm)
-Art activity/collage also in Fayeweather Hall (please follow signs; 12-3 pm)

International Archaeology Day Fair
2025-10-18 12:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Lowry Mall, 513 South Ninth Street, Columbia, MO, 65201, United States
Come learn about archaeology with professors, staff, and students in the Classics, Archaeology, and Religion & Anthropology Department as well as the Museum of Art and Archaeology!
We will have tours of the museum, demonstrations by archaeologists, fun educational activities, and more!

International Archaeology Day
2025-10-18 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Gatehouse Garden, 1195 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 10027, United States
Join the Columbia Center for Archaeology to celebrate International Archaeology Day! This event is open to the public and will provide fun activities for all ages. Gatehouse Garden, 119th St. and Amsterdam Avenue.

Romans and Germans in the region under Pálava | International Archaeology Day
2025-10-19 09:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Prague) | Chateau Mikulov | Exhibition Romans and Germans in the region under Pálava, Zámek 1/4, Mikulov, 69201, Czech Republic
The exhibition Romans and Germans in the Region under Pálava introduces visitors to the rich history of this area, where the powerful Roman Empire came into contact with Germanic tribes. Through archaeological finds, the exhibition illustrates everyday life as well as the broader cultural interactions that shaped the region.
On International Archaeology Day, the program will include a guided tour of the exhibition at 3:00 PM. Visitors can also see a temporary display of objects found by amateur detectorists in cooperation with the museum, offering a glimpse into how such collaborations contribute to archaeological knowledge. A photo corner with replicas of Roman helmets will be available, and younger visitors can enjoy special activities designed for them.

Virtual Symposium: Disability in the Ancient Greek World
2025-10-19 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Virtual Event, hosted by Nashville Parthenon & AIA-Nashville Society, TN, United States
Join us for a free virtual talk on disability in the ancient Greek world by archaeologist Dr. Debby Sneed! Registration required, sign up here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_O8raQJkFQsWst1fkyuhxVg#/registration
Dr. Sneed will preview a soon-to-be published article with new research on a female statue of a dwarf, found on the Acropolis. She will introduce us to the study of disability in ancient Greece through a detailed case-study, showing how a careful examination of material culture can reveal disability in the ancient world, while challenging common misconceptions about attitudes towards disability in the ancient world.
Dr. Debby Sneed is assistant professor of classics at California State University, Long Beach, and an archaeologist whose research focuses on disability in ancient Greece. She is also field director of the Agora Excavations in Athens, conducted by the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, which is the preeminent research center for US scholars and students studying Greek culture from antiquity to the present. She earned a Ph.D. in archaeology from UCLA, and an MA in classics from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Archaeology in a Bonsai Garden
2025-10-19 10:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Clark Bonsai Museum, 114 W Audubon Dr CA, Fresno, CA, 93720, United States
1. The guided tour of the Clark Bonsai Museum exhibits in a beautiful garden. Contained plants are an ancient tradition found in several cultures, related to medicinal, culinary, religious and artistic practices. Miniature trees, called bonsai, are related to Japanese, Chinese, and East Asian cultures. They are living artifacts and artworks, made to look ancient, and some of them are a thousand of years old. The art of bonsai involves the reading of the surface roots in the soil, the thickness, texture, and scars on the trunk, and the twisted and dead branches, in order to appreciate the ancientness of the tree, and the classification of bonsai styles, similar to how archaeologists study the dates and styles of pots and other artifacts. This tour will allow participants to see and appreciate the conceptual connections between archaeology and the art of bonsai.
2. Promotion of archaeology at the Museum. There will be a considerable number people at the Museum on a weekend of the International Archaeology Day. The Society will have a table where our board members will promote the importance of archaeology and studies of civilizations, disseminate knowledge, hand out information, and recruit more members to the Society.

Rebecca Sue Lao
2025-10-19 11:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | The Water Works, Buffalo Bayou Park, 105B Sabine Street, Houston, TX, 77077, United States
International Archaeology Day,
Archaeology Now (the Houston Society) will create a series of hands-on events about the Karankawa Indigenous Americans of the Gulf Coast that will be held in Houston on the banks of Buffalo Bayou, where this group of people lived, before Houston became a city.

Can You Dig It? 2025
2025-10-19 12:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park, Knoxville, TN, 37996, United States
Event description
Join us for a FREE family program at the McClung Museum celebrating International Archaeology Day. Can You Dig it? invites you to learn about the past and present with professional archaeologists from UT through engaging hands-on activities.
Date: Sunday, October 19
Time: 12:00-4:00 p.m.
**Tickets available starting October 4 via Eventbrite **
Families of all ages are invited to the McClung Museum for a FREE day of hands-on family fun celebrating International Archaeology Day. Attendees will dig deep into the past at our activity stations and learn from professional archaeologists, University of Tennessee professors, and graduate students.
Our interactive stations offer a wide array of engaging activities, including cave art painting, hunter-gatherer games, and the chance to craft pottery, mini lab activites, and so much more.

Can You Dig It?
2025-10-19 12:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | McClung Museum, 1327 Circle Park Drive, Knoxville, TN, 37996, United States
Families with children of all ages are invited to a day of fun and hands-on learning at the McClung Museum. Dig deep into the past, learn from professional archaeologists, and explore a wide array of engaging activities like cave art painting, hunter-gatherer games, and so much more.

International Archaeology Day Family Event
2025-10-19 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Cooper Gristmill, 66 Route 24, Chester Township, NJ, 07424, United States
Come drop by for a family-friendly event to learn about archaeology along the trails at the historic Cooper Gristmill. Hands-on activities include mapping and excavating chocolate chips from cookies, digging for and reconstructing pottery, name-writing in hieroglyphics, storytime, and more.
This event is run by Girl Power Robotics, a Girl Scout robotics team, with the support of the Morris County Parks Commission

Meanwhile…at Giza: The Central Field Cemetery in the Fifth Dynasty
2025-10-19 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | https://www.archaeological.org/event/meanwhileat-giza-the-central-field-cemetery-in-the-fifth-dynasty/
The American Research Center in Egypt, Northern California chapter, and the UC Berkeley Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures invite you to attend a Zoom lecture by Julia Puglisi, Harvard University:
“Meanwhile…at Giza: The Central Field Cemetery in the Fifth Dynasty”
Sunday, October 19, 2025, 3 PM PDT
This virtual lecture will not be recorded.
Register in advance for this lecture:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/yukMKqdBSCO8QInIP4ViPA
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
There are a few things you should know before you join the lecture:
* Advance registration is required. When you click on the link to “Register in advance for this lecture” you will receive instructions by email on how and when to join, along with a link on which you will click to join the meeting. Save the email, as you will need the link it contains to join the meeting. Please register now. Please do not share the join link with anyone, it is unique to your email address. Try to join at least 10 minutes before the meeting. When you do join the meeting, be prepared to be put in the waiting room until the lecture starts at 3 pm. This is a security measure.
* If you haven’t already installed Zoom, you should download and install the Zoom program (app) well before you try to join the meeting. There IS an option to use your web browser to join the meeting instead of the Zoom program, but the browser interface is limited and depends greatly on what browser and what operating system you’re using.
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If you have any questions, please email glenn@glennmeyer.net or arcencZoom@gmail.com.
About the Lecture:
Despite the southern shift of the royal necropolises during the Fifth Dynasty, the Giza Plateau remained an important locus of non‐royal burials until the end of the Old Kingdom. While explanations for choosing Giza as a necropolis after the Fourth Dynasty range from royal cultic activity to the perpetuation of generational funerary traditions, the nearby settlements reveal a more complex picture of human activity on the plateau.
At the heart of this landscape lies the “Central Field,” a cemetery whose characteristic landscape originated from its use as a quarry basin for the construction of Khufu’s pyramid. While often cast in historiography as a Fourth Dynasty site, the Central Field is in fact dominated by tombs of the Fifth and Sixth Dynasties. Despite its significance for understanding the broader history of the Giza Necropolis, the cemetery has not been extensively studied since the excavations of Selim Hassan (1886–1961) in the early twentieth century.
Drawing on my ongoing dissertation research, I here present new documentation from the Central Field, including several previously unpublished Fifth Dynasty mastabas and their unique adaptations to the quarried terrain. Case studies include the tombs of Khafreankh (G 8840) and Nisutpunetjer (G 8740), excavated prior to the Egyptian initiatives, alongside published monuments whose owners may be referenced in the Abusir archives: Rawer (G 8988) and Khuwiwer (G 8764 = LG 95). By combining an analysis of construction practices with the social history of those interred here, this lecture explores the Central Field to understand the enduring draw of the Giza after the construction of its pyramids.
About the Speaker:
Julia Viani Puglisi received her B.A. in Classical Languages at the University of California, Berkeley, and an MA in Egyptology at Indiana University, Bloomington. She is currently completing her PhD at Harvard University, where her dissertation, “Transformation at the Giza Pyramids: The Central Field Cemetery,” examines landscape change in the quarry-cemetery of the Central Field.
Since 2022, Puglisi has been working in the Central Field at Giza with the support of an American Research Center in Egypt-Council of American Overseas Research Centers Fellowship (2022–2024) and the Margaret Weyerhaeuser Jewett Memorial Fellowship (2024). Her research investigates how anthropogenic sites are maintained, reused, and transformed over time. Drawing on archaeological documentation and 3D modeling, she traces these changes to reconstruct a social history of the Giza Plateau after the pyramids were built. As a member of the Giza Project at Harvard, Puglisi is producing improved site maps for use by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, while also working to protect the cemetery from human and environmental threats.
About Northern California ARCE:
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Diving the Pyramids: Underwater Tombs and Excavation at the Royal Cemetery of Nuri, Sudan
2025-10-19 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Chicago) | Mitchell Hall, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 3202 Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, 53211, United States
The Frederick R. and Margaret B. Matson Lectureship for Near Eastern Archaeology and Archaeological Technology

IAD 2025: Pearce Paul Creasman, “Diving the Pyramids: Underwater Tombs and Excavation at the Royal Cemetery of Nuri, Sudan”
2025-10-19 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Mitchell Hall, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 3202 Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, 53211, United States
Archaeology Lecture in celebration of International Archaeology Day

The Impact of Roman Military Presence on the Arid Landscapes of Southern Jordan and Israel
2025-10-19 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | 118 St Johns College, University of Manitoba, 65 Chancellors Cir, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2
Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureship

Living in the Glen of Sorrow: an archaeology of life before and after the 1692 Massacre of Glencoe
2025-10-20 10:00 - 11:00 (Europe/London), 2025-10-20 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Online by Zoom, United Kingdom
This talk will explore the archaeology of Glencoe, among Scotland’s most famous and iconic glens, home to the MacDonald clan and setting for the Glencoe Massacre of 1692. Based on archaeological fieldwork by researchers from the National Trust for Scotland, University of Glasgow and Archaeology Scotland at settlement sites dating to the 17th and 18th centuries we will explore the lives of those who called Glencoe home in this period, the events of the Glencoe massacre and the material remains this tragic event left behind, and how people returned to this landscape to live again along the waters of Coe.
This will be a journey through everyday artefacts and moments which defined the fate of a country.
Dr Edward C Stewart, Archaeology Scotland

Unearthing Sentinum: Discoveries from a Roman City in Italy’s Marche Region
2025-10-21 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Leigh Hall, room 208, 308 Buchtel Commons, Akron, OH, 44325, United States
Matt Notarian (Hiram College) will introduce us to the Sentinum City Archaeological Research Project (SCARP), a recently launched collaboration based in Sassoferrato, Italy, involving Hiram College, the Kansas City Art Institute, and the Superintendency for the provinces of Ancona and Pesaro-Urbino. Its purpose is to examine Sentinum, an ancient Roman town renowned as the site of the “Battle of the Nations” in 295 BCE. At its height during the imperial era, Sentinum functioned as a municipium strategically positioned east of the Apennines, along routes connecting the Via Flaminia to the Adriatic coast. This talk introduces the project in its regional setting in central Marche and presents highlights from its first field season in 2025.
SCARP’s research looks beyond monumental architecture to investigate the city’s residential and working quarters, areas that have seen little systematic study. Of particular interest is how the archaeological record may relate to major historical events, such as the celebrated battle or Sentinum’s involvement in the Perusine War during Augustus’ rise to power. More broadly, the project aims to place Sentinum within current debates on Roman urbanism in central Adriatic Italy, a region attracting increasing scholarly attention.
Although the 2025 season was brief, its results are promising. Excavation focused on two areas of a likely intramural insula first identified by a 2022 magnetometry survey. Evidence points to a well-developed urban environment with public, commercial, and domestic spaces, some adorned with luxurious polychrome marble. The campaign also shed light on late antique reuse and spoliation at the site. While the precise functions of the explored areas and the extent of later activity remain to be clarified, the findings establish a strong foundation for addressing key research questions and planning future seasons of investigation.

The Lumbee River Archaeology Project (LRAP)
2025-10-21 19:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Semans Auditorium (Room 117), Belk Visual Arts Center, Davidson College, 315 N. Main St., Davidson, NC, 28036, United States
About the lecture:
The Lumbee Tribe, one of the largest tribes in the US, has a rich history in the Carolinas, yet a recent executive memorandum from President Trump has reignited debates around federal recognition policies. This talk will situate the current discourse around the Lumbee Tribe within the historical framework of evolving federal policies on recognition, and introduce the Lumbee River Archaeology Project. Founded in 2024 in collaboration with the Lumbee Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO), LRAP aims to provide archaeological training to the THPO staff, document and preserve ancestral sites, pursue research questions developed with tribal leaders, and share our findings with the community in addition to publishing in academic journals.
About the speaker:
An anthropological archaeologist, Dr. Seth Grooms works primarily in the Eastern Woodlands of North America. His research focuses on crafting archaeological narratives of Native histories that are, as much as possible, informed by Native American perspectives. He uses methods from geoarchaeology, landscape archaeology, and chronological modeling, and he interprets the resulting data within a theoretical framework comprising traditional anthropological theory as well as Native American philosophies and epistemologies. Grooms’ work in Mississippi and Louisiana has focused on early monumentality in North America at sites that participated in the Poverty Point phenomenon (ca. 4500-3000 cal yr BP). His interests in community-based archaeology led him to work with the Crow Tribe (Apsáalooke) in Montana in 2016. Dr. Grooms’ most recent project is the Lumbee River Archaeology Project.
