Archaeological Institute of America

Archaeology Day at the FCM
2021-10-16 | Frontier Culture Museum, 1290 Richmond Ave, Staunton, VA, 24401, United States
Experimental archaeology is a key component of living history. Historical documents like diaries and newspapers only give you so much information. Likewise with excavated materials: sometimes you just don’t know what an artifact was used for or by whom. Experimental archaeology allows for scientists to explore the creation methods and use of everyday items, in order to better understand the archaeological collection.
For Archaeology Day 2021, the Frontier Culture Museum is presenting a day of experimental archaeology. Some of the activities are things the interpreters do on site everyday, which shows how closely living history and archaeology are linked. Other activities are old favorites, like our dig boxes and Eastern Woodland pottery firing.

Save Cultural Heritage Group IAD Celebrations
2021-10-16 | Online Global Event, Pakistan
The Save Cultural Heritage Group and its partners are organizing interesting events on the International Archaeology Day on October 16, 2021 as a permanent collaborating organization with @archaeology_aia. In addition to fun activities and contests, SCHG is organizing three panel discussions on
1. The Diversity of Archaeology,
2. Cultural Heritage in the 21st Century,
3. and Digital Future of Archaeology and Social Media.
You can join the sessions (from 3pm to 6pm GMT+1) as a panelist (expectations: a brief personal introduction and sharing your experience in the field), please DM us or scan the QR code to submit the registration form.
IAD Contests:
1. Dig Diary: Do you have any funny or memorable snapshot from your time in the field? Share your story and picture with us!
2. Experimental Recreation: It’s time to get creative! Recreate an archaeological site or artefact at home – or wear your best excavation suit!
3. Cultural Heritage Profession vs. Tourism: Working at an archaeological site, or in another area of cultural heritage? Or have you simply taken a snapshot as a tourist? Share a photo with us!
How to Join?
All you have to complete 3 steps:
1. Follow @schgpk @tash_archaeo @egyptian_rose @plumasdesimurgh @eranudturan on Instagram, like this post, and tag 3 friends in the comment.
2. Share this post on your own public story (make sure to tag us so we know!). In case of private account, DM us SS in the last hours of story.
3. Submit or Post public feed with hashtags #schgiad #iad2021 #schgpk #eranudturan #BehindTheTrowel #plumasdesimurgh in the caption of shared Image. In case of private account, DM SS.
This event is open to everyone! You may submit as many entries as you like.
Contest closes on Friday, Oct 15, 2021, 11:59pm (GMT +1).
Winners will be randomly chosen, and their submission will be posted on our feed.
Yay let’s start sharing!
As a prize, we offer digital appreciation certificates as well as academic support services including expert discussions with our mentors, CV reviews, university admission counseling, and discounted merchandise products, among others.
Looking forward to seeing you there!

Virtual IAD Celebration
2021-10-16
A virtual celebration of the Museum of Anthropology’s archaeological collections and the history of MU’s involvement in the archaeology of Missouri.

The Lost Valley of the Crescent Moon: 30 years of research in Petra, Jordan
2021-10-15 19:15 (America/Los_Angeles) | WEBINAR (San Diego 1), San Diego, CA
Joukowsky Lecture
Contact epollard@sdsu.edu for Zoom ID and Passcode.

International Archaeology Day
2021-10-15 13:00 - 2021-10-16 16:00 UTC | The Rooms, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Join the Newfoundland and Labrador Archaeological Society at The Rooms Provincial Museum for family fun activities as we celebrate International Archaeology Day.
Come and learn tips and tricks on how to draw archaeological artifacts, check out the display of artifacts, and chat to professional archaeologists about archaeology in this province. Can you dig it?
All Ages Welcome. Included in the cost of admission.
Space is limited and restrictions due to COVID 19 will be in place for everyone’s safety. Masks Required.

Terrace Utah, Population 0
2021-10-15 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Denver) | online, Portugal, Maia, AK, 0000, Egypt
Join us for this live, interactive presentation on Zoom!
Hustling and bustling to starkly quiet, the life of one of Utah’s largest railroad towns of the 1870s-1890s remains part of the historical and archaeological record.
Archaeologists with the Utah State Historic Preservation Office and the Bureau of Land Management partnered with the Chinese Railroad Workers’ Descendants Association to complete two seasons of fieldwork at the town of Terrace, home to Utah’s third largest Chinatown in 1870. Though ravaged by time and vandals, the archaeological heritage of this site is rich and helping connect living peoples to this past experience. In honor of International Archaeology Day, this presentation will honor of the voices of those past residents of Terrace through the Chinese descendant community, archaeological discoveries, and work of numerous volunteers.

Uncovering History/Making History
2021-10-15 10:00 - 10:30 (America/New_York) | Rivers Green Solar Pavilion, 63 1/2 Coming Street, CHARLESTON, SC, 29424, United States
The College of Charleston campus community is invited to attend an unveiling for a new solar shade pavilion near Rivers Green and to commemorate the Indigenous and enslaved people who labored and lived near the site throughout history. The event, titled “Uncovering History/Making History,” will take place at 10 a.m. on Oct. 15, 2021, at the new pavilion located behind 65 Coming St. near the Pi Kappa Phi Bell Tower. Face masks and social distancing are strongly encouraged. The event will be recorded and made available for viewing on the College’s website.
The solar pavilion project took on greater significance when CofC students and faculty discovered a slave tag, among other historical artifacts, during an archeological excavation of the site last spring. The slave tag that was discovered will be on display at the event along with other artifacts from the 1700s to the 1800s, such as a hearth, animal bones and pottery. In conjunction with the event, the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture and the College of Charleston Libraries Special Collections are planning to exhibit a collection of slave tags inside Addlestone Library.

Heritage Hikes: Oak Tree Nature Park
2021-10-15 09:00 - 10:30 (America/Chicago) | Oak Tree Nature Park, 707 E Hollywood Blvd., Mary Esther, FL, 32569, United States
Join the Florida Public Archaeology Network on this hour-long stroll down trails in Oak Tree Nature Park to celebrate International Archaeology Day! This tour will highlight local archaeological resources, focusing on the area’s Native American heritage. Participants will learn about Native American history in Northwest Florida, what archaeology can tell us about pre-contact Native American sites, and how we can preserve and protect these non-renewable cultural resources.
Hikers will meet at the Oak Tree Nature Park pavilion (707 E Hollywood Blvd, Mary Esther, FL 32569) at 9:00am CT for a brief introductory presentation followed by a guided hike in the Park. This tour is offered for free and is limited to 30 participants; RSVP with mthomin@uwf.edu to join! Hikers should dress for the weather and wear close-toed shoes. Drinking water is recommended.

International Archaeology Day at the MPC!
2021-10-15 | BYU’s Museum of Peoples and Cultures, 2201 N Canyon Rd., Provo, UT, 84602, United States
Celebrate International Archaeology Day at BYU’s Museum of Peoples and Cultures! Anyone who comes into the museum today will receive an archaeological treat.

Celebrating Belizean Archaeology
2021-10-15
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.

Hopewellians in a Non-Hopewellian World: The Rise of Elaborate Ceremonialism and Long Range Interaction in Precontact Northern Ohio
2021-10-14 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Evidence of precontact Native American ceremonialism is generally rare in northern Ohio. Only a few isolated mound sites, such as Esch in northcentral Ohio, were thought to have actively participated in the Hopewell Interaction Sphere of southern Ohio. More recent work, however, has identified additional localities in northern Ohio that produce classic Interaction Sphere artifacts of copper, Flint Ridge chert, and mica. Some of these are mound sites, but others feature ceremonial enclosures of earth and wood. Recent investigations at the Heckelman site in the Huron River valley of north-central Ohio reveal significant evidence of domestic occupation as well as the remains of elaborate ceremonialism that points to direct interactions with Hopewell societies to the south.
All attendees must RSVP for the meeting to receive the Teams invitation. Please email your RSVP to Dr. Evi Gorogianni, eg20@uakron.edu, before 5pm on Oct. 14nd

Digging Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben: The Archaeology of Enslaved Cooks
2021-10-14 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | TBA (Santa Barbara 1), Santa Barbara, CA, United States

How Beer Made Kings in Early Egypt (Free Virtual Lecture)
2021-10-14 18:00 - 19:15 (America/New_York)
Matthew Douglas Adams, Director, Abydos Archaeology; Senior Research Scholar, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
The remains of a 5000-year-old brewery found in the ancient Egyptian city of Abydos are providing insights into the relationship between large-scale beer production and the development of kingship in Egypt. Archaeological evidence indicates that the Abydos brewery produced beer on a truly industrial scale—something unparalleled in early Egypt. Matthew Adams will share findings from recent excavations at the brewery and will consider it in context as part of a broad pattern of royal activity at the site that served to define the very nature of kingship at the beginning of Egypt’s history.
Presented by the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East and the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
You can register for this event by clicking the button below.

International Archaeology Day in National Heritage Institute Prague
2021-10-14 16:00 - 18:00 (Europe/Prague) | International Archaeology Day in National Heritage Institute Prague, Liliová 219/5, Prague, 11000, Czechia
A series of short lectures, covering various topics from the Neolithic to the Modern Age, discussion, poster exhibition on the activities of archaeologists of the National Monuments Institute (Liliová 5, Prague, 2 weeks).
A series of short lectures for the public, covering various topics from the Neolithic to the Modern Age, discussion, and poster exhibition on the activities of archaeologists of the National Heritage Institute (Liliová 5, Prague 1, 2 weeks).

Archaeology Abridged: Indian Cuisine, Past and Present
2021-10-14 13:00 (America/New_York)
Join us for this Archaeology Abridged talk by Monica Smith.
Today, Indian cuisine is a global favorite, anchored through a diaspora of restaurants in small towns and urban centers alike. But did you know that a hankering for the flavors of the subcontinent goes back thousands of years? The Romans imported pepper from India by the sackful, and even earlier than that, the ancient Bronze Age culture of the Indus started the combinations of ginger, turmeric, and other spices that we recognize as “curry.” Bring your appetite for a lunchtime discussion of the ingredients, history, and archaeology of the subcontinent’s wonderful palette of foods.
Monica L. Smith is Professor in the Department of Anthropology and Professor in the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at the University of California, Los Angeles. She holds the Navin and Pratima Doshi Chair in Indian Studies and is the director of the South Asian Archaeology Laboratory at the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology. She received her B.A. in Classical Civilizations (ancient Rome and Greece) at the University of California, Santa Barbara; M.A. in Archaeology from UCLA; and Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Michigan. Her field experience includes participation on projects in England, India, Italy, Egypt, Madagascar, Bangladesh, Tunisia, and with the National Park Service in the American Southwest. With her colleague R.K. Mohanty she has co-directed a long-running archaeological research project in eastern India at the sites of Sisupalgarh, Talapada and Ostapur and their environs, supported by funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation, the National Geographic Society, the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, and the American Institute of Indian Studies. Her books include Cities: The First 6,000 Years; A Prehistory of Ordinary People; and with R.K. Mohanty, Excavations at Sisupalgarh. She is in her third term as an Academic Trustee on the AIA’s Governing Board.

Heritage Education Network Belize talks Archaeology Laws
2021-10-14 07:30 - 08:00, 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.

Tunisia: Phoenicians to Romans, Mosaics to Mosques
2021-10-14
This fascinating itinerary features all seven of Tunisia’s cultural UNESCO World Heritage sites, including fabled Carthage, with its museum’s unparalleled collection of Punic artifacts; Dougga’s splendid 3,500-seat theater and temples; Kairouan’s Great Mosque; and El Djem’s marvelous 30,000-seat ancient amphitheater. Other highlights include the leadership of our distinguished Tunisian archaeologist and visits to Bulla Regia’s underground Roman villas, Temple of Apollo, and 4th-century theater; Thuburbo Majus’s Forum, Temple of Mercury, and sunken winter baths; and the Bardo Museum’s renowned exhibits of ancient mosaics.
Seize the opportunity to also visit the cultural treasures of Malta on our optional, 4-day extension featuring the megalithic temples at Tarxien, Hagar Qim, Mnajdra, and Ggantija; Hal Saflieni Hypogeum; and the splendid medieval cities of Valletta and Mdina.
Maximum of just 12 travelers!

The Legacy of Ancient Rome
2021-10-14
For first-time as well as repeat travelers to this region of Italy, this is a splendid opportunity to share ten days learning and traveling with AIA lecturer and host Ingrid Rowland, who has been a resident of Rome for many years now, plus expert local guides and a professional tour manager to handle all of the logistics. In October the weather is typically perfect, and you will enjoy delicious food and wine as well as excellent, 4-star hotels that are perfectly located for some independent exploration.
Highlights are many and include:
* A custom-designed, well-paced itinerary with five nights in central Rome, two nights in Amalfi overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea, and three nights in the historic center of Naples
* A full day exploring Rome’s ancient monuments, including the Forum and Colosseum (with special entry to the Colosseum’s upper levels), plus the House of Augustus on the Palatine Hill
* A full day dedicated to Rome’s Capitoline Museums, with their magnificent Classical and Renaissance art; the awe-inspiring Pantheon; and the Borghese Gallery’s outstanding sculptures and paintings
* A day trip to Tivoli for visits to Hadrian’s Villa, a 2nd-century A.D. complex; and Villa d’Este, a superb Renaissance palace
* A visit to Vatican City, with early entry to the Vatican Museums, including the Sistine Chapel and Raphael Rooms, and the Gregorian Etruscan Museum; plus St. Peter’s Basilica, the largest church in the world
* An excursion to Paestum, with its three magnificent, Doric Greek temples
* A high-speed hydrofoil ride to the isle of Capri, with Tiberius’ astounding Villa Jovis
* And visits to archaeological gems in and around Naples, including Pompeii and Herculaneum, both of which were buried (and preserved) by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79; the superb Naples Archaeological Museum; and Villa Poppea (Oplontis), an ancient villa with splendid wall paintings

Did We Evolve to Exercise? (Free Virtual Lecture)
2021-10-13 18:00 - 19:15 (America/New_York)
Daniel Lieberman, Edwin M. Lerner II Professor of Biological Sciences, Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
Exercise is a paradox: everyone knows it is healthy, but most of us struggle to do it. Further, as technology and machines increasingly replace human labor, fewer people are getting enough exercise. In this talk, Daniel Lieberman will explain how an evolutionary and anthropological perspective on exercise can help. How much exercise did we evolve to do? Is exercise really a magic bullet? Why, how, and to what extent does exercise slow aging and promote health? Is there a best way to exercise? And, most importantly, how can we help each other exercise without nagging or coercing?
Evolution Matters Lecture Series
Series supported by a generous gift from Drs. Herman and Joan Suit
Presented by the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, and the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
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Drink Your Hot Chocolate Like a Maya Ruler! Make Your Own Maya Drinking Cup (in English, until October 31st)
2021-10-13 09:00 (America/New_York)
Have fun learning about Maya ceramics for International Archaeology Day! This activity is a digital kit you can do any time on your own to explore the art and function of ancient Maya painted ceramics. Using various digital resources (including an online video tutorial) you will learn about some of the forms, designs, and functions of Maya ceramic vessels, with special attention to the Maya drinking cup. Complete our Maya drinking cup art activity to enjoy your favorite hot beverage!
Download our digital kit here: https://bit.ly/3oi390T
For an added bonus, if you email a photo of your completed drinking cup to mesoamericacenter@gmail.com by Sunday October 31, 2021 you will be eligible to win a gift box of Guatemalan hot drinking chocolate, ceramic drinking cup, and other small Guatemalan artisan crafts. Three winners will be selected from the submitted photo entries.

Cultural Sustainable Tourism (CST) - 3rd Edition
2021-10-13 08:00 - 2021-10-15 18:00 (America/New_York) | online conference, online conference, online, 000, Indonesia
Experiencing the stories, culture and heritage of the past and present is the spirit of cultural tourism, creating and providing a sustainable environment for both the locals and the visitors is what sustainable tourism attempts to achieve. Travelers who aim to recreate cultural experiences, spend more time and money at their destinations more than other travelers. This form of tourism is also becoming generally more popular throughout the world.

The Legacy of the Etruscans: Latium, Umbria & Tuscany
2021-10-13
Discover the world of the ancient Etruscans, a pre-Roman civilization that flourished in the area between Rome and Florence from at least the 7th century B.C. until they were conquered by the Romans in the 3rd century B.C. The extent of the impact that the Etruscans’ legacy had on the Greeks and Romans, through to our contemporary world, is still coming to light. Join Dr. Pieraccini and a small group of like-minded fellow travelers to explore and further understand the realm of the Etruscans.

Berry site "Dig Day"
2021-10-12 10:00 - 2021-10-16 14:00 (America/New_York) | Berry site, Henderson Mill Road, Morganton, NC, 28680, United States
Volunteers are invited to join in the excavation of the Berry site, located outside of Morganton, North Carolina. Berry is the location of the Native town of Joara and the Spanish Fort San Juan which was built in January 1567 and destroyed in 1568. Fort San Juan, occupied by 30 Spanish soldiers, constitutes the earliest European colonial settlement in the interior of the United States.

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.
