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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 .
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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!
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!
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 […]
