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2020 Council Election Results

January 9, 2020

Governing Board The following individuals were elected to the Governing Board: President Laetitia La Follette (Term 1) First Vice President Elizabeth S. Greene (Term 1) Vice President for Outreach and Education Laura Rich (Term 1) General Trustees Deborah Arnold (Term 2) Julie Herzig Desnick (Term 2) Richard MacDonald (Term 1) Patrick Suehnholz (Term 1) Academic […]

2020 AIA Award Winners

January 8, 2020

The Archaeological Institute of America is pleased to announce our 2020 Award Winners. The AIA held its 2020 Awards Ceremony, on the evening of Saturday, January 4, at the 121st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. The ceremony celebrated the accomplishments and contributions of a number of honorees, including: Outstanding Public Service Award – Professor Patty […]

AIA Statement Condemning Intentional Targeting of Iranian Cultural Heritage Sites

January 6, 2020

Founded in 1879, the Archaeological Institute of America is North America’s oldest and largest archaeological organization. It advocates for the preservation of the world’s archaeological heritage with over 200,000 members and 110 local societies in the United States, Canada, and overseas. The AIA condemns any intentional targeting of Iranian cultural heritage sites in unequivocal terms. […]

Public Lecture at the 2020 Annual Meeting

December 30, 2019

AIA Public Lecture and Joint AIA & SCS Opening Night Reception Dr. Kathleen Lynch, Professor of Classics at the University of Cincinnati, will present this year’s Public Lecture, “Conversations with a Pot Whisperer: Archaeological Ceramics and the Stories they Tell.” The Public Lecture is free and open to the public. Professor Lynch’s lecture will take place […]

Annual Meeting Hotel Deadline Extension and Room Raffle

December 23, 2019

The 2020 Annual Meeting is fast approaching. Registration numbers continue to be strong, but we are still lagging behind with the reservations at the Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel. We understand that some attendees will opt to stay with local friends or find a less-expensive accommodation, but we rely on hotel reservations to secure the […]

Special tours for AIA / SCS – Woven Interiors: Furnishing Early Medieval Egypt and Cotsen Textile Traces Study Center

December 19, 2019

Special tours for AIA / SCS: January 2, 2020, 3:00-5:00 pmWoven Interiors: Furnishing Early Medieval Egypt and Cotsen Textile Traces Study CenterThe George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum701 21st Street, NW, Washington, D.C. Woven Interiors (closing on Jan. 5), co-organized by The Textile Museum and Dumbarton Oaks, presents 45 exceptional interior textiles from the villas, palaces, […]

2020 AIA Awards Ceremony To Take Place At The 121st Annual Meeting

December 12, 2019

The AIA will hold its 2020 Awards Ceremony, on the evening of Saturday, January 4, from 5:00 – 6:15 PM, at the Marriott Marquis Washington, DC. The ceremony will take place during the Institute’s 121st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. All meeting attendees are invited to join us as we recognize the recipients of the […]

NEW: Anna Marguerite McCann Award for Fieldwork Reports

December 3, 2019

The AIA is pleased to announce a new award, to be presented each year at the Annual Meeting of the Institute, which will recognize a report on fieldwork (e.g. excavation and/or survey) deemed most worthy of recognition by the award committee. The award is in keeping with the Code of Ethics of the AIA, which […]

Save the Date for ArchaeoCon 2020

November 20, 2019

january 4, 2020 @ 9:30 am – 4:30 pm Marriott Marquis Washington, DC901 Massachusetts Avenue NorthwestWashington, DC 20001 United States ArchaeoCon 2020 will be held on Saturday, January 4, at the Marriott Marquis Washington, DC. ArchaeoCon is a day of entertaining and informative archaeological programs, activities, and demonstrations that celebrate archaeology and the AIA. AIA Trustee Josh Gates, archaeologist, adventurer and […]

IAD Celebrated in San Diego at Arch in the Park

November 14, 2019

The San Diego County Archaeological Society held its 21st Annual Arch in the Park event this year in celebration of both International Archaeology Day and California Archaeology Month. The event is held at the NRHP-listed Los Peñasquitos Ranch House, and celebrates archaeology through the singing of Kumeyaay Bird Songs, flint knapping demonstrations, ranch house tours, […]

AIA-Williamsburg Society Co-Sponsors Local Archaeology Day

November 13, 2019

Thanks to an AIA Society Outreach Grant, on September 26th the AIA-Williamsburg Society co-sponsored William and Mary Archaeology Day along with William and Mary’s Center for Liberal Arts and Arts & Sciences Annual Fund. Participants included faculty and students from the departments of Anthropology, Art History, Chemistry, Classical Studies, Religious Studies, and the Center for […]

AIA-St. Louis Society Celebrates IAD

November 13, 2019

The St. Louis Society hosted International Archaeology Day 2019 at the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site. Attendees were encouraged to explore the site and the museum. Professor Steve Dasovich of Lindenwood University gave a lecture on historical archaeology.

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