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In Memoriam: Robert H. Dyson, Jr.

June 18, 2020

The AIA is sad to share news of the passing of Dr. Robert Harris Dyson, Jr. We offer our sincere condolences to his colleagues, former students, and friends.

AIA Hosts First Themed IAD Listening Session

June 17, 2020

On Wednesday June 10th, the Archaeological Institute of America hosted its first themed online listening session for International Archaeology Day Collaborating Organizations—Keeping Things Hands-on at Home: Creating Kits. Hosted by AIA Programs Staff Ben Thomas and Meredith Langlitz, the session was the first in a series of programs created for IAD collaborators to network and […]

Initial Slate for Election – 2021

June 16, 2020

The Nominating Committee has submitted its initial slate for election. The Nominating Committee consists of Derek Counts, Deborah Arnold, Barbara Meyer, Thomas Morton, J. Theodore Peña, and Robert Rothberg. AIA members are encouraged to submit additional suggestions for consideration by September 1, 2020. More information regarding recommending candidates to the Governing Board can be found […]

AIA Welcomes New Director of Development

June 10, 2020

The AIA is pleased to welcome Elizabeth Bailey as its new Director of Development. Liz has over 10 years of professional fundraising experience having worked in front line fundraising roles with Special Olympics, Methodist Health System, and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. In her most recent role with Beth Israel Lahey Health, Liz planned, designed, implemented, and tracked a comprehensive multi-channel […]

Transforming International Archaeology Day Celebrations in 2020

June 4, 2020

As we have ramped up our efforts leading to the celebration of the 10th anniversary of International Archaeology Day (IAD) in 2020, we have had to confront the impact the COVID-19 pandemic will have on our global event. IAD 2020 is going to look and feel very different from our previous celebrations of archaeology. Since […]

AIA Statement on Archaeology and Social Justice

June 3, 2020

Archaeologists examine the physical remains of humankind to answer questions animated by our present. The material record helps us understand the production of inequality, the representation of power, and the targeted discrimination of communities.

Inaugural Recipients of the AIA-NEH Grants For Archaeological Research Announced

May 27, 2020

Funding provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities.National Endowment for the Humanities: Created in 1965 as an independent federal agency, the National Endowment for the Humanities supports research and learning in history, literature, philosophy, and other areas of the humanities by funding selected, peer-reviewed proposals from around the nation. Additional information about the National Endowment […]

AIA awards over $380,000 to archaeological projects around the world

May 26, 2020

The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) awarded more than $380,000 in grants to 36 archaeological projects around the world. The grants will support excavation, analyses, and research in over a dozen countries, site preservation in Egypt, several publications, and provide seven students with the opportunity to participate in their first field project. Many of these […]

Build Your Own Monument Competition Recap

May 22, 2020

We were delighted with the response to our first Build Your Own Monument competition that wrapped up last week. We received 320 entries from 14 countries, 30 U.S. states, and the District of Columbia showcasing a lot of creativity in response to our challenge to reconstruct Stonehenge, El Castillo at Chichén Itzá, the Colosseum, and […]

Results For Week 4: Build Your Own Monument—Pyramids at Giza

May 15, 2020

It may not be possible to visit Egypt right now but that didn’t stop this week’s Build Your Own Monument contestants from transporting us to the famed pyramid complex in Giza. While the pyramids featured in the final week of the competition are not near the Nile, they do come from an impressive array of […]

In Memoriam: Leyland Hugh Sackett

May 12, 2020

The AIA is deeply saddened by the passing of L. Hugh Sackett and we extend our condolences to his family, friends, students, and colleagues.
Leyland Hugh Sackett (1928 – 2020)

Results for Week 3: Build Your Own Monument—the Colosseum

May 8, 2020

While Rome wasn’t built in a day, many of the Colosseum entries in the AIA’s International Archaeology Day Build Your Own Monument competition were! In the third week of monument building, 68 contestants in the Youth, Family, and Adult categories took on the challenge of reconstructing the nearly two thousand year old Flavian Amphitheater. The […]

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