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AIA Tours: Response to COVID-19

March 18, 2020

Dear AIA travelers, We enjoy reaching out to you each month with exciting news about new AIA land tours and small-ship cruises, but this month the topic looming large, over […]

AIA Boston Office Temporarily Closed

March 16, 2020

Effective 5:00 PM, Friday, March 13, 2020, (EDT), the AIA temporarily closed its Boston office located at 44 Beacon Street, in response to the coronavirus. The office will remain closed […]

Spring 2020 Lectures Canceled

March 13, 2020

The AIA’s 124th Lecture Program began in September 2019 and was scheduled to run through April 2020. Please note that all of our remaining spring 2020 lectures have been canceled […]

2020 AIA Photo Contest

March 13, 2020

The 2020 AIA Photo Contest has begun! Now through Sunday, March 29, 2020, we encourage you to submit your best archaeology-themed photos in one of the following categories: Archaeological Landscapes, Excavation, Field […]

Graduate Student Paper Award Winner Announced

March 12, 2020

The Archaeological Institute of America is pleased to bestow First Prize for the Graduate Student Paper Award to Drew Davis, a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto. His paper, […]

Nominations to the AIA Governing Board

March 11, 2020

Dear AIA Members: My name is Derek Counts and I am writing to you as the newly elected Chair of the Nominating Committee to invite your help in identifying potential […]

AIA Welcomes New Executive Director

March 3, 2020

The Archaeological Institute of America is delighted to announce the selection of Rebecca W. King as its new Executive Director.

Missouri Egyptolgists and Local Teachers Meet to “Unwrap Ancient Egypt”

February 7, 2020

In 2019 the AIA-Central Missouri Society received an AIA Society Outreach Grant to support an October 2019 conference in Springfield, Missouri: Unwrapping Ancient Egypt. Beyond being an academic gathering, the […]

Archaeological Institute of America Weighs in About Ancient Architecture as a Responsive Tradition

February 7, 2020

In recent days, public questions have arisen about the Neoclassical style of architecture. The Neoclassical style reflects a particular tradition, in which 18th and 19th century architects, principally in Europe […]

AIA-Tampa Bay Society Hosts Event Despite Tropical Storm

February 3, 2020

Despite the untimely arrival of a tropical storm, the AIA-Tampa Bay Society forged ahead with plans to host an International Archaeology Day event in October 2019. The event was moved […]

IAD at the Parthenon with the AIA-Nashville Society

January 31, 2020

Did you know that Centennial Park in Nashville, Tennessee is home to a full-scale replica of the Athenian Parthenon? In 2019 the AIA-Nashville Society received an AIA Society Outreach Grant […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

AIA Supports Legislation To Create National Network of African-American Burial Grounds

December 2, 2019

In 2019, the AIA joined with the Coalition for American Heritage, and numerous other organizations, to support legislation which would create a voluntary, nationwide network of African-American burial grounds and […]

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