September 26, 2016
The Corresponding Members Committee of the AIA is now accepting nomications for candidates for election by the Council to this category of lifetime membership
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September 15, 2016
We’re now on our second to last week at Keem Bay, and the end is in sight!
September 12, 2016
AIA First Vice-Present Jodi Magness believes that a mosaic discovered among the ruins of a Late Roman (fifth century) synagogue depicts the story of a legendary meeting between Alexander the Great and the Jewish high priest.
September 7, 2016
Back by popular demand, ArchaeoMadness returns! This year ArchaeoMadness is celebrating the NPS centennial and the archaeological sites in our National Parks.
September 1, 2016
AIA Site Preservation Included in List of Best Preservation Ideas from Around the World; AIA-Boston Society Supports “Eating Archaeology”; AIA at EAA Annual Meeting; International Archaeology Day is October 15, 2016; NPS Is Official Sponsor; AIA Announcements and Deadlines
August 29, 2016
With most of the rubble and collapse now removed, this week we focused on investigating the structure of the building.
August 18, 2016
This week the building at Keem began to make much more sense!
Learn more about this 2016 TED Prize funded project by AIA Trustee Sarah Parcak.
August 15, 2016
Room 17 During the fifth and final week of excavation, the dig at room 17 of Zominthos’s Central Building was finished (fig.1). A pillar was discovered at the centre of […]
August 10, 2016
During the past few weeks, we have revealed a curious foundation that seems to represent a small heel-shaped building.
August 8, 2016
Room 17 The excavation of room 17, which is located north and west at Zomintho’s Central Building, was begun during the fourth week of the excavation season 2016. The room […]
August 4, 2016
We left Slievemore behind for another year and headed back to Keem Bay this week.
August 2, 2016
The AIA hiking trip to Orkney and Shetland is articulated by ferry trips, giving a real feel for island life. Ferries of all sizes link the islands to the mainland […]
August 1, 2016
The final week on the Cromlech Tumulus for 2016 was hectic, as we completed the recording of the site.
July 29, 2016
Room 33 The excavation of Room 33 is completed revealing a clearly disturbed paved floor (fig.1). Stone structure used as desk, was discovered alongside the north and west wall under […]
July 25, 2016
This week included cleaning the southern side of the site, a field trip to Achillbeg, and an illustration course at Dooagh Archaeology Centre.
In mid-July, the number of Collaborating Organizations signed up to participate in the IAD 2016 surpassed 100.
July 22, 2016
We concentrated on removing rubble from the corbelled hut collapse in the south of the trench and continued clearing the entrance channel in the north.
July 20, 2016
Room 24 The excavation of the oblong Room 24 completed. The whole surface of the paved floor was uncovered (fig.1). Several building phases can be distinguished. Wall ΙΙΙ, at the […]
July 18, 2016
We began working on the southern half of Quadrant 5 this week, revealing a massive spread of rubble to clean and record.
