May 2, 2011
Werner Herzog’s new film is a 3D documentary focusing on some of humankind’s earliest and most extraordinary paintings.
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Beyond Lectures: AIA Local Societies and Public Outreach; Advocacy: Good News…Italy Import Restrictions Renewed!; Site Preservation Grant: Visiting Gault; In Memoriam; Political Unrest and the Destruction of Cultural Heritage; CHAMP Website; AIA’s Partnership with SAA and SHA; Newly Elected Officers
April 29, 2011
Read the Annual Report to learn all about the Site Preservation Program.
April 28, 2011
View a photo gallery and video clips from the Archaeological Institute of America’s 2011 Spring Gala, which took place on April 26.
Media coverage of the AIA Spring Gala
April 27, 2011
From the moment guests began arriving at the Archaeological Institute of America’s Spring Gala, the warmth of Ireland’s hospitality seemingly reached across the ocean.
April 26, 2011
The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) will fund a community-based archaeological conservation project in Luoland in southwestern Kenya.
April 25, 2011
Since its founding in 1898 by novelist-poet Charles de Kay upon his return from being American Consul-General in Berlin, the National Arts Club in New York City has been a […]
Over the years the AIA has worked hand-in-hand with numerous like-minded organizations around the U.S. Read about some of the AIA’s partnerships.
April 22, 2011
The AIA awards a Site Preservation grant to the Lod Community Archaeology Program.
April 12, 2011
An update from Site Preservation Grant recipient Heritage Watch.
April 5, 2011
The Archaeological Institute of America and the US Committee of the Blue Shield call on the international community to protect the ancient sites and antiquities of Libya.
The AIA Site Preservation Program’s latest grant will go to Hoyo Negro, Mexico.
April 4, 2011
I’ve just returned from Afghanistan but I wanted to write one final blog regarding the burning of the Koran by the Florida minister last month.
April 2, 2011
I’ve combined my last two days in Afghanistan into a single entry. Friday, we left Ghazni by helicopter for Kabul. Saturday, I had a meeting with Dr. Ashraf Ghani.
April 1, 2011
Thursday’s events fell into three groups. In the morning we attended the opening of a girls’ school in Ghazni that had been funded by the U.S. Embassy and implemented by the Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in conjunction with the Ghazi Department of Women’s Affairs.
March 31, 2011
Today was devoted exclusively to a tour of the ancient monuments of Ghazni, which stretch from perhaps as early as the Achaemenid or Persian period to the Timurid period in the early 16th century.
March 30, 2011
Early this morning we boarded a military helicopter and flew to Ghazni, nearly 150 km to the southwest of Kabul.
March 29, 2011
My second full day in Kabul featured two highlights: a visit to the Kabul Archaeological Museum and a lecture at Kabul University.
March 28, 2011
C. Brian Rose, former President of the Archaeological Institute of America, shares his observations about Afghanistan during his current trip.