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2024 AIA Award Winners Spotlight – Joukowsky Distinguished Service Award

March 13, 2024

Congratulations to the individuals, projects, and publications that received awards at the 2024 AIA Award Ceremony in Chicago, IL! We have reached out to last year’s winners to learn about their projects, experiences, and what drew them to the field of archaeology. Andrew Goldman (Gonzaga University) Award:  Martha and Artemis Joukowsky Distinguished Service Award Deadline: […]

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New Corresponding Members

February 16, 2024

At the 2024 Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL Council approved the nomination of six new Corresponding Members. Corresponding Members of the AIA are distinguished scholars outside the United States and Canada who have attained acknowledged eminence in some branch of archaeology or related fields, including education, conservation, and museums. Irene Lemos​Professor of Classical Archaeology, Fellow of […]

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2024 Holton Book Award Winner Spotlight: Meet the Authors!

February 13, 2024

Looking for some new reading material to get through the last few weeks of winter? Check out our Holton Book Award winner and honorable mention for some engaging reads to learn more about archaeology!   Holton Book Award Winner: Under Jerusalem: The Buried History of the World’s Most Contested City by Andrew Lawler. Explorers and archaeologists […]

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Save the Date to Celebrate… Archaeology!

February 8, 2024

We’re reflecting 🪞 on International Archaeology Day 2023 a few months down the line, and want to thank everyone who participated in IAD this past year! Whether you ran an event or attended one, your passion for archaeology inspires us to keep holding IAD. We can’t wait until this October when we’ll have a whole […]

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2023 Society Outreach Grant Winners

February 7, 2024

Finger Lakes – Penning Poems Like The Ancients: An Ancient Writing Materials Workshop The AIA Finger Lakes Society was awarded a grant in the fall for their upcoming April event in which the community will be celebrating National Poetry Month with a workshop on the materials used to write poetry in the Ancient Mediterranean World. […]

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Celebrating the 2024 AIA Poster Award Winners

February 7, 2024

At the 2024 Annual Meeting, we saw many posters featuring exciting archaeological work from around the world, from ancient leather to maritime connectivity. Three posters were selected as winners for this year’s AIA Poster Award. We asked the winners of this year’s awards a few questions about themselves and their projects. Visit each link to […]

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2024 AIA Poster Award Announcement: First Runner-Up Award

February 6, 2024

At the 2024 AIA Annual Meeting (Chicago, IL), we saw a variety of posters featuring work from around the world. Annual Meeting participants were treated to an incredible array of diverse research presented in a visual format. Three Poster Awards are given out during the Poster Award Sessions: the Best Poster Award, First Runner-Up, and […]

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Announcing the 2025 Gold Medal Winner: Andrea Berlin

February 5, 2024

The Archaeological Institute of America is pleased to announce that the Gold Medal Committee has selected Professor Andrea Berlin as the 2025 recipient of the Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement. This award, presented each year at the AIA-SCS Annual Meeting, recognizes distinguished contributions to archaeology, primarily through research and/or fieldwork. The Gold Medal is […]

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2024 AIA Poster Award Announcement: Student Poster Award

February 5, 2024

At the 2024 AIA Annual Meeting (Chicago, IL), we saw a variety of posters featuring work from around the world. Annual Meeting participants were treated to an incredible array of diverse research presented in a visual format. Three Poster Awards are given out during the Poster Award Sessions: the Best Poster Award, First Runner-Up, and […]

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2024 AIA Award Winners Spotlight – Pomerance Award for Scientific Contributions to Archaeology

January 31, 2024

Congratulations to the individuals, projects, and publications that received awards at the 2024 AIA Award Ceremony in Chicago, IL! Are you interested in applying for any upcoming AIA Awards with spring deadlines (February-April)? We have reached out to last year’s winners to learn about their projects, experiences, and what drew them to the field of […]

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2024 AIA Award Winners Spotlight – James R. Wiseman Book Award

January 31, 2024

Congratulations to the individuals, projects, and publications that received awards at the 2024 AIA Award Ceremony in Chicago, IL! Are you interested in applying for any upcoming AIA Awards with spring deadlines (February-April)? We have reached out to last year’s winners to learn about their projects, experiences, and what drew them to the field of […]

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2024 AIA Award Winners Spotlight –  Anna Marguerite McCann Award for Fieldwork Reports

January 31, 2024

Congratulations to the individuals, projects, and publications that received awards at the 2024 AIA Award Ceremony in Chicago, IL! Are you interested in applying for any upcoming AIA Awards with spring deadlines (February-April)? We have reached out to last year’s winners to learn about their projects, experiences, and what drew them to the field of […]

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2024 AIA Poster Award Announcement: Best Poster Award

January 29, 2024

At the 2024 AIA Annual Meeting (Chicago, IL), we saw a variety of posters featuring work from around the world. Annual Meeting participants were treated to an incredible array of diverse research presented in a visual format. Three Poster Awards are given out during the Poster Award Sessions: the Best Poster Award, First Runner-Up, and […]

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We’re Hiring! View Open Positions at AIA

January 29, 2024

Open Positions About the AIA The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) is North America’s oldest and largest organization devoted to the world of archaeology. The Institute is a nonprofit group founded in 1879 and chartered by the United States Congress in 1906. Today, the AIA has over 200,000 members belonging to more than 100 local […]

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Open Position at AIA: Executive Assistant

January 29, 2024

Title: Executive AssistantReports to: Executive Director The AIA, the oldest and largest non-profit in the U.S. supporting professional archaeologists, seeks an energetic, organized, and detail-oriented individual to support the work of the Institute as an Executive Assistant. The Executive Assistant provides high-level operational and administrative support to the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer and […]

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Join us for Society Sunday on February 4, 2024!

January 12, 2024

Photo: The movement of deportee populations taking place, depicted in Sennacherib’s Southwest Palace at Nineveh.  Photograph courtesy of Petra Creamer. Join us as the AIA Societies Committee presents a virtual presentation and Q&A with Petra Creamer, ‘Be(com)ing Assyrian’: Navigating Imperial Power from the Bottom-Up. This presentation will be given at 1pm Eastern/12pm Central/11am Mountain/10am Pacific. […]

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In Memoriam: Malcolm (Mac) Bell III

January 12, 2024

Photo: Malcolm (Mac) Bell III accepting the 2016 Gold Medal for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement The AIA mourns the passing of Malcolm (Mac) Bell III, active AIA member, former Governing Board Member, VP for Professional Responsibilities, Norton lecturer, and recipient of the 2016 AIA Gold Medal Award. We offer our deepest condolences to his family, friends, […]

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Changes to the AIA Regulations

January 8, 2024

At its Annual Meeting on January 10, 2015, the AIA Council voted to update several sections of the AIA Regulations.

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2024 Council Election Results

January 8, 2024

Governing Board The following individuals were elected to the Governing Board: Vice President for Outreach and Education Jen Thum, Term 1 (2024-2026) Treasurer James Jansson, Term 1 (2024-2027) General Trustees David Ackert, Term 1 (2024-2027) Jane Botsford Johnson, Term 2 (2024-2027) Jay Conger, Term 2 (2024-2027) Julie Herzig Desnick, Term 1 (2024-2027) Michele Kidwell Gilbert, […]

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Preserving Algeria and India

December 21, 2023

Your experience matters! Join our letter writing campaign to save a place you love. Algeria has recently requested that the U.S. renew the bilateral agreement that protects their cultural resources from being illegally imported into the United States, and India has requested a brand new agreement. If you appreciate the cultural heritage of Algeria and/or […]

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