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Give the Gift of Membership

November 30, 2023

Looking for a unique gift this holiday season? Then, look no further. Give the gift of AIA membership to your friends and loved ones this year! You can purchase a Supporting gift membership starting at $55. We’ll send your giftee a new member packet, including AIA goodies and a certificate saying you purchased a gift […]

Princeton Colors the Past with Archaeology

November 29, 2023

This year for International Archaeology Day, the AIA-Princeton Society hosted a coloring event for the public! With partners from the Visual Resources division of Princeton University’s Department of Art and Archaeology and the Princeton Public Library, participants could take free coloring supplies to pen and ink drawings by Howard Crosby Butler. Butler drafted these images of […]

Spokane Celebrates Archaeology

November 28, 2023

Spokane hosted an Archaeology Day in early October! At the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, the AIA-Spokane Society and other local organizations tabled to talk to visitors about archaeology, the AIA, and more. All images from the beautiful day courtesy of Philip Baker.

Archaeology Day Fair at Mizzou!

November 27, 2023

One of our very last International Archaeology Day events of the year was held in Missouri earlier this month. Several academic departments at University of Missouri came together to host an archaeology day fair with the AIA-Central Missouri Society on Lowry Mall and at Ellis Library! On November 4, from 11 to 4, faculty and […]

2024 AIA Awards Ceremony to Take Place at the 125th Annual Meeting

November 14, 2023

The AIA will hold its 2024 Awards Ceremony, on the evening of Saturday, January 6, from 6:00 – 7:00 PM, at the Hilton Chicago. The ceremony will take place during the Institute’s 125th Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL. All meeting attendees are invited to join us as we recognize the recipients of the following awards: […]

AIA-St. Louis Celebrates IAD

November 14, 2023

At Mastodon State Park on October 21, the AIA-St. Louis Society held an International Archaeology Day celebration complete with atlatl practice! Gail Lundeen, past president of the Missouri Archaeological Society, welcomed 114 visitors of all ages on a beautiful day in St. Louis. The Society is hosting a lecture Art called “Expressions Of The Intimate […]

Cruising through Athens on IAD

November 13, 2023

In Piraeus Harbor in Athens, Greece, Dr. Michael Fuller gave an International Archaeology Day lecture on the Viking Neptune Cruise Ship. The lecture, on “Greek Civilization and Archaeology,” was attended by 50 cruise guests! Dr. Fuller’s home institution is the St. Louis Community College Philosophy Department in St. Louis, MO.

Arkansas ArcheOlympics

November 10, 2023

The Arkansas Archeological Survey’s annual International Archaeology Day event, ArcheOlympics, was another great success! This year we had 11 teams from 4 Universities and one group of 4H members competing for our amazing 3D printed trophy and individual game ribbons. Congratulations to Bowne’s Bears from the University of Central Arkansas on their championship! This year’s […]

Troy: New Data from Old Excavations

November 9, 2023

Troy—the ancient city that looms larger than life for its role in the Trojan War as documented in the epic poem the Iliad—has long been the object of curiosity about the intersection of myth and reality. Archaeology helps to bridge that knowledge gap by ground truthing with physical evidence the actions and remains of past […]

Kings, Queens, Commoners, and Captives at AIA-DC

November 9, 2023

In the evening on October 26, the AIA-Washington, D.C. Society hosted a lecture on the Kingdom of Dahomey, in the modern Republic of Benin, which stands as one of the most comprehensively researched kingdoms in precolonial West Africa. Co-sponsored by Howard University, it featured Professor J, Cameron Monroe who has led archaeological work across the heartland […]

AJA Museum Review Editor Announcement

November 9, 2023

We’re pleased to welcome Dr. Lindsay Der as the next Museum Review Editor for the American Journal of Archaeology! Dr. Der is an Honorary Research Associate at The University of British Columbia. She holds a B.A. from The University of British Columbia and an M.A. and a Ph.D. from Stanford University. A Near Eastern archaeologist, […]

IAD at the Rochester Museum & Science Center

November 8, 2023

The AIA-Rochester Society and the Rochester Museum and Science Center celebrated International Archaeology Day on October 28! They had hands-on activities including archaeology toys, a sandbox dig, artifacts, books, coloring pages and a self-guided scavenger hunt. There was also, of course, a flint-knapping demonstration! It was a beautiful day, perfect for perusing glass and ceramics […]

Ancient Geopolitics at the National Arts Club

November 7, 2023

October 2 marked the date of an auspicious event held at the National Arts Club in celebration of International Archaeology Day: a talk called The Ancient Geopolitics Of Cyprus with The Honourable Michalis S. Firillas, Consul General Of The Republic Of Cyprus. Hosted by the Archaeology Committee at the NAC, this lecture focused on the […]

Geek is Glam in Worcester!

November 6, 2023

On October 14, two members of the AIA Programs Department team, Rachel Mead and Kati Albert, participated in the 2023 Geek Is Glam STEM Expo for Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts hosted on the campus of Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Over the course of the afternoon, over 400 girls in 4th through 8th grade […]

AIA-Western MA Society Presents IAD!

November 6, 2023

On Saturday, October 14 at UMass Amherst, the Western Massachusetts Society of the AIA put on an archaeology fair with plenty of fun activities for everyone, including a Minecraft tour of Malthi, Greece and hands-on kids’ crafts. There was a book sale of donated Classics and archaeology books to browse, tables where you could write […]

Puget Sound Celebrates IAD

November 3, 2023

The AIA-Puget Sound Society partnered in sponsoring a celebration of International Archaeology Day at the Burke Museum this year. The museum hosted a day of activities to learn about local and global archaeology and heritage both for IAD and Washington’s State Archaeology Month, including flintknapping, shell midden sorting, cacao grinding, archaeological techniques, and the examination of […]

IAD at the Corning Museum of Glass

November 2, 2023

For IAD 2023, the AIA-Finger Lakes (Ithaca) Society put on an event at the Corning Museum of Glass inspired by the museum’s current exhibit, Dig Deeper: Discovering an Ancient Glass Workshop, which is open until January 7, 2024. On October 21 and 22, the museum hosted a variety of family-friendly activities to inspire visitors to […]

Unearthing the Past with Archaeological Geophysics

November 1, 2023

The Kenya Society of Geophysical Professionals held an IAD celebration on October 21 as a testament to the importance of unearthing and preserving our shared human heritage. Participants learned about such techniques as ground-penetrating radar, magnetometry, and resistivity surveys which are employed to create intricate maps of the subterranean landscape, revealing long-forgotten secrets. This educational […]

Back to Angola Festival

October 31, 2023

A colorful, musical, energetic festival, organized by Oaktree Community Outreach Inc., celebrated maroon heritage on land that archaeological excavations revealed was where freedom-seeking people found a haven of liberty in the early 19th century during International Archaeology Day. Community-based archaeology led to the cultural heritage festival celebrating the survivors of the 1821 slave raid that […]

Celebrating IAD at the Queenston Heights National Historical Site

October 30, 2023

On October 21st, the Niagara Peninsula Society of the AIA hosted an International Archaeology Day field trip to the Queenston Heights National Historical Site. Guides from the Friends of Fort George explained the history of the Battle of Queenston Heights and the War of 1812. Our walk brought us from the towering stone monument in […]

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Princeton Colors the Past with Archaeology

Spokane Celebrates Archaeology

Archaeology Day Fair at Mizzou!

2024 AIA Awards Ceremony to Take Place at the 125th Annual Meeting

AIA-St. Louis Celebrates IAD

Cruising through Athens on IAD

Arkansas ArcheOlympics

Troy: New Data from Old Excavations

Kings, Queens, Commoners, and Captives at AIA-DC

AJA Museum Review Editor Announcement

IAD at the Rochester Museum & Science Center

Ancient Geopolitics at the National Arts Club

Geek is Glam in Worcester!

AIA-Western MA Society Presents IAD!

Puget Sound Celebrates IAD

IAD at the Corning Museum of Glass

Unearthing the Past with Archaeological Geophysics

Back to Angola Festival

Celebrating IAD at the Queenston Heights National Historical Site

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