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Newlin Grist Mill’s IAD Public Excavation

October 27, 2023

This year, our excavations were in the the foundations of bank barn of unknown date. We had four volunteer excavators and forty-three participants which included children and adults. Excavations were focused on uncovering and exposing an interior wall. We had good weather and recovered numerous 19th century artifacts. For more about the Newlin Grist Mill, […]

ArchTalk 2.0 | Archaeology with Save Cultural Heritage Group

October 26, 2023

2023 marks the twelfth year of International Archaeology Day (IAD) celebrations worldwide, and the seventh year of celebrations by the Save Cultural Heritage Group. This year, we joined the global community in celebrating archaeology with our unique event, ArchTalk Season 02, on October 21st. ArchTalk is an open-access online virtual conference aimed at encouraging international […]

AIA Promotes Fieldwork and Families

October 25, 2023

In an era where the United States is facing a childcare crisis and more and more adults are faced with managing the care of aging parents, the Archaeological Institute of America took a step this fall to ease caregiving burdens that might preclude some scholars from participating in traditional fieldwork projects and other research activities. […]

NJ State Museum Celebrates IAD!

October 25, 2023

This past weekend on October 21, 2023, the New Jersey State Museum participated in International Archaeology Day with talks, presentations, a short film screening, and hands-on activities. These interactive sessions included pottery refitting and an activity called What Will Survive where visitors tried to figure out what objects and materials would preserve after 500 years. […]

Happy #IAD2023!

October 21, 2023

Today is International Archaeology Day! On Wednesday, we hosted our own IAD lecture with Anne Austin on “Ancient Ink: Discovering the Tattooed Women of Ancient Egypt.” Over 800 people tuned in to learn about emerging scholarship on tattooing practices in Egypt from pre-dynastic through New Kingdom times. If you missed the lecture, you can watch […]

ArchaeoDoodles Contest Winners!

October 19, 2023

We’ve got some illustrious illustration champions! Thank you to everyone who submitted to the ArchaeoDoodles contest and to those who voted for their favorite submissions. The adult winner is Gina Schlobohm, who won for their drawing of a citadel, and the youth winner is Julia, who won for their drawing of cardinal directions! The submitted […]

AIA Archaeology Hour with Anne Austin

October 13, 2023

Next week on Wednesday, October 18th at 8 pm Eastern/5 pm Pacific, we’re putting on our second lecture of the 2023-24 Archaeology Hour series! Hosted by the Puget Sound AIA Society, our speaker Anne Austin (University of Missouri, St. Louis) will talk about evidence of tattoo practices in ancient Egypt. Recent discoveries have rewritten what […]

2023 IAD Grant Winners Announced

October 11, 2023

We’re pleased to announce this year’s International Archaeology Day Grant winners! These grants help Societies host events associated with International Archaeology Day 2023, celebrated on Saturday, October 21 this year, along with events throughout the month of October. The 2023 winners are: The Milwaukee Society in Wisconsin The Spokane Society in Washington State The Society […]

2024 Golden Trowel Award Winner Announced

October 4, 2023

Congratulations to the Jacksonville Society for winning the 2024 Golden Trowel Award! Between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023, the Jacksonville Society achieved a growth of 43%. We appreciate all our Society Officers who work hard to retain current members and attract new members to the Institute.

New York Society Opens Nominations for Fifth Year of AIA-NYS Scholars Program

September 26, 2023

The New York Society is pleased to announce the opening of applications for the Fifth Cohort AIA-NY Scholars. This annual program is open to sophomores, juniors, seniors and first-year graduate students attending a New York college or university. Candidates are nominated by faculty members – an excellent way to recognize and encourage students who show […]

#ArchaeoStart for IAD!

September 19, 2023

We’re launching a new social media campaign for International Archaeology Day 2023! It’s called #ArchaeoStart, and it asks archaeologists to look back on what got them into the field and share their stories. However you ended up in archaeology, we want to know! More information, examples, and posting guidelines can be found here. We’d love […]

The AIA Signs USCBS Statement on the Earthquake in Morocco and Flooding in Libya

September 18, 2023

Statement from The USCBS, ASOR, the United States Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS USA), and the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) regarding the natural disasters in Morocco and Libya: This past week has been an immensely difficult one for much of North Africa. On Friday, September 8th, the strongest earthquake […]

Breaking Down Barriers and Getting Students into the Field: Interview with a Waldbaum Scholar

September 12, 2023

Established in 2007 in honor of AIA Honorary President Jane Waldbaum, the Waldbaum Archaeological Field School Scholarship has allowed dozens of undergraduate and first-year graduate students the opportunity to participate in their first archaeological field experience. Archaeological field schools are the training grounds for future archaeologists where students participate in formative hands-on archaeological experiences in […]

IAD Listening Session Participants Share Event Promotion Experiences and Tips

September 6, 2023

At the end of August, in the third installment of the AIA’s 2023 International Archaeology Day Listening Sessions, Collaborating Organizations from across the United States and even from Italy gathered on Zoom to discuss how to promote IAD events. Collaborators shared their plans for their October IAD events such as: Discussion centered around defining audiences, […]

Archaeodoodles 2023 Contest Announcement!

September 1, 2023

Do you like drawing and archaeology? Then we have the International Archaeology Day contest for you! IAD is coming up sooner than we think on Saturday, October 21. In the weeks leading up to the event we are running a brand new, 2023 edition of Archaeodoodles! We’ve picked out some words from our ever-popular glossary […]

Archanes 2023: Weeks 6–7

August 30, 2023

This year’s excavations at Archanes Palace are complete, and the final results are in!

Houston Skyline Surprise

August 28, 2023

Houstonians may have noticed a new addition to the city’s skyline, an authentic Marsh Arab reed mudhif taking shape on the campus of Rice University. To bring awareness to the rich cultural history of the Marsh Arabs, who have inhabited the marshes of the Tigris-Euphrates delta for generations, the Archaeological Institute of America, Houston Society […]

Preserving Honduras and Nepal

August 22, 2023

Your experience matters! Join our letter writing campaign to save a place you love. Honduras 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 Nepal has requested a brand new agreement. If you appreciate the cultural heritage of Honduras and/or […]

Archanes 2023: Weeks 3–5

August 16, 2023

The excavation of Archanes Palace continues to deeper layers, revealing the impressive architecture of the Minoans.

Two More Listening Sessions Coming Up for IAD!