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Field School Scholar Spotlight: Erica Erdenesanaa

February 25, 2026

16 students received AIA Field School Scholarships in 2025. Made possible through the Jane C. Waldbaum Archaeological Field School Scholarships and the newly established American School of Prehistoric Research Scholarships and Laura Obolensky Scholarships, these awards support emerging archaeologists as they gain hands-on experience at sites across the globe. Stay tuned as we highlight their […]

AIA Research Grants in Action: Understanding Ancestral Maya Economies through Lithic Analysis and Geochemical Sourcing at El Perú-Waka’

February 23, 2026

One of our 2025 Kathleen and David Boochever Endowment Grant recipients, Rachel Horowitz, provides us with an update: With support from the Kathleen and David Boochever Endowment Fund for Fieldwork and Scientific Analyses, I conducted research to understand how lithic, or stone tool, resources circulated through economies for the Classic period Maya. Understanding past economies […]

Plant Exploitation Practices at a Minoan Upland Settlement: An Archaeobotanical Investigation of Karphi

February 11, 2026

One of our 2025 Harriet and Leon Pomerance Fellowship fellows, Carly Henkel, provides us with an update: With the support of the 2025 Pomerance Fellowship I was able to complete an up-to-date archaeobotanical study for the post-Minoan (end of the Bronze Age) settlement of Karphi. This site occupies at a marginal, upland (c. 1100 m […]

Upcoming Advocacy Webinars: Protecting Greece’s and Egypt’s Cultural Heritage

February 6, 2026

As the U.S. Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) prepares to meet to review bilateral cultural property agreements, the Archaeological Institute of America is hosting two timely advocacy webinars focused on the preservation of cultural heritage in Greece and Egypt. These agreements play a crucial role in preventing the illegal import of cultural objects into the […]

Join us for Society Sunday on February 22, 2026!

February 5, 2026

Join us for a virtual presentation and Q&A hosted by the AIA Societies Committee, featuring Jessica Tilley. The presentation will be given at 1pm Eastern/12pm Central/11am Mountain/10am Pacific. Click here to register! Often deemed the ‘mysterious’ Etruscans, this pre-Roman civilization of early Italy has fought a hard-won battle in finding its place in the field […]

AIA Research Grants in Action: The Philadelphia Gunboat Research Initiative

February 3, 2026

One of our 2025 Ellen and Charles Steinmetz Endowment Grant recipients, Carolyn Kennedy, provides us with an update: Project Overview The Philadelphia Gunboat Research Initiative (PGRI) is a multi-institutional archaeological project investigating the remains and wider context of the American gunboat Philadelphia, sunk during the Battle of Valcour Island on Lake Champlain on October 11, […]

Examining Early Iron Age Life Histories at Roca Vecchia from Commingled Skeletal Remains

February 2, 2026

One of our 2025 John R. Coleman Traveling Fellowship winners, Megan Savoy, provides us with an update: My project examines whether the Early Iron Age (EIA, 950 – 700 BCE) in Southern Italy was a period of recovery and transition after the collapse of the Late Bronze Age (1120-950 BCE) through the lens of a […]

Upcoming Winter Deadlines & Opportunities

February 2, 2026

Find key dates and opportunities coming up in February and March below. Click through each item for full details and application information. February 15: Undergraduate Teaching Award February 20: Deadline for letters to U.S. Cultural Property Advisory Committee about Bolivia, Egypt, and Greece MOUs March 1: Field School Scholarship Application Deadline March 1: Publication Subvention Grant Deadline […]

Call for applications: Teaching Ancient in a Digital Age

February 2, 2026

Call for applications for Teaching Ancient in a Digital Age, an NEH funded institute for higher education faculty (May–October 2026; https://wp.wwu.edu/tada/) The Teaching Ancient in a Digital Age institute aims to expand data and digital literacy among educators in the fields of ancient Mediterranean studies by training higher education faculty and advanced graduate students on […]

Preserving Bolivia, Egypt, and Greece

January 27, 2026

“Rostro Andino,” © 2025 by Wilder Q, used under CC BY-SA Your experience matters! Join our letter writing campaign to save a place you love. The Cultural Property Advisory Committee will meet to discuss new requests from Bolivia, Egypt, and Greece to renew their bilateral agreements that protects their cultural resources from being illegally imported […]

2026 AIA Poster Award Announcement: Best Student Poster Award

January 15, 2026

At the 2026 AIA Annual Meeting in San Francisco, attendees explored a dynamic range of posters showcasing research from around the world. Presented in a visual format, the poster session highlighted the breadth and diversity of work being done across the field. Three Poster Awards were presented during the Poster Award Sessions: the Best Poster […]

2026 AIA Poster Award Announcement: First Runner-Up Poster Award

January 15, 2026

2026 AIA Poster Award Announcement: Best Poster Award

January 15, 2026

Help Us Increase Membership

January 15, 2026

Dear Society Officers, At the Annual Meeting last week, outgoing president Liz Greene touted the fact that AIA membership is growing and increased 10% over the past three years. This is no small feat given today’s economic landscape and we need your help to keep up the momentum. The fact is that in these uncertain times, aspiring archaeologists, archaeologists, and archaeological advocates value our […]

2026 Council Election Results

January 10, 2026

Governing Board The following individuals were elected to the Governing Board: Governing Board President: Brian I. Daniels First Vice President: Kim Shelton Vice President for Outreach and Education: Jen Thum, Term 2 General Trustee Position 1: Andrea Kmetz-Sheehy, Term 2 General Trustee Position 2: Kathleen Pavelko, Term 2 General Trustee Position 3: Eddie Kislinger, […]

2026 AIA Awards Spotlight – Martha and Artemis Joukowsky Distinguished Service Award

January 7, 2026

Congratulations to all the individuals, projects, and publications honored with AIA Awards! These outstanding contributors to our field will be formally celebrated at the 2026 AIA Awards Ceremony during the 127th Annual Meeting. We’ve reached out to this year’s winners to learn more about the discoveries that drove their projects, the experiences that shaped their […]

Congratulations to the AIA’s Inaugural Public Engagement Award Winners!

January 6, 2026

The Archaeological Institute of America established a new award this year to recognize the broad and important range of outreach conducted by AIA members—the Public Engagement Award. All members who dedicated a minimum of 12 hours to their public education work and/or participated in three separate public education engagements between September 2024 and August 2025 […]

From Huts to Palaces: Archaic Domestic Architecture in Rome, Latium, and Etruria, c. 900-450 BCE

January 6, 2026

One of our 2025 John R. Coleman Fellowship winners, Amelia Eichengreen, provides us with an update: The John R. Coleman Traveling Fellowship was used to support fieldwork and archival research in central Italy that was essential to the completion of my doctoral dissertation on archaic domestic architecture. During the grant period, I was based primarily […]

Sherds to Science: Pottery Analysis in Attica

January 6, 2026

One of our 2025 Richard C. MacDonald Iliad Grant winners, Trevor Van Damme, provides us with an update: Archaeological fieldwork took place in three campaigns: 1) July-August 2025; 2) September 2025; and 3) November 2025. 1) In July-August 2025, Trevor Van Damme (University of Warwick) and Ben Watts-Wooldridge (Princeton University), conducted statistical analysis (including EVEs, […]

Field School Scholar Spotlight: Nicole Tombazzi

January 5, 2026

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Field School Scholar Spotlight: Erica Erdenesanaa

AIA Research Grants in Action: Understanding Ancestral Maya Economies through Lithic Analysis and Geochemical Sourcing at El Perú-Waka’

Plant Exploitation Practices at a Minoan Upland Settlement: An Archaeobotanical Investigation of Karphi

Upcoming Advocacy Webinars: Protecting Greece’s and Egypt’s Cultural Heritage

Join us for Society Sunday on February 22, 2026!

AIA Research Grants in Action: The Philadelphia Gunboat Research Initiative

Examining Early Iron Age Life Histories at Roca Vecchia from Commingled Skeletal Remains

Upcoming Winter Deadlines & Opportunities

Call for applications: Teaching Ancient in a Digital Age

Preserving Bolivia, Egypt, and Greece

2026 AIA Poster Award Announcement: Best Student Poster Award

2026 AIA Poster Award Announcement: First Runner-Up Poster Award

2026 AIA Poster Award Announcement: Best Poster Award

Help Us Increase Membership

2026 Council Election Results

2026 AIA Awards Spotlight – Martha and Artemis Joukowsky Distinguished Service Award

Congratulations to the AIA’s Inaugural Public Engagement Award Winners!

From Huts to Palaces: Archaic Domestic Architecture in Rome, Latium, and Etruria, c. 900-450 BCE

Sherds to Science: Pottery Analysis in Attica

Field School Scholar Spotlight: Nicole Tombazzi

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