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September ARCHAEOLOGY Archive Recommendation

September 9, 2021

Hopefully, AIA Society Members have been enjoying the ARCHAEOLOGY magazine Archive! This month, Senior Editor Benjamin Leonard shares an issue that’s worth exploring. On my visits to Rome, there is one ancient site I’ve never had the opportunity to visit but am eager to see: the emperor Nero’s sprawling Domus Aurea, or Golden House. Built […]

Tweetathons are Back!

September 3, 2021

After a highly successful debut last October in celebration of International Archaeology Day, the AIA will be bringing back Tweetathons in 2021. Mark your calendar for Tuesdays and Fridays leading up to International Archaeology Day on October 16. Here’s a schedule and quick guide to the hashtags we’ll be using. Download full instructions. October 1: […]

Student Membership Drive Launches Today!

September 1, 2021

Today marks the start of our Student Membership Drive! Students from around the world are returning to school this fall and we want to support their archaeological curiosity by providing them with complimentary AIA memberships. To do this, we need the help of our AIA members! Current AIA members can help in two ways: Donate […]

2021 ArchaeoDoodles Contest is Live

August 25, 2021

The International Archaeology Day ArchaeoDoodles contest is back for its second year! Help bring the AIA’s glossary of archaeological terms to life by submitting an illustration or digital design. This year’s terms are: Aerial photographyBack dirtBalkCacheClovis point Doric columnEcofactsFlotationLaw of SuperpositionLooter Profile drawingSherdUnderwater archaeologyVarvesZiggurat Visit the contest page for more information and to submit your […]

Salt Lake City Society Receives 2022 Golden Trowel Award

August 23, 2021

Congratulations to the Salt Lake City Society for achieving the highest percentage of membership growth during fiscal year 2021 to win the 2022 Golden Trowel Award! When we shared the news with Society President Thomas Milbank, he was pleasantly surprised. We’re grateful to Tom for his leadership of the Society and his dedication to promoting […]

Member Spotlight: Arthur Cassanos

August 20, 2021

This month, we’re delighted to spotlight AIA Society Trustee and Richmond Society Program Coordinator Arthur Cassanos. Art, as he’s more commonly known, has been involved with the Richmond Society since the 1980s. A retired lawyer, he’s an ancient history aficionado and a former oar crew member on a trireme replica. We asked Art some questions […]

Zominthos 2021: Weeks 4-5

August 17, 2021

Finds this week include parts of the drain in Room 71 and an almost complete fruit vessel in Room 72.

Zominthos 2021: Week 3

August 11, 2021

Fragments of a large vessel have been revealed among the slabs of the courtyard.

Zominthos 2021: Week 2

August 9, 2021

This week’s discovery of many slabs of different sizes may indicate a courtyard.

August ARCHAEOLOGY Archive Recommendation

August 4, 2021

Hopefully, AIA Society Members have been enjoying the ARCHAEOLOGY magazine Archive! This month, Executive Editor Daniel Weiss shares an issue that’s worth exploring. Just months after the discovery of Chauvet Cave in southeastern France, one of the world’s great repositories of Paleolithic rock art, Alexander Marshack wrote “Images of the Ice Age” for our July/August […]

Spring 2021 Society Outreach Grant Winners

August 2, 2021

Nashville: Polychromy at the Parthenon The Nashville Society will develop interpretive programming, including creating an Art Cart and a Zoom presentation, that introduce polychromy to visitors at the Nashville Parthenon in Centennial Park in order to promote public understanding and appreciation of a colorful ancient world and share how archaeologists study ancient color. The Art […]

Archaeology Reaching out Across the Atlantic

July 29, 2021

The Council for British Archaeology (CBA) and the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) are working together to promote archaeology, public participation and understanding. AIA Executive Director Rebecca King and CBA Executive Director Neil Redfern tell us more about the history of their organizations and how this collaborative approach has developed. Visit the Council for British Archaeology’s […]

The Team behind the Oklahoma City Society

July 23, 2021

Last December, it looked like the Oklahoma City Society was no more. All of the Society Officers had resigned because of health issues and no one had taken up the helm. When Dr. Joey Williams, a Lecturer at the University of Central Oklahoma, heard about this, he couldn’t let it happen. Together with his students, […]

Member Spotlight: Ervan Garrison

July 23, 2021

This month, we’re delighted to spotlight Athens Society President Ervan Garrison. Ervan has been involved with the Athens Society for nearly 30 years. In addition to his hard work maintaining the Society, he’s also a Professor of Anthropology and Geology at the University of Georgia. A two-time former Head of the Department of Anthropology, his […]

Zominthos 2021: Week 1

July 21, 2021

Despite the difficulties due to Covid-19, we decided to continue work at Zominthos this year, specifically excavation north of the Central Building’s northern facade.

2022 Annual Meeting Update

July 12, 2021

AIA and SCS have been working on detailed plans for our 2022 joint Annual Meeting based on the results of our recent survey. Since 60% of respondents expressed a preference for a hybrid meeting, we are planning for our first ever hybrid conference in January 2022. This means speakers will be able to present in person in San Francisco or remotely in […]

New Benefit for AIA Society Members

July 1, 2021

AIA Society members are now entitled to receive a 25% discount off all books from BAR Publishing. BAR Publishing is one of the most respected publishers of archaeological texts in the world. We’re delighted to partner with BAR to offer AIA Society members a discount on their 3,600+ titles. Click here to explore BAR’s extensive […]

An ARCHAEOLOGY Archive recommendation for America’s Independence Day

July 1, 2021

We hope all of our AIA Society Members have been enjoying our new member benefit – the ARCHAEOLOGY magazine Archive – and are having fun exploring it! This month, Associate Editor Marley Brown shares an issue that’s worth reading this Fourth of July weekend. ARCHAEOLOGY’s groundbreaking July 1976 issue is entirely devoted to the then-emerging […]

AIA Statement on the Value of Archaeology in the University and College Curriculum

June 29, 2021

The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) registers its deep concern over recent decisions, in North America and abroad, to close university departments and programs of archaeology, or to dismantle such programs and disperse their faculties, students, and staffs. Although we recognize the financial hardships that colleges and universities around the world have faced during the […]

Juneteenth Acknowledgement

June 19, 2021

Juneteenth is the day in 1865 that General Gordon Granger sailed ships into Galveston, Texas to force their compliance with the Emancipation proclamation. Despite being signed more than 2 years prior, Texas continued to practice slavery until Juneteenth. As newly freed slaves left Texas and migrated across the country, celebrations of Juneteenth followed. Today, Juneteenth […]

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