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Orange County Society Keeps Calm and Carries On in 2020/2021 Season

June 14, 2021

Last month, we shared about how the Washington, D.C. Society persevered in spite of the challenges associated with the pandemic to launch new initiatives during the 2021/2021 season. This month, we’re excited to shine a light on the work of the Orange County Society, who has carried on its full schedule of programming despite a […]

Have you explored the ARCHAEOLOGY magazine archive yet?

June 3, 2021

Last month, we announced that AIA Society Members now have full access to the complete digital archives of ARCHAEOLOGY magazine. If you haven’t started to explore the archive yet, we encourage you to do so! To kick things off, we asked ARCHAEOLOGY Deputy Editor Eric A. Powell to share his favorite article. The rapid cascade of breakthroughs in […]

Nashville Society President Wesley Paine Retiring as Director of Nashville Parthenon

May 24, 2021

Next month, Nashville Society President Wesley Paine will retire from her role as Director of the Nashville Parthenon, a position she’s held for over forty years. Katie Petrole, Director of Education at the Nashville Parthenon, shares more with us below. “Wesley Paine, President of the Nashville Society, is retiring from her role as Director of […]

For Washington, D.C. Society, Pandemic Zoom Lectures Bring New Meaning to “Armchair Archaeology”

May 21, 2021

The pandemic has impacted all of our Societies since it started in March of 2020. Despite the challenges associated with it, the Washington, D.C. Society has persevered with its programming and even launched new initiatives. One such initiative had to do with the switch to virtual lectures that the Societies made this season. With its […]

Member Spotlight: Brian Heidtke

May 20, 2021

This month, we’re excited to spotlight AIA Lifetime Member, Brian Heidtke. Brian is one of the AIA’s most loyal friends. He’s a former Treasurer and current Trustee Emeritus. He’s been involved with the AIA at both the national and local level as a member of the New York City Society. In 2016, Brian was recognized […]

2021 Graduate Student Paper Award Winner Announced

May 19, 2021

The Archaeological Institute of America is pleased to bestow First Prize for the 2021 Graduate Student Paper Award to Tara Trahey for her paper, “The Brother-and-Sister Stele Sphinx has a vagina.” Taking the well-known Brother-and-Sister stele in the Metropolitan Museum of Art as its main subject, with reference to the material evidence in other examples of […]

The ARCHAEOLOGY Magazine Archive is Now Open

May 7, 2021

We’re thrilled to announce that AIA Society Members now have full access to the complete digital archives of ARCHAEOLOGY magazine. Since its first issue in 1948, ARCHAEOLOGY has brought readers the field’s latest discoveries, most exciting theories, and best images—and now you can access them all! To begin your journey through the archive, we asked ARCHAEOLOGY Editor in Chief, Jarrett A. […]

Pick Your Own Monument Results

May 7, 2021

For the final week of the 2021 Build Your Own Monument competition, the AIA invited the world to pick their own monuments to recreate. Creativity abounded with this “Pick Your Own Monument” challenge and we were treated to an archaeological adventure in miniature. Submissions in this year’s Youth and Adult categories replicated some of the […]

Online ArchaeoCon a Success

May 6, 2021

On Saturday, April 24, over 800 registered guests and their families participated in ArchaeoCon, an annual event that the AIA held online for the very first time in 2021. The daylong event included live presentations from Egyptologist Kara Cooney and TV personality Josh Gates, hands-on workshops presented by education specialists from Dig-It kids in Ireland […]

President of Greece honors two AIA members with ‘Order of Phoenix’

May 3, 2021

The president of Greece recently honored Jack Davis and Sharon Stocker with the “Commander of the Order of the Phoenix”, for several archaeological discoveries in Pylos that are actively shaping our understanding of ancient Greece. One of the countries highest awards, it was established in 1926 and recognizes Greek citizens who have excelled in fields […]

Initial Slate for Election – 2022

May 1, 2021

The Nominating Committee has submitted its initial slate for the 2022 Governing Board elections. The Nominating Committee consists of John Papadopoulos (Chair), Deborah Arnold, Thomas Carpenter, Eric Cline, Julie Herzig Desnick, and J. Theodore Peña. AIA members are encouraged to submit additional names for consideration before September 1, 2021. Please send suggestions to John Papadopoulos […]

Build Your Own Monument: Angkor Wat

April 30, 2021

While constructing a replica of Angkor Wat as part of this year’s Build Your Own Monument competition was clearly intimidating for some, one family from Las Vegas, Nevada excelled at it. We received one submission from the Cain family (children are 12 and 14) that was a spectacular representation of Angkor Wat made of natural […]

Get to Know the Athens Society in Georgia

April 27, 2021

The Athens Society in Athens, GA is small but mighty! During the pandemic, they’ve partnered with the Washington D.C. Society to share virtual lectures put on through the National Lecture Program. Athens Society members and University of Georgia students (where the Society is based) have benefited from this collaboration. Society President Prof. Ervan Garrison offers […]

Aaron Theis honored as the 2021 Life Saver Award Winner

April 26, 2021

This year, we had the pleasure of bestowing the 2021 Life Saver Award on Aaron Theis of the Denver Society. We wanted to get to know Aaron better so we asked him a few questions. We hope you enjoy reading his responses as much as we did! What interests you about archaeology?I was always attracted […]

RPA Call for Proposals for Dating Grants Extended Deadline

April 21, 2021

The Register of Professional Archaeologists Call for Proposals for Dating Grants extended deadline is coming up at 5 pm EST on Monday, April 30, 2021. The Register recognizes that the global COVID-19 pandemic has created unique challenges for archaeological research and cultural resource management. Thus, they are offering five $1,000 grants to support individuals and entities seeking professional […]

Build Your Own Parthenon Winners

April 16, 2021

After a highly successful debut in 2020, the AIA’s Build Your Own Monument competition returned in 2021. For the first week of the competition, we challenged participants to replicate the world-renowned Parthenon. Eighteen enthusiastic architects submitted their entries to three categories—Youth (K-12)—13 entries, Families—2 entries, and Adults—3 entries. The fantastic creations featured a variety of […]

Nancy Wilkie Celebration of Life

April 16, 2021

On Saturday, April 24th at 3PM CDT, the family of Nancy Wilkie will be hosting a celebration of her life via zoom. Nancy’s husband, Craig, and several of her family, friends, and former colleagues will speak. Nancy passed away on Monday, January 18, 2021. Nancy Wilkie served as the president of the AIA from 2000 […]

AJA Editor In Chief Announcement

March 30, 2021

The Archaeological Institute of America is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Emma Blake and Dr. Robert Schon as the next joint Editors-in-Chief of the American Journal of Archaeology (AJA). Dr. Blake, Associate Professor in the School of Anthropology at the University of Arizona, is the codirector of the Arizona Sicily Project and a […]

AIA Launches #BuildYourOwnMonument 2021 Competition!

March 30, 2021

As the pandemic grinds on, the Archaeological Institute of America is launching its second Build Your Own Monument (BYOM) competition. Last year’s inaugural BYOM contest, originally slated to kick off in the fall in conjunction with the 10th Anniversary of International Archaeology Day, was moved up to the spring to provide an outlet for creative energies […]

Member Spotlight: Jeffrey Lamia

March 29, 2021

Dr. Jeffrey Lamia has been a longtime friend of the AIA. He’s served in both national and local capacities as a former General Trustee and Treasurer on the AIA Governing Board and current President of the New York City Society. In 2008, he was recognized for his service and steadfast commitment to the mission of […]

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