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Ferrycarrig 2019: Cutting 4

September 6, 2019

Cutting 4 started this summer as a test trench to the depth of the 12th century occupation layer.

In Memoriam: Larissa Bonfante

September 6, 2019

The AIA is deeply saddened by the passing of Larissa Bonfante and we extend our condolences to her family, her many colleagues, students, and friends in the world of archaeology. Larissa Bonfante (1931-2019) Larissa Bonfante, emerita professor in Classics at New York University, passed away in New York on August 23, 2019. She was a […]

Ferrycarrig 2019: Cutting 1

September 5, 2019

In Cutting 1, we found a large pocket of charcoal that could be a posthole, but only time will tell!

Ferrycarrig 2019: Cutting 3

September 4, 2019

Work in Cutting 3 during the two-week field excavation program from Maynooth University

AIA-SCS Joint Harassment Policy for Annual Meeting

September 4, 2019

AIA and SCS are pleased to announce the first-ever joint harassment policy for the AIA-SCS Annual Meeting. A joint AIA and SCS working group, including staff and officers of both organizations, developed the policy in response to events at the 2019 annual meeting and at other academic conferences, including the meeting of the Society for […]

Public Outreach: Jen Thum Skypes with Classrooms

September 3, 2019

This year the AIA is putting out a call for its professional members to participate in the Skype a Scientist program. Over the summer we interviewed AIA Outreach and Education committee member Jen Thum about her past participation in the program to give our members a better idea of what to expect. Find out more […]

IAD 2018: Art in the Serra (da Capivara), Brazil

September 3, 2019

On October 30th 2018, students from the municipal school of Coronel José Dias (Piauí, Brazil) and the larger community participated in the event “Art in the Serra” as part of International Archaeology Day, the global celebration organized by the Archaeological Institute of America. For this occasion, the following activities were held at the Atelier and Library […]

In Memoriam: Robert Connolly

August 28, 2019

The AIA is sad to report the passing of archaeologist, museum director, IAD supporter, and friend Robert Connolly on Tuesday, August 20, 2019, after a courageous battle with cancer. The AIA launched Archaeology Day in 2011 as National Archaeology Day in 2011, mostly relying on the support of its local societies. In 2012, when AIA […]

Ferrycarrig 2019: Summer Cultural Trips

August 28, 2019

As part of each IAFS course’s academic content, we spend several days at the beginning of most programmes on cultural trips.

Ferrycarrig 2019: Experimental Archaeology – Making Ceramics and Textiles

August 27, 2019

The experimental archaeology students learned about medieval textiles and how to make medieval ceramics.

Ferrycarrig 2019: Experimental Archaeology – Furnace Building and Iron Smelting

August 23, 2019

This program in partnership with University College Dublin and Institute for Field Research allowed us to learn about experimental archaeology and relate what we learned to the Carrick excavation.

Ferrycarrig 2019: Carrig 850

August 19, 2019

This year is the 850th Anniversary of the Anglo-Norman arrival in Ireland as well as the construction of the Carrick site itself!

IAD 2018 in Samara, Russia

August 15, 2019

Dear colleagues, Greetings from Samara State Institute of Culture!International Archaeology Day came last year to Samara, Russia! As a 2018 IAD collaborator with the AIA, our Institute and its partners sponsored several projects around the theme “Archaeology as a Scene of Culture: Voices of Things / An Art-Archaeological Performance” during October 20-24, 2018. These included […]

Zominthos 2019: Week 6

August 15, 2019

During the final week of this year’s excavations, we completely removed the Late Minoan I layer full of pottery in Room 65.

Ferrycarrig 2019: Forensic Anthropology

August 14, 2019

The IAFS’s forensic anthropology programme with Maynooth University

Ferrycarrig 2019: Summer Update on Finds at the Carrig Dig

August 12, 2019

A video update for Summer 2019 from Dr. Shine on the progress being made with the excavation and finds

Zominthos 2019: Week 5

August 12, 2019

Many intact vessels came to light in Room 65, as excavation also continued in Area 61 and Room 64.

Ferrycarrig 2019: Digging the Lost Town of Carrig Part 2

August 9, 2019

In this video, IAFS Director Denis Shine gives an update on the progress of the site so far in the summer of 2019.

Zominthos 2019: Week 4

August 6, 2019

Noteworthy finds this week were parts of a loom weight, pottery with a spiral motif decoration, and some intact conical cups.

IAD 2018: A Success in Pakistan

August 2, 2019

Save Cultural Heritage Group organized an event for “International Archaeology Day Celebrations,” supported by the AIA, in partnership with the Department of Sociology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, DirectAMS, Faxian Travel, and media partner ASEF Culture360.

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