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From Sealings to Satellites: A Multidisciplinary Quest for Tarhuntassa

October 23, 2025

One of our 2024 Richard C. MacDonald Iliad Grant winners, Alvise Matessi, provides us with an update: In 2024, the AIA awarded a Richard C. MacDonald Iliad Endowment for Archaeological Research grant to the Locating Tarhuntassa (LoTar) project, directed by Alvise Matessi (University of Verona), Michele Rüzgar Massa (Bilkent University), and Mustafa Gubaz Kibaroğlu. The […]

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The Cyclades in the Mycenaean Period: A View from Ayia Irini, Kea

October 23, 2025

One of our 2024 Harriet and Leon Pomerance Fellowship winners, Anna Belza, provides us with an update: Anna Belza, PhD candidate in the Department of Classics at the University of Cincinnati and 2024 recipient of the AIA Harriet and Leon Pomerance Fellowship, has undertaken the primary study as outlined in her project proposal, “The Cyclades […]

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Across Time and Terrain: Exploring Eurasia’s Burial Mounds

October 23, 2025

One of our 2024-2025 DAI Exchange Fellowship winners, Regina Uhl, provides us with an update: Supported by a fellowship from the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA), I was able to conduct a substantial portion of my habilitation project, “Between Fear and Creativity: Social Complexity through a Prehistoric Lens,” during my residency at the Joukowsky Institute […]

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Forging the Past: Uncovering Ancient Bronze Production in Northern Greece

October 23, 2025

One of our 2024-2025 Anna C. & Oliver C. Colburn Fellowship winners, Justine Lefebvre, provides us with an update: I received the Anna C. & Oliver C. Colburn Fellowship in 2024 to spend the 2024-2025 academic year at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. My time there was dedicated to my doctoral project, […]

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From Pompeii to Paris: Reuniting the Villa della Pisanella’s Lost Artifacts

October 23, 2025

One of our 2024-2025 Olivia James Traveling Fellowship winners, Susanna Faas-Bush, provides us with an update: During her year as the 2024-2025 Olivia James Traveling Fellow, Susanna Faas-Bush tracked down artifacts from the ancient Roman Villa della Pisanella in Italy, Germany, France, Belgium, the U.K., and the U.S. Her extended stay in Pompeii thanks to […]

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Discovering Hera’s Temple, One Stone at a Time

October 23, 2025

One of our 2024-2025 Anna C. & Oliver C. Colburn Fellowship winners, Rebecca Salem, provides us with an update: The Anna C. & Oliver C. Colburn Fellowship provided invaluable support for my research by enabling me to travel to Greece to work on a chapter of my dissertation project on the Temple of Hera at […]

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Upcoming AIA Fellowship and Grant Deadlines

October 21, 2025

Several important AIA fellowship, grant, and award deadlines are approaching! November 1: AIA Fellowship and GrantsNeed funding for research, travel, or to start a new project? Consider applying for an AIA fellowship or research grant! Details on the fellowships/grants, eligibility requirements, and information on how to apply can be found on our website.  November 15: Gold […]

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2025 IAD Grant Recipients Announced

October 20, 2025

We’re pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s International Archaeology Day Grants! These grants help AIA Local Societies host events associated with International Archaeology Day 2025, celebrated on Saturday, October 18 this year, along with events throughout the month of October. The 2025 IAD Grants were awarded to the following Societies for their IAD celebrations:

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2026 Golden Trowel Winner Announced

October 9, 2025

Congratulations to the Western IL Society for winning the 2026 Golden Trowel Award! Between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025, the Western IL Society achieved a growth of 40%. We appreciate all our Society Officers who work hard to retain current members and attract new members to the Institute.

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Calling All Builders! The AIA’s Build a Monument: Brick Edition Contest Is Now Open

October 3, 2025

The AIA’s Build Your Own Monument Contest: Brick Edition is officially underway! Until Friday, October 17, the AIA invites you to get out your preferred building bricks to recreate your favorite monument or archaeological site. Submissions are welcome for our four age categories and the winners from each will receive a one year gift membership […]

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The Votes Are In! ArchaeoDoodles 2025 Winners Revealed

September 20, 2025

The results are in for the 2025 ArchaeoDoodles contest! A big thank you to everyone who doodled, submitted, and voted. Your contributions help make archaeology fun and accessible for all! Click here to see all submissions in the adult category and the youth category! 🏆 1st Place Winners Youth Finalists Adult Finalists

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Call for Nominations: Martha and Artemis Joukowsky Distinguished Service Award

September 8, 2025

The Committee is seeking nominations by Monday, September 15 for the Martha and Artemis Joukowsky Distinguished Service Award. A description of the award is as follows: “The … Award is to be granted to those AIA members who, through their sustained and exceptional volunteer efforts, have furthered the work of the Institute and increased public awareness […]

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ArchaeoDoodles Returns for IAD 2025

August 29, 2025

Do you love art and archaeology? Show off your skills in our ArchaeoDoodles Art Contest starting August 25, 2025! We’re counting down to International Archaeology Day, and need your creative touch to bring our glossary of archaeological terms to life. Two winners (one youth and one adult) will have their designs featured on a special […]

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Studying Early Farming Communities in Portugal Through Ancient Tooth Analysis

August 28, 2025

One of our 2024 Archaeology of Portugal Fellowship winners, John Willman, provides us with an update: During the course of the project, an extensive collection of deciduous and permanent first and second molars from Middle Neolithic and Late Neolithic/Chalcolithic sites from Portugal were examined and microCT scanned. Sites studied include: Abrigo da Buraca da Moira, […]

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Preserving Cameroon, Colombia, Türkiye, and Afghanistan

August 25, 2025

Your experience matters! Join our letter writing campaign to save a place you love. If you appreciate the cultural heritage of Cameroon, Colombia, Türkiye, and/or Afghanistan, YOU can help preserve the past this month. Colombia and Türkiye have recently requested that the U.S. renew the bilateral agreement that protects their cultural resources from being illegally […]

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Public Engagement Award

August 21, 2025

The cover of the coloring book the AIA Princeton Society assisted in creating for International Archaeology Day 2024. Photo courtesy of America Lopez-Luis. The AIA’s new Public Engagement Award is a great way to acknowledge your Society’s outreach programs, as well as a great way to share your ideas with other Societies. For this award, […]

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Archanes 2025

August 20, 2025

Excavation of the Minoan palace at Archanes, Crete, produced some interesting information this season.

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Now Available: AIA Cultural Heritage Advocacy Toolkit

July 16, 2025

Founded in 1879, the AIA was chartered by the United States Congress in 1906, in recognition of its pivotal role in the creation and passage of the Antiquities Act, signed into law by President Theodore Roosevelt. The AIA continues this legacy today, working to preserve the world’s archaeological resources and cultural heritage for the benefit […]

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2025 AIA Grant Spotlight: Kathleen and David Boochever Endowment for Fieldwork and Scientific Analyses

July 15, 2025

To celebrate our 2025 Grant recipients, we contacted our winners to learn about their projects and and share their unique experiences in the world of archaeology. We’re thrilled to announce Sheira Cohen, the winner of the prestigious Kathleen and David Boochever Endowment for Fieldwork and Scientific Analyses Grant for 2025! Kathleen and David Boochever Endowment […]

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Rome: Hands-on Greek Vases

July 8, 2025

On April 4th, the Rome (Italy) Society of the AIA hosted a Society Outreach Event in collaboration with the American Academy of Rome called “Hands-on Greek Vases.” Valentina Follo, curator of the Van Buren archaeological collection of the American Academy in Rome, provided a selection of original Greek vases from the collection. Ceramist Roberto Paolini […]

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