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Summer News from Narce

August 4, 2015

Project Director Dr. Jacopo Tabolli shares updates from Narce, Italy, one of the AIA’s Site Preservation Grant projects.

Zominthos Field Notes 2015: Week 4

August 3, 2015

Room 25 One more layer was removed from Room 25. The soil was burnt. Fragmented slabs continue to come to light, especially at the northern part of the Room. (fig.1). Coarse and fine ware pottery sherds of small and medium size, a small fragment of rock crystal and a few pieces of carbon were collected. […]

Zominthos Field Notes 2015: Week 3

July 31, 2015

Rooms 25 & 29/24 At Room 25 three more layers were removed In the lowest layer the color of the soil turned from dark brown to burnt. At Room 29/24 two more layers were removed. A dense layer of small unprocessed stones was cleared from the eastern part of Room 25 (fig.1). On the whole […]

A Birthday Celebration in Honor of Former Governing Board Trustee Gertrude Howland

July 30, 2015

Former Trustee Gertrude Howland celebrated her 105th birthday on July 25 in Richmond, Virginia.

Achill Island 2015: Week 7 – Cromlech Tumulus

July 21, 2015

Our last week at the Cromlech Tumulus was spent planning and recording Quadrant 3 for a final time.

A Statement on the Conflict in Yemen and the Destruction of Its Cultural Heritage

July 21, 2015

AIA and ASOR call for action to protect cultural heritage in Yemen in the face of ongoing destruction and civil disruption.

Zominthos Field Notes 2015: Weeks 1 & 2

July 19, 2015

Rooms 25 & 29,24 Room 29,24 is an oblong space leading to Room 25 towards the west (fig.1). The two Rooms are located in the eastern part of the Central Building. On the outer edge of the two Rooms some trapezoid stones arranged inline came to light, which probably belong to the eastern wall of […]

Achill Island 2015: Week 6 – Cromlech Tumulus

July 17, 2015

Before entering the final week at the Cromlech Tumulus for 2015, we needed to get as much of the building interior excavated as possible.

AIA Announces Research Endowment Fund from Philanthropist Richard C. MacDonald

July 16, 2015

The AIA’s newest endowment will provide vital support for archaeological research in Ancient Troy and Western Turkey.

Blackfriary 2015: Update 1

July 16, 2015

The 2015 season of the Blackfriary Community Heritage and Archaeology Project has begun!

Blackfriary 2015: Update 2

July 16, 2015

Happy with our progress to date, we’re now working on interesting issues of the phasing of the church.

Blackfriary 2015: Update 3

July 16, 2015

Along with clean-up tasks onsite, we are excavating the friary gardens and part of the nave of the church.

Museum Internship Update: Sarah Kate McKinney

July 15, 2015

Sarah Kate McKinney, a 2015 Elizabeth Bartman Museum Internship Fund recipient, shares an update about her activities at the Smithsonian Institute.

Achill Island 2015: Week 5 – Cromlech Tumulus

July 15, 2015

This week, we extended the trench over the Danish Ditch and starting to work on the myriad small features that have been revealed in Quadrant 3.

International Archaeology Day at Pueblo Grande Museum

July 8, 2015

Pueblo Grande Museum is celebrating IAD with free museum admission and special activities.

Achill Island 2015: Week 4 – Cromlech Tumulus

July 6, 2015

This week, students learned to draw archaeological finds and carefully removed soil layers overlying the interior of the site.

A Baltic Cruise

July 2, 2015

AIA President Andrew Moore recently led an AIA Tour through the Baltic, a cruise that interspersed tours of world-renowned museums with trips to towns like Roskilde and Sigtuna for a unique look at the architecture of the Middle Ages.

Dispatches from the AIA – July/August 2015

July 1, 2015

AIA Announces Winners of 2015 Cotsen Excavation Grants; Fifth International Archaeology Day is October 17, 2015; AIA to Launch Young Archaeologists Program in the Fall; Over 250 Photos Submitted to Annual Photo Contest

An ASOR and AIA Statement Regarding H.R. 1493

July 1, 2015

AIA and ASOR have prepared a joint statement on H.R. 1493, a bill designed to protect and preserve international cultural property in the face of armed conflict, political instability, and natural disasters.

AIA Tours: In the Wake of the Vikings cruise, Glasgow to Copenhagen May/June 2015

July 1, 2015

Although the focus of the tour was the route taken by the Vikings around Scotland and into Scandinavia, we took a detour from the Viking Age into the Neolithic thanks to Nick Card, director of the Ness of Brodgar project, who joined the voyage from Glasgow to Orkney. The Ness of Brodgar, which has received […]

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Summer News from Narce

Zominthos Field Notes 2015: Week 4

Zominthos Field Notes 2015: Week 3

A Birthday Celebration in Honor of Former Governing Board Trustee Gertrude Howland

Achill Island 2015: Week 7 – Cromlech Tumulus

A Statement on the Conflict in Yemen and the Destruction of Its Cultural Heritage

Zominthos Field Notes 2015: Weeks 1 & 2

Achill Island 2015: Week 6 – Cromlech Tumulus

AIA Announces Research Endowment Fund from Philanthropist Richard C. MacDonald

Blackfriary 2015: Update 1

Blackfriary 2015: Update 2

Blackfriary 2015: Update 3

Museum Internship Update: Sarah Kate McKinney

Achill Island 2015: Week 5 – Cromlech Tumulus

International Archaeology Day at Pueblo Grande Museum

Achill Island 2015: Week 4 – Cromlech Tumulus

A Baltic Cruise

Dispatches from the AIA – July/August 2015

An ASOR and AIA Statement Regarding H.R. 1493

AIA Tours: In the Wake of the Vikings cruise, Glasgow to Copenhagen May/June 2015

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