Founded in 1879, the AIA was chartered by the United States Congress in 1906, in recognition of its role in the development and passage of the Antiquities Act, which Theodore Roosevelt signed into law that year. Today, the AIA remains committed to preserving the world’s archaeological resources and cultural heritage for the benefit of people in the present and in the future.
The Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) met from May 20-23. The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA), represented by its Vice President for Cultural Heritage Ömür Harmanşah, expressed strong support for […]
Your experience matters! Join our letter writing campaign to save a place you love. February’s meeting to discuss recent requests from Chile, Italy, and Morocco to renew their bilateral agreements […]
Your experience matters! Join our letter writing campaign to save a place you love. Chile, Italy, and Morocco have recently requested that the U.S. renew the bilateral agreement that protects […]
Your experience matters! Join our letter writing campaign to save a place you love. El Salvador has recently requested that the U.S. renew the bilateral agreement that protects their cultural […]
Your experience matters! Join our letter writing campaign to save a place you love. Ecuador and Jordan have recently requested that the U.S. renew the bilateral agreement that protects their […]
Your experience matters! Join our letter writing campaign to save a place you love. Algeria has recently requested that the U.S. renew the bilateral agreement that protects their cultural resources […]
Your experience matters! Join our letter writing campaign to save a place you love. Honduras has recently requested that the U.S. renew the bilateral agreement that protects their cultural resources […]
Your experience matters! Join our letter writing campaign to save a place you love. Bulgaria and China have recently requested that the U.S. renew the bilateral agreement that protects their […]
Your experience matters! Join our letter writing campaign to save a place you love. If you appreciate the cultural heritage of Cambodia, North Macedonia, and/or Uzbekistan, there are a few […]
Last week, President Biden announced his intent to appoint three AIA members to serve on the United States Cultural Property Advisory Committee, better known as CPAC. Alexandra Jones, a current […]
The AIA is North America's largest and oldest nonprofit organization dedicated to archaeology. The Institute advances awareness, education, fieldwork, preservation, publication, and research of archaeological sites and cultural heritage throughout the world. Your contribution makes a difference.