Site Preservation News

Eleven AIA Members Testify at Cultural Property Advisory Committee Meeting on October 12, 2010

October 26, 2010

A full account of the public portion of the October 12, 2010, Cultural Property Advisory Committee Meeting regarding Greece’s request for a bilateral agreement to restrict the importation of archaeological materials to the U.S.

Preserving Archaeology in Greece: Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) to Consider Establishing A Bilateral Agreement to Protect Greek Archaeological Heritage

October 26, 2010

Thanks to your response, the AIA sent in hundreds of letters to the U.S. Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) on your behalf. CPAC met October 12, 2010 to consider the Memorandum of Understanding with Greece.

Eleven AIA Members testify at Cultural Property Advisory Committee Meeting on October 12, 2010

October 26, 2010

On October 12, 2010, the Cultural Property Advisory Committee of the State Department held a public hearing on Greece’s recent request for a bilateral agreement intended to curb the import […]

The 1954 Hague Convention and Preserving Cultural Heritage

October 19, 2010

Corine Wegener, founder and President of the U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield, discusses the role and implementation of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict after the U.S. ratification of the Convention in 2009.

Preparing for Visitors at Banteay Chhmar, Cambodia

October 18, 2010

An update on English classes, guide training program development, and a second heritage protection workshop from Heritage Watch, a winner of the AIA’s Site Preservation Grant.

AIA Members Standing Up for Greek Archaeology

September 24, 2010

Midnight Thursday marked the end of the period during which the public could post opinions on the regulations.gov website about the proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States […]

Reconstructing a Roundhouse in Kissonerga, Cyprus

September 23, 2010

An update from Lindy Crewe about the AIA Site Preservation Grant awarded to Kissonerga, Cyprus.

Help Preserve Archaeology in Greece

September 15, 2010

Greece, a country in which many AIA members have worked or studied, has asked the United States to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that would require documentation for […]

Gault Holds Teacher’s Workshop

August 30, 2010

An update from AIA Site Preservation Grant Winner, the Gault School of Archaeological Research (Texas), about a recent Teacher’s Workshop held at the Gault Site.

Understanding the U.S. Border: Archaeologists, Law Enforcement, and the Preservation of Cultural Heritage

August 19, 2010

An overview of how law enforcement works to protect cultural heritage.

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