Bob Sutton at the Paros Archaeological Museum in 2017 This month, we're excited to spotlight Robert F. Sutton of the Philadelphia Society. Robert, or Bob as he's more commonly referred to, is the President of the Philadelphia Society and a long-time friend of the AIA. He's the former Director of the Classical Studies Program at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and has served on multiple AIA committees and within different AIA Societies. We asked…
George Bass (1932 - 2021) Pioneer of Underwater Archaeology George F. Bass and Peter Throckmorton, Cape Gelidonya, Turkey, 1960 © Institute of Nautical Archaeology George Bass was a pioneer in the field of underwater archaeology and founder of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology. As the first archaeologist to excavate underwater using the same principles and standards as excavations on land, he helped revolutionize an entirely new field. George completed a M.A. in Near Eastern Archaeology at…
The 2021/2022 season of the National Lecture Program brought a welcome return to in-person lectures for the Salem Society. They hosted two public lectures and, this past April, they were able to share the excitement of discovery with the community by hosting a public archaeology day. Scott Pike, President of the Salem Society, shares the details with us below. “The Salem Society welcomed 2022 with a return to both in-person lectures and community partnerships. The…
This unique trip combines the very best of the ancient pharaonic sites with later Coptic (early Christian) and medieval Islamic sites. This is a luxurious, in-depth, small-group, all-inclusive, well-paced, 17-day trip.Learn with a distinguished and engaging Egyptian scholar plus one of Egypt’s most experienced tour manager/guides.Travel with a maximum of just 16 guests plus your two leaders. Enjoy the best accommodations, including 11 nights at luxurious, 5-star hotels in Giza, Cairo, Luxor, and Aswan; a…
The Graduate Student Paper Award winners from the 2022 Annual Meeting have been chosen. This year, there are two winners for First Prize - Amanda Chen and Cristina M. Hernández. They will be honored at the Awards Ceremony in conjunction with the 2023 Annual Meeting. Amanda Chen The Archaeological Institute of America is pleased to bestow Amanda Chen from the University of Maryland, College Park, with one of two first prizes for the 2022 Graduate…
We are so glad so many of you have been engaged and asking questions about the changes to the Lecture Program. Here is a list of some of the common questions we have received. In-Person Lectures How is the in-person lecture program different than in previous years? Other than the number of in-person lectures changing from two lectures to one and the elimination of the minimum membership requirement in order to receive lectures, the in-person…
April 20, 2022 @ 7:00 am
Heather Rockwell, Assistant Professor, Salve Regina University Geographic Information Systems (GIS) has become the industry standard for recording site locations and building statewide databases. It has also helped us to explore the relationships between sites in new ways. This talk will discuss what GIS is and what it can do and show a few examples of projects where the presenter utilized this technology to explore archaeology in New England and beyond. REGISTER: bit.ly/22signupNHAS
March 26, 2022 @ 9:00 am
New excavations in Turkey have rekindled interest in Hermogenes, the Hellenistic architect whom Vitruvius credits with a number of temple innovations (e.g. the eustylos and pseudodipteros temple types). The recent excavations of the temple of Dionysos at Teos (Prof. Musa Kadioğlu) have provided new evidence about Hermogenes' eustylos at this location. This conference brings together specialists from Turkey, Greece, and the U.S. in order to contextualize this renewed attention on Hermogenes in view of current…
Archaeology Abridged returns in fall 2023! In the meantime, catch up on programs from the 2022-2023 season. For information about Archaeology Abridged Premium, click here. 2022-2023 Lectures Krish Seetah Healing the Body: How Scientific Archaeology is Revealing the Medicinal Practices of Enslaved Peoples Watch the recording here on the AIA's YouTube channel to see Krish's talk. -- Alaka Wali Representing Native American Perspectives on Time: Examples from the Field Museum Watch the recording here on…
September 13, 2022
Travel with our engaging AIA lecturer and host, archaeologist Gerry Schaus. Discover and learn about many of the most impressive archaeological monuments found anywhere in the Mediterranean, such as Agrigento, Selinunte, Segesta, and Syracuse. Admire spectacular, sunlit landscapes of undulating vineyards and the Mediterranean Sea vistas. See two of the finest examples of Norman architecture: Monreale Cathedral and the Royal Palace of Palermo (Palazzo dei Normanni). View extensive archaeological collections at several excellent museums. Savor…
March 27, 2022 @ 1:00 pm
Experience an epic day of archaeological events with the family! Activities are scattered across two museums — the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology and the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East — so explore Native North American, Central American, Egyptian, Mesopotamian and Mediterranean archaeology. Throw a spear with a spear thrower. Talk to student archaeologists who excavate in locations around the world. Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA…
September 13, 2022
Travel with our engaging AIA lecturer and host, archaeologist Gerry Schaus. Discover and learn about many of the most impressive archaeological monuments found anywhere in the Mediterranean, such as Agrigento, Selinunte, Segesta, and Syracuse. Admire spectacular, sunlit landscapes of undulating vineyards and Mediterranean Sea vistas. See two of the finest examples of Norman architecture: Monreale Cathedral and the Royal Palace of Palermo (Palazzo dei Normanni). View extensive archaeological collections at several excellent museums. Savor fine…
The Foothill College Anthropology Department runs a California field school program that offers a suite of hands-on field science courses aimed at having fun learning about archaeology and developing excavation and lab ready employees in the Cultural Resource Management (CRM) industry. After 12 weeks our students are prepared for a job in CRM. We have placed hundreds of students over the years in field tech jobs, transfer positions, and graduate schools via our field programs. …
February 17, 2022 @ 5:30 pm
“The OPUMPA Project: Ancient Mineral Mining and Pigment Use in Stone Age Swaziland,” presented by Dr. Brandi L. MacDonald (Assistant Research Professor, The Archaeometry Laboratory at the University of Missouri Research Reactor). This lecture will be held in person in Swallow Hall 101 at the University of Missouri-Columbia, but we are also providing a zoom link to accommodate anyone who would prefer to attend remotely. The lecture will begin promptly at 5:30 pm, with an…
February 13, 2022 @ 3:00 pm
With the recent reboot of HBO's classic, Sex and the City, some may be asking themselves, "I couldn't help but wonder...(as Carrie often says in Sex and the City) what were attitudes about sex in the ancient Greek and Roman city?" Were there any Carries, Mirandas, Samanthas, or Charlottes of the ancient world? Join Dr. Dylan Rogers, a Classical Archaeologist from the University of Virginia to take a look at relationships, seduction, and flirtation, including…
February 17, 2022 @ 1:00 pm
Acquiring amethyst in Ancient Egypt was a tricky business. But the cut raw amethyst, the amethyst mines, and the people in the desert all needed to be guarded. As part of the mining procurement process, the Egyptians created massive stone settlements and networks of guard posts in the desert. The settlements have often been compared to contemporary Egyptian forts in the Nile Valley, and the ones in the desert were supposedly built to protect from…
What makes Montpelier a wonderful property for surveys and excavations is its relatively undisturbed condition. All of the sites we excavate have never been plowed–and most were abandoned in the 1840s, leaving the archaeological features in pristine condition. The 2024 excavation season will focus on the Archaeology of Memorialization, where we will work to define the boundaries of the Montpelier Burial Ground of the Enslaved and build our understanding of how the ancestors memorialized their…
