On April 27, 2013 the Stafford County Virginia Civil War Park celebrated its official grand opening, 150 years to the day that Union soldiers marched out of Stafford County for Chancellorsville. The park, home to several Civil War-era army encampments, will ensure the protection of these rare archaeological features from an important period of American history. The opening celebrations drew over 1300 visitors to the park, from local residents and reenactors to elected officials and…
Download 2013 Site Preservation Program Annual Report (PDF) The AIA Site Preservation Program's 2013 Annual Report was published this week and is now available online. Contents include: Program Overview Letter from Conservation & Site Preservation Committee Chairmen Paul Rissman and Stephen Koob Grant Program Best Practices in Site Preservation Award 2013 Annual Meeting Workshop Advocacy Resources Thank You to our Donors Learn more about the Site Preservation Program. Donate to Site Preservation.
AIA Trustees Ronald Greenberg, Elizabeth Macaulay, and Paul Rissman joined AIA CEO Peter Herdrich and colleagues from the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University in hosting a delegation of archaeologists from Libya for discussions in New York. Lead by Dr. Mftah Ahmed of the Libyan government’s Department of Antiquities, the group discussed the current situation for archaeologists in Libya as well as possible areas of collaboration among those attending.…
At the Council Meeting at the AIA’s Annual Meeting in Seattle on Saturday, January 5 2013, the following people were elected to serve the AIA in the following capacities: AIA Governing Board: Vice President for Research and Academic Affairs: Carla Antonaccio Vice President for Professional Responsibilities: Laetitia La Follette Treasurer: David Ackert General Trustees: Deborah Lehr, Robert Rothberg Academic Trustee: Derek Counts Society Trustee: Becky Lao 2013 Nominating Committee: Cathleen Asch (term two) Robert Murowchick…
The 2013 Annual Meeting is just two shorts weeks away! The discounted group rate at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel has already sold out. However, we are thrilled to announce that our other Official AM hotel, the Grand Hyatt, has extended the booking window to December 24 to allow attendees the opportunity to stay at one of the conference hotels at the discounted group rate of $139/night. Please note there are only a few hundred rooms left at…
Download the 2012 Site Preservation Program Annual Report (PDF) The AIA Site Preservation Program's 2012 Annual Report was published this week and is now available online. Contents include: Program Overview Letter from Conservation & Site Preservation Committee co-Chair, Paul Rissman Grant Program Best Practices in Site Preservation Award 2012 Annual Meeting Workshop Advocacy Outreach and Education Resources Thank You to our Donors Click here to download the 2012 Annual Report and learn more about…
Central Missouri: The Ancient World on Film, including film screening and guest lecturer In conjunction with our upcoming exhibition, "The Mediterranean Melting Pot: Commerce and Cultural Exchange in Antiquity" (Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri, 9/20-12/24) we will screen four films on the ancient world over the course of the fall semester. Additionally, either in September or October, we will host a guest lecturer (tentatively Jon Solomon, University of Illinois) to speak on the…
Central Arizona: Apples + Archaeology Since its inception two years ago, nearly two thousand schoolchildren have participated in Apples + Archaeology – a K-12 education outreach program in the metropolitan Phoenix area that was developed by the Central Arizona Society of the AIA. Created in response to the massive budgetary cuts for primary and secondary schools in Arizona, Apples + Archaeology (A+A) places Arizona State University professors, who specialize in archaeology and its related disciplines,…
The AIA Site Preservation Program sponsored a workshop entitled “Site Preservation: The Future of Saving the Past,” at the 113th AIA-APA Joint Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, January 5-8, 2012. At the workshop, organizers, panelists, and attendees participated in a conversation about the best practices in site preservation that was moderated by Site Preservation Committee members Paul Rissman and Thomas Roby. The panel was comprised of four AIA Site Preservation grant winners representing projects in Israel,…
Governing Board The following individuals were elected to the Governing Board: Vice President for Outreach and Education Jen Thum, Term 1 (2024-2026) Treasurer James Jansson, Term 1 (2024-2027) General Trustees David Ackert, Term 1 (2024-2027) Jane Botsford Johnson, Term 2 (2024-2027) Jay Conger, Term 2 (2024-2027) Julie Herzig Desnick, Term 1 (2024-2027) Michele Kidwell Gilbert, Term 1 (2024-2027) Jo Anne Van Tilburg, Term 1 (2024-2027) Academic Trustees Alexandra Jones, Term 2 (2024-2027) Joanne Murphy, Term…
Download as PDF Saving Irish Sites! In April 2011, the AIA added two more archaeological sites, both located in Ireland, to the growing list of projects being supported by the Institute’s Site Preservation Program. Money to help save the Irish sites was raised through a special pledge drive held at the AIA Annual Spring Gala. The two sites, the Blackfriary at Trim in County Meath and the Dominican Priory at Tulsk in County Roscommon, are…
On June 27, 2011 after a brief introduction, the Chair, Katharine Reid, opened the Open Session of the Closed Meeting of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee about the extension of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) (1989, 2006) with Bolivia about restrictions on the import of historical, ethnographic, and archaeological cultural objects into the United States. A list of speakers was provided and the speakers were given an hour for all the presentations. The first speaker…
Summary of the project The goal of the project was to build a replica of a Chalcolithic roundhouse within the roofed and fenced visitor area of the site of Kissonerga-Mosphilia near Paphos in tandem with a computer reconstruction of the building’s interior, complete with all objects in situ. The impetus behind the project was to increase understanding and appreciation of Cypriot prehistory, and to raise awareness of cultural heritage issues through employing tourism and educational…
Download the 2011 Site Preservation Program Annual Report (pdf) The AIA Site Preservation Program's 2011 Annual Report was published this week and is now available online. Contents include: Program Overview Letter from Site Preservation Committee Chair, Paul Rissman Grant Program Best Practices in Site Preservation Award Thought Leadership Advocacy Resources Outreach and Education Thank You to our Donors Download the 2011 Site Preservation Program Annual Report (PDF) to learn more about the AIA Site Preservation…
Download as PDF Saving the Past The AIA's Site Preservation Program was created to safeguard ancient sites, educate people about the importance and need for preserving archaeological heritage, and involve local communities in the protection and management of sites in their area. The program's first grants were awarded to the site of Assos in Turkey and the Easter Island Statue Project (featured in the Archaeology, Nov/Dec 2009, edition of "Dispatches"). In November 2009, new…
My first field school with the Amarna Project in Egypt was truly a life-changing experience. Not only was it a first step into my intended career, but it was a character-building environment that changed perspectives about myself and my world. Stepping into the unknown with a dozen strangers takes a great deal of mental fortitude alone, especially when that unknown turns out to include temperatures of 120˚ F and a striking new culture. However, the…
My first field school with the Amarna Project in Egypt was truly a life-changing experience. Not only was it a first step into my intended career, but it was a character-building environment that changed perspectives about myself and my world. Stepping into the unknown with a dozen strangers takes a great deal of mental fortitude alone, especially when that unknown turns out to include temperatures of 120˚ F and a striking new culture. However, the…
Since reporting to the AIA in June 2010, we have made an impressive amount of progress towards the goal of building a replica of a Chalcolithic roundhouse within the roofed and fenced visitor area of the site of Kissonerga-Mosphilia near Paphos. The site was excavated by Professor Edgar Peltenburg of the University of Edinburgh from 1979–92 and is one of the largest and most important Chalcolithic settlements on the island, with preserved structures dating from…
The area around the village of Kissonerga near Paphos, Cyprus, is rich in prehistoric remains but these small-scale and dispersed sites are often difficult for the general visitor to appreciate. In order to increase understanding of their archaeology and raise awareness of their cultural heritage issues, there is a major project in progress under the directorship of Lindy Crewe of the University of Manchester to integrate the archaeology of Kissonerga into an accessible narrative and…
The audience at Tuesday evening’s Archaeological Institute of America presentation at Boston University confronted some stunning evidence of what the chairman of the AIA Site Preservation Committee, Paul Rissman, calls “desecration.” Photographs of sites in Cambodia showed statues and reliefs smashed to pieces, stone heads and bodies hacked off by looters. These dramatic images were part of an informative presentation by Erin Linn of Heritage Watch, an NGO operating in Cambodia to prevent the loss…
