Kara Cooney is a professor of Egyptology at UCLA and Chair of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures. Specializing in social history, gender studies, and economies in the ancient world, she received her Ph.D. in Egyptology from Johns Hopkins University. In 2005, she was co-curator of Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Cooney produced a comparative archaeology television series, titled Out of Egypt, which aired in 2009…
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The AIA Committee on Archaeology in Higher Education has composed this directory of graduate programs in the United States and Canada for persons intending to apply for admission to a graduate-level program in Classical/Mediterranean archaeology and/or a related field, including Near Eastern and Egyptian archaeology, the study of Classical/ancient art, museum studies, and art conservation. Listings are by state and then university. We encourage members to submit corrections, additions, and comments to kalbert@archaeological.org. USA Arizona…
Support the AIA with a one-time gift or recurring donation! For over 140 years, the AIA has worked to support archaeological research, fieldwork, preservation, and education. Your gift to the Annual Fund will help the Institute advance this mission and create a bright future for archaeology! Thank you for investing in the future of archaeology. The Archaeological Institute of America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Tax ID: 13-5669180. Qualifying donations include your choice of one…
AIA Session The 2023 Annual Meeting is now complete. Our first fully hybrid meeting was held from January 5-8 in New Orleans, Louisiana. We are still processing the recordings from the sessions and hope to have them posted to the meeting platform by Friday, January 27th. Once posted the videos will be available to all registered attendees (in-person and virtual) for 30 days. An email will be sent to all registrants with information on how to…
Archaeology Abridged brought the greater archaeological community together when in-person meetings became impossible during the pandemic in 2020 and continued through 2023. Archaeology Abridged demonstrated the power of virtual lectures to connect AIA audiences around the globe and paved the way for the ongoing AIA Archaeology Hour series. 2022-2023 Lecture Season 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…
Wilhelmina Feemster Jashemski (July 10, 1910 - December 24, 2007) American Archaeologist and Pioneer of Garden Archaeology Wilhelmina Jashemski, AIA Gold Medal Recipient 1996Photo Credit: Jashemski Archives/University of Maryland Library. April is National Garden Month and we would like to honor Wilhelmina Jashemski, the noted pioneer of garden archaeology. Wilhelmina Jashemski is perhaps best known for her contributions to the archaeology of Pompeii, where she focused on the evidence of gardens and worked to help…
Date: Thursday, August 13th, 1-3pm EST on ZoomPanelists: Rebecca Futo Kennedy, Nadhira Hill, Katherine Blouin, Kara Cooney and Sarolta Takács Moderators: Elizabeth M. Greene and Vivian Laughlin Description This seminar will focus on practical strategies to decolonize syllabi by promoting diverse and new perspectives in courses on the archaeology and history of the ancient Mediterranean region. The goal of the seminar is to offer instructors resources and techniques to decenter the typical canon of material…
The Archaeological Institute of America would like to thank all of the organizations that joined as Supporting Organizations for National and International Archaeology Day in the past. These collaborations are key to the successes of Archaeology Day. 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2020 Collaborating Organizations Beaufort County LibraryBollinger County MuseumCanadian Institute for Mediterranean StudiesCharlotte County Libraries and HistoryCumming Nature CenterDC Historic Preservation OfficeFlorida Public Archaeology NetworkGalen UniversityHarvard Museums of Science…
Martha Sharp Joukowsky (1936 - 2022) American Archaeologist and Educator of Generations Artemis Joukowsky and Martha Sharp Joukowsky at the Petra Great Temple, 2006. Courtesy: Martha Sharp Joukowsky . During her lifetime of archaeological work, Martha Sharp Joukowsky worked on sites all over the world, perhaps most notably in Jordan, where she discovered and excavated the Great Temple at Petra. She was also a longtime faculty member at Brown University and a gift from Martha…
The Murals of San Bartolo: A Maya Masterpiece in Pieces with Heather Hurst: Saturday, March 5, 1:00 pm ET Ancient Mesoamerica is one of just a few places to have independently invented lime-plaster technology. This outstanding material led to a rich tradition of stucco sculptures and architectural wall paintings among the various Mesoamerican cultures. In this talk, Heather Hurst will focus on the ancient Maya murals of San Bartolo, Guatemala. The San Bartolo murals are…
May 21, 2022 @ 12:00 pm
Lecturer: Melinda Hartwig ,
Cohn Lecture
Central Missouri (Columbia) - Booth at Columbia Young Scientist Expo The Central Missouri (Columbia) Society was awarded a grant for their upcoming February outreach. The Columbia Young Scientists (CYS) Expo is an annual event at the University of Missouri that promotes STEM for people of all ages–the event is public and available to all ages and features university, local, and state scientists, organizations, and clubs. During the 2026 expo, the Society will have a booth…
38 Park Pl, Stirling FK7 9LT, UK
The King’s Park, Stirling, is the oldest and best preserved Royal Park in Scotland and surrounds Stirling Castle, the ancient capital of Scotland. In December 2017, path works within the castle identified a previously unrecorded late prehistoric defended fort, built on the highest point in the park and right next to a golf course! Stirling sits at the lowest crossing point of the River Forth and was the only way for armies to invade or…
AIA Public Lecture & Joint AIA and SCS Opening Night Reception (ONR) Dr. Miriam Stark, Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, will present the Public Lecture “Imagining Angkor: Politics, Myths, and Archaeology.” "Angkor’s first great king, Jayavarman II, established Cambodia’ Angkorian state on the banks of the Tonle Sap in 802 CE and built his first capital, Mahendraparvata, on the slope of the nearby Kulen mountains. What followed were…
Stirling, UK
The King’s Park, Stirling, is the oldest and best preserved Royal Park in Scotland and surrounds Stirling Castle, the ancient capital of Scotland. In December 2017, path works within the castle identified a previously unrecorded late prehistoric defended fort, built on the highest point in the park and right next to a golf course! Stirling sits at the lowest crossing point of the River Forth and was the only way for armies to invade or…
Stirling, GB
The King’ Park Fort is the latest season in an ongoing programme of research into Forth Valley’s Late Prehistoric settlement pattern and how the native people’s interacted with the Roman conquest. Help uncover a previously unknown 1st century AD fort which traded with the Romans: and appears to have been burnt down, finds from the site included Roman moratoria, residual Mesolithic material, and intrusive medieval finds from Stirling’s Royal Park. The training is relaxed and…
Stirling, UK
The King’s Park, Stirling, is the oldest and best preserved Royal Park in Scotland and surrounds Stirling Castle, the ancient capital of Scotland. In December 2017, path works within the castle identified a previously unrecorded late prehistoric defended fort, built on the highest point in the park and right next to a golf course! Stirling sits at the lowest crossing point of the River Forth and was the only way for armies to invade or…
Stirling, UK
The King’s Park, Stirling, is the oldest and best preserved Royal Park in Scotland and surrounds Stirling Castle, the ancient capital of Scotland. In December 2017, path works within the castle identified a previously unrecorded late prehistoric defended fort, built on the highest point in the park and right next to a golf course! Stirling sits at the lowest crossing point of the River Forth and was the only way for armies to invade or…
May 4 @ 6:00 pm
AIA-Nashville Society Book Club Join us for a free Parthenon Book Club meeting on Monday, May 4, at 6 PM. This event is free and open to the public, with RSVP required. All are welcome. RSVP required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/parthenon-book-club-dinner-with-king-tut-tickets-1975611659656?aff=oddtdtcreator *Due to HVAC renovation at the Parthenon, this event will take place at the Parks Permit Office at 2565 Park Plaza, Nashville, TN 37203. THIS QUARTER’S BOOK SELECTION: We will be discussing Dinner with King Tut by…
