October 17 @ 9:00 am
In partnership with the Gulf Archaeology Research Institute, the USF Archaeology Club and the Tampa Bay Society of the AIA are organizing a field trip up to Fort King National Historic Landmark in Ocala, FL. Fort King is a reconstructed 19th-century border settlement that preserves the history of the Second Seminole War - a conflict between the United States and the Seminole people who are now organized into three federally recognized tribes: the Seminole Nation…
November 12, 2025 @ 6:00 pm
Speaker: Florence Dunn Friedman, Visiting Scholar, Department of Egyptology and Assyriology, Brown University King Menkaure’s Fourth Dynasty pyramid temples at Giza were once filled with statues. The surviving statues represent some of the finest in ancient Egyptian sculpture. Crafted for eternity, these statues served as “bodies” through which the king could function in this life and the next. The iconography, inscriptions, figural groupings, stances, gestures, and even the damage of these statues have stories to…
December 14 @ 5:30 pm
Lecture by James Osborne, University of Chicago Absttract: Since the 2019 discovery of a royal inscription authored by "Great King Hartapu," Iron Age Anatolian scholarship has been energised by the appearance of a hitherto unknown kingdom in the Konya Plain. While the historical context of Hartapu’s inscriptions have undergone dramatic reassessment in light of this new text, little attention has been paid to the conditions that would have contributed to the rise of this kingdom…
February 17 @ 5:30 pm
Lecture by William Parkinson; William (Bill) Parkinson is an archaeologist who specializes in European and Eastern Mediterranean Prehistory. His anthropological and archaeological research explores the social dynamics of early village societies and the emergence of early states. He has over 30 years of experience conducting archaeological fieldwork and developing museum exhibitions for the Field Museum. The modern world is plagued with unprecedented levels of social, economic, and political inequalities. But these inequities did not happen…
September 19, 2024 @ 6:30 pm
Dr. Turi King will share the Grey Friars project, aimed at finding and validating the remains of Richard III.
The Council for British Archaeology (CBA) and the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) are working together to promote archaeology, public participation and understanding. AIA Executive Director Rebecca King and CBA Executive Director Neil Redfern tell us more about the history of their organizations and how this collaborative approach has developed. Visit the Council for British Archaeology's "A Day in Archaeology" Festival website to read more. AIA Staff Contribute Blogs to A Day In Archaeology As part…
Join us for these short, thirty-minute talks featuring different archaeologists discussing a variety of archaeological topics. The talks are free, but registration is required. Most lectures will be recorded and available via the links below. For information about Archaeology Abridged Premium, click here. Upcoming Lectures Heather McKillop Discovery! Ancient Maya Wooden Buildings underwater in Belize Thursday, April 7, 1:00 pm ET on Zoom (Register here) Classic Maya salt workers constructed salt kitchens and residences along…
November 9 @ 5:00 pm
Dr. Nicholas Brown, University of Iowa
September 14 @ 4:30 pm
Lecturer: Mark Munn ,
The Elizabeth S. Ettinghausen Lecture
February 2 @ 5:00 pm
Lecturer: William Parkinson ,
Charles Eliot Norton Memorial Lectureship
One of the peak experiences on the AIA’s Jungle Kingdoms of the Ancient Maya tour last month was returning to Copán, where I worked with archaeologists William Fash, Jr. and Barbara Fash during the summer of 1985, and lived with my family during the 1986 field season. The focus at that time was on the Copan Mosaics Project and early excavations of Temple 26 and the Hieroglyphic Stairway. Memories flooded back of Barb and students…
April 2, 2025 @ 6:00 pm
Lecturer: Bridget Buxton ,
Anna Marguerite McCann and Robert D. Taggart Lectureship in Underwater Archaeology
March 25, 2025 @ 6:00 pm
Lecturer: Mark Aldenderfer ,
2025 James R. Wiseman Book Award Jessica Lamont: In Blood and Ashes: Curse Tablets and Binding Spells in Ancient Greece Investigating the development and dissemination of ritualized cursing across the Mediterranean, this book provides a history of curse practice— alongside that of binding spells, incantations, and other ritual phenomena— in Greek antiquity from c. 750 to 250 BCE. These rites greatly expand our understanding of daily life in ancient communities, and provide rare insights into…
Stirling, Scotland
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…
September 27, 2024 @ 6:00 pm
Lecturer: Turi King ,
Charles Eliot Norton Memorial Lectureship
September 26, 2024 @ 5:30 pm
Lecturer: Turi King ,
Charles Eliot Norton Memorial Lectureship Light refreshments will be served starting at 5:30 PM, Lecture to begin at 6:00 PM
September 19, 2024 @ 6:30 pm
Lecturer: Turi King ,
Charles Eliot Norton Memorial Lectureship
As 2015 approaches, the Archaeological Institute of America is busily preparing for the 2015 AIA & SCS Joint Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA. From January 8-11, 2015, archaeologists will gather to share the latest research and discoveries in the field, and explore the city’s rich history. The AIA is proud to have a long-standing local society in New Orleans, which hosts many fascinating, multi-disciplinary lectures each year. If you are traveling to New Orleans…
Day 3: Tuesday, February 5. After a cold and very rainy arrival in Cairo a week ago, I was relieved to wake up to a spectacularly clear view of the pyramid of King Khufu at Giza for the first full day of our AIA Tour: Behind the Scenes in Ancient Egypt. Heading up by bus to the plateau, most of us chose to withstand the briefly cramped conditions of the ascending passages of the interior…
