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Founded in 1879, the AIA was chartered by the United States Congress in 1906, in recognition of its role in the development and passage of the Antiquities Act, which Theodore Roosevelt signed into law that year. Today, the AIA remains committed to preserving the world's archaeological resources and cultural heritage for the benefit of people in the present and in the future.
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- AIA coverage of the activity of the U.S. State Department's Cultural Property Advisory Committee
News, Issues, and Initiatives
September 21, 2012
A closed meeting of CPAC will conduct interim reviews of the MoU between the US and China and the MoU between the US and Cambodia.
September 7, 2012
July 18, 2012
The U.S. and the Republic of Cyprus agree to extend the Memorandum of Understanding to continue protecting the archaeological heritage of Cyprus; the AIA thanks its members for their support of this extension.
June 13, 2012
The Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Peru has been extended for another five years.
March 19, 2012
From April 24-27, 2012, the State Department's Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) met to consider renewing the Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with the Republics of Guatemala and Mali.
Site Preservation News
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Read the Program's 2013 Annual Report to learn about its many activities this past year.
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An update on the artifact conservation from the Queen Anne's Revenge Shipwreck
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This latest Site Preservation Grant will protect and promote a historic cemetery on Long Island.
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