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COVID-19 and the Key Role of the Humanities and Social Sciences in the United States

The AIA is pleased to share an important statement on behalf of the humanities and social sciences in institutions of American higher education. The statement below, with the AIA as one of […]

Zominthos 2020: Week 5

Finds uncovered at an altar in the north sanctuary this week included many golden pieces in ashes, probably the remains of an idol.

AIA Webinars: Critical Conversations on Race, Teaching, and Antiquity

The AIA is pleased to announce a series of three webinars addressing issues of race, diversity and inclusion in teaching archaeology, classics, ancient history, museums, and cultural heritage. The webinars […]

The American Journal of Archaeology has a New Managing Editor

The Archaeological Institute of America is delighted to announce that Margaret “Meg” Sneeringer has joined the staff of the American Journal of Archaeology as its new Managing Editor.

AIA Joins with Numerous Learned Societies in a Letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement Regarding Its Decision to End Visa Exemptions for International Students

The AIA has joined with more than thirty members of the American Council of Learned Societies to send a letter to Matthew T. Albence, the deputy director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Announcement of Virtual Meeting

After extensive research and discussion, AIA and SCS staff and officers have decided that the January 2021 Joint Annual Meeting scheduled to take place from January 7-10 in Chicago will now be a virtual event.

In Memoriam: Robert H. Dyson, Jr.

The AIA is sad to share news of the passing of Dr. Robert Harris Dyson, Jr. We offer our sincere condolences to his colleagues, former students, and friends.

Initial Slate for Election – 2021

The Nominating Committee has submitted its initial slate for election. The Nominating Committee consists of Derek Counts, Deborah Arnold, Barbara Meyer, Thomas Morton, J. Theodore Peña, and Robert Rothberg. AIA […]

AIA Welcomes New Director of Development

The AIA is pleased to welcome Elizabeth Bailey as its new Director of Development. Liz has over 10 years of professional fundraising experience having worked in front line fundraising roles with Special […]

AIA Statement on Archaeology and Social Justice

Archaeologists examine the physical remains of humankind to answer questions animated by our present. The material record helps us understand the production of inequality, the representation of power, and the targeted discrimination of communities.

Inaugural Recipients of the AIA-NEH Grants For Archaeological Research Announced

Funding provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities.National Endowment for the Humanities: Created in 1965 as an independent federal agency, the National Endowment for the Humanities supports research and learning […]

AIA awards over $380,000 to archaeological projects around the world

The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) awarded more than $380,000 in grants to 36 archaeological projects around the world. The grants will support excavation, analyses, and research in over a […]

Build Your Own Monument Competition Recap

We were delighted with the response to our first Build Your Own Monument competition that wrapped up last week. We received 320 entries from 14 countries, 30 U.S. states, and […]

Results For Week 4: Build Your Own Monument—Pyramids at Giza

It may not be possible to visit Egypt right now but that didn’t stop this week’s Build Your Own Monument contestants from transporting us to the famed pyramid complex in […]

In Memoriam: Leyland Hugh Sackett

The AIA is deeply saddened by the passing of L. Hugh Sackett and we extend our condolences to his family, friends, students, and colleagues.
Leyland Hugh Sackett (1928 – 2020)

Results for Week 3: Build Your Own Monument—the Colosseum

While Rome wasn’t built in a day, many of the Colosseum entries in the AIA’s International Archaeology Day Build Your Own Monument competition were! In the third week of monument […]

Jodi Magness to Deliver Schweich Lectures

AIA Past President Jodi Magness has been invited by the British Academy to deliver the Schweich Lectures on Biblical Archaeology in 2022. In 1907, Constance Schweich endowed a fund in […]

Results for Week 2: Build Your Own Monument—Chichén Itzá

Last week’s Stonehenge challenge got the ball rolling for the Build Your Own Monument contest. This week 60 competitors submitted their creative and original replicas of the Temple of Kukulkan, […]

ARCHAEOLOGY Magazine Has Opened Its Archive

We know that in this challenging environment we all face due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many members of our community are looking for ways to learn more about the past […]

Archaeological Institute of America Statement on Archaeology and COVID-19

The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) recognizes that the COVID-19 crisis has created profound difficulties for individuals, their families, and their communities. Many institutions now face challenges to their mission […]

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