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Sustainable Preservation Initiative (SPI) Announces First Grant Winner

SPI, an initiative supported by the AIA, awarded $48,000 for artisanal and touristic development and preservation to a Moche site in Peru.

ARCHAEOLOGY Receives NAC Gold Medal

The President, Board of Governors, and Archaeology Committee of the National Arts Club (NAC) awarded ARCHAEOLOGY, AIA’s award-winning popular magazine, its medal of Honor for Distinguished Coverage of the Field of Archaeology Worldwide.

2009 Annual Meeting a Success

The 2009 AIA and APA Joint Annual Meeting exceeded attendance expectations on every level! We welcomed more than 2,800 attendees to the Philadelphia Downtown Marriott making it the second largest in overall attendance after the Chicago in 2008.

AIA Response to New Museum Acquisition Guidelines

The AIA applauds the AAMD’s revision of its Report and Guidelines on the Acquisition of Archaeological Materials and Ancient Art released on June 4. These new guidelines incorporate many principles that the AIA has long advocated.

Harrison Ford Elected to AIA Board

“Indiana Jones” shows his commitment to real archaeology.

Overwhelming Response for Wilkie Lectureship

To honor our immediate past president, the AIA has established the Nancy C. Wilkie Lectureship in Archaeological Heritage.

AIA Elects Three to Foreign Honorary Membership

The AIA Council has voted to elect three distinguished colleagues to Foreign Honorary membership.

Joint APA/AIA Task Force on Electronic Publication

The Task Force has produced a policy statement on electronic publications and scholarly work in digital formats that has recently been endorsed by the Board of Directors of the APA and the Executive Committee of the AIA.

Presentation of the Winckelmann Medal to the AIA

In November 2004 the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) received the prestigious Winckelmann Medal from the German Archaeological Institute (Deutsches Archäologisches Institut or DAI).

AIA Receives Winckelmann Medal

The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) is proud to announce that it has been named the recipient of the prestigious Winckelmann Medal of the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (German Archaeological Institute, DAI).

Naomi Norman Chosen Editor-In-Chief of AJA

The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) is pleased to announce that Dr. Naomi J. Norman has been selected as the next Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Archaeology (AJA).

Saving Antiquities For Everyone (SAFE) Launches New Website

Saving Antiquities For Everyone (SAFE), the volunteer group dedicated to increasing public awareness of the looting of cultural antiquities worldwide and the illicit antiquities trade, officially launches its new web site.

Antiquities Dealer Frederick Schultz Case

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld the conviction of Frederick Schultz, a prominent New York antiquities dealer. This ruling affirms the lower courts decision that cultural objects subject to national ownership laws are considered to be stolen property when removed from their country of origin without the consent of that Government.

AJA Joins JSTOR’s Arts & Sciences II Collection

The AIA is happy to announce that the American Journal of Archaeology will be available online as a part of JSTOR’s Art & Sciences II Collection.

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