Read about progress being made at Narce though an AIA Site Preservation Grant.
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The Archaeological Institute of America has learned with grave concern that the AIA St. Louis Society has sold a collection of Egyptian artifacts entrusted to its care.
DNA research from the AIA-supported site of Hoyo Negro makes important connections between the earliest settlers of the Americas and modern Native Americans.
Download the Program’s 2014 Annual Report to learn about its many accomplishments and initiatives this past year.
The most recent Site Preservation Grant was awarded to a preservation and outreach project at Narce, Italy.
CPAC will discuss Egypt’s recent request for import restrictions on archaeological materials and conduct an interim review of the Nicaragua MoU.
HR 1459 would limit the President’s ability to designate National Monuments under the Antiquities Act of 1906.
Nominate a deserving individual or institution for the CHM Award by May 1, 2014.
The bilateral agreement, extended for a period of 5 years, includes new categories of protected cultural materials.
Nominate a deserving organization or individual for the Best Practices Award by May 1, 2014.
Director Stephen Mandal presented two lectures in Boston last week.
In March, CPAC will hold a closed meeting to review the MoUs with the Governments of Italy and Colombia.
Read about the conservation and outreach that’s been going on at this ancient Maya murals site.
The US and Bulgaria signed a Memorandum of Understanding to combat the looting of cultural heritage objects in Bulgaria.
The United States extended its memorandum of understanding to continue protecting the rich archaeological heritage of China.
The Pirkanmaa Provincial Museum published Archaeoogy in Society and Daily Life: Challenges and Co-operation in the 21st Century last month.
Workshop Summary from the 115th AIA Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, January 2-4, 2014
The most recent Site Preservation Grant will fund a conservation and outreach project at this Early Classic Maya site.
The 2014 BP Award goes to the California Archaeological Site Stewardship Program for its grassroots efforts to train local communities in the preservation of archaeological sites.