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Museum Studies Students Create Signage and Brochures for Thimlich Ohinga

A number of museum studies students at SFSU designed interpretive signs and brochures for the AIA Site Preservation project at Thimlich Ohinga, Kenya.

The AIA Site Preservation Project at Paynes Creek, Belize Opens Permanent Exhibits

Heather McKillop, director of the Underwater Maya project at Paynes Creek, discusses the successful opening of two permanent exhibits in a nearby town and ranger station to educate the public about the importance of this rare underwater Maya site.

Project Expands Heritage Protection Education to Children at Banteay Chhmar, Cambodia

The Heritage Protection and Community Development Program at Banteay Chhmar continues to train local tour guides and educate local school children about the importance of their surrounding cultural heritage.

The AIA presents the Site Preservation Program’s 2012 Annual Report

Read the Program’s 2012 Annual Report to learn about its many activities in the past year.

Video Update: Paynes Creek Exhibit Opens in Punta Gorda, Belize

Heather McKillop discusses the importance of the underwater sites at Paynes Creek during the opening of the Underwater Maya Exhibit in Punta Gorda March 15, 2012.

AIA Awards Site Preservation Grant to Civil War Park in Virginia

The Friends of Stafford Civil War Sites will use an AIA Site Preservation Grant to protect important Civil War sites and educate visitors on the history of that area.

CPAC considers renewing the Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with the Republics of Guatemala and Mali

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.

AIA Calls for Protection of Syrian Cultural Heritage

Elizabeth Bartman, AIA President, calls for protection of Syrian sites.

Report on CPAC Public Hearing January 18, 2012

Report on the Public Hearing of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC, State Department) January 18, 2012, Washington, D.C. on the Renewal of the Memorandum of Understanding for Cyprus

AIA Protests Treasure Hunting Shows

Elizabeth Bartman, AIA President, sent letters to executives at National Geographic and Spike TV to express concern over the content of two new TV shows.

AIA Site Preservation Grant to Help Protect a 17th-century European Heritage Site on Montserrat

The AIA is pleased to announce that its latest Site Preservation Grant has been awarded to the Carr Plantation Archaeology Project.

Public Partnership in Site Preservation: the California Archaeological Site Stewardship Program

Coordinators for the California Archaeological Site Stewardship Program discuss its volunteer steward training workshops in the efforts to raise awareness for and protection of sites in California.

First Stakeholders’ Workshop at Thimlich Ohinga a Success

Thimlich Ohinga project directors report on the first stakeholders’ workshop held at the site in December.

Hoyo Negro Completes Project to Safeguard Site

An AIA Site Preservation Grant is protecting the significant and fragile site of Hoyo Negro.

Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) Names Best Practices in Site Preservation Award Winners

The AIA presented two co-recipients with the Best Practices in Site Preservation Award at the 113th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.

Site Preservation Workshop Launches Collaborative on Best Practices

The Site Preservation workshop at the AIA Annual Meeting launched an online collaborative to define best practices in site preservation. Join the conversation today!

First Person Accounts about November 16th Public Session of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee

First Person Account of Public Session about Belize By Christina Luke, Senior Lecturer in Archaeology, Boston University On 16 November I attended and spoke at the public session concerning the […]

CPAC considers renewing the Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with the Republics of Cyprus and Peru

Thank you very much to all of you who showed your support by sending letters to Washington! From January 17-20, 2012, the State Department’s Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) met […]

Site Preservation Grant winner Thimlich Ohinga holds its first community workshop

The AIA-funded project at Thimlich Ohinga held its first workshop to educate the local community on the preservation goals of the project and how the site should be preserved.

Emergency Assessment Missions in Libya

Blue Shield and the International Military Cultural Resources Work Group The recent conflict in Libya called for emergency assessment missions to determine the cultural heritage situation there.

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