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Orange County Society Keeps Calm and Carries On in 2020/2021 Season

Last month, we shared about how the Washington, D.C. Society persevered in spite of the challenges associated with the pandemic to launch new initiatives during the 2021/2021 season. This month, […]

Nashville Society President Wesley Paine Retiring as Director of Nashville Parthenon

Next month, Nashville Society President Wesley Paine will retire from her role as Director of the Nashville Parthenon, a position she’s held for over forty years. Katie Petrole, Director of […]

For Washington, D.C. Society, Pandemic Zoom Lectures Bring New Meaning to “Armchair Archaeology”

The pandemic has impacted all of our Societies since it started in March of 2020. Despite the challenges associated with it, the Washington, D.C. Society has persevered with its programming […]

Member Spotlight: Brian Heidtke

This month, we’re excited to spotlight AIA Lifetime Member, Brian Heidtke. Brian is one of the AIA’s most loyal friends. He’s a former Treasurer and current Trustee Emeritus. He’s been […]

Get to Know the Athens Society in Georgia

The Athens Society in Athens, GA is small but mighty! During the pandemic, they’ve partnered with the Washington D.C. Society to share virtual lectures put on through the National Lecture […]

Aaron Theis honored as the 2021 Life Saver Award Winner

This year, we had the pleasure of bestowing the 2021 Life Saver Award on Aaron Theis of the Denver Society. We wanted to get to know Aaron better so we […]

Member Spotlight: Jeffrey Lamia

Dr. Jeffrey Lamia has been a longtime friend of the AIA. He’s served in both national and local capacities as a former General Trustee and Treasurer on the AIA Governing […]

Nashville Society Proves that Archaeology Perseveres Despite Pandemic

In the spring of 2020, the Nashville Society received an AIA Society Outreach Grant for an educational program at the Nashville Parthenon. The event took place in celebration of International […]

Akron\Kent Society to host Arch-KID-ology

In the spring of 2020, the Akron\Kent Society received a Society Outreach Grant for a digital education program called Arch-KID-ology designed to introduce students in grades 3-8 to experimental archaeology. […]

Jane Waldbaum honored as the 2021 Joukowsky Award Winner

This year, the AIA had the pleasure of bestowing the 2021 Martha and Artemis Joukowsky Distinguished Service Award on a most deserving individual – Dr. Jane C. Waldbaum. Jane has […]

Paul Zimmerman honored as the 2021 Foot Soldier Award Winner

This year, we had the pleasure of bestowing the 2021 Foot Soldier Award on Dr. Paul Zimmerman of the New York City Society. Dr. Zimmerman received the award at our […]

Western IL Dominates New Member Drive

The AIA kicked off a new member drive on Society Sunday, January 3, 2021. From January 3-10, Societies received $5 for every new member that joined their Society. Western Illinois […]

Join us for Society Sunday on January 3

For the first time in its long history, the Archaeological Institute of America’s 122nd Annual Meeting will be a virtual event. The meeting will kick-off on January 3, 2021 with […]

Spring 2020 Society Outreach Grant Winners

Akron-Kent: Arch-KID-ology The Akron-Kent Society is embracing digital learning and designing an educational program to introduce older students in grades 3-8 to the excitement of experimental archaeology via a one-hour […]

AIA-Spokane Society Embracing All Things Pompeii

When a local museum announced it would be holding an exhibition entitled Pompeii: The Immortal City, the AIA-Spokane Society decided to embrace this opportunity as the theme for their spring programing.

Spring 2020 Lectures Canceled

The AIA’s 124th Lecture Program began in September 2019 and was scheduled to run through April 2020. Please note that all of our remaining spring 2020 lectures have been canceled […]

Missouri Egyptolgists and Local Teachers Meet to “Unwrap Ancient Egypt”

In 2019 the AIA-Central Missouri Society received an AIA Society Outreach Grant to support an October 2019 conference in Springfield, Missouri: Unwrapping Ancient Egypt. Beyond being an academic gathering, the […]

AIA-Tampa Bay Society Hosts Event Despite Tropical Storm

Despite the untimely arrival of a tropical storm, the AIA-Tampa Bay Society forged ahead with plans to host an International Archaeology Day event in October 2019. The event was moved […]

IAD at the Parthenon with the AIA-Nashville Society

Did you know that Centennial Park in Nashville, Tennessee is home to a full-scale replica of the Athenian Parthenon? In 2019 the AIA-Nashville Society received an AIA Society Outreach Grant […]

AIA-Williamsburg Society Co-Sponsors Local Archaeology Day

Thanks to an AIA Society Outreach Grant, on September 26th the AIA-Williamsburg Society co-sponsored William and Mary Archaeology Day along with William and Mary’s Center for Liberal Arts and Arts […]

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