March 18, 2025
Here at the AIA we are unleashing the power of archaeology to provide a better understanding of the past and present and to create a brighter future.
Meet this year’s AIA Research Grant winners! These scholars encompass a variety of geographical and topical areas of study, and are all seeking answers to an interesting array of questions about the past. With the support of a Research Grant from the AIA, they can fund their travel and analyses to further their research goals.
With support from the AIA’s Richard C. MacDonald Iliad Endowment for Archaeological Research, the North Slope Publication Project (NSPP) is investigating Mycenaean Athens (1700-1100 BCE). Dr. Trevor Van Damme, and his colleagues hope to learn more about the city located on the Acropolis, which existed long before construction of the Parthenon transformed it into a sacred space.
Dr. Kevin Ennis is the Co-Director of the Khora of Archaic Morgantina Project (KAMP), located in Aidone, Sicily. KAMP aims to gain new insights into the lives of indigenous Sicilian communities by studying an 8th-5th century BCE village situated along the Gornalunga River, just outside the ancient city of Morgantina.
With funding from the Kathleen and David Boochever Endowment for Fieldwork and Scientific Analyses, Dr. Sheira Cohen seeks to better understand the pastoral communities of Pre-Roman Italy. Her project, “Shepherds at the Crossroads: Stable Isotope Analysis and Seasonal Mobility at Frosinone, Italy,” will utilize biochemical analysis of the teeth of ancient humans from central Italy to map the journeys that individuals took during their lifetimes.
With the support of a 2025 AIA grant from the Ellen and Charles Steinmetz Endowment for Archaeology, Dr. Bukhchuluun Dashzeveg’s project, “Tracing the Spread and Adoption of Nomadic Pastoralism on the Mongolian Steppe through Zoonotic Ancient DNA,” will use pathogenic ancient DNA (aDNA) analysis to study the development and spread of pastoralism in ancient Mongolia.
With grant funding from the AIA’s Ellen and Charles Steinmetz Endowment for Archaeology, Carolyn Kennedy and Christopher Dostal will lead a team from Texas A&M University and the Institute of Nautical Archaeology to re-investigate the site of the Battle of Valcour Bay on Lake Champlain.
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