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AIA-North Alabama Society Hosts Two Events on IAD

October 22, 2019

Despite a rainy day, the North Alabama Society and their partner the Alabama Archaeological Society hosted an archaeology fair at historic Lowe Mill in Huntsville, AL. In the evening, Ben […]

Tracking the Ancient Kedah Kingdom with the Kedah Sungai Batu Archeo-Adventure Society

October 22, 2019

On International Archaeology Day 100 people in Malaysia participated in the program “Tracking the Ancient Kedah Kingdom,” organized by the Kedah Sungai Batu Archeo-Adventure Society. Sungai Batu archaeological site is […]

IAD Participants in Rome Receive a Crash Course in Forensic Archaeology

October 21, 2019

On October 14 the American University of Rome hosted a public hands-on program introducing participants to the methods behind forensic archaeology. The event was attended by 100 people. What is […]

Pacific Northwest Archaeological Society Hosts Lecture on the Eve of International Archaeology Day

October 21, 2019

On October 18th, 2019, the Pacific Northwest Archaeological Society held a lecture as part of Washington State Archaeology Month Event and International Archaeology Day. The lecture, “Aypax-kan-ishchit—The Yakama-Cowlitz Trail: History, […]

Augustus Pitt Rivers Crowned 2019 ArchaeoMadness Champion

October 19, 2019

Today is International Archaeology Day and after hundreds of votes were cast over four rounds of voting we are ready to name a new ArchaeoMadness champion: Augustus Pitt Rivers. Augustus […]

International Archaeology Day Celebrations to be Held Around the World on the Weekend of October 19th

October 18, 2019

Over 1,200 events around the world will celebrate discovering the past on the 9th annual International Archaeology Day (IAD) this October, with a majority of the events occurring on Saturday, October 19. The […]

Countdown to International Archaeology Day with #ArchaeoMadness2019

October 9, 2019

ArchaeoMadness is back this year with a twist! In 2019 the theme for this bracket style competition is famous archaeologists. So read up on Petrie, Pitt Rivers, and Proskouriakoff and […]

Inter-societies Summit on Sexual Harassment

October 8, 2019

On September 19, 2019, the Society for Historical Archaeology convened an Inter-societies Summit on Sexual Harassment in Arlington, Virginia. The AIA along with the American Anthropological Association, the American Association […]

NEW: AIA-NEH Grants for Archaeological Research

October 3, 2019

The AIA and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) are pleased to announce a new AIA-managed grant program aimed at supporting archaeological research around the world.

AIA Endorses ASA Statement on Student Evaluations of Teaching

September 26, 2019

The AIA has joined with numerous other scholarly organizations in endorsing the American Sociological Association Statement on Student Evaluations of Teaching (September 2019). The statement speaks to the use of […]

2019 IAD Poster Now Available

September 24, 2019

The 2019 International Archaeology Day poster has been unveiled! You can now download it at www.archaeologyday.org/. 2019 IAD CalendarSubmit an event

In Memoriam: Lanny Bell

September 18, 2019

It is with deep sadness the AIA shares news of the passing of Dr. Lanny Bell. We offer our sincere condolences to his family, colleagues, former students, and friends in […]

IAD 2018: Celebrating 100 Years of the Czechoslovak Republic

September 10, 2019

For IAD 2018 roughly 30 people attended a site visit to several Bronze Age burial mounds located in the forest close to Lány Castle, the summer residence of Czechoslovakian presidents. […]

Ferrycarrig 2019: Cutting 5

September 9, 2019

Our new cutting is in the only part of the ringwork’s ditch that remains after excavation in the 80s.

Ferrycarrig 2019: Cutting 4

September 6, 2019

Cutting 4 started this summer as a test trench to the depth of the 12th century occupation layer.

In Memoriam: Larissa Bonfante

September 6, 2019

The AIA is deeply saddened by the passing of Larissa Bonfante and we extend our condolences to her family, her many colleagues, students, and friends in the world of archaeology. […]

Ferrycarrig 2019: Cutting 1

September 5, 2019

In Cutting 1, we found a large pocket of charcoal that could be a posthole, but only time will tell!

Ferrycarrig 2019: Cutting 3

September 4, 2019

Work in Cutting 3 during the two-week field excavation program from Maynooth University

AIA-SCS Joint Harassment Policy for Annual Meeting

September 4, 2019

AIA and SCS are pleased to announce the first-ever joint harassment policy for the AIA-SCS Annual Meeting. A joint AIA and SCS working group, including staff and officers of both […]

Public Outreach: Jen Thum Skypes with Classrooms

September 3, 2019

This year the AIA is putting out a call for its professional members to participate in the Skype a Scientist program. Over the summer we interviewed AIA Outreach and Education […]

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