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AIA Tours: Hiking Scotland’s Orkney & Shetland Islands, July 2016

August 2, 2016

The AIA hiking trip to Orkney and Shetland is articulated by ferry trips, giving a real feel for island life. Ferries of all sizes link the islands to the mainland […]

Achill Island 2016: Week 8 – Cromlech Tumulus

August 1, 2016

The final week on the Cromlech Tumulus for 2016 was hectic, as we completed the recording of the site.

Zominthos Field Notes 2016: Week 3

July 29, 2016

Room 33 The excavation of Room 33 is completed revealing a clearly disturbed paved floor (fig.1). Stone structure used as desk, was discovered alongside the north and west wall under […]

Achill Island 2016: Week 7 – Cromlech Tumulus

July 25, 2016

This week included cleaning the southern side of the site, a field trip to Achillbeg, and an illustration course at Dooagh Archaeology Centre.

More than 100 Collaborating Organizations to Celebrate International Archaeology Day in 2016

July 25, 2016

In mid-July, the number of Collaborating Organizations signed up to participate in the IAD 2016 surpassed 100.

Achill Island 2016: Week 6 – Cromlech Tumulus

July 22, 2016

We concentrated on removing rubble from the corbelled hut collapse in the south of the trench and continued clearing the entrance channel in the north.

Zominthos Field Notes 2016: Week 2

July 20, 2016

Room 24 The excavation of the oblong Room 24 completed. The whole surface of the paved floor was uncovered (fig.1). Several building phases can be distinguished. Wall ΙΙΙ, at the […]

Achill Island 2016: Week 5 – Cromlech Tumulus

July 18, 2016

We began working on the southern half of Quadrant 5 this week, revealing a massive spread of rubble to clean and record.

Zominthos Field Notes 2016: Week 1

July 15, 2016

Room 24 The western part of Room 24 was excavated, between Wall I (to the West) and Wall ΙΙ (to the East). A layer of broken schist slabs and coarse […]

The Future of the Past: From Amphipolis to Mosul, New Approaches to Cultural Heritage Preservation in the Eastern Mediterranean

July 6, 2016

AIA Site Preservation Program presents its newest Heritage, Conservation, and Archaeology publication.

40 IAD Collaborators Added in June

July 5, 2016

Forty organizations signed up as 2016 International Archaeology Day Collaborating Organizations during the month of June.

AIA TOURS’ “Japan by Sea” cruise, spring 2016

July 5, 2016

The 14th-15th century Noh playwright Zeami Motokiyo famously wrote: To watch the sun sink behind a flower clad hill. To wander on in a huge forest without thought of […]

International Archaeology Day at Pueblo Grande Museum

July 5, 2016

Celebrate International Archaeology Day with the Pueblo Grande Museum and the AIA-Central Arizona Society!

Dispatches from the AIA – July 2016

July 1, 2016

Cotsen Grants Awarded to Archaeologists Working in Italy and Peru; International Archaeology Day Celebration; AIA and Hilton Worldwide Award Site Preservation Grant to Moroccan Site; Become a Member Today!

AIA Members Speak in Favor of Continued Protection of Artifacts from Bolivia and Greece

June 30, 2016

A Summary of Comments Presented at the Public Hearing of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee on May 24, 2016 at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C.

AIA-Southwest Texas Society Reaches 1,416 Students during 2015-16 School Year

June 30, 2016

An AIA Society Outreach Grant funded the Society’s initiative to bring archaeology to the classrooms of ten San Antonio area Title I schools.

AIA TOURS’ “In the Wake of the Vikings” cruise, Glasgow to Copenhagen, June 2016

June 28, 2016

We passed through some stunning landscapes during the AIA-sponsored “In the Wake of the Vikings” voyage, and Shetland certainly ranked high on the list. This year, the sun was shining […]

Achill Island 2016: Week 4 – Cromlech Tumulus

June 27, 2016

The team concentrated on completing the first phase of work in the north of Quadrant 5 this week.

Achill Island 2016: Week 3 – Cromlech Tumulus

June 23, 2016

This week we began work in Quadrant 5, a new excavation area at the eastern side of the Cromlech Tumulus site.

Achill Island 2016: Week 2 – Cromlech Tumulus

June 21, 2016

We spent our time this week expanding the trench over the Danish Ditch pre-bog field wall to examine a possible terrace and burnt stone feature.

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AIA Tours: Hiking Scotland’s Orkney & Shetland Islands, July 2016

Achill Island 2016: Week 8 – Cromlech Tumulus

Zominthos Field Notes 2016: Week 3

Achill Island 2016: Week 7 – Cromlech Tumulus

More than 100 Collaborating Organizations to Celebrate International Archaeology Day in 2016

Achill Island 2016: Week 6 – Cromlech Tumulus

Zominthos Field Notes 2016: Week 2

Achill Island 2016: Week 5 – Cromlech Tumulus

Zominthos Field Notes 2016: Week 1

The Future of the Past: From Amphipolis to Mosul, New Approaches to Cultural Heritage Preservation in the Eastern Mediterranean

40 IAD Collaborators Added in June

AIA TOURS’ “Japan by Sea” cruise, spring 2016

International Archaeology Day at Pueblo Grande Museum

Dispatches from the AIA – July 2016

AIA Members Speak in Favor of Continued Protection of Artifacts from Bolivia and Greece

AIA-Southwest Texas Society Reaches 1,416 Students during 2015-16 School Year

AIA TOURS’ “In the Wake of the Vikings” cruise, Glasgow to Copenhagen, June 2016

Achill Island 2016: Week 4 – Cromlech Tumulus

Achill Island 2016: Week 3 – Cromlech Tumulus

Achill Island 2016: Week 2 – Cromlech Tumulus

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