Site Preservation Archives - Archaeological Institute of America

Report on CPAC Public Hearing, May 20-23, 2025

The Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) met from May 20-23. The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA), represented by its Vice President for Cultural Heritage Ömür Harmanşah, expressed strong support for […]

Preserving Chile, Costa Rica, Italy, Morocco, and Vietnam

Your experience matters! Join our letter writing campaign to save a place you love. February’s meeting to discuss recent requests from Chile, Italy, and Morocco to renew their bilateral agreements […]

Preserving Chile, Italy, Morocco, and Vietnam

Your experience matters! Join our letter writing campaign to save a place you love. Chile, Italy, and Morocco have recently requested that the U.S. renew the bilateral agreement that protects […]

Preserving El Salvador, Lebanon, and Mongolia

Your experience matters! Join our letter writing campaign to save a place you love. El Salvador has recently requested that the U.S. renew the bilateral agreement that protects their cultural […]

Preserving Ecuador, Jordan, and Ukraine

Your experience matters! Join our letter writing campaign to save a place you love. Ecuador and Jordan have recently requested that the U.S. renew the bilateral agreement that protects their […]

Preserving Algeria and India

Your experience matters! Join our letter writing campaign to save a place you love. Algeria has recently requested that the U.S. renew the bilateral agreement that protects their cultural resources […]

Preserving Honduras and Nepal

Your experience matters! Join our letter writing campaign to save a place you love. Honduras has recently requested that the U.S. renew the bilateral agreement that protects their cultural resources […]

Preserving Bulgaria and China

Your experience matters! Join our letter writing campaign to save a place you love. Bulgaria and China have recently requested that the U.S. renew the bilateral agreement that protects their […]

Preserving Cambodia, North Macedonia, and Uzbekistan

Your experience matters! Join our letter writing campaign to save a place you love. If you appreciate the cultural heritage of Cambodia, North Macedonia, and/or Uzbekistan, there are a few […]

AIA Members appointed to U.S. Cultural Property Advisory Committee

Last week, President Biden announced his intent to appoint three AIA members to serve on the United States Cultural Property Advisory Committee, better known as CPAC. Alexandra Jones, a current […]

Preserving Belize and Libya

Your experience matters! Join our letter writing campaign to save a place you love. If you appreciate the cultural heritage of Belize and/or Libya, there are a few ways you […]

AIA Site Preservation Grant to Support Project at Deir el-Ballas, Egypt

The AIA’s 2019 Site Preservation Grant will fund preservation work taking place at Deir el-Ballas in Egypt.

AIA Site Preservation Grant Recipient Named World Heritage Site

Thimlich Ohinga in Kenya, an AIA Site Preservation Grant winner, is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

AIA Awards its Latest Site Preservation Grant to Project in Sudan

The Archaeological Institute of America is pleased to announce our newest Site Preservation Grant winner.

AIA Site Preservation Grant to Aid in the Preservation of The Royal Pyramids & Necropolis of Nuri, Sudan

The project will develop a strategy to protect the site from encroachment, urbanization, and environmental change.

Statement by the Archaeological Institute of America in Opposition to the National Monument Creation and Protection Act, H.R. 3990

Today the achievements of the Antiquities Act are at risk. The National Monument Creation and Protection Act, H.R. 3990, erects hurdles that would make it virtually impossible for future presidents to designate national monuments

Statement Regarding the United States of America’s Intention to Withdraw from UNESCO

On October 12, 2017, the United States announced its decision to withdraw from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2018.

AIA and Hilton Offer Site Preservation Grant

The AIA and Hilton are pleased to offer a special Site Preservation Grant for projects operating in Egypt, Turkey, Jordan, and Lebanon.

A Letter from AIA President Jodi Magness on the Proposed 2018 Federal Budget

Learn about how you can support NEH, NEA, and the ORCs during this critical time.

AIA Supports ASOR Statment

The AIA strongly supports ASOR’s statement regarding the US Executive Order, “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States,” issued on January 27, 2017.

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