AIA’s International Archaeology Day
ArchaeoDoodles Contest

ArchaeoDoodles is returning for 2024!

Did you know that the AIA’s glossary of archaeological terms is one of the most popular resources on our website?  Help us upgrade our list of terms and definitions with your illustrations and graphic designs.  Here are the terms up for illustration this year!

Archeoastronomy 
Assemblage 
Ceramics 
Field Notes 
Grid 

Iconography
Matrix 
Oldowan 
Organic 
Pithos  

Profile
Settlement Pattern  
Square 
Test Pit 
Use-Wear Analysis 

Contest logistics:

Submissions will be accepted between 9/24 and 10/20 with voting taking place between 10/22 and 10/28. Winners will be selected by popular vote and announced on 10/29! Prizes for winning submissions will be AIA prize packs.

Last year:

The 2023 winners of the ArchaeoDoodles contest were Gina Schlobohm in the adult category for “citadel” and Julia (age 17) for “cardinal direction.”

See all submissions in the adult category and the youth category!

View Past YearsSubmissions