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September 28, 2022

Tweetathons are back for 2022!


The popular International Archaeology Day Tweetathons that started as a pandemic innovation will be back again for the third year in a row. We’ll have a full set of Tweethaon instructions, sample tweets, and more like we did in 2020 and 2021 soon, but so that everyone can start planning, here is a list of hashtags and dates!

Tweet #IAD2022 +

Monday, October 3
Get the party started!
#IADKickoff
#IADEvent
#IADActivity

Wednesday, October 5
Dig through your photo archive and show us:
#ArchaeologistsAtWork
#FavoriteArchaeologyTool
#FieldBoots
#LabLife

Friday, October 7
Let’s talk about the big changes we’ve experienced in the past few years:
#OnlineArchaeology
#PandemicArchaeology
#PostPandemicArchaeology

Monday, October 10
Celebrate indigenous archaeology on Indigenous Peoples’ Day (U.S.) with:
#IndigArch

Wednesday, October 12
Join our rallying call to talk about threats to archaeological sites:
#SaveOurSites

Friday, October 14
Archaeologists make great travel companions! Share ALL the cool places and ALL the (often underappreciated by relatives forced to travel with you) trivia:
#SitestoSee
#ArchaeologyFunFact

Saturday, October 15 (International Archaeology Day!)
Show us what you’re doing on IAD and let everyone know why we are celebrating!
#IAD2022
#WhyArchaeology

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