The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) is North America's oldest and largest organization devoted to the world of archaeology with nearly 250,000 members and subscribers belonging to more than 100 local AIA societies in the United States, Canada, and overseas, united by a shared passion for archaeology and its role in furthering human knowledge. Click here to learn more

Students unearth the past while exploring their futures... Click here to meet AIA's 2009 field school scholarship winners!

AIA Gala a Smashing Success! 450 people attended and nearly $375,000 was raised, including $70,000 to send students on their first excavations! To view photos from the Gala, please click here.

Annual Meeting 2010 Call For Papers
The 2010 Call for Papers and online submission system are now posted online. Please review the Call for Papers prior to submitting your abstract since there have been several changes to the deadlines and submission process.

9th Annual Archaeology Fair a Huge Success
The 9th Annual Archaeology Fair--held at the AIA-APA Joint Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, on January 10, 2009--was a huge success! More than 1,700 visitors attended--a record for our annual fair! Most attendees were children and their parents, although some high-school students and archaeologists stopped by as well. Read more

AIA Lecturer Brendan Foley
Based at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, AIA Lecturer Brendan Foley specializes in archaeology in deep water, classical Greece, nineteenth-century maritime history and naval engineering, and advanced technologies and methods for archaeology. He recently shared some of his thoughts based on 17 years of experience in the field--about underwater cultural heritage, remotely operated vehicles, and more with our Lecture and Fellowship Coordinator Laurel Sparks. Click here to read the interview

AIA Selects Easter Island as its Second Site Preservation Project
The Archaeological Institute of America has selected Easter Island's Rapa Nui sculptures in Chile as its second site preservation project. With a $94,000 grant from the organization's AIA Site Preservation Task Force, the Easter Island Statue Project will develop stone preservation techniques to arrest the rapid deterioration of these statues as a result of the fragile nature of their volcanic stone, climate change and tourism. The Easter Island Statue Project is directed by UCLA archaeologist Jo Anne Van Tilburg and co-directed by Cristin Arivalo Pakarati.

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Your gift can be used to benefit the Institute in many ways, including our Annual Fund, our Education programs, or helping to save archaeological sites around the world through our Site Preservation Fund.
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April Issue of AJA Available!
Michelle L. Berenfeld examines the Late Antique Triconch House at Aphrodisias. Although in many ways typical of Late Antique domestic architecture, it is unique among the known houses at Aphrodisias, since it is located in the heart of a complex of civic and administrative buildings and is the only house known to have had a triple-apsed hall and preserved large-scale figural wall paintings.
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Looking for a gift? We have a fine selection of T-shirts, hats, and mugs, as well as our stuffed jaguar! You can also order ARCHAEOLOGY and American Journal of Archaeology issues you might have missed, plus our ARCHAEOLOGY books and other AIA publications. Give ARCHAEOLOGY, the gift that will be treasured all year! Click here to take advantage of our special offer: First gift subscription (six issues): $21.95, each additional gift subscription (six issues): $15.00. Click here for regular subscription and renewal information.

Beyond Stone and Bone
ARCHAEOLOGY's contributing editor Heather Pringle has written articles including "Medieval DNA, Modern Medicine," "Profiteers on the High Seas," and "Hitler's Willing Archaeologists." And, in a forthcoming issue, she'll examine the use of archaeology in making the case against Saddam Hussein and his cohorts in their genocide against the Kurds. Pringle has also assumed another role--the ARCHAEOLOGY website's "blogger-in-residence" with her weekly installments of Beyond Stone and Bone, which offers discussion, analysis, and insights on recent discoveries and issues in archaeology.
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Join AIA Tours for These Special Trips!

• China's Silk Road, September 6-21, 2009 (16 days): Dunhuang, Turpan, Kashgar, and Urumqi are several of the fantastic sites you can explore on this special autumn tour of China's Silk Road in the company of one of the AIA's most popular study leaders, Chinese art historian Dr. David Sensabaugh.
• Two Faces of South Asia: Bhutan & Northern India with the Palace on Wheels, September 21-October 10, 2009 (20 days): Explore spectacular Buddhist monuments and Himalayan landscapes in the Kingdom of Bhutan with equally spectacular Rajput and Mughal art and architecture in northern India with Dr. Annapurna Garimella, an expert on South Asian art history and contemporary arts and culture.
• Egyptian Odyssey, October 3-17, 2009 (15 days) Explore the awe-inspiring world of the ancient Egyptians by land and riverboat with Egyptologist Edwin (Ted) Brock.

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