History

The Archaeological Institute of America is North America's oldest and largest organization devoted to the world of archaeology. The AIA is a nonprofit organization founded in 1879 and chartered by the United States Congress on May 26, 1906. ... 1951: The AIA establishes the American Research Center in Egypt. 1961: The Fellowship …

National Lecture Program

National Lecture Program on the AIA website. The AIA is pleased to present its 128 th National Lecture Program, running from September 2023 through April 2024. Top scholars from North America and abroad are presenting a wide range of current archaeological topics and, as always, lectures are free to the public—everyone is welcome to attend.

Archaeology Abridged

Acquiring amethyst in Ancient Egypt was a tricky business. ... The Symposium in Context (2011 ASCSA Publications), won the AIA's 2013 James R. Wiseman Award for best publication in archaeology. It explores the kitchen cupboards of an Archaic Athenian house. ... Greene has been a national lecturer for the Archaeological Institute of …

In-Depth Land Tours

The AIA is North America's largest and oldest nonprofit organization dedicated to archaeology. The Institute advances awareness, education, fieldwork, preservation, publication, and research of archaeological sites and cultural heritage throughout the world. Your contribution makes a difference.

Egypt through the Ages

Egypt through the Ages. Tour Dates: January 16-February 1, 2024 (17 days) This unique trip combines the very best of the ancient pharaonic sites with later Coptic (early Christian) and medieval Islamic sites. This is a luxurious, in-depth, small-group, all …

Tours Archive

We hope you are looking forward to the Archaeological Institute of America Kenya & Tanzania Safari: Wildlife & Human Origins in East Africa program. ... We hope you are looking forward to the Archaeological Institute of America's The Best of Ancient Peru program. The following is a list of available documents and information to help ...

The Genius of Felix Bonfils

Shortly after their arrival, Félix and Lydie founded one of the best-known and most prolific commercial photographic studios of its time. The Maison Bonfils, as it came to be called, ultimately made several sizable albums, as well as tens of thousands of individual prints and stereo cards (paired images mounted on a card that, when viewed ...

The AIA Publication Subvention Program

The Archaeological Institute of America launched the Publications Subvention Program in 2005. This program offers subventions from the AIA's von Bothmer Publication Fund in support of new book-length publications in the field of Classical Archaeology (defined as Greek, Roman, and Etruscan archaeology and art history). ... It is the best ...

Archaeology Magazine

ARCHAEOLOGY has been published continuously for more than 70 years by the Archaeological Institute of America, which is dedicated to supporting archaeological inquiry and to fostering the pursuit of knowledge about human heritage. ARCHAEOLOGY is available through membership in the AIA, at the newsstand, or by subscription.

AIA Tours

Two separate dates are available for this trip: February 26, 2011 March 6, 2011 (10 days),& October 21-30, 2011 (10 days) This 8-night/10-day tour visits all the must-see highlights of Egypt with an AIA lecturer/host plus expert guide and trip manager.

Directory of Graduate Programs

The AIA Committee on Archaeology in Higher Education has composed this directory of graduate programs in the United States and Canada for persons intending to apply for admission to a graduate-level program in Classical/Mediterranean archaeology and/or a related field, including Near Eastern and Egyptian archaeology, the study of …

AIA Tours

The AIA is North America's largest and oldest nonprofit organization dedicated to archaeology. The Institute advances awareness, education, fieldwork, preservation, publication, and research of archaeological sites and cultural heritage throughout the world. Your contribution makes a difference.

France: The Reach of the Romans

This is the only museum other than Egypt's Cairo Museum that is solely dedicated to Egyptian art and culture. The collections that make up today's Museum, which once were property of the Royal House of Savoy, were enlarged by excavations conducted in Egypt by the Museum's archaeological mission between 1900 and 1935.

AIA Archaeology Hour

The AIA is North America's largest and oldest nonprofit organization dedicated to archaeology. The Institute advances awareness, education, fieldwork, preservation, publication, and research of archaeological sites and cultural heritage throughout the world. Your contribution makes a difference.

Walk like an Ancient Egyptian through NYC

Walk like an Ancient Egyptian through NYC. September 9, 2009. by Morgan Moroney. How to experience all things Egyptian in the Big Apple. New York City, which traces its …

Archaeology 101 Material culture Introduction that …

classical archaeology covers the civilizations affected by the Greeks and Romans, Egyptian archaeology deals with Egypt, Mesoamerican archaeology focuses on cultures in Central America and Mexico, and so on. An excavator brushes sand away from an elephant bone at Hierakonpolis, Egypt Archaeological Institute of America 1 AIA …

Grants & Awards

The AIA is North America's largest and oldest nonprofit organization dedicated to archaeology. The Institute advances awareness, education, fieldwork, preservation, publication, and research of archaeological sites and cultural heritage throughout the world. Your contribution makes a difference.

Alexander the Great, King of Macedon

But according to ancient sources, his hearse was hijacked near Damascus and the corpse taken to Egypt, first to Memphis, and, some time between 298 and 283 B.C., to …

AIA Tours

This itinerary is carefully crafted to provide discerning travelers with the finest Egypt tour available. Our 18-day program is the most in-depth …

The Best of Ancient Peru

The AIA is North America's largest and oldest nonprofit organization dedicated to archaeology. The Institute advances awareness, education, fieldwork, preservation, publication, and research of archaeological sites and cultural heritage throughout the world. Your contribution makes a difference.

AIA Tour Programs

The AIA is North America's largest and oldest nonprofit organization dedicated to archaeology. The Institute advances awareness, education, fieldwork, preservation, publication, and research of archaeological sites and cultural heritage throughout the world. Your contribution makes a difference.

Eric Cline

Winner of the 2014 "Best Popular Book" award from the American Schools of Oriental Research for his recent book, 1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed, a three-time winner of the Biblical Archaeology Society's "Best Popular Book on Archaeology" Award (2001, 2009, and 2011), and a popular lecturer who has frequently appeared on ...

Interactive Digs

The ancient Minoans are best known as seafarers, but excavations at the site of Zominthos, nestled in a plateau on Mt. Ida, Crete's highest mountain, have shown that they were also highlanders. ... The AIA is North America's largest and oldest nonprofit organization dedicated to archaeology. The Institute advances awareness, education ...

Archaeological Institute of America

ARCHAEOLOGY has been published continuously for more than 75 years by the Archaeological Institute of America, which is dedicated to supporting …

The reception of ancient Egypt in the medieval Muslim world

Individuals can support us by joining the Archaeological Institute of America for $55 (students $30), which includes a subscription to Archaeology magazine. Be sure to join …

Meet Our Lecturers

Dr. Tara Prakash is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Art and Architectural History at the College of Charleston. She received her B.A. from Tulane University and her M.A. and Ph.D. in the History of Art and Archaeology from the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University. She specializes in ancient Egyptian material culture.

Educational & Virtual Tours Resources List

American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) Podcast; Ancient Rome Live – Live Lectures (Online Seminars) Archaeology in the Time of Black Lives Matter – a panel discussion held on June 25, 2020. Sponsored by the Society of Black Archaeologists, Theoretical Archaeology Group (North America), and Columbia University Center for Archaeology

Annual Meeting

The AIA is North America's largest and oldest nonprofit organization dedicated to archaeology. The Institute advances awareness, education, fieldwork, preservation, publication, and research of archaeological sites and cultural heritage throughout the world. Your contribution makes a difference.

Supporting Membership

The AIA is North America's largest and oldest nonprofit organization dedicated to archaeology. The Institute advances awareness, education, fieldwork, preservation, publication, and research of archaeological …