Excavate!: October 2009

Dr. John Oakley of the College of William and Mary, author of critically acclaimed books including The Wedding in Ancient Athens and Coming of Age in Ancient Greece, will examine representations of children in Greek art during the war between Athens and Sparta and then compare this evidence to images of children during war in the modern world. Dr. Oakley will speak on Wednesday, October 14 at 7:30 PM in the Shelby Center at UAH. More information at 824-6114.

Greetings Members and Friends of the AIA!

Welcome! Here you’ll find updates on our events as well as links to news on cool, current topics in archaeology. Please consider joining the AIA and supporting our local society. As an AIA member affiliated with our local society, you get to vote on what lecture topics we choose each year. A significant portion of your membership gets refunded to our local society to support our activities. You’ll have greater access to all our speakers—more chances to ask questions and hear the inside scoop on new discoveries! Our society receives two FREE lecturers because we maintain a membership of fifty. AIA headquarters pays their airfare and honorarium and our local society provides a venue and hospitality. As a local society we invite an additional four to six speakers and host other events such as our annual archaeology fair and our biannual wine tasting. Your support directly impacts the number of fascinating archaeologists we bring to North Alabama. Thanks again for your support and enthusiasm!

Lillian Joyce, PhD
President, AIA North AL Society

The AIA in Action!

Have you ever wanted to go on an archaeological dig? The AIA publishes the Archaeological Fieldwork Opportunities Bulletin, which has listings for digs from the US to Mongolia to Australia. Not ready to get dirty? The AIA offers behind the scenes tours of archaeological sites all over the world. Being a member of the AIA supports many valuable programs in site conservation as well as training activities such as talks to our troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. We encourage the future of archaeology by providing scholarships to archaeologists in training. Create a future for the past. Join the AIA!

News and Notes

28.10.09

Ritual Deaths at Ur Were Anything but Serene

25.10.09

Egyptians Conflicted Over Preserving Jewish Past

In Europe, Artifacts Are Latest Political Pawns

Ida, Not the Evolutionary Link Some Thought She Would Be

20.10.09

Modern Man 'a wimp,' says anthropologist

A 3,500-Year-Old Queen Causes a Rift Between Germany and Egypt

14.10.09

Penn archaeologist recreates ancient brews

13.10.09

To Catch a Looter

7.10.09

AIA Talk: Children in Wartime 14 October

6.10.09

Scientist reproduces Turin shroud

Revising the Diagnosis Behind an Ancient Death

Fossil Skeleton From Africa Predates Lucy

A High-Tech Hunt for Lost Art

5.10.09

Buried Coins May Hold Key To Solving Mystery Of Ancient Roman Population

Logbooks may yield climate bounty