Washington D.C. Society
WELCOME TO THE
ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE of AMERICA
Upcoming Events
Lectures during the 2023-24 season will be on zoom and in person; please check the location for each lecture. As always, lectures are free and open to the public, but we ask that you register beforehand (registration links will be posted about a week prior to each lecture).
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Tuesday, March 5, 2025​
Event Hosted by George Washington University (7:00 pm)
(Annual Business Meeting begins at 6:45 pm)
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Dr. William Kelso
Emeritus Director of Archaeology and Research, Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation
"Jamestown Archaeology: Remains to be Seen"
Annual Louise D. Davison Lecture
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Thursday, April 4, 2024​
Event Hosted by George Washington University (7:00 pm)
(Reception at 6:30 pm)
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Professor John R. Clarke
Department of Art and Art History, University of Texas at Austin
​"Leisure and Labor in the Villas of Oplontis near Pompeii"
Annual Richard Hubbard Howland Lecture in Classical Archaeology
"To be ignorant of what happened before you were born is to be ever a child. For what is man's lifetime unless the memory of past events is woven with those of earlier times."
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- Cicero, Orator 34.120
The AIA-DC chapter wholeheartedly supports the principles outlined in our national organization's Statement on Archaeology and Social Justice. We share their commitment to listen in order t o increase diversity and reduce discrimination, their commitment to advocacy when issues of cultural heritage intersect with calls for justice and equity, and their commitment to accountability for affecting systemic change across our community.
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ABOUT US
Welcome to the Archaeological Institute of America Washington D.C. Society. Founded on April 24, 1895, and becoming the tenth local society of the AIA, initial membership included only twenty-two individuals. Today, we have over 200 members and proudly offer a robust annual lecture program and travel fellowships for local DMV students.
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