Why should you care about someone else’s stories?
Other people’s stories are your stories as well. They may come from a different time or place, but they’re all part of our human story.  Archaeologists have been telling the world’s most fascinating stories for millennia.  Archaeology allows all of our ancestors to speak to us and to future generations. 

We believe that sharing this knowledge is vital to our survival. 

AIA-Houston searches the world for the brightest minds, the most innovative thinkers, the most cutting-edge researchers to bring our many stories to Houston.

 
 

What we do

The Houston Society of the Archaeological Institute of America promotes awareness and appreciation of world cultures through archaeology.

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We invite you to join AIA Houston to help future audiences remember, and future generations learn about a cultural heritage that links us together

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These events are made possible by a grant from Humanities Texas, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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#Repost @archaeologymagazine (@get_repost) ・・・ The mummified remains of a woman who lived 800 years ago, was around 35 years old, and stood about five feet, one inch tall, have been discovered at the Zeleny Yar necropolis on the edge of the Siberian Arctic. http://www.archaeology.org/news #Siberia #Arctic #Mummy (Institute of the Problems of Northern Development, SB RAS)
Diving into history with this for upcoming fall season #historian #education #educator #archaeologyeducation
#Repost @archaeologymagazine with @repostapp ・・・ A pair of 13,000-year-old teeth bearing evidence of drilling to remove decay and the use of bitumen, possibly as a natural antiseptic, were found in northern Italy. archaeology.org/news #archaeology #teeth #bitumen #Italy (Stefano Benazzi)
Dr. Kara Cooney speaking to the 6th & 7th grade classes right now at T.H. Rogers Middle School here in Houston #education #archaeology #egyptology #karacooney #femalearchaeologists #femalekings #hatshepsut
Dr. Kara Cooney, Egyptologist (UCLA) signing her latest book, "The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt", after her lecture earlier tonight at @mfahouston sponsored by our parent organization, Archaeological Institute of America. #hatshepsut #archaeologyeducation #archaeology #egyptology #womeninpower #femalekings #thingstodoinhouston #educationalevents #karacooney @ucla
#Repost @archaeologymagazine with @repostapp ・・・ Constructed in the early 2nd century A.D., Hadrian’s Wall is still regarded today as one of the most enduring and fluent statements of Roman power. archaeology.org/news #archaeology #Hadrian #Britain #Rome #England (Robert Harding / Alamy Stock Photo)
#Repost @archaeologymagazine with @repostapp ・・・ To help determine what reindeer-bone artifacts recovered from Siberia were used for, archaeologists will spend time with present-day reindeer herders in the Arctic. archaeology.org/news #archaeology #Siberia #reindeer #Arctic (Alexandre Buisse, via Wikimedia Commons)
#Repost @archaeologymagazine with @repostapp ・・・ Artifacts revealed by retreating ice in the Swiss Alps suggest that shepherds may have been grazing their herds in pastures 9,000 feet above sea level up to 7,000 years ago. archaeology.org/news #archaeology #Switzerland #Alps (Christoph Schwörer)