WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA), a prominent organization with over 150,000 members dedicated to the study and preservation of archaeology, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of State Cultural Property Advisory Committee expressing robust support for the Government of the Republic of Cameroon's request to renew the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) concerning import restrictions on categories of archaeological materials. The letter ou  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA), representing more than 150,000 members including archaeologists and students, has expressed its strong endorsement of a request by the Government of Colombia to renew the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) concerning the imposition of import restrictions on certain categories of archaeological material. This public comment letter was directed to the U.S. Department of State Cultural Property Advisory Committee emphasizing the   more

CARDIFF, Wales, Sept. 10 (TNSjou) -- Cardiff University issued the following news: * * * The Age of Feasting: Late Bronze Age networks developed through massive food festivals, with animals brought from far and wide Middens, massive prehistoric rubbish heaps which became part of the British landscape, are revealing the distances people travelled to feast together at the end of the Bronze Age. * In the largest study of its kind, archaeologists from Cardiff University used cutting-edge isotop  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Society for American Archaeology (SAA) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of State advocating for the renewal of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at protecting Colombia's archaeological heritage. The organization, which boasts over 6,000 members dedicated to the interpretation and preservation of the Americas' cultural legacies, emphasized the urgent need for continued protective measures against threats posed by looting and the il  more