PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION

Founded 1879, Congressional charter in 1906.

"The Archaeological Institute of America is North America's oldest and largest organization devoted to the world of archaeology with more than 8,500 members belonging to 104 AIA societies in the United States, Canada, and overseas, united by a shared passion for archaeology and its role in furthering human knowledge."

Official Website:
http://www.archaeological.org/

Location:
Boston, MA

Founding Date:
1879

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Adolph Bandelier	Anthropologist	6-Aug-1840	18-Mar-1914	Native cultures of the American southwest
Gerald A. Larue	Scholar	?		The Way of Positive Humanism
Richmond Lattimore	Poet	6-May-1906	26-Feb-1984	Translator of Iliad and Odyssey
Charles Eliot Norton	Scholar	16-Nov-1827	21-Oct-1908	American man of letters

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