Save the date for April 27, 2024, for the Iowa Archeological Society annual spring meeting! This year’s events will take place in northeast Iowa. We will hold morning presentations at the Driftless Area Wetlands Centre in Marquette, Iowa. IAS is…
Call for Papers: IAS Spring 2023 Meeting
Save the date for April 28-29, 2023 for the Iowa Archeological Society annual spring meeting at the Sanford Museum in Cherokee, IA! Please consider presenting your research or activities to the membership at the meeting! Topics can relate to archaeology,…
Recap of IAS Annual Spring Meeting 2022
The IAS’ first in-person meeting in over two years was a big success! We met at Jester Park Nature Center near Granger and combined this meeting with a commemoration for Don Wanatee and David Gradwohl who were two incredibly influential…
IAS Spring 2022 Meeting
& Commemoration in honor of Don Wanatee and David Gradwohl Register online: https://bit.ly/ias_spring2022 You do not have to be an IAS member to register for the meeting, but we encourage you to join. The meeting and events will be held…
Iowa Archaeology Month 2021
The IAS is excited to be a part of Iowa Archaeology Month! Iowa Archaeology Month is officially September 11-October 16. Check out the calendar of events below and watch for additions and updates! View a different month by clicking on…
Announcing our two 2021 Keyes-Orr Award Winners!
The IAS announced and congratulated two individuals for this year’s Keyes-Orr Award at our virtual spring meeting on Saturday, May 22. A heartfelt congratulations to both Al Becker and Kathy Gourley! Every year, this award is presented to 1-2 individuals…
And the 2020 Keyes-Orr Award Goes to…
Congratulations to Cherie Haury-Artz for receiving this year’s Charles Keyes-Ellison Orr award! Every year, this award is presented to an individual in recognition of outstanding service to the IAS and in the research, reporting, and preservation of Iowa’s prehistoric and…
Virtual IAS Membership Business Meeting, Oct 17, 2020
The Iowa Archeological Society will host a virtual Membership Business Meeting on Saturday, October 17, 10am-11am. Log-in details for this Zoom session are being organized and will be circulated via the IAS e-mail list. This meeting will include: Voting on…
IAS Statement on Racial Inequality and Recent Events
Dear Fellow Iowans, The Iowa Archeological Society (IAS) is dedicated to the discovery and preservation of knowledge about the lives of past peoples in what is today called Iowa. The brutal murder of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor by those…
Postponed: The 2020 IAS Spring Meeting
Important Update: Due to the outbreak of Covid-19 and recommendations from the Iowa Department of Public Health, the IAS Spring Meeting is canceled. Stay tuned for information on our fall meeting! Mark your calendars for the IAS Spring Meeting, April…