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    ARCHAEOCON 2022: FROM MAYA MURALS TO SHIPWRECKS

    Apr 09, 2022 4 minutes

    archaeological.org

    EXCAVATE ■ EDUCATE ■ ADVOCATE

    Almost 800 archaeology enthusiasts spent Saturday, March 5, taking part in ArchaeoCon—an annual public outreach program from the AIA celebrating archaeology and archaeologists. This was our fourth ArchaeoCon and our second fully virtual one. The reaction we received to switching from an in-person event to a virtual program in 2021 was overwhelmingly positive. Attendance more than doubled and people from all over the world logged in to see live presentations, participate in workshops, and peruse the on-demand content that we created for the event. Most gratifyingly, we received feedback from people who couldn’t attend in-person events and were grateful for the program’s increased

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