International Archaeology Day

Every October, we celebrate International Archaeology Day. Join us!

IAD 2023: Archaeology Fair at UMass Amherst

Saturday, October 14, 2023
12:00pm – 3:00pm

Visit activity tables to learn about the past: write your name in ancient scripts, make a curse tablet, hold replicas of ancient vases and coins, and more! Browse the book sale of donated Classics and archaeology books, take a Minecraft tour of an ancient site, and hear about local archaeological remains at the Quabbin Reservoir.

If the weather is nice:
Bromery Arts Plaza
UMass Amherst
View in Google Maps

If it is raining:
Herter Hall Room 227
UMass Amherst
View in Google Maps

Flyer advertising International Archaeology Day, hosted by the Western MA Society of the AIA on Saturday, October 14th at 12-3pm in the Bromery Arts Plaza at UMass Amherst, with a rain location on the 2nd floor of Herter Hall Annex

Parking

Parking Map: https://maps.umass.edu/parking/

The Bromery Arts Center Plaza at UMass Amherst is located between the Randolph W. Bromery Center for the Arts and Haigis Mall. On Saturdays visitors may park for free at UMass Amherst without a permit in any available non-restricted, non-reserved space or lot. If lots near the Bromery Arts Center are full, alternate parking is available in the Campus Center Upper Parking Garage (entrance located on 91 Campus Center Way); the rate is $1.85/hr and is open 24/7. A limited number of pay-by-plate spaces around Haigis Mall are also very close to the IAD Fair location; please check local signage for hours and rate.