Arkansas Archeology Month is an annual event designed to broaden the public’s interest and appreciation for Arkansas’s archeological resources and to encourage the public’s participation in conservation and preservation efforts. Archeology Month is cosponsored by the Arkansas Archeological Survey (ARAS) and the Arkansas Archeological Society (AAS). It is made possible through the efforts of supporters throughout the state at parks, libraries, museums, and other agencies and organizations who provide a wide variety of programs, exhibits, hands-on activities, and tours. Please join this fun and educational month-long event by planning a program for Archeology Month. We love being able to give as many people as possible the chance to experience something about archeology in a way that they enjoy learning.
This year’s Archeology Month theme is “Community”. It has been a while since we've had a theme! However, with the research focus of the 2025 ARAS/AAS Training Program at Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park on learning more about the communities who built and used the site, we thought it would be the perfect time to bring it back. “Communities” can include anyone, and programs can focus on teaching and learning about communities in the past or creating new communities through learning opportunities. We are excited to see groups of people across the state come together under the auspices of celebrating all aspects of archeology throughout Archeology Month. Programs can be on any topic within precontact or historic archeology, early Arkansas history, or Arkansas's Native American ancestors and descendant communities, even if you don’t think they fit exactly into the “Community” theme. We welcome all educational, fun, and factual programs.
For more information on Arkansas Archeology Month or for ideas from past years that can be retooled for 2025, please check the Arkansas Archeology Month web pages of past years at the bottom of this page.
The deadline to get your program event listed in the printed events brochure is Wednesday, January 15. Submissions received after this date will be placed only on the Events Calendar on the Arkansas Archeological Survey website. For questions or concerns, please contact Michelle Rathgaber at 479-575-3961 or mmrathga@uark.edu. We look forward to seeing your programs!
Learn about past Archeology Month events through the links below...
