Poster Contest

In 1996, at the SAA Annual Meeting in New Orleans, the Public Education Committee’s Archaeology Week and Network Subcommittees, along with the SAA’s Council of Affiliated Societies, sponsored the first Archaeology Day, Week, or Month poster contest. Called "Celebrate Archaeology 1995-96," it was held as part of the Public Session on April 13. Conference and public session participants selected the winners.

The State Archaeology Celebration Poster Contest has continued every year since 1996. Until 2020, winners were selected by popular vote of conference participants at each year’s SAA Annual Meeting. After that, voting has been held online. Starting in 2022, the contest voting has been open to the public again.

The contest is possible through the support of members and the Public Education Endowment Fund.

2023 Contest Voting

Voting for this year's contest is now open! View the poster images below and cast your vote for your favorite here until 5:00 PM ET April 7. Voting is open to everyone, but only one vote per person will be counted. Winners will be announced after April 7 and presented with their awards at the 2024 SAA Annual Meeting in New Orleans.

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Which 2023 State Archaeology Celebration Poster Contest entry is your favorite?


2023 Contest Entries

Posters appear in the order of their submission.

2022 Wyoming Archaeology Awareness Month Poster
Wyoming
2022 West Virginia Archaeology Month Poster
West Virginia
2022 Indiana Archaeology Month Poster
Indiana
2022 California Archaeology Month Poster
California
2022 Louisiana Archaeology Month Poster
Louisiana
2022 Utah Archaeology & Historic Preservation Month Poster
Utah
2023 Arkansas Archaeology Month Poster
Arkansas
2022 Michigan Archaeology Month Poster (Front)
Michigan (front)
2022 Michigan Archaeology Month Poster (Back)
Michigan (back)
2022 Tennessee Archaeology Awareness Month Poster
Tennessee
2022 Oklahoma Archaeology Month Poster
Oklahoma
2022 Kentucky Archaeology Month Poster
Kentucky
2022 Texas Archaeology Month Poster (English)
Texas (English)
2022 Texas Archaeology Month Poster (Spanish)
Texas (Spanish)