# Archaeological Forum

- Dates: 17 September 2026
- Location: Leiden University Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden, Netherlands
- Organiser: Archaeological Institute of America
- Industry: EdTech

## About

Join scholars, researchers, and enthusiasts at the Archaeological Forum, taking place on September 17, 2026, at the esteemed Leiden University Faculty of Archaeology in the Netherlands.

## Official links

- [Official website](https://www.archaeological.org/programs/professionals/annual-meeting/2026-preliminary-academic-program-draft/)
- [Registration](https://www.archaeological.org/my-account/)
- [Agenda](https://www.archaeological.org/programs/professionals/annual-meeting/)
- [Call for speakers](https://www.archaeological.org/programs/professionals/annual-meeting/call-for-papers/) (deadline unverified, check the call)

## Topics

- Education & Training

## Speakers

- Sarah W. Kansa, Open Context
- Eric C. Kansa, Open Context
- Ann Glennie, College of the Holy Cross
- James Newhard, College of Charleston
- Adam T. Rabinowitz, University of Texas at Austin
- Anthony Tuck, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Emily Wiley, Rutgers University
- Corinne Muller, Penn Cultural Heritage Center, Penn Museum
- Claudia Bührig, Damascus Branch Office and Research Center of the DAI
- Brian I. Daniels, Penn Cultural Heritage Center
- Theodoros Mazis, University of Oxford
- Guy Hedreen, Williams College
- Peter A. Thompson, NYU–IFA/Oxford
- Laurel Fricker, University of Michigan
- Paul A. Iversen, Case Western Reserve University
- Dov Tamarkin, Tel Aviv University
- Mark K. Gradoni, University of California, Irvine
- Melissa DePierro, University of California, Irvine

## Sponsors and partners

- Society for Late Antiquity (SLA)
- Medieval & Post-Medieval Archaeology AIA Interest Group

## Where to stay

- **CTY Books hotel**: 50 m from the venue, 2 Nieuwe Rijn, Leiden, 2312JB
  - [Hotel website](https://www.ctybooks.nl/)
- **Steenhof Suites**: 380 m from the venue, 11 Steenschuur, Leiden, 2311ES
  - [Hotel website](https://www.steenhofsuites.nl/)
- **Hotel De Doelen**: 390 m from the venue, 3 stars, 2 Rapenburg, Leiden
  - [Hotel website](https://www.dedoelen.com/)
- **Boutique hotel ExLibris**: 410 m from the venue, 4 Kloksteeg, Leiden, 2311SL
  - [Hotel website](https://www.hotelexlibris.com/)
- **LOT Hotel**: 520 m from the venue, 14 Beestenmarkt, Leiden, 2312CC
  - [Hotel website](https://www.lothotel.nl/)
- **Huys van Leyden**: 520 m from the venue
  - [Hotel website](https://www.boutiquehotelsvanleyden.nl/)
- **City Hotel Rembrandt**: 540 m from the venue, 10 Nieuwe Beestenmarkt, Leiden, 2312CH
  - [Hotel website](https://www.rembrandthotel.nl/)
  - Phone: +31 71 514 4233
- **Hotel Mayflower**: 560 m from the venue, 2 Beestenmarkt, Leiden, 2312CC
  - [Hotel website](https://www.hotelmayflower.nl/)

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Source: https://www.luminik.io/events/archaeological-forum/