Arkansas Archeology Month (March) 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 and the Arkansas Archeological Society and is made possible through the efforts of supporters throughout the state at park, libraries, museums, and other agencies and organizations, providing a wide variety of programs, exhibits, hands-on activities, and tours. During Archeology Month, local Society chapters often hold events encouraging members of the local community to come learn about archeology and past people.
This year’s theme for Archeology Month is “Community.”
It has been a while since we have had a theme!However, with the focus of the research at the 2025 ARAS/AAS Training Program at Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park being 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.
A complete and current listing of Archeology Month events, including late additions (submitted after January 15th), are included in the online event calendar below.
STAY TUNED for the 2025 Arkansas Archeology Month Poster and the pdf printable events brochure.
