Archaeology Discovery Weekend
ADW 2026 REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
NEW ADW Event: Mosaic Workshop, 13 November 2026, 10am - 4pm, high school age and up, $25, only 20 spots total!
Join us 14-15 November 2026 for the 18th annual
ARCHAEOLOGY DISCOVERY WEEKEND
featuring lectures on:
PEOPLE & PLACES OF THE NEW TESTAMENT WORLD
ADW 2026 - Registration is OPEN!
Registration is now open for CNEA's 18th annual Archaeology Discovery Weekend featuring lectures from leading scholars on People & Places of the New Testament World. Please register in advance for all lectures, reception, family-friendly lab activities, kids' program, and mosaic workshop. There is a small fee for the mosaic workshop, but all other weekend activities are free to attend! Donations are welcome and greatly appreciated.
Saturday and Sunday, 14-15 November 2026
Follow the links under the event flyer to download the poster, program, and list of family-friendly lab activities, and see below for the kids' program and mosaic workshop.
Advance registration for Kids' Program is required.
Advance registration for lectures, reception, and lab activities is requested and greatly encouraged.
Not able to attend in-person or online?
Video recordings of presentations will be posted below once they are available.
To access videos or programs of past ADWs, click the links below under "Past Weekend Subjects."
Sunday, 15 November
Join CNEA for a special program called
Kids' Adventures in Archaeology
offered in conjunction with our Archaeology Discovery Weekend event.
This program is open to kids of all ages and is meant to allow parents and guardians a chance to attend the ADW presentations while their kids enjoy an archaeology-related animated movie, snacks, and pottery reconstruction, followed by our annual hands-on lab activities for the whole family (and other conference participants).
Parents/guardians are welcome to join their children or attend the ADW lectures.
Please note: Drop off is at Zapara School of Business (same location as the ADW lectures) with a move to the CNEA/Archaeology building after the movie. CNEA is located just down from ZSB off of Raley Drive.
Advance registration is required for this event. Register HERE.
ADW Livestream & Zoom
(Links and info will appear November 1st.)
Past Weekend Subjects
- 2025 - Alexander the Great & How He Changed the World
- 2024 - Petra: Ancient World of Wonder
- 2023 - The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Bible
- 2022 - The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt
- 2021 - Southwest Turkey
- 2020 - A Passion for Preserving the Past
- 2019 - Ancient Churches and Synagogues of the Galilee
- 2018 - Reinventing Biblical Archaeology
- 2017 - Herod the Great
- 2016 - Women in Archaeology
- 2015 - Syria
- 2014 - Ancient Maritime Archaeology
- 2013 - Jerusalem
- 2012 - Cyprus
- 2011 - Egypt
- 2010 - Mesopotamia, with a focus on Nineveh
- 2009 - Jordan, with a focus on Petra
Contact Us
Office Hours
Please call 951-785-2632 for office hours or to schedule a visit.
For questions or information regarding our academic programs or excavations, please email [email protected].
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