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Archaeology Discovery Weekend
Join us 15-16 November 2025 for the 17th annual
ARCHAEOLOGY DISCOVERY WEEKEND
featuring lectures on:
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
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In Memoriam - C. Fred Cornforth (1959-2024)
We proudly dedicated the 16th annual Archaeology Discovery Weekend to C. Fred Cornforth, a long-time friend, archaeophile, and generous supporter of CNEA. We are all in his debt for his eternal optimism and can-do spirit, his commitment to excellence, his life-long legacy of love for and support of others for the greater good.
Past weekend subjects
- 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 archaeology@lasierra.edu.
Versacare Foundation | 91.9 FM/NPR | Archaeological Institute of America, Orange County Society | Archaeological Institute of America, Inland Southern California Society | American Society of Overseas Research
| Biblical Archaeology Society, Los Angeles | HMS Richards Divinity School | Western Science Center | World Affairs Council of Inland Southern California | Zapara School of Business | Society for California Archaeology
Special thanks to the following organizations for helping make Archaeology Discovery Weekend a success: