Archaeology Discovery Weekend
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ADW 2025 REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
Join us 15-16 November 2025 for the 17th annual
ARCHAEOLOGY DISCOVERY WEEKEND
featuring lectures on:
ALEXANDER THE GREAT & HOW HE CHANGED THE WORLD
ADW 2025 - Registration is OPEN!
Registration is now open for CNEA's 17th annual Archaeology Discovery Weekend featuring lectures from leading scholars on Alexander the Great & How He Changed the World! Please register in advance for all lectures, reception, family-friendly lab activities, and kid's dig. All activities are free to attend! Donations are welcome and greatly appreciated.
Saturday and Sunday, 15-16 November 2025
Follow the links below the event flyer to download the poster, program (draft), and list of family-friendly lab activities (coming soon).
Advance registration for Kid's Dig is required.
Advance registration for lectures, reception, and lab activities is requested.
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."
CNEA is excited to offer a brand-new event for kids and families that will be running concurrently with Archaeology Discovery Weekend on Sunday afternoon:
ARCHAEOLOGY ADVENTURES DAY
Join us for an afternoon of archaeology for kids of all ages! Parents are welcome to join their children or attend the ADW lectures.
Various stations will include: digging up artifacts (Kids Dig), piecing together pottery, drawing ancient objects, and more! Afterward, kids and parents are invited to head to the Zapara School of Business for a movie night featuring "Night at the Museum" and pizza.
Please register in advance for this event HERE or by following the QR code on the flyer.
ADW Livestream & Zoom
(Links and info will appear November 1st.)
ADW Zoom Info - Day 1 Saturday, November 15
Zoom Connection Details
Starts at: Saturday, November 15 - 3:00pm (PST)
Please join up to 15 minutes prior to the start of the event and wait for host(s) to admit you.
Connection Link: https://lasierra-university.zoom.us/j/91756971859
Meeting ID: 917 5697 1859
In Memoriam - Audrey Shaffer (1929-2025)
We proudly dedicate the 17th annual Archaeology Discovery Weekend to Audrey Shaffer, whose years of archaeological service to and through CNEA in the lab and in the field shaped dozens of lives and has left a legacy of professionalism and collaboration emboldened by friendship and purpose that will forever be a part of all we do.
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 [email protected].
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