Cyrene Needs You!

Join the Archaeological Institute of America in helping to preserve an extraordinary Greco-Roman city on the coast of Libya.

As a follow-up to a story about Cyrene in the September/October 2005 issue of ARCHAEOLOGY, the AIA has selected the site as the first project in its new Site Preservation Program. Your financial support will insure the success of this innovative undertaking. Today, an international team of archaeologists is working with the Libyan Department of Antiquities to conserve this magnificent site and make it accessible to discerning travelers. With the help of direct grants from the AIA's Site Preservation Program and from readers like you, these critical projects will be implemented:

• Installation of instructive signage and safety railings
• Publication of a museum guidebook
• Cataloging and digitizing the museum's irreplaceable archive of 20,000 photographs
• Training young people to work in cultural heritage management and tourism at Cyrene and other sites in Libya. We hope you will join us in the next phase of the AIA's thrilling archaeological journey to Cyrene by making a generous contribution to the Site Preservation Program.

To make a secure, tax-deductible contribution online, please click here.

For more information, or to make a donation by mail, please contact:

Site Preservation Fund
Archaeological Institute of America
656 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02215-2006
617-353-9361

Thank you! Your help with this important project is greatly appreciated!

The Archaeological Institute of America is a nonprofit tax-exempt charity that promotes public interest in the cultures and civilizations of the past and advocates for the preservation of the world's archaeological heritage. The Institute's AIA Tours division organizes carefully guided tours of Cyrene and other important Mediterranean sites, and is assisting in the efforts to bring needed financial resources to the preservation of this important archaeological site.