The
American Anthropological Association (
AAA) is an organization of scholars and practitioners in the field of
anthropology. With 11,000 members, the
Arlington, Virginia based association includes
archaeologists,
cultural anthropologists,
biological (or physical) anthropologists,
linguistic anthropologists,
linguists,
medical anthropologists and applied anthropologists in universities and colleges, research institutions, government agencies, museums, corporations and non-profits throughout the world. The AAA publishes over 20 peer-reviewed
scholarly journals, available in print and online through AnthroSource. The AAA was founded in 1902.