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A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence, that I neglect my talents. I should be...Read More

Tensions between salvors and archaeologists. Questions of what archaeology can contribute beyond the documentary record. These are debates that have bedeviled maritime archaeology for more than half a century. Wreck Divers and Archaeologists tackles these issues.Read More

The researchers have brought together multiple lines of evidence – artifacts, history, and ethnographic information – that they use to compare childhood learning practices between the  Norse Viking and Inuit communities of medieval Greenland (10th-15th centuries CE).Read More

By William White University of California, Berkeley Last winter, during ski week school closure in California, several anthropology undergraduate students brought their young children with them to class. I am a professor who never minds this. I completely understand how fragile childcare arrangements can be for archaeology college students. I started my PhD when my son was two-years-old and my daughter was about six-months-old. My PhD revolved around meeting academic...Read More

Dear Colleagues: I am writing to you at a challenging time for historical archaeology. As you know, the Society for Historical Archaeology is an international organization dedicated to promoting scholarly research and the dissemination of knowledge concerning historical archaeology.  We also advocate for the ethical practice of historical archaeology, and we are committed to diversifying the practice of historical archaeology and providing a welcoming home for all archaeologists. Many of...Read More

  By Mary L. Maniery, PAR Environmental Services, Inc., President; SHA Co-Publications Associate Editor Wreck Divers & Archaeologists: A History of Maritime Archaeology in California (2024), Thomas N. Layton and James P. Delgado; Number of pages: 410; 120 figures; Society for Historical Archaeology Special Publications ABOUT THE BOOK Tensions between salvors and archaeologists. Questions of what archaeology can contribute beyond the documentary record. These are debates that have bedeviled maritime archaeology for more than half a...Read More