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The SHA Newsletter (Patricia Samford, Editor) is published quarterly in Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and distributed to all individual and organizational members. The newsletter contains society news, a range of topical columns, a current research section featuring historical archaeology news from around the world, announcements, and listings for events and other items of interest to members of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Short research items that may be too brief for Historical Archaeology are also sometimes included. Beginning in 2015, all members except institutional members receive the SHA Newsletter in digital format.

Guidelines for Current Research Submissions

All materials submitted to the newsletter should be prepared following the Society for Historical Archaeology Style Guide. Current research contributions should be submitted to the appropriate current research editors and not to the newsletter editor.

Other submissions should be sent directly to the newsletter editor. Unsolicited material will be reviewed by the editor and published or returned as appropriate. All submissions must be submitted in an electronic format via email attachment to Patricia Samford or to the appropriate current research editor.

Text should be submitted as a Word document. Illustrations (drawings and photographs) are encouraged and will be used as space allows. All illustrations should be sent electronically, preferably in .tif or .jpg format, with a relatively high resolution (300dpi or greater). If absolutely necessary, original photos or drawings may be submitted and will be returned. 

Additional guidance:

  • Current research contributions should be related to a single specific subject, such as a site or project investigation or a thematic research project.
  • Each contribution should contain as much of the following information, as applicable:
  • Name and addresses affiliation of project directors and funding or administrative agencies.
    • Concise statement of the research problems being investigated, including:
      • goals and purposes for conducting the research;
      • geographical location of the research;
      • temporal period covered by the research;
      • types of material culture remains being investigated.
    • Concise statement of the major results of the research, including:
      • citation of manuscript and published reports completed;
      • information as to the current and projected location of new artifact collections created from the research.
    • Current research contributions should:
      • be identified by state or country, and site and/or thematic topic
      • include the name of the contribution(s) writer(s)
      • be brief, normally one to two pages in length — longer submissions will be accepted on a space-available basis.

Print Newsletter Archives (pre-2021)