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July 17, 2017By, 0

What’s the Role of Archaeology in Education Curricula? Project Archaeology: Investigating a Shotgun House

By: M. Jay Stottman Kentucky Archaeological Survey           Although teachers have sought archaeological information to supplement their curricula for decades, it has only been within the last twenty years that archaeologists have made a concerted effort to introduce their research to educators through archaeology-based content and activities.  Much of this work...
July 10, 2017By0

Transitioning from Student to Faculty Member

Emily Dale, Ph.D. Lecturer, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona Congratulations! You’ve graduated with your M.A. or Ph.D. and are now entering the world of Academia! I recently did the same thing. I earned my PhD in May 2016 from the University of Nevada, Reno in Anthropology with an emphasis in Historical Archaeology. The week after...
July 2, 2017By0

Excavating Academic Professionalization

Rebecca S. Graff Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, Illinois, USA In the American academic job market, it seems neoliberally optimistic if not willfully obtuse to suggest to graduate students and early career archaeologists that, if only they adjust some personal practices to become more professional, they will successfully find and retain...
May 1, 2017By, , , , , 0

New Thematic Issue: Challenging Theories of Racism, Diaspora, and Agency in African America

Posted on behalf of William A. White, III and Chris Fennell, guest editors We are delighted to introduce a new, thematic collection of articles in Historical Archaeology entitled “Challenging Theories of Racism, Diaspora, and Agency in African America.” The studies provide an engaging sample of the diversity of creative approaches to theory and interpretation in...
April 26, 2017By, , 0

Anti-Oppression Activities at SHA Annual Meeting in Fort Worth

by Laura Heath-Stout Boston University Department of Archaeology   This year, I attended the SHA Annual Meeting for the first time. I came to Fort Worth because of my research; not to present it, but to conduct it! My dissertation focuses on diversity issues in archaeology, and the ways they affect the knowledge we produce...
March 29, 2017By0

Historic Preservation Advocacy Week –Advocating on Capitol Hill

by: Rebecca Allen (Environmental Science Associates), Sara Mascia (Historical Perspectives, Inc.), and Joe Joseph (New South Associates) One of the few issues that Washington, DC-based politicians agree on across the aisle is that the history of the United States is important. Yet even with Democratic and Republican support, the Historic Preservation Fund and other legislation...
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