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Dynamic Coasts and Immovable Cultural Resources

June 28, 2018
Heritage at Risk

Impact of climate change on coastal cultural resources in Brunswick County, NC Coastal cultural resources provide crucial links to the past and are important centerpieces for interwoven maritime heritage community…

Public Archaeology at the Presidio of San Francisco

June 13, 2018
History

By Edward De Haro and Claire Yancey Archaeological excavation of the Spanish Colonial fort of El Presidio de San Francisco started in early May 2014. They revealed archaeological deposits…

Evaluate your public archaeology

June 13, 2018
Communications

Evaluation is recognized by colleagues. This has become clear over the past ten years as conference sessions on the topic have become common. The PEIC-sponsored session at this year’s SHA…

Disappearing Heritage

May 16, 2018
Heritage at Risk

Disappearing Heritage Haley Streuding Coastal Environments, Inc. As a member of the Society of Historical Archaeology’s newly-formed Heritage at Risk Committee, I am interested in creating a…

New Thematic issue of Historical Archaeology on ‘Labor and Plurality in the Northeast’

April 16, 2018
APT Student Subcommittee

The next issue of Historical Archaeology will arrive in your mailbox in the new few days! Issue 52(1) is the first to combine a thematic collection with other content including…

New UNP-SHA Publication and Author Perspective

March 9, 2018
Historical Archaeology

Submitted by Rebecca Allen Environmental Science Associates (ESA), Cultural Resources Director SHA Associate Editor In 2011, the University of Nebraska Press and the SHA jointly published the first of the…

Introducing the Heritage at Risk Committee!

April 10, 2018
Heritage at Risk

Hello all. It’s my pleasure to introduce the newly-formed Heritage at Risk Committee (HARC). [ Our first meeting was held during SHA conference in New Orleans last month, after the…

Ceramics Identification is Clear as Mud

February 15, 2018
Historical Archaeology

When I (Lindsay) first started visiting archaeological collections from historic kiln sites in the mid-Atlantic for my dissertation research, I found time and again that the same researcher had already been…

#SHA2018 Session: How to Advocate for Archaeological Preservation in the New Political Climate

December 28, 2017
Historical Archaeology

Want to Learn How to Advocate for the Preservation of Historical Archaeological Sites in the Era of Trump? Be Sure to Participate in the Following Interactive Session at the 2018…

New Thematic Issue of Historical Archaeology: The Mardi Gras Shipwreck Project

September 29, 2017
APT Student Subcommittee

During the summer of 2007, detailed mapping and archaeological excavations were conducted at the Mardi Gras Shipwreck, the remains of an unidentified, wooden-hulled sailing vessel. Located in 4,000 feet of…