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As the editor of Historical Archaeology, I see some of the best research in the field come across my desk. It is exciting to see so many areas of interest whether it be research on different regions or exploration of new theories, topics, site types, time periods, or varieties of material culture. While I am...

The SHA’s annual conference offers many activities and opportunities for professional development. One such is the collection of workshops offered to attendees on the Wednesday before the conference kicks off. This year, as always, we have a wonderful set of offerings. If you are interested in one or more of these workshops, make sure to...

To follow on from the first set of 2015 SHA conference videos, posted last month, here are some Underwater/Maritime Archaeology videos: Reconstructing Holocene Wetlands of Northern England: New Paleogeographic Models in the Humber Estuary Eric A. Rodriguez With the recent application of paleographic modelling on prehistoric wetland environments, it has been possible to observe not...

Good morning SHA members! Autumn is moving fast, and we hope you are gearing up for #SHA2016! For #SHA2016 conference details, please follow this link. To register for #SHA2016 conference, please follow this link. The #SHA2016 conference program is posted. Please note that Symposium organizers may notice the names associated with the Introduction, Discussants and...

To follow up to an earlier blog post on the process of publishing an article in Historical Archaeology, I want to discuss what is involved in putting together and publishing a Thematic Issue of the journal. Every year two of the four issues of Historical Archaeology are guest edited collections on specific themes. Some examples...

Hello SHA members! Registration for #SHA2016 has begun! Please follow this link (http://sha.org/conferences/) to access the registration site. In addition, the #SHA2016 conference program is posted; follow this link to take a look (https://www.conftool.com/sha2016/sessions.php). As you are registering for #SHA2016, the conference has reserved a limited number of rooms at the conference venue, the Omni...