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LiDAR: Pushing the bounds of a technology or using what we have effectively?

February 14, 2012
Technology
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The literature surrounding the use of LiDAR, light detection and ranging, imagery can often be disjointed, vague, and impractical for its application in archaeological investigation. Wanting to utilize the available data,…

3D Artifact Scanning @ VCU Archaeology

February 13, 2012
Technology
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Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) was awarded Department of Defense (DoD) Legacy funding for a three-dimensional (3D) artifact scanning project in 2011, which was developed in partnership with John Haynes, then…

Contemporary Archaeologies

February 1, 2012
President's Corner
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A week ago Quentin Lewis’ blog post on the November 2011 “Contemporary and Historical Archaeology in Theory” conference (CHAT) in Boston asked the question “What is contemporary archaeology?” Quentin reaches the conclusion…

Fort McHenry Public Archaeology Day at SHA 2012

For the last two years, I have been lucky enough to bring my family along on our cross-country trips to the SHAs. My husband and daughters get to visit with…

The Archaeologies of Poverty: New Historical Archaeology Volume 45, Number 3

December 26, 2011
Publications
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Historical Archaeology 45(3) presents a thematic look at the archaeology and institutions of poverty developed by Guest Editors Chris Matthews and Suzanne Spencer-Wood. The papers in this collected volume look…

The Gender and Minority Affairs Committee

December 23, 2011
Gender and Minorities
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It’s hard to believe that only a year ago the Gender and Minority Affairs Committee (GMAC) reconvened in Austin. Much came out of that collaboration, fueled by the active participation…