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Changing Courses for Archaeology in Louisiana’s Bayous

September 27, 2023
Heritage at Risk

By Steven J. Filoromo, RPA, TerraXplorations, Inc., Baton Rouge, Louisiana Bayous are subject to constant change over the long course of history. The rate of change today is unprecedented. As…

North Carolina Archaeological Sites – Approaches to Handling Climate Threats

November 2, 2022
Heritage at Risk

Allyson Ropp, Historic Preservation Archaeological Specialist, NC Office of State Archaeology; Ph.D. Student, Integrated Coastal Studies, East Carolina University As I wrote about this time last year, North Carolina’s coastal…

SHA Special Publication and Author Perspective

April 24, 2022
Current Topics in Historical Archaeology

Ships' Graveyards: Abandoned Watercraft and the Archaeological Site Formation Process April 5, 2022 Submitted by Mary L. Maniery PAR Environmental Services, Inc., President SHA Co-Publications Associate Editor In March 2018,…

Virginia’s Inland Waters Heritage Risk Assessment and Survey

February 15, 2022
Heritage at Risk

by Elizabeth A. Moore (Virginia Department of Historic Resources) Location: Multiple Rivers in Virginia Problem: Virginia has 64 rivers, river branches, major creeks, and runs totaling 2,452 linear miles and…

SHA Special Publication and Author Perspective – The “Other” Dixwells

November 23, 2021
Historical Archaeology

Submitted by Mary L. Maniery PAR Environmental Services, Inc., President SHA Co-Publications Associate In March 2018, the SHA began a blog for the Society webpage to highlight our publications and…

SHA Special Publication and Author Perspective

November 15, 2021
Historical Archaeology

November 4, 2021 Submitted by Mary L. Maniery PAR Environmental Services, Inc., President SHA Co-Publications Associate In March 2018, the SHA began a blog for the Society webpage to…

Heritage in the Eye of the Storm—Hurricanes, Coastal Erosion, Sea Level Rise and the State of Coastal & Maritime Archaeology in the North Carolina Coastal Plain

October 25, 2021
Heritage at Risk

Allyson Ropp Historic Preservation Archaeological Specialist, NC Office of State Archaeology Take a second to imagine the colony of North Carolina in 1738 and being in a small town on…

A Summary of the Past Presidents’ Student Reception on Careers in Museums and Collections

October 19, 2021
Academic and Professional Training

Society for Historical Archaeology 2021 Virtual Conference By Julia A. King, Patricia Samford, and Mark Warner During the Society for Historical Archaeology’s (SHA) 2021 Virtual Conference, the SHA held six…

The South Carolina Archaeological Archive Flood Recovery Project

September 3, 2021
Heritage at Risk

by Meg Gaillard Archaeologist South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Heritage Trust Program Nearly six years ago, a catastrophic flood event affected the Carolinas from October 1 – 5, 2015.…

A Summary of the Past Presidents’ Student Reception on Careers in Community Engagement

April 23, 2021
Academic and Professional Training

A Summary of the Past Presidents’ Student Reception on Careers in Community Engagement Society for Historical Archaeology 2021 Virtual Conference By Bill Lees, Della Scott-Ireton, and Sara Ayers-Rigsby During the Society for…