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Understanding Cemeteries through Technical Applications: An example from Fort Drum, NY

A few times each year, the SHA Technology Committee hosts Tech Week, an entire week devoted to certain technologies used in historical archaeology. This week, archaeologist Duane Quates was asked…

New Books for Review

June 5, 2013
Publications
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Dear Colleagues, The following books are available for review. If any of them pique your interest do let me know. Rich Veit--SHA Book Reviews Editor rveit@monmouth.edu All the King’s Horses:…

The Primal Fear: Historical Archaeology and De-Accessioning

In 1996, former SHA Curation Committee Chair Bob Sonderman (Museum Resource Center, National Park Service) argued that archaeologists’ commitment to preserve an astounding volume of artifacts has fostered “an overwhelming…

SHA Québec 2014: Preliminary Call for Papers

The preliminary call for papers is now available for the 47th Annual Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology, to be held in Québec City, Canada, from January 8–12, 2014. The…

Diversity and Difference in SHA

January 29, 2013
President's Corner
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In 2012 the SHA has been active on a number of fronts, and this month I want to examine two of those that I think are exceptionally important to the…

Archaeology Education Clearinghouse and the National Council for the Social Studies Conference, Seattle, WA

Under the collaborative umbrella of the Archaeology Education Clearinghouse (AEC), representatives from the Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA), Society for American Archaeology (SAA), and Archaeological Institute of America (AIA), came together…

Legislation to Protect the Titanic Moves Forward

The Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA), with the assistance of Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC (CHP), is leading the charge for legislation to protect the Titanic wreck to become law, and…

Defining a Global Historical Archaeology

December 6, 2012
President's Corner
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Every historical archaeologist has at some point defined the discipline to the visitors at an archaeological site, a roomful of students, or a colleague or community member. Most of us…

Mothballing Heritage: Closing the Georgia State Archives

September 22, 2012
President's Corner
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Historical archaeologists have long recognized that some of the most compelling biographical and historical tales can be told about prosaic folks, and we understand that many of those people who…

Workshops at Leicester

September 12, 2012
Historical Archaeology
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Once again, the SHA is hosting a slate of workshops at our annual conference. In Leicester, we are pleased to be able to offer five workshops that provide numerous different…