Dear Colleagues: I am writing to you at a challenging time for historical archaeology. As you know, the Society for Historical Archaeology is an international organization dedicated to promoting scholarly…
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By Marcy Rockman, Lifting Rocks Climate and Heritage Consulting, for the SHA Climate Heritage Initiative To start- if you’ve lost your home in a wildfire and it held cremains that…
Micro-Climate Blog: Ghosts and Glaciers
By Marcy Rockman, Lifting Rocks Climate and Heritage Consulting, for the SHA Climate Heritage Initiative There are traditions that say Halloween is when the separation between worlds is at its thinnest.…
Micro-Climate Blog: The Ongoing Necessity and Invisibility of Human Behavior in Climate Action
By Marcy Rockman, Lifting Rocks Climate and Heritage Consulting, for the SHA Climate Heritage Initiative A compare and contrast today. Carbon Brief has summarized and assessed recent research about the current…
Micro-Climate Blog: Present and Past Experience of Wildfire Management
By Marcy Rockman, Lifting Rocks Climate and Heritage Consulting, for the SHA Climate Heritage Initiative Two cultural connections here to the growing risks and impacts of wildfire. First, sharing the announcement…
Implications of Global Change to Local Archaeology
By Lindsey Cochran, Ph.D. University of Georgia, Laboratory of Archaeology Emotionally disheartening article ahead. Beware. Scientists continue to improve models that predict both the mechanism and result of climate changes,…
Warm Your Heart and Support the Society for Historical Archaeology
These are exciting times for our profession and the Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA) is engaging in many new challenges and initiatives. Your financial support will help the SHA achieve…
Public Archaeology at the Presidio of San Francisco
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…
#SHA2016 Conference Blog: Year in Review
Good morning SHA members!#SHA2016 is next week (!) and we are all looking forward to seeing you in D.C.! Please contact the SHA staff at hq@sha.org if you have additional questions about your #SHA2016…
Students at the SHA Conference: A Preview Student-focused Activities
Good morning SHA members!#SHA2016 is just around the corner, and the advance registration deadline has passed. Please note that registration rates have increased. Online registration is still available until Friday,…