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Time to Register for the #SHA2016 Conference!

October 5, 2015
SHA Conference

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…

Spotlight on #SHA2016 Workshops

November 2, 2015
SHA Conference

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.…

Equity (Issues) for All, Historical Archaeology as a Profession in the 21st Century

December 30, 2015
Current Topics in Historical Archaeology

By Lewis Jones and Ashley MortonHave you ever encountered workplace climate so chilly you thought you’d get frost bitten? No, we aren’t talking health and safety of field archaeology, though…

Sharing Tips and Tricks for Engaging the Public

At some point in your archaeological career you will have the privilege of engaging with the public. How we engage is mainly learned through a trial and error process. Sometimes you…

The West as an Edge: The SHA 2015 Plenary

September 13, 2015
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Doug Rocks-McQueen At the 2015 SHA conference in Seattle, myself and the organising committee tried an experiment in video recording some of the panels and presentations. The goal is to share…

Recognizing, Reassessing and Reconstructing European Maritime Cultural Landscapes from the Late Neolithic to the 20th Century

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…

What to do when there’s no to do: The search for public dig alternatives

By: Melissa Timo Developing new avenues of public archaeology is not always easy. Last year I highlighted my difficulties trying to connect a temporary or transplanted population to the archaeology…

Historical Archaeology at George Washington’s Mount Vernon

Greetings from Virginia! Though the #SHA2016 Annual Meeting is some months away, we are assisting the social media committee in presenting the archaeological outlets that the Washington, DC metro area…

SHA 2015 Seattle: Preliminary Program

October 23, 2014
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The SHA 2015 Seattle preliminary program is available and online registration is now open until December 19, 2014! Registration …

Public Service Announcements and Archaeology: Protecting WWII-Caves in Saipan

By: Jennifer McKinnon East Carolina University and Ships of Exploration and Discovery Research The words public service announcements (PSAs) and archaeology are rarely uttered together. In fact, a quick search…