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Partners in Preservation: The Texas Archaeological Stewards Network (TASN)

January 7, 2020
Public Education and Interpretation

Sarah Jane Chesney, PhD Texans like to boast that “everything is bigger in Texas,” and they’re not far off: measuring 268,581 square miles with a population of close to 29…

Public Archaeology at the Presidio of San Francisco

June 13, 2018
History

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…

Time Traveling in Delaware State Parks

June 9, 2016
Public Education and Interpretation

About a year and a half ago, at the end of my first week as the new Cultural Preservation Specialist at Delaware State Parks, my new boss said to me,…

Top 10 Public Archaeology opportunities at SHA 2014

Interested in Public Education and Interpretation? The 2014 conference is chock-full of opportunities to learn, share, and experience Public Archaeology firsthand. Here's my top 10 recommendations for sessions to join or…

The Future of the Past: Using 3D Replicas for Public Archaeology

For over a year now I have been working in the Virtual Curation Laboratory at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), and for over a year I have been consistently amazed by…

Hands-On History

Over the last several years, Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum (JPPM) has enjoyed a productive relationship with Huntingtown High School in Calvert County, Maryland. In previous years, the school’s archaeology…

Webinars: A New Frontier in Archaeological Training

The SHA's Academic and Professional Training Committee (APTC), working with the Conference Committee, offers a range of training and professional development opportunities at the annual conference. We have workshops, roundtables,…

Why historical archaeology should pay attention to the Occupy movement

May 31, 2013
Current Topics in Historical Archaeology
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Occupy and its offspring have brought issues that are of intrinsic interest to our discipline into the public consciousness in profound ways. I suggest that historical archaeologists have much to…

Open Minds, Clearer Signals – Metal Detectorist and Archaeologist Cooperation Takes Another Step

April 10, 2013
Current Topics in Historical Archaeology
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The following post discusses the first metal detecting workshop open to the general public, directed by the Montpelier Archaeology Department this Spring. The post was co-authored by Dr. Matthew Reeves,…

Navigating the Field: Education and Employment in a Changing Job Market

This year the Student Subcommittee of the Academic and Professional Training Committee (APTC) and the Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology (ACUA) Student Council are cosponsoring a forum dedicated to helping…