Enhancing our space with a sense of place
Over the last decade public archaeology in the UK has witnessed a growing profile. This is in part due to a steady stream of documentaries on the television and opportunities…
International Archaeology
Where to go in January 2014: Quebec City
Québec City has everything a city needs to welcome visitors to our part of the world—and keep them coming back for more. Come and discover it during the SHA’s and…
Diversity and Difference in SHA
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…
Critical Heritage, African Diaspora Archaeology and the Moment When My Eyes Were Opened.
I am a blogger. Blogging has become an extension of how I process complex thoughts and ideas. Composing a blog entry is like creating a work of art, allowing me…
Getting to Know the 2012 Ed and Judy Jelks Travel Award Winners
As a professional organization, the Society for Historical Archaeology promotes the participation of student members and supports the advancement of their careers. Students, in turn, may see the SHA as…
Nordic TAG 2012: Archaeologies in Northern Europe
I recently returned from a week in Oulu, Finland, where I attended the Nordic Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG) conference. A UK version of TAG originated in 1979 and has met…
SHA 2013: Plenary Session and Conference Committee
The next SHA conference in Leicester in January 2013 takes the theme of globalization, immigration, and transformation, themes that are central to practice and research in historical and post-medieval archaeology.…
Contemporary Archaeologies
A week ago Quentin Lewis’ blog post on the November 2011 “Contemporary and Historical Archaeology in Theory” conference (CHAT) in Boston asked the question “What is contemporary archaeology?” Quentin reaches the conclusion…
President’s Corner: Globalizing Historical Archaeology
Since the SHA was formed in 1967 scholars have acknowledged the complex global relationships between local sites and broader international social, material, and political currents. The truism to “think globally,…