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Primary Archaeology data for non-archaeologists?

This post is part of the May 2012 Technology Week, a quarterly topical discussion about technology and historical archaeology, presented by the SHA Technology Committee. This week's topic examines the…

Will today’s graduate training in Historical Archaeology predict the future of digital research archives?

May 29, 2012
Technology
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School’s Out for Summer: Explore Arcadia Mill

Arcadia Mill Archaeological Site in Milton, Florida provides a multi-disciplinary educational experience for people of all ages. Arcadia Mill represents the first and largest water-powered industrial complex in northwest…

Establishing the Society of Black Archaeologists

The field of African American historical archaeology witnessed a boom in social and political consciousness from Black scholars during the 1990s. In 1994 Theresa Singleton and Elizabeth Scott broke new…

Connecting Communities with Their Past: Maryland’s County Archaeological Exhibit Project

The Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory (MAC Lab) currently curates eight million artifacts from every county in the state. While these artifacts are available for research, education and exhibit purposes, only…

The Montpelier/Minelab Experiment: An Archaeological Metal Detector Training Course

March 26, 2012
Current Topics in Historical Archaeology
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In March 2012, 12 metal detectorists were invited to James Madison’s Montpelier to attend a week-long metal detecting program to learn how archaeologists and the metal detector community can work…

Making Historical Archaeology Visible: Community Outreach and Education

March 21, 2012
Current Topics in Historical Archaeology
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If there’s one thing that the controversies surrounding the Diggers and American Digger reality shows have taught us, it’s that the general American public still does not know how to…

SHA 2013: Plenary Session and Conference Committee

March 19, 2012
SHA Conference
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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.…

SHA 2013: Preliminary Call for Papers

March 12, 2012
SHA Conference
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SHA 2013: 46th Annual Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom January 9–12, 2013 The preliminary Call for Papers for the SHA 2013 conference…

The Ethics of Historical Archaeology

February 27, 2012
President's Corner
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Virtually all historical archaeologists are fascinated by seemingly prosaic things like ceramics, bones, and buttons because we know that such objects provide historical stories that might otherwise pass completely unnoticed.…