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

May 29, 2012
Technology
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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…

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…

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…

A Mixed Methods Approach to Digital Heritage in Rosewood, Florida

May 9, 2012
Current Topics in Historical Archaeology
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The use of digital technologies for cultural heritage work is a rapidly expanding field of research and engagement (Kalay et al 2007). The array of digital techniques presents a bewildering…

Historical Archaeology and the Importance of Material Things

May 2, 2012
Publications
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Historical Archaeology and the Importance of Material Things, edited by Leland Ferguson (1977), was one of the formative works in the field that…

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…

An Interview with Dr. Liza Gijanto, 2012 Kathleen Kirk Gilmore Dissertation Award Recipient

Students are an important component of the Society for Historical Archaeology, representing the future of the organization. The Society provides opportunities for professional growth for students in historical archaeology. Each…

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…

Knowing What We Don’t Know: Challenging the Conventional Narrative in Search of Virginia’s Colonial Plantation Landscapes

February 22, 2012
Current Topics in Historical Archaeology
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For all that archaeologists and historians have learned from studying plantations in southeastern Virginia, there is a remarkable amount we still do not know. Much of this gap exists under…