conflict archaeology (Other Keyword)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "In Times of War and Conflict: An Exploration of New Sites, Methodologies, and Interpretations at Sites of Conflict in the New England Region.", at the 2025 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. During the War of 1812, U.S. Navy Commodore Stephen Decatur ordered the construction of a small fortification, later known as Fort Decatur in Ledyard, Connecticut. The fort was occupied by the military between 1813 and 1814. Today Fort...
What They Carried: Deriving Context and Meaning from the Items Recovered in Graves of WWII Service Members in Tarawa (2023)
This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. During WWII from 20–23 November 1943, U.S. forces invaded and fought for control of the Japanese-occupied Betio Island in the Battle of Tarawa. The battle resulted in the loss of 1,020 U.S. service members, with over 400 still remaining unaccounted for. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) is responsible for the relocation,...
Where They Fight: Apsáalooke Spirituality on the Battlefield (2021)
This is an abstract from the session entitled "Hidden Battlefields: Power, Memory, and Preservation of Sites of Armed Conflict" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. By the mid-19th century, waves of settlers along the Overland Trail invaded Indigenous North Americans’ traditional homelands and hunting grounds. This pushed people like the Sioux westward as colonists threatened game, timber, water, and other resources. The U.S. called for a council resulting...
World War I Dog Tags from Camp Logan (41HR614), Houston, Texas: Making the Archaeological Personal (2024)
This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)", at the 2024 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. For many national armies the First World War marked the first large-scale use of identity discs, commonly referred to as dog tags. The U.S. Army was no exception, issuing standardized aluminum discs to its soldiers. Archaeological investigations at the former World War I training facility Camp Logan (41HR614) in Houston, Texas has...
WWII-Related Caves, Community Archaeology and Public Service Announcements: A Community Approach to Raising Awareness and Protecting Caves (2016)
A recent ABPP-funded project explored community consensus building for the protection of WWII-related caves on the island of Saipan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The project utilized radio and television public service announcements for the purpose of sharing a local message of protection and preservation of caves with the island community. This paper outlines the process of community engagement and involvement, recording privately owned WWII cave sites, developing a...