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DOCUMENT Citation Only Margaret Hames.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Where Accessibility and Inclusion Meet: Archaeology in the Age of Covid and Beyond" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Archaeology is facing several significant challenges at present. As it seeks to grapple with the legacy of its past, it requires new approaches and methodologies to remain viable, inclusive, and accessible. One of the ways we might accomplish this is through the use of novel research with...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Hillary Kiazyk.

The recent incorporation of 3D imaging into the field of archaeology has opened many doors with regards to accessibility of archaeological materials. While this promotes research by inviting a much broader research discussion, it also poses questions of ownership of materials. This poster will explore new ways that archaeologists, descendant communities and people of the general public are now interacting with archaeological materials as well as some of the challenges, benefits and problems...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Miranda L Peters.

This is an abstract from the "Re-discovering the Archaeology Past and Future at Fort Ticonderoga" session, at the 2019 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Although the material unearthed from Fort Ticonderoga’s grounds has interested generations of visitors to the museum, it is only within the past decade that collections have been professionally processed. This paper will discuss the museum’s recent efforts to better document, preserve, and make accessible the museum's...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Krystiana L. Krupa. Sara M. Head. Bill Auchter.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Making Waves through Play: A Historical Archaeological Examination of Archaeogaming and the Global Impact of Video Games on the Field of Archaeology", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Accessibility in archaeology and archaeological training have been growing concerns for some time, and this issue was wildly exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Digital archaeology offers the potential for real, skill-based...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Lexie Lowe.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Where Accessibility and Inclusion Meet: Archaeology in the Age of Covid and Beyond" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Discussions concerning accessibility to publications and data have encouraged many within the archaeological community to consider the potential that digital technologies have in supporting a more inclusive field. The current global pandemic has only accentuated the relevance--or rather, the...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Laura E. Heath-Stout.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Disability Wisdom for the Covid-19 Pandemic" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Scholar-activists have been critiquing equity issues around gender, race, sexuality, and socioeconomic inequality for the past several decades. With few exceptions, however, this literature rarely addresses disability and accessibility issues. In this paper, I explore the experiences of academic archaeologists with disabilities,...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Ellen Chapman.

Collections associated with urban archaeology, predominantly created by compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, face unique challenges of curation, conservation, and accessibility. This research examines the curation crisis through the lens of archaeological collections from Richmond, Virginia. Despite unique assemblages, including those from a considerable Reconstruction Era incarcerated skeletal population; rare 19th century industrial and commercial contexts;...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Rebecca A Hunt.

This is an abstract from the "Shipwrecks and the Public: Getting People Engaged with their Maritime History" session, at the 2019 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The purpose of this research paper is to address the issue of limited public access to submerged cultural material and history at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, and other similar institutions. This analysis aims to improve how the public connects and interacts with historical and regional remains...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Lilian Tejeda-Barillas. Jaime J. Awe.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Life, Death, and Renewal: Examining the Significance of Lowland Maya Sweat Baths in the Belize River Valley. Lilian Tejeda Barillas and Jaime J. Awe Although sweat baths were an integral form of architecture in ancient Maya communities, these special architectural features have received limited attention from Maya scholars. In this poster, we address...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Erin S. Schwartz.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated large-scale shifts in the ways we excavate, analyze, and communicate with each other and the public. Teaching archaeology, especially lab methods, has raised several important challenges and questions - how can we make archaeology accessible when we and our students are learning remotely?...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Maggie S. Joyce.

This is a poster submission presented at the 2024 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Strawbery Banke Museum is a living history museum in Portsmouth, NH that features historic buildings and curates a wide range of archaeological artifacts. This poster will demonstrate a collaboration with the museum and the University of New Hampshire’s CatLAB to create 3D models of artifacts and historic spaces at the museum utilizing photogrammetry, where a software processes...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Dayna Thomas. Andrew Womack. Anke Hein. Ole Stilborg. Katherine Brunson.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Johan Gunner Andersson’s collection of artifacts excavated from archaeological sites in northern China has been residing, largely unstudied, in the storage rooms of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, as well as other institutions, for nearly 100 years. During this time a variety of inventory systems, loans, reorganizations, and moves has led to...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Rebecca Gibson.

This is an abstract from the "What Have You Done For Us Lately?: Discrimination, Harassment, and Chilly Climate in Archaeology" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. While workplace affecting disabilities are covered by the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), oftentimes universities struggle with how to accommodate faculty with disabilities. When conversations between faculty and chairpersons occur, they may cover only the bare minimum that must be...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Allyson Blanck.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2021: General Sessions" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. There are many things one expects to find on a field site: a plethora of trowels, interns and students working away— but disability and medical equipment are not among them. Archaeology often shies away from including and accommodating disabled voices. This fear has created an environment in which those with disabilities are unsure if they will be welcomed or...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Alexander Anthony.

Since the foundation of the Society for Historic Archaeology 50 years ago changing technology has dramatically transformed historic document research.  Historical data that would’ve taken countless hours of research to uncover is now available through a few clicks of a mouse. Modern technology cannot be relied upon for all historic research; it can, however, lead the researcher down previously undiscovered paths. Document research initiated in 2013 has aided in the reinterpretation of the...