Public and Community Archaeology (Other Keyword)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Christine Ames. Ruth Trocolli.

This is an abstract from the ""Is There Gold in that Field?" CRM and Public Outreach on the Front Lines" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Archaeological review and compliance in Washington, DC, is handled by the DC Historic Preservation Office, a unique hybrid that operates as a local city/county agency as well as the SHPO. Typically, the DC HPO Archaeology team does not conduct compliance activities, but we do employ federal and local compliance...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Matthew Moriarty. Joseph Kinney. Luke Kosby. Philip Williams. Noah DiStefano.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The Castleton Hidden History Project was established in 2021 to highlight a diverse and inclusive history of the town of Castleton, VT through interdisciplinary historical, archaeological, and geographic research. Investigations to date have focused on Granger House, a well-preserved 19th-century home in Castleton Village and in the heart of the Castleton...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Ellen Moriarty. Jaron Rochon. Samantha LaPlante. Emery Benoit. Michael Angers.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Community outreach has played a major role in the Castleton Hidden History Project, which highlights a diverse and inclusive history of the Castleton, VT area from the end of the ice age through the present day. Grounded in interdisciplinary research and public participation, current archaeological work centers around Granger House, a historically...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Francesca Fernandini.

This is an abstract from the "Arqueología colaborativa en los Andes: Casos de estudios y reflexiones" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. El sitio arqueológico Cerro de Oro (Cañete), al igual que miles de sitios en Perú, fue considerado por la comunidad que lo rodea como un espacio abandonado. Fue huaqueado, usado como vivienda, espacio agrícola, y sus paredes y restos afectados por diferentes tipos de actividades. En el 2012, el Proyecto Arqueológico...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Sara Anderson.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2025: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Archaeology Southwest’s Hands-On Archaeology program has effectively bridged the gap between modern audiences and the rich cultures of the Southwest through immersive, experiential learning. Over the past decade, this program, led by Preservation Archaeologist Allen Denoyer, has engaged participants with ancient tools and techniques, deepening their...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Bernard Means. Elizabeth Moore.

What to do when a museum visitor asks you if your dinosaurs are dragons from the end times? At their invitation, the Virtual Curation Laboratory at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) teamed with the Virginia Museum of Natural History (VMNH) to create an exhibit entitled Exploring Virginia to use archaeology as a way of encouraging critical thinking. This exhibit drew on over 120 3D printed artifacts from archaeological sites across Virginia and the globe. VCU students in the inaugural...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Carla Jaimes Betancourt. Patricia Ayala.

This is an abstract from the "Politics of Heritage Values: How Archaeologists Deal with Place, Social Memories, Identities, and Socioeconomics" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Preliminary results of the collaborative methodologies applied in two years of intense fieldwork in the Bolivian Amazon will be presented, and we will reflect on the different roles played by archaeological and sacred sites in the Tsimane, Mosetén, and Tacana indigenous...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Raquel Fleskes.

This is an abstract from the "Individuals Known and Unknown: Case Studies from Two Burial Contexts at Colonial Williamsburg" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Community members, stakeholders, and congregation members expressed interest in pursuing DNA testing of the Ancestral Individuals from the Historic First Baptist Church. In collaboration with the Let Freedom Ring! Foundation, successive community engagement meetings were held to explain the...

DOCUMENT Citation Only William White.

This is an abstract from the "Openness & Sensitivity: Practical Concerns in Taking Archaeological Data Online" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. "Bro-ing" is a market research practice pioneered by Nike and reported by Naomi Klein (2000:75) where designers bring prototypes to inner-city neighborhoods to gauge reactions to new styles and products. This practice also creates buzz that can be used to sell those products to the same communities. Open...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Sara Pfannkuche.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2025: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. <html> Legacy donations can be a collections nightmare for repositories, CRM firms, and museums. Prior to the professionalization of archaeological collection management, donations often arrived without documentation, funding, or even a clear intent to study them. Beginning in 2022, the Illinois State Archaeological Survey (ISAS) initiated a plan to...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Rebecca Shelton.

This is an abstract from the "Site Stewardship Matters: Comparing and Contrasting Site Stewardship Programs to Advance Our Practice" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Although there are many professional organizations practicing cultural heritage preservation, there is a group of dedicated volunteers who work tirelessly to protect their cultural heritage in Texas. For over 38 years, the Texas Archeological Stewardship Network has assisted the Texas...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Edward Gonzalez-Tennant.

This is an abstract from the "What’s Going on in Texas? Current Topics in Texas Archaeology" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. <html> Anglo settlement of the Rio Grande Valley began in the late 19^th and early 20^th century. Part of this colonization involved the whitewashing of the region’s history, including the erasure of Tejano communities, descendants of earlier Spanish, Mexican, and Mestizo settlers. Historical scholarship...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Madison Westfall.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2025: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The Lubbock Lake Landmark hosts two summer youth programs in the Conservation Academy series for students aged 11 to 12. Digging Deeper is a hands-on program where students are introduced to conservation principles and concepts and engage in conservation activities. During the two-week course, students participate in creating and excavating pedestals and...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Kelton Sheridan.

This is an abstract from the "What’s Going on in Texas? Current Topics in Texas Archaeology" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. <html> This paper shares findings and interpretations from my doctoral research centered around the persistence of Indigenous practice, as can be observed through the analysis of bone-tempered pottery from the 18^th century sites of San Antonio missions and Rancho de las Cabras. Bone-tempered pottery is ubiquitous...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Sarah Cowie.

This is an abstract from the "Building Bridges: Papers in Honor of Teresita Majewski" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Teresita Majewski has influenced archaeology and heritage management in extensive and diverse ways. To my mind, her contributions all have one idea in common: humanizing the field. Here I present three examples of her influence on my own work, especially regarding ceramic analysis and work with stakeholders, research partners, and...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Antonio Beardall.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Belize is a country rich in archaeological resources including Paleoindian, Archaic, the Ancient Maya, and colonial. Belize has been and continues to be the focus of archaeological research, largely conducted by foreign researchers that help facilitate archaeological field schools training primarily American, Canadian, and English students. While many...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Elizabeth Reetz.

This is an abstract from the "Collaborative and Community Archaeology" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The Iowa Archaeological Certification Program is a joint effort between the University of Iowa (UI) Office of the State Archaeologist (OSA) and the Iowa Archeological Society (IAS). Established in the 1970s, the program invites the interested public to learn field and lab skills while assisting professional archaeologists in a volunteer capacity...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Heba Abdelsalam.

Heritage interpretation is one of the best methods for preserving cultural heritage since it assists a neighborhood in having a better understanding of the importance of its museums and historic sites. Lately, the world has witnessed the loss of many such sites in the Middle East. Therefore, the adaptation of the American models of interpretation would be ideal for addressing this problem. This paper provides an example of the use of these methods of interpretation for the preservation of sites...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Jeffery Burton.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. There were ten War Relocation Centers established during World War II to incarcerate over 120,000 Japanese American citizens and immigrants, but only one had an orphanage. Manzanar's “Children’s Village” housed 101 orphans, from newborns to teenagers. The entire mass incarceration was unconstitutional, tragic, costly, and unnecessary, but imprisoning...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Elysia Petras.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2025: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. This poster reports on renewed and emergent social networks developed during two field seasons of archaeological research at the Jackson Wall site on Grand Cayman. Research is sponsored by the National Trust for the Cayman Islands, supporting the first modern terrestrial excavations intentionally centering the history of slavery on Grand Cayman. The...

DOCUMENT Citation Only April Kamp-Whittaker.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2025: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Communities are increasingly interested in non-invasive archaeological methods, especially in relation to the collection, analysis, and curation of surface artifacts. This poster explores a long-term case study which uses a combination of infield analysis and the temporary collection of artifacts for detailed analysis (called “catch and release”), to...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Madeline Fowler.

Indigenous peoples remain under-represented in maritime archaeology. What strategies are maritime archaeology practitioners using to increase Indigenous participation? This paper introduces the concept of Indigenisation—institutionalised (normative practice) change efforts towards Indigenous inclusion underpinned by principles of recognition and respect for Indigenous peoples, knowledges and cultures—to the discipline of maritime archaeology. Drawing on the Design and Evaluation Framework for...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Lauren Bussiere.

This is an abstract from the "Many Voices in the Repository: Community-Based Collections Work" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The Paint Rock Archaeological Project is an ongoing community-based investigation led by members of the Comanche Nation, the Lipan Apache Band of Texas, and Coahuiltecan tribes. Working with archaeologists from the University of Texas' Texas Archeological Research Laboratory, researchers from Abilene Christian Univeristy,...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Sydney James.

This is an abstract from the "Collaborative and Community Archaeology" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Early colonial violence in the Eastern United States had a detrimental impact on Native nations, including population reduction, loss of cultural knowledge, and forced assimilation. As a result, very few Native communities on the East Coast have received Federal Recognition status from the U.S. Government. The lack of acknowledgment has created...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Elizabeth Reetz.

The practice of archaeology involves studying human adaptation to the natural world by using the environment as a vehicle for the development of knowledge. Archaeology education has strong parallels and intersections with the well-established field of Environmental Education (EE); yet, it is both widely acknowledged that cultural history is one of the weaker components of EE, and many archaeology educators are likewise unfamiliar with EE. In 2016, archaeologists from University of Iowa Office of...