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DOCUMENT Citation Only Barbara A Clark.

This is a poster submission presented at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The pandemic created unique challenges for public archaeologists, but it also presented unique opportunities. Using digital media allows public archaeologists to broaden their audience in ways not possible with in person events. One way to maximize this potential is by partnering with public media outlets. They already have a large dedicated audience interested in educational content and...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Maia Dedrick. Iván Batún Alpuche. Priya Blair. Gabriela Echeverria Dzib. Brooke Laskowsky. Rebeca Tun Tuz.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Oral History, Coloniality, and Community Collaboration in Latin America" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. During the summer of 2020 we developed a project to consider the opinions of Tahcabo residents about a new exhibit for their community museum. We worked as a binational team to invite participation in the process through digital networks, by means of a survey and asynchronous discussion groups. We...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Michael Nassaney. Courtney Bedrosian. Ariel Butler. Zachary Fagerlin. Payton Gagliardi. Joanne Jeya. Sarah Linkous. Nikolajs Pone.

This is a poster submission presented at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Ethnoarchaeological methods of data collection and analysis can provide insights into the ways in which people are adapting and responding to the shifting rules, requirements, and regulations established for public safety during the Covid-19 era (March 2020-present). Students in an experiential learning class (ANTH 4970) at Western Michigan University (WMU) in July and August 2020...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Nikolajs M Pone.

This is a poster submission presented at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an era of unprecedented fear, anxiety, and paranoia throughout the world. A hallmark of prevention and precautionary methods against COVID-19, and perhaps the most recognizable symbol of the COVID-19 era, is the face mask. Facemasks became a widespread phenomena in the U.S. in early April, 2020 when the pandemic began to accelerate. This phenomena has...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Anatolijs Venovcevs. Matthew Magnani. Natalia Magnani. Stein Farstadvoll.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Pandemic Fieldwork: Doing Fieldwork During a Pandemic" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Over the last few decades, archaeologists have turned more attention to studying material signatures of recent events including migration, homelessness, and the aftermaths of disasters. In March 2020, a group of contemporary archaeologists and anthropologists in Tromsø, Norway found themselves in the middle of one such...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Lynn Evans.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Pandemic Fieldwork: Doing Fieldwork During a Pandemic" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Michilimackinac is the site of one of the longest ongoing archaeological projects in North America. Could it continue in a pandemic? Because most of our funding comes from park admission fees and museum store revenue, our project is dependent on Colonial Michilimackinac State Historic Park being open to the public. Once...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Andrew J Robinson.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Pandemic Fieldwork: Doing Fieldwork During a Pandemic" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The year began with a successful conference in Boston, but quickly turned as the globe was thrown into the grips of a pandemic by March. As universities, cities, states, and countries began to close and lock down, so did many field schools and excavations. However, not all archaeology has stopped. Construction projects...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Delande C. Justinvil.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Black Studies and Archaeology" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. “The despair and deplorable conditions within which the black community continued into the realm of death and burial.” While Steven J. Richardson offered these words in 1989, their essence still rings true today. Over the past decade, skeletal remains of nearly thirty individuals have been discovered underneath the 3300 Block of Q Street in...