Society for Historical Archaeology

This collection contains the abstracts and presentations from the Society for Historical Archaeology annual meetings. SHA has partnered with Digital Antiquity to archive their annual conference abstracts and make the presentations available. This collection contains meeting abstracts and presentations dating from 2013 to the present.

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Formed in 1967, the Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA) is the largest scholarly group concerned with the archaeology of the modern world (A.D. 1400-present). The main focus of the society is the era since the beginning of European exploration. SHA promotes scholarly research and the dissemination of knowledge concerning historical archaeology. The society is specifically concerned with the identification, excavation, interpretation, and conservation of sites and materials on land and underwater. Geographically the society emphasizes the New World, but also includes European exploration and settlement in Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Ethical principles of the society are set forth in Article VII of SHA’s Bylaws and specified in a statement adopted on June 21 2003.

Site Name Keywords
20EM52 • Michilimackinac • 41HR614 • 38GN3 • Hüti glassworks • Old sector of San Victorino in Bogota • MS2

Site Type Keywords
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Water-Related • Non-Domestic Structures • Archaeological Feature • Shipping-Related Structure • Shipwreck • Fort • Settlements • Domestic Structures • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features

Other Keywords
Landscape • Shipwreck • Slavery • Colonialism • Public Archaeology • Ceramics • Identity • Plantation • Material Culture • Shipwrecks

Culture Keywords
Historic • Euroamerican • African American • Spanish • French-Canadian • 18th century artillery • contemporany

Investigation Types
Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis • Archaeological Overview • Historic Background Research • Collections Research • Data Recovery / Excavation • Reconnaissance / Survey • Heritage Management • Remote Sensing • Records Search / Inventory Checking • Site Evaluation / Testing

Material Types
Metal • Ceramic • Glass • Fauna • Wood • Building Materials • Human Remains • Mineral • Bone • Flora

Temporal Keywords
19th Century • 18th Century • 20th Century • 17th Century • Nineteenth Century • Historic • Colonial • Early 19th Century • Contemporary • 19th and 20th centuries

Geographic Keywords
North America (Continent) • Michigan (State / Territory) • Massachusetts (State / Territory) • New York (State / Territory) • New Hampshire (State / Territory) • Idaho (State / Territory) • Maine (State / Territory) • Wisconsin (State / Territory) • Washington (State / Territory) • Minnesota (State / Territory)

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  1. Analysis Of Amidships On The Emanuel Point II Shipwreck (2017)
  2. Analysis Of Artefacts From The Portuguese Nau Esmeralda (1503) (2018)
  3. Analysis of Ash and Slag Deposits at George Washington's Mount Vernon (2019)
  4. An Analysis of Barrel Components Excavated from the Emanuel Point II Shipwreck (2020)
  5. An Analysis of Cut Glass Collected from an Excavation of Lindenwood University’s Former Garbage Dump (2016)
  6. Analysis of Lead Recovered from the IDM-013 Shipwreck in Mozambique (2023)
  7. Analysis of Mollusks from the Slave Village at Betty’s Hope, Antigua, British West Indies (2016)
  8. Analysis of Pipe Stems Recovered from Excavations of the 17th Century Structures at Eyreville (44NH0507) on Virginia's Eastern Shore. (2020)
  9. Analysis of Pipe Stems Recovered from Excavations of the 17th Century Structures at Eyreville (44NH0507) on Virginia's Eastern Shore. (2020)
  10. Analysis of Québec shipwrecks: the necessity of integrating local divers to improve the management of maritime heritage (2018)
  11. Analysis Of The Building Floor Of A French Colonial Structure In St. Charles, Missouri (2018)
  12. Analysis of the faunal remains from a 19th century Aku property in Banjul, The Gambia (2016)
  13. Analysis of the Oval Planting Beds at Poplar Forest: Five Collections Spanning Almost 30 Years (2021)
  14. An Analysis of the Reasons behind the Increase in Speed of Dutch and British Ships, 1750-1830 (2018)
  15. An Analysis of the Slave Village site at St. Nicholas Abbey (2015)
  16. An Analysis of Tools from Hanna's Town (2016)
  17. An Analysis of Trade Beads Excavated from the Tristán de Luna Settlement Site and Their Significance (2022)
  18. Analysis of Two Sherds Recovered from an Underwater Site along the Atlantic Coast of Terra del Fuego, Argentina (2020)
  19. Analysis of Unidentified Ceramics in Historic Saint Charles, Missouri (2018)
  20. Analytical Chemistry and Archaeological Collections: A Case Study on the Continuing Research Value of Previously Excavated Materials. (2017)
  21. Analyzing Color in Historic Refined Earthenwares Using Spectrophotometry (2013)
  22. Analyzing Nineteenth-Century Steamboat Rudders on Lake Champlain: Using Photogrammetric Modeling to Aid the Archaeological Process (2016)
  23. Analyzing personal narratives across disciplines: examples from nineteenth century Minnesota (2015)
  24. Analyzing The Luna Assemblage Of 16th-Century Majolica Ceramics (2022)
  25. Anarchy in the New-Found-Land: Winter Houses and Decentralized Power in the Rural North Atlantic (2017)
  26. Anarchy in the UK (2015)
  27. Anatomization and Inequality at Charity Hospital Cemetery #2, New Orleans, LA (1847-1929). (2021)
  28. Anatomy of a 16th-century Spanish galleon: The evolution of the hull design (2017)
  29. The Anatomy of a Standoff: Searching for Pearl Royal Hendrickson (2020)
  30. The Ancestors Speak: Community-Based Paleogenomics (2020)
  31. An Anchor in the Mesa Top: Reexamining Who Settled the West (2018)
  32. ANCHOR Program: Promoting Sustainable Diving on our Nation's Underwater Cultural Heritage (2016)
  33. Anchors Through History: The Case of Lagos, Portugal. (2016)
  34. Ancient Coastal Resource Management in the Face of Climate Change During the Early Pottery Neolithic- A Case Study from Habonim North, Israel (2023)
  35. Ancient DNA Research during a Global Pandemic: Insights from Fieldwork at St. Mary’s Basilica in Norfolk, VA (2021)
  36. The Ancient Mesambria Field School in Underwater Archaeology: Synergy Between Scientists, Students, and Managers in Benefit of Bulgarian Cultural Heritage (2020)
  37. "And Fill It Solidly With Brushwood and Earth or Such of Them As Would Suit Him Best": 18th and 19th Century Landmaking in Alexandria, VA (2019)
  38. "And the Land Is Not Well Populated": The End of Prehistory on Pensacola Bay (2017)
  39. And what about French Clay Pipes? (2014)
  40. And why would you want to study that? Reflections on Post-Conquest Archaeology (2017)
  41. The Angela Site (2018)
  42. The Angela Site: Exploring Race, Diversity, and Community in EarlyJamestown (2020)
  43. Anglo-American Ceramics As Social Medium (2018)
  44. Anglo-Native Interaction in Virginia’s Potomac River Valley (2018)
  45. Anglo-Native Interactions in Context: A Discussion of "Anglo-Native Zones" at the Country’s House Site (2019)
  46. Animal Husbandry, Hunting, and Fishing on the Lower Cape Fear: Analysis of Colonial and Civil War Era Animal Remains from Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson (2016)
  47. Animal Landscapes of the Lowcountry: Evidence from Drayton Hall (2014)
  48. Animals and Humans in Post-medieval York: A View From Hungate (2013)
  49. Animals, science and empire: London’s animals as scientific objects (2013)
  50. Anne Washington's Diamond Ring: Rethinking Global Commodities and the Forces of Debt in a Colonial Edge Land. (2023)
  51. Anona: Historical and Archaeological Evidence of Re-Purposing of an Early 20th Century Steam Yacht. (2016)
  52. Another Brick in the Wall: A Pedagogical Approach to Excavations at a 19th -century Brickyard (2018)
  53. Another Look at Fort Ouiatenon: Native-European Creolization and the Frontier Meat Diet (2014)
  54. Another Look At The New York African Burial Ground Late Group Coffin-less Burials? (2022)
  55. Another Place for Thinking: A Decade of Making Connections at Wye House (2015)
  56. Another Sherd from the Transitional period found in New Mexico (2022)
  57. Anse-aux-Batteaux: A 19th-Century River Port and its Maritime Cultural Landscape (2023)
  58. The Anson Street Burying Ground: Lost Ancestors of Charleston’s Gullah Community (2022)
  59. Answering the Question, "Where Did We Come From?" Through the Collaborative Efforts of the Fort Ward/Seminary African American Descendant Society and Archaeologists in Alexandria, Virginia (2013)
  60. Antarctic Heritage, Materiality and Narratives (2016)
  61. Antarctic Islands and Capitalism Beyond Maps (2023)
  62. Antebellum and Civil War Landscapes at Sherwood Forest Plantation (44ST615) (2016)
  63. Antebellum Ceramic Importers of New Orleans, Louisiana (2013)
  64. Anthropogenic Environmental Change and Cultural Resources Management: Documenting Landscapes of Environmental Damage (2022)
  65. Anti-Racism & Archaeological Practice at Montpelier (2021)
  66. Anti-Racism in the Time of Covid-19 (2021)
  67. Anticipating Climate Change Impacts To Mountain Heritage Resources :Case Studies From The Virginia Blue Ridge (2022)
  68. Antioch Colony and the Archaeology of Texas Freedmen Descendants (2018)
  69. Anémone project : Goals methods and global result of the archaeological project (Les Saintes Guadeloupe) (2023)
  70. The Apotheosis of Nate Harrison (2018)
  71. Appalachian Metropolis: Rural and Urban Identities at Company Coal Mining Towns (2016)
  72. Apparel in Peril: An archaeological study of how clothing becomes embedded with human suffering (2015)
  73. Appearance Is Everything: Mary Washington And Her Specialized Ceramics Of Gentility (2020)
  74. The Application of 3d Models to the Conservation Planning Process (2020)
  75. Application of Alternative Light Source to Identify Painted Markings on a Model 1917 Renault French Tank (2017)
  76. Application of Environmental Legislation to Protect Underwater Cultural Heritage on the Outer Continental Shelf (2014)
  77. Application of Photogrammetry to the Study of the Wreck of the Anémone (2023)
  78. Applications of LiDAR Imagery at the Beech Grove Confederate Camp, Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky (2018)
  79. Applying An Interdisciplinary Approach To The Understanding Of A Semi-subterranean Sod House In Labrador (2020)
  80. Applying Digital Image Analysis to the Study of Colonoware at Late 17th- and Early 18th-Century Sites in the Lowcountry (2022)
  81. Applying Experimental Archaeological Methods to Differentiate Chinese Celadon Glazed Ceramics from 19th-century Archaeolgoical Sites in the American West (2020)
  82. Applying Geophysical Survey for Research, Preservation, and Interpretation along the Transcontinental Railroad (2021)
  83. Applying the Power of Partnerships to the Search for America's Missing in Action (2023)
  84. Approach to the building strategies used in the early colonial forts in the Plata River Basin (2014)
  85. Approaches to Openness: Digital Archaeology Data in Virginia and Public Engagement (2016)
  86. Approaches To Recording And Preserving A WWI Training Camp In Houston's Memorial Park (2020)
  87. Approaches to Sample Selection for Strontium Isotope Testing Within Historic Cemetery Contexts: An Illustrative Example from the Milwaukee County Poor Farm Cemetery Project (2017)
  88. Approaching Eyri: Photographs, Memos and Ruin Memories  (2013)
  89. Approaching Past, Present, and Future Urbansims in Goa, India (2020)
  90. Appropriating Fort San Juan: Daily Practice and Contested Space at the Berry Site (2023)
  91. Appropriating Language: The Historical-Archaeological Context Of ‘Grumetes’ In Sources On West African Mariners (2023)
  92. Approvisionnement en poterie de terre de deux établissements coloniaux Martiniquais du XVIIIe siècle d’après deux fouilles récentes (2014)
  93. "Aquilombamento" as a Potentializing Praxis for Black Existences in Archaeology (2021)
  94. Aquinnah Past To Present (2018)
  95. [AR]chaeology of El Presidio de San Francisco: Augmented Reality as a Public Interpretation Tool (2018)
  96. Arboreal Historical Anchors: Sacred Forests and Memory Making in Southern Benin, West Africa (2013)
  97. Arcanum: Of Steamworks And Magick Obscura – How I Fell In Love With Industrial Archaeology (2023)
  98. Archaeogaming Theory: Explaining Post-Entanglement Dualist Artifacts (2017)
  99. Archaeogaming: A Different Approach to Public Archaeology (2019)
  100. The Archaeological "Exceptionalism" of the Seventeenth Century: Myles Standish, James Deetz, and the Siren Song of Welsh Architecture (2020)