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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  • Documents (6,639)
  1. Archaeology on the Line: A 19th century mill hamlet on the Maine-New Brunswick border (2014)
  2. Archaeology on the World's Oldest Wooden Tugboat: Documenting and Restoring M/V Arthur Foss (2018)
  3. Archaeology over the Edge: Recent Work on the Hanging Flume in Western Colorado (2018)
  4. Archaeology Results at the Battle Peckuwe: Supporting New Narratives (2023)
  5. Archaeology Story Time: Using Tilden’s 6th Principle to Educate K-2 Children in Public Archaeology (2020)
  6. Archaeology with an Attentive Eye: African Americans, Archaeology, and Cultural Regeneration (2023)
  7. Archaeology without Ottoman Past: Historical Archaeology in Turkey (2014)
  8. Archaeology's Role in Changing a Generation of Youth: Exploring Education and Intersectionality (2017)
  9. Archaeology, Advertising, and Curing Your Ails (2020)
  10. Archaeology, Cosmology and African Ritual Past. Perspectives from Yikpabongo, Koma Land, Northern Region, Ghana (2013)
  11. Archaeology, Disability, and Healthcare Systems in California (2021)
  12. Archaeology, Education, and Gentrification: The View From San Francisco (2017)
  13. Archaeology, Education, and Heritage Management in Bates County, Missouri (2019)
  14. Archaeology, Ethics and the Remembrance of Conflict on the Island of Ireland (2020)
  15. Archaeology, Memory and Community: Widening Engagement with Historical Archaeology (2013)
  16. Archaeology, Shadowed Pasts, and the Making of Heritage (2015)
  17. Archaeology: Antarctica and Outer Space (2023)
  18. "Archaeology? How Does That Work?" Incorporating Archaeology into the National Park Service LGBTQ Heritage Initiative as Community Engagement (2016)
  19. Archaeometallurgy of an 18th Century Shipwreck: The Sloop-of-war HMS Swift (1770), Santa Cruz, Argentina (2013)
  20. Archaeometrical study of Glass Trade Beads from the ClFi-10 site: results and their potential to investigate Amerindian exchange networks (2014)
  21. Archaeozoological studies of the Maritime Archaeology of the Port of Acapulco Project: Taphonomic and taxonomic analysis on faunal remains from San Diego Fort (2018)
  22. The ArcheoBlitz and Citizen Science at Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, North Dakota. (2017)
  23. ArcheoChallenge: Incentivizing Archeological Awareness and Tourism in National Parks (2019)
  24. The Archeological and Historical Evidence for the Wreck of L'Aurore- Summary and Implications (2023)
  25. Archeological discoveries and hypothesis for a new colonial portrait (2014)
  26. Archeological discoveries and hypothesis for a new colonial portrait (2014)
  27. Archeological Investigations of Theodore Roosevelts Fireing Range, Sagamore Hill National Historical Park. Oyster Bay, New York (2023)
  28. Archeological Practice and Citizen Science in the National Park Service (2020)
  29. Archeological Proving Grounds: Establishing Partnerships in Training, Education, and Research in the South Florida National Parks. (2020)
  30. Archeology and 3D photography (2014)
  31. The Archeology and Interpretation of Native Americans at Valley Forge National Historical Park (2020)
  32. Archeology and Public Education: Uncovering the Stories of the Virgin Islands National Park (2016)
  33. Archeology as an Incident: An Application of the Incident Command System for Citizen Science. (2020)
  34. An Archeology of Labor in Practice (2015)
  35. An archeology of segregation after the unification of Methodism in Washington, D.C. (2018)
  36. #Archeology: Loose Lips Save Slave Ships? (2017)
  37. The Architectural Evolution of Quebec City’s Lower Town: 350 Years of Urbanization (2018)
  38. Architectural Reconstruction and the Andy Warhol Factor (2014)
  39. The Architecture of Destruction: A Study on the Evolution of a 20th Century Black Powder Mill in Western Pennsylvania (2020)
  40. Architecture of Early Water Reclamation on Blackfeet Reservation (2018)
  41. The Architecture of Fear: San Sabá’s Lasting Impact on Spanish Colonial Mission Construction as Exemplified at Mission San Lorenzo in Real County, Texas. (2020)
  42. Architecture, Landscape, and the Development of Community Identity: St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Cahaba, Alabama, USA (2023)
  43. Architecural documentation of Ash Lawn Highland: examining the evidence (2016)
  44. Archival Digitization and Accessibility in a Small Island Nation: A Case Study (2017)
  45. Archival Fractals: Bodies, Records, Perspectives and Memories (2023)
  46. Archival Research and the Historical Background of the 1782 Evacuation of Charleston and the Loss of the Storm Wreck (2016)
  47. Archival Shapeshifting: On the Muddy Paths of Transcendence between Nation-States (2023)
  48. The Archivist, the Archaeologist, and Feminist Questing (2014)
  49. The Archéo-Québec network: a review and forthcoming projects (2014)
  50. Archéo-Québec: L’archéologie préventive : Guide pratique à l’intention des municipalités du Québec (2014)
  51. Archéodendrométrie et artéfacts, de la fouille au musée (2014)
  52. Archéologie préventive et monuments historiques coloniaux dans les départements d’outremer français : quels enjeux ? (2014)
  53. Arctic Steam: HMS Pioneer and the Technology of the Search for Franklin (2016)
  54. Are ROVs The New VIP?: Developing A Supplemental Method For Recording Shipwrecks (2017)
  55. Are There Any French Glass Beads In Quebec (16th and 17th Centuries)? (2018)
  56. Are We (or Should We) be Still be "Putting the "There" There?" (2023)
  57. Are We Covered?: The Status of Non-US Navy Vessels Under the Sunken Military Craft Act (2016)
  58. Are We Doing This Right? How Do You ‘Museum’ When Faced With The COVID Curveball? (2021)
  59. Arguing for an Archaeology of Dog Fighting (2014)
  60. Arks, Broadhorns, and Hoop-Pole Boats: The America Flatboat Wreck in Southern Illinois (2015)
  61. Armed Slaves: The Possession of Firearms by Enslaved Persons at Kingsley Plantation, FL (2014)
  62. Armed to the Teeth: The Archaeology of Arms Procurement and Use in the Early 19th-Century Gulf of Mexico (2016)
  63. Arming Africans in the Antebellum South: A Critical Reassessment of Firearm Usage at Kingsley Plantation (1814-1861), Fort George Island, Florida (2023)
  64. "Arming the Roanoke Colony": Illustrating Bellicosity through Archival and Archaeological Findings (2015)
  65. Arms Across the Atlantic: The Faux Blakely Rifles and their North Carolina Connection (2013)
  66. Army Wives and Kids: Civilian Lives in Military Context at the Augusta Arsenal (2018)
  67. Arnold's Bay Project: Background Research for a Revolutionary Battlefield Site on Lake Champlain (2021)
  68. The Arnold's Bay Project: Introduction and Background (2022)
  69. Arqueología e Memoria : La Mujer Borrada (2014)
  70. Arrggghhh Braaaaiiiins: The Zooarchaeology of a Mid-19th Century Privy in New Orleans’ Historic French Quarter (2018)
  71. Art and Archaeology of Konark Sun Temple:A World Heritage Site (2014)
  72. Artefacts of transformation: the material culture of Black Loyalists in late eighteenth century Atlantic Canada. (2013)
  73. Artifact and Identity: Seeking Cultural Markers on the Vázquez de Coronado Expedition, 1540-1542 (2023)
  74. Artifact Assemblage from the Converging Worlds Project (2018)
  75. The Artifact Assemblage of the Warwick (2013)
  76. The Artifact Collection from Modern Greece: Using 50 Years of Conservation to Answer New Questions (2015)
  77. Artifact Conservation: Problems, Solutions, and Explorations (2013)
  78. Artifact or Evidence? The Role of Material Culture at War-Related Forensic Recovery Scenes (2017)
  79. Artifact Revelations on the Guthrie Homestead (2016)
  80. "Artifacts and Advertisements and Articles, Oh My": Life and Culture at the Hotel Pend d’Oreille (2019)
  81. Artifacts and Personal Identity: Reflecting on MCB (2022)
  82. An Artifacts Coordinator in Egypt: COVID-19, Collections Management, and Opening a Museum in the Developing World (2021)
  83. Artifacts from Luna’s Settlement and Shipwrecks (2017)
  84. Artifacts From The Chinese Quarter Of Jacksonville, OR – The Chemical Story (2016)
  85. Artifacts from US Military Installation: Dusty Treasures or Unwanted Objects (2017)
  86. Artifacts in the Archives: Material Culture Curated Within Milwaukee County Coroner’s Inquests (2018)
  87. Artifacts of Agency, Status, and Empowerment: Colonoware, Crystals, Wig Hair Curlers (2016)
  88. The Artifacts of Arnold’s Bay: Following the Diaspora of Material Culture Over Time (2022)
  89. Artifacts of Glory and Pain: Evolving Cultural Narratives on Confederate Symbolism and Commemoration (2020)
  90. The Artifacts of Outlander: Using Popular Culture to Promote Maryland’s Archaeological Collections (2016)
  91. Artificers & Armorers at the 1778-1779 Artillery Cantonment: New Insights from Experimental Archaeology (2021)
  92. Artistic Endeavors in Nebraska’s Prisoner of War Camps (2015)
  93. "As Long As I Have Served, I Have Not Yet Left A Battlefield In Such Deep Sorrow…": Archeology, History And The Material Remains Of Fort Mercer, Red Bank, New Jersey (2016)
  94. Ash Dump Archaeology: Piecing Together the History of the R. J. Dunn House (2020)
  95. The Ash Grove Meaathouse: Public Archaeology and Preservation at a Fairfax Family Property (2016)
  96. Ashkhabad: Video Documentation of the 2013 Field Season (2014)
  97. Asian Export Porcelain at the New York City Archaeological Repository (2016)
  98. Ask the Archaeologists: Mount Clare Archaeology Past and Future (2016)
  99. Asking New Questions of Old Collections, The Future of Curated Assemblages. (2016)
  100. Aspirational Architecture and AK-47s: The Intersections of Nineteenth-Century Settlement Processes and the Post-Conflict Detritus of Violence in Liberia (2020)