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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Who owns England’s marine historic assets and why does it matter? English Heritage’s work towards understanding the opportunities and threats, and the development of solutions and constructive engagement with owners (2014)
Whose Midden is it Anyway? : Exploring the Origins of the Southwest Yard Midden at James Madison's Montpelier (2016)
Why BISC-2’s Brick Ballast May Have the Most Interesting (Archaeological) Things to Say about Imperial Marginality (2013)
Why Chocolate? An Historical Archaeology of Chocolate Producers and Consumers, Fifteenth to Eighteenth Century (2014)
"Will Likely Endeavor to Pass for Free": Runaway Slave Advertisements in New Jersey Newspapers, 1777-1808 (2022)
The Willing Suspension of Documentary Evidence: Centering the Artifact and Considering Tacit Knowledge (2023)
A Window to the Past: The Archaeological Significance of the Plank Log House to Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania (2015)
Windshields and Warfighters: Sharing Lessons Learned from the Roads and Military Installations of Texas (2018)
Working Title: Saenger Pottery Works: Preliminary Report, Unlocking a Town’s History through Their Pottery (2017)