Reflections, Practice, and Ethics in Historical Archaeology

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This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Reflections, Practice, and Ethics in Historical Archaeology," at the 2019 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

Reflections, Practice, and Ethics in Historical Archaeology

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  • 30 Years Later: Revisiting the 1733 San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve and San Felipe Shipwreck Sites in the Florida Keys (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Samuel I. Haskell. Matthew S. Lawrence. Charles D Beeker. Kirsten M. Hawley. Tori Galloway.

    This is an abstract from the "Reflections, Practice, and Ethics in Historical Archaeology" session, at the 2019 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. In 1988, Indiana University (IU) assisted the State of Florida in the survey and inspection of the 1733 San Pedro and San Felipe shipwrecks with the goal of selecting a candidate for the creation of an underwater archaeological preserve. In April 1989, the San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve State Park was opened to...

  • A Conflict of Values: Bridging the Gap Between Collectors and Professionals (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Barbara A. Clark.

    This is an abstract from the "Reflections, Practice, and Ethics in Historical Archaeology" session, at the 2019 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The unified ethic has traditionally been used in other fields of study  as a foundation for ethical decision making. The unified ethic makes use of various ethical theories in a process that results in clarity and coherence of the conflict. This paper proposes that the unified ethic can be used to reach a consensus among...

  • Contextualizing Confederate Monuments in the South: How to Talk About Scary Things (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Tristan J Harrenstein.

    This is an abstract from the "Reflections, Practice, and Ethics in Historical Archaeology" session, at the 2019 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. As a discipline of introverts, we avoid talking about potentially contentious subjects too often. This habit is detrimental to both us and the public. Instead of viewing them as merely dangerous or risky, these topics are also an opportunity. Strong feelings in an audience means we do not need to convince them that it is...

  • Experiencing Fort Recovery, Ohio: Balancing Descendent Views in Historic Site Interpretation (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Kristin Barry. Christine Thompson. Kevin Nolan.

    This is an abstract from the "Reflections, Practice, and Ethics in Historical Archaeology" session, at the 2019 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The Battle of the Wabash (1791) and the Battle of Fort Recovery (1794) in modern day Fort Recovery, Ohio are illustrative of early settler and American Indian conflicts in the expansion of the newly formed American nation. Consequently, the resulting modern battlefield landscape presents an opportunity for public...

  • Historical Archaeology: A Half Century Critique (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Robert Schuyler.

    This is an abstract from the "Reflections, Practice, and Ethics in Historical Archaeology" session, at the 2019 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Historical Archaeology had a slow and difficult birth across three decades. Even as late as 1967, the foundation year for the SHA, many archaeologists dismissed the field and opposed its establishment. The basic critique was "why excavate if you are dealing with documented history?" Fifty years later Historical Archaeology is...

  • The Impact of Humans on Shipwrecks in Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Anthony H Gilchrist.

    This is an abstract from the "Reflections, Practice, and Ethics in Historical Archaeology" session, at the 2019 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.             Shipwrecks are adversely affected by human activities. Some of the most common activities conducted by humans, including recreational SCUBA diving and fishing, have the potential to destroy the data and cultural integrity of these sites. Human interaction with shipwrecks requires additional research to find the...

  • Making the Most of Field Schools: Education, Training, and Experiential Learning in Historical Archaeology (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Danny Zborover. Ran Boytner. Breann Hall Hernandez. Miriam Bar-Zemer.

    This is an abstract from the "Reflections, Practice, and Ethics in Historical Archaeology" session, at the 2019 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. In the spirit of this year’s conference theme, this paper reflects on the long-standing tradition of field schools. How are historical archaeology field schools similar to-- and how are they different from-- other type of archaeological field schools? Drawing from cumulative quantitative and qualitative data collected by the...

  • Management and Mitigation Along the Iditarod National Historic Trail (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Jenny H Blanchard.

    This is an abstract from the "Reflections, Practice, and Ethics in Historical Archaeology" session, at the 2019 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Long linear resources like National Historic Trails are a challenge in terms of assessing and mitigating effects under Section 106. NHTs present an additional challenge in terms of the common disparity between the congressionally designated corridor and the physical cultural resources on the ground. This paper discusses...

  • The Ontological Approach: Applying Social Theory to Physically Manifested Culture (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Jennifer Rogerson Jennings.

    This is an abstract from the "Reflections, Practice, and Ethics in Historical Archaeology" session, at the 2019 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The design, integration, and accessibility of digitized collections allows one to determine a "things" meaning for themselves, instead of having to accept or deny the preexisting representation applied to said "thing." This will create possibilities of expanded representation for objects, cultures, and meaning itself. The...

  • Rescue Archaeology in Cameroon: An Analysis of the Controversial Implication Role of Students (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Martin ELOUGA.

    This is an abstract from the "Reflections, Practice, and Ethics in Historical Archaeology" session, at the 2019 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Rescue archaeology is recent in Cameroon. Despite the legal and regulatory measures taken by the state, construction and exploitation of natural resources projects rescue archaeology is not developed in the field. The destruction of historical, archaeological, and ethnographic heritage is tremendous. The Chad-Cameroon...