From Middens to Museums: Papers in Honor of Julie K. Stein

This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "From Middens to Museums: Papers in Honor of Julie K. Stein," at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

This symposium honors the career of Dr. Julie K. Stein, from her scholarly contributions in geoarchaeology to her dedication to public education and outreach. Julie Stein was at the forefront of interdisciplinarity receiving awards early on in her career from both the geological and archaeological academic communities. Her research interests have emphasized prehistoric coastal adaptations and archaeological sediments and stratigraphy in a wide range of geographic settings including Greece and the Eastern and Western US. Her career continues to exemplify best practices in public outreach with her promotion of the cultural and natural history of the Pacific Northwest both in the field and museum settings. In this symposium, former students and current and past colleagues will cover a range of topics inspired by Julie Stein’s work in geoarchaeology, northwest coast prehistory, shell middens, and outreach. These papers come from diverse temporal and geographic contexts and represent her broad impact on how practitioners conceptualize, interpret, and communicate the archaeological record.