Transformations in Professional Archaeology
Part of: Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)
This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Transformations in Professional Archaeology" at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.
Our profession is rapidly changing. Professional archaeology is currently amid a period of significant transformation. This symposium addresses the current changes in professional archaeology brought on by the effects of social justice movements, inclusion/diversity/equity initiatives, projected and current labor shortages in the private sector/consultant spaces, increased collaboration with descendant communities, prioritized safety in workplaces, disconnects between formal education/training and professional skills/responsibilities, our contribution to climate change, sustainability, and resiliency policy, infrastructure legislation and the effects on CRM/HRM industry, the focus on wellness in career management, the renewed emphasis on professional conduct and accountability, and changing views of mental health including substance use disorders. The impacts of the above, among other current issues, are resulting in a sea change for our profession and our careers. This session aims to give voice to some of these topics and the effect on the profession of archaeology—today and into the future. This is not a symposium about theoretical trends in archaeology but rather about the forces shaping professional archaeology today.
Other Keywords
Cultural Resource Management •
Cultural Resources and Heritage Management •
Historical Archaeology •
History Of Archaeology •
Ethics •
Compensation •
digital archaeology •
Sociopolitics •
Quantitative and Spatial Analysis •
Ethnography/Ethnoarchaeology
Geographic Keywords
North America •
United States of America (Country) •
United Mexican States (Country) •
Department of Martinique (Country) •
Republic of El Salvador (Country) •
Department of Guadeloupe (Country) •
Cayman Islands (Country) •
Antigua and Barbuda (Country) •
Turks and Caicos Islands (Country) •
Bermuda (Country)
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- Documents (9)
- Alcohol Use and Archaeological Practice (2024)
- Forget Projections, Be the Change: Crushing Archaeology Career Myths to Inspire New Trajectories for CRM (2024)
- Industry Challenges for Cultural Heritage Consulting Firms in North America (2024)
- Partnering with Descendant Communities: Investigating the Dorsey Site, an 1874 African American Farm in Sugarland, Maryland (2024)
- Paying the Price for Passion: Navigating Compensation Realities in US Academic Archaeology (2024)
- The Portrait of Professional Qualification Standards: Where Archaeologists Stand Regarding the Secretary of the Interior Standards (2024)
- Reflections on 30 Years of Digital Archaeology: Where Do We Go from Here? (2024)
- The State of State Archaeological Site Files (2024)
- What Is CRM’s Origin Story: How Did We Get to the System We Have Now and What Does It Say about Our Future? (2024)