At Stake in the Quad: Archaeologies on/of Campus

This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "At Stake in the Quad: Archaeologies on/of Campus," at the 2024 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

A university campus is an archaeological site. It has the potential to serve as a classroom not only for traditional field methods training, but also as a venue for developing projects that examine institutional histories, consumption practices, archaeologies of the contemporary, and the impact of CRM and legal frameworks on land use and development. This session explores innovative ways to engage with the archaeological record of North American campus and campus life in both pedagogy and research. How do the varied spaces, structures, and strictures that comprise the university landscape provide opportunities for reimagining the archaeological record, particularly its accessibility for undergraduate students? Are these archaeological engagements with the campus fundamentally different whether it be a large, land-grant university; a small, liberal-arts college; or an urban community college? Do they share core commonalities in terms of the questions to be asked or lessons to be learned?