2025 Fryxell Award Symposium: Papers in Honor of David J. Meltzer Part II

This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "2025 Fryxell Award Symposium: Papers in Honor of David J. Meltzer Part II" at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Dr. David J. Meltzer, the Henderson-Morrison Professor of Prehistory in the Department of Anthropology at Southern Methodist University, is the 2025 recipient of the Fryxell Award for Interdisciplinary Research. This award is presented in recognition of interdisciplinary excellence of a scientist whose research has contributed significantly to American archaeology. It is made possible by the generous support of the family of the late geologist Roald Fryxell, whose career exemplified the crucial role of multidisciplinary cooperation in research. Over five decades, Meltzer has become a not only a leading figure in Pleistocene archaeology in the Americas, but also an interdisciplinarian who has contributed significantly to Quaternary science (Part I), archaeogenetics (Part II), and the history of anthropology (Part II). The papers in this symposium reflect these three important themes. Presenters in this session include former students, colleagues, and peers from archaeology, anthropology, genetics, and the history of science.