Where Should American Archaeology Be in 20 Years?

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2025: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

As many (myself included) have discussed in recent years, American archaeology is making a transition. Long-suppressed and ignored viewpoints are finally being heard and interpretations are broadening. In particular, archaeologists are working collaboratively with Indigenous peoples and other descendant communities with new and innovative approaches to understanding the past. Recent improvements to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act regulations and revised funding requirements for National Science Foundation grants are reinforcing the dramatic transformation underway. We are in a very exciting, and for some, a scary time in American archaeology. In this paper, I’ll explore the issues, explore examples of collaborative approaches, and offer a vision of American archaeology in 2045.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 90th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO (2025)   •
• SAA 2025: Individual Abstracts

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Abstract Id(s): 53282