Conference Agenda

Overview and details of the sessions of this conference. Please select a date or location to show only sessions at that day or location. Please select a single session for detailed view (with abstracts and downloads if available).

Please note that all times are shown in the time zone of the conference. The current conference time is: 19th May 2024, 01:55:00am PDT

 
 
Session Overview
Date: Tuesday, 02/Jan/2024
3:00pm
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6:00pm
Registration
Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer
Date: Wednesday, 03/Jan/2024
7:30am
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9:00pm
Registration
Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer
8:00am
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1:00pm
TOUR-1: Going Underground: Black Diamond Mine

Lunch Included / $55 per person

Max Participants: 50

8:00am
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2:00pm
TOUR-2: Sailing the Coast: Forts and Ships

$55 Per Person / MAX Participants: 50

Lunch Included

8:00am
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3:45pm
TOUR-3: Dead Can Dance: Historic Cemeteries of the Bay Area

Lunch Included / $55 Per Person

MAX Participants: 50

8:00am
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5:00pm
SHA BOARD MTG: SHA Board of Directors Meeting
Location: Uptown Room
9:00am
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11:30am
WKS-8: Historic Plastics in the Archaeological Record
Location: OCC 208

Instructor: Kimberly Wooten - California Department of Transportation and Julia Huddleson - Caltrans

2.5 Hour workshop: 9:00am - 11:30am

SHA Member: $25 / Non-Member: $30 / SHA Student Member: $15 / Student Non-Member: $20

Maximum Enrollment: 20

9:00am
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1:00pm
WKS-1: Get Hired!
Location: OCC 210/211

Instructor: Carol Elick - Archaeological and Cultural Education Consultants

Half-Day Workshop: 9:00am - 1:00pm

SHA Member: $60 / Non-Member: $80 / SHA Student Member: $40 / Student Non-Member: $50

Minimum Enrollment: 10 / Maximum Enrollment: 35

WKS-2: Identification and Dating of Japanese Ceramics from 19th and 20th Century Sites
Location: OCC 201
Chair: Douglas E Ross
Chair: Renae J. Campbell

Instructors: Douglas Ross - Albion Environmental and Renae Campbell - Asian American Comparative Collection, University of Idaho

Half-day workshop: 9:00am - 1:00pm

SHA Member: $40 / Non-Member: $50 / SHA Student Member: $20 / Student Non-Member: $25

Maximum Enrollment: 25

10:00am
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5:00pm
Book Room Move-In
Location: East Hall
11:00am
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2:00pm
TOUR-4: Black History of Oakland

Minimum 15 / Maximum 25 Participants

$135 Per Person includes:

  • 3 hour walking/ mobile tour (we will start on a passenger bus and transition to walking during parts of the trip)
  • Admission into the "Women of the Black Panther Party" museum (upon availability)
  • Lunch + refreshments from local, Black-owned businesses
  • Tour guide sharing cultural and historical gems
1:00pm
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3:30pm
WKS-4: Historic Plastics in the Archaeological Record
Location: OCC 208

Instructor: Kimberly Wooten - California Department of Transportation and Julia Huddleson - Caltrans

2.5 Hour workshop: 1:00pm - 3:30pm

SHA Member: $25 / Non-Member: $30 / SHA Student Member: $15 / Student Non-Member: $20

Maximum Enrollment: 20

WKS-7: Computational Photography Techniques for Historical Sites and Artifacts
Location: OCC 210/211

Sponsored by the SHA Technologies Committee

Instructors: Carla Schroer and Mark Mudge, Cultural Heritage Imaging

2.5 Hour Workshop: 1:00pm - 3:30pm

SHA Member: $25 / Non-Member: $30 / SHA Student Member: $15 / Student Non-Member: $20

Maximum Enrollment: 30

1:00pm
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4:00pm
FOR-309: A Ship is Always Safe at Shore But That’s Not What It’s Built For - A. Einstein
Location: Junior Ballroom 2 & 3
Chair: Susan B Langley

This is the annual meeting of Government Maritime Managers; all levels of government. It is open to the SHA membership and students are welcome and encouraged to attend.

1:00pm
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5:00pm
WKS-5: Crafting Partnerships between Unis and Fed Agencies
Location: OCC 201

Instructors: Alex Nalewalk, USDA; Edward Gonzalez-Tennant, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Todd Ahlman, Texas State University; John Dysart, US Forest Service; Heenal Shah, GACD/NRCS

Half-Day Workshop: 1:00pm - 5:00pm

SHA Member: $60 / Non-Member: $80 / SHA Student Member: $30 / Student Non-Member: $40

Maximum Enrollment: 30

WKS-6: Submerged Cultural Resources Awareness Workshop
Location: Junior Ballroom 4
Chair: Amanda M Evans
Chair: Garry L Momber

Instructors: Amanda Evans, Gray & Pape Heritage Management, and Gary Momber, Maritime Archaeology Trust

Half-Day Workshop: 1:00pm - 5:00pm

SHA Member: $40 / Non-Member: $50 / SHA Student Member: $25 / Student Non-Member: $35

Maximum Enrollment: 25

6:00pm
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6:30pm
Welcome and Awards Ceremony
Location: Grand Ballroom

Join us Wednesday evening for the opening session of the SHA 2024 Conference for presentation of the Kathleen Kirk Gilmore Dissertation Award, the James Deetz Book Award, and the SHA Awards of Merit.  The J.C. Harrington Medal in Historical Archaeology will be awarded posthumously to Paul R. Mullins, past SHA President and 2000 winner of the John L. Cotter Award, at the Awards Ceremony this year.

6:30pm
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8:00pm
Plenary Session and Land Acknowledgement
Location: Grand Ballroom

The Plenary Session will open with a Land Acknowledgement by a tribal representative of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribal Council followed by a cultural dance demonstration.

Speakers:

Dr. Ayana Omilade Flewellen, Stanford University

Dr. Alicia Odwale, Rice University

Dr. Edward Gonzalez-Tennant, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley

Dr.  Mary Minkoff, Florida Public Archaeology Network

Dr. Nathan Acebo, University of Connecticut

Dr. Ora Marek-Martinez, Northern Arizona University

8:00pm
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10:00pm
Opening Night Reception
Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer

Following the Plenary Session, greet old friends and make new ones at the first social event of the conference. Complimentary appetizers will be provided along with a cash bar.

Date: Thursday, 04/Jan/2024
7:30am
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5:00pm
Registration
Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer
8:30am
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5:00pm
Book Room
Location: East Hall
9:00am
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11:15am
GEN-T-005: Folklore, Ethnography, and Community Memory
Location: Junior Ballroom 2 & 3
Chair: Seth W Mallios
9:00am
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12:00pm
SYM-319: Cultural Heritage Laws and Policies, Political Economy, and the Community Importance of Archaeological Sites
Location: Junior Ballroom 4
Chair: Ellen Chapman
Discussant: J.W. Joseph
9:15am
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10:15am
GEN-T-002: Ceramic Analysis
Location: OCC 203
Chair: Eric G. Schweickart
9:15am
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10:30am
SYM-352: Underwater Archaeology in the 21st Century: From Humble Beginnings to Integration with Anthropology and Archaeology
Location: OCC 205
Chair: John D. Broadwater
9:15am
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11:15am
GEN-T-001: Making Frontiers: Military SItes and Landscapes
Location: OCC 201
Chair: John M. Chenoweth
9:15am
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11:45am
SYM-100A: Exploration-Forward Archaeology Through Community-Driven Research
Location: Grand Ballroom DE
Chair: Phil A. Hartmeyer
Chair: Frank Cantelas
Chair: Sam M. Cuellar
9:15am
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12:00pm
SYM-143A: Archaeology of Marginalization and Resilience in the Northeast
Location: Grand Ballroom FGH
Chair: Christopher N. Matthews
Chair: Megan Hicks
Chair: Will M Williams
9:30am
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11:30am
FOR-105: We Need You Here: Revolutionizing Historical Archaeology Through Collective Black and Indigenous Mothering
Location: Grand Ballroom ABC
Chair: Alicia Odewale
Chair: Peggy L Brunache
GEN-U-001: Maritime Landscapes, Culture, and Impacts from Climate Change
Location: Junior Ballroom 1
Chair: Bert Ho
POS-001: Poster Session 1: Collaborations Interpreting Historic Landscapes
Location: East Hall
SYM-151A: Co-Producing Space: Relational Approaches to Agrarian Landscapes, Labor, Commodities, and Communities
Location: OCC 210/211
Chair: Elizabeth C. Clay
Chair: Samantha M Ellens
Discussant: Elizabeth C. Clay
Discussant: Samantha M Ellens
9:30am
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11:45am
VID-GEN-01: Pre-Recorded Video General Session
Location: OCC 206
9:45am
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11:45am
FOR-363: It's All Native Land: Incorporating Native Communities in "Non-Native" Community-Based Archaeology
Location: OCC 204
Chair: April E. Kamp-Whittaker
10:30am
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11:30am
GEN-T-003: Professional Practice. Archaeology in the Public Eye: CRM, Conservation, and Training
Location: OCC 203
Chair: J. Cameron Monroe
12:00pm
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1:00pm
Lunch Break
12:00pm
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1:30pm
RL-1: Funding Stories: Exploring Grants for Community-Driven Research
Location: OCC 208

Hosts: Alicia Odewale, Executive Director, Archaeology Rewritten, and Ayana Flewellen, Stanford University

RL-3: Publishing for Early Career Research and Students
Location: OCC 208

Hosts: Kathryn Sampeck, Editor, Historical Archaeology; Ben Ford, Editor, SHA Co-Publications; and Mary Sue Daoud, Associate Publisher, Springer

RL-4: Collections and Curation
Location: OCC 208

Host: Elizabeth Bollwerk, Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc./DAACS

RL-5: Navigating Student Needs and Accomodations in Archaeological Field Schools
Location: OCC 208

Hosts: Kelly Goldberg, University of South Carolina, and Elizabeth Clay, Central Connecticut State University

12:00pm
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1:30pm
RL-2: Archaeology in the Small Liberal Arts College Setting
Location: OCC 208

Host: April Beisaw, Professor and Chair of Anthropology, Vassar College

1:30pm
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3:30pm
POS-002: Poster Session 2: Health, Life and Mortuary Studies
Location: East Hall
1:45pm
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3:00pm
SYM-143B: Archaeology of Marginalization and Resilience in the Northeast
Location: Grand Ballroom FGH
Chair: Christopher N. Matthews
Chair: Megan Hicks
Chair: Will M Williams
1:45pm
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3:15pm
GEN-T-006: Advances in Method and Theory
Location: OCC 203
Chair: Stephen Mrozowski
1:45pm
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3:45pm
GEN-U-003: New Research, Technology, Developments, and Submerged Precontact
Location: Junior Ballroom 4
Chair: Madeline Roth
1:45pm
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4:00pm
SYM-151B: Co-Producing Space: Relational Approaches to Agrarian Landscapes, Labor, Commodities, and Communities
Location: OCC 210/211
Chair: Elizabeth C. Clay
Chair: Samantha M Ellens
Discussant: Elizabeth C. Clay
Discussant: Samantha M Ellens
Discussant: Karen B. Metheny
1:45pm
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4:15pm
GEN-U-002: Maritime Archaeology Around the World
Location: Junior Ballroom 1
Chair: Alicia Johnson
SYM-364: Hidden In The Hollinger: What We Can Learn From Archeological Legacy Collections In The National Park Service
Location: OCC 205
Chair: Mary C Norton
Chair: Alicia Paresi
Discussant: Dania Jordan
Discussant: Alicia Paresi
Discussant: Jennifer L. McCann
1:45pm
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4:30pm
SYM-100B: Exploration-Forward Archaeology Through Community-Driven Research
Location: Grand Ballroom DE
Chair: Phil A. Hartmeyer
Chair: Frank Cantelas
Chair: Sam M. Cuellar
1:45pm
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4:45pm
FOR-142: Opening the Gateway: Where Archaeology Meets Social Justice
Location: OCC 204
Chair: Mia L Carey
1:45pm
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5:00pm
SYM-133: A Tribute to the Legacy of Leland Ferguson: A Journey From Uncommon Ground to God's Fields
Location: Junior Ballroom 2 & 3
Chair: Kelly E. Goldberg
Chair: Andrew Agha
Discussant: Ben Ford
2:00pm
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4:00pm
GEN-T-004: Africa and the African Diaspora
Location: OCC 201
Chair: J. Cameron Monroe
4:30pm
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6:00pm
Past Presidents Student Reception
Location: Skyline

The Past Presidents’ Student Reception will take place on Thursday, January 4 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.  Students will have an opportunity to talk to senior professionals about a variety of career paths in historical archaeology. These career paths include: Academia; Cultural Resource Management; Federal, State, and Local Agencies; Museums – Collections; Public Engagement; and Underwater Archaeology.

5:30pm
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6:00pm
Toast to the SHA's Recenlty Passed Past Presidents
Location: Iron & Oak Bar

Join us and raise a glass in honor of the SHA Past Presidents and other valued colleagues who passed in 2023.

6:00pm
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9:00pm
Oakland Museum Reception
Location: Oakland Museum of California (OMCA)

Our Thursday night ticketed reception will be held at the Oakland Museum of California (www. OMCA.org). OMCA explores the big ideas that shape California lives, then brings to life the untold and under-told stories of the people behind them—all with a distinctly Oakland point of view. The Thursday night reception will include passed hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. 

The museum is a ten-minute walk from the Marriott or a short affordable Uber/Lyft ride.  Transportation will not be provided for the reception.

Date: Friday, 05/Jan/2024
7:30am
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5:00pm
Registration
Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer
8:00am
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9:00am
SHA Committees Coffee Hour
Location: OCC 208

 Join us for a cup of coffee and learn more about the SHA’s committees and how you can get involved.

8:30am
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5:00pm
Book Room
Location: East Hall
9:00am
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12:00pm
FOR-228: Making Field Schools More Accessible: Learning and Building from Current Programs
Location: OCC 207
Chair: Sara Ayers-Rigsby
9:15am
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11:15am
FOR-120: Chinese Diaspora Archaeologies: New Approaches to the Study of Everyday Lives
Location: OCC 204
Chair: Laura W. Ng
FOR-154: Celebrating Our Golden Anniversary: The Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology and its Impacts on the Field of Underwater Archaeology over the Past 50 Years and the Next 50 Years
Location: Junior Ballroom 2 & 3
Chair: Allyson G Ropp
Chair: Alicia Johnson
Chair: Lindsay M Wentzel
9:15am
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11:45am
SYM-129: Needle, Meet Haystack: The Role of Magnetometers in Underwater Archaeological Research and the Evolution of Intepreting Magnetic Data for Cultural Resource Investigations
Location: Junior Ballroom 1
Chair: Amy Borgens
Chair: Hunter W. Whitehead
SYM-163: Beyond the Battlefield: The Search for WWII's Missing in Action by DPAA and Its Partners
Location: OCC 210/211
Chair: Abigail C. Bleichner
Chair: Megan Lickliter-Mundon
9:30am
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10:30am
GEN-T-008: Approaches in Scientific Archaeology
Location: OCC 205
Chair: Charles R Ewen
GEN-T-009: Landscapes of Heritage and Meaning
Location: OCC 203
Chair: Joe A. Downer
9:30am
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11:00am
GEN-T-007: Sex & Death
Location: OCC 206
Chair: Jade W. Luiz
GEN-T-010: Archaeologies of Environment
Location: OCC 201
Chair: Carl G. Drexler
9:30am
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11:30am
POS-003: Poster Session 3: Maritime Studies
Location: East Hall
10:00am
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11:45am
SYM-112A: Archaeology, Activism, and Protest
Location: Junior Ballroom 4
Chair: April M. Beisaw
Discussant: April M. Beisaw
12:00pm
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1:00pm
Lunch Break
12:00pm
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1:30pm
RL-6: Archaeology for Public Consumption: Writing for Audiences Beyond the Discipline
Location: OCC 208

Host: Krysta Ryzewski, Wayne State University

RL-7: Archaeology of Food
Location: OCC 208

Host: Maia Dedrick, Santa Clara University

RL-8: Interrupting Disability and Ableism in Archaeology
Location: OCC 208

Host: Mia Carey, Unearthing Our Past Consulting, LLC

RL-9: Jobs in Nautical Archaeology
Location: OCC 208

Host: Paul Johnston, Smithsonian Institution

12:00pm
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4:00pm
JOB FAIR
Location: CSU East Bay Campus

JOB FAIR AT CSU East Bay Campus!

The Cal State University East Bay Campus is across the street from the Marriott Oakland City Center.

Come meet with CRM firms and learn about employment opportunities.

1:30pm
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3:30pm
POS-004: Poster Session 4: Labor, Landscapes, Projects and Specialized Studies
Location: East Hall
SYM-112B: Archaeology, Activism, and Protest
Location: Junior Ballroom 4
Chair: April M. Beisaw
1:30pm
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3:45pm
SYM-152: Gateways to Future Historical Archaeology in Mexico and Central America
Location: OCC 203
Chair: Rosemary A. Joyce
Chair: Lisa Overholtzer
1:30pm
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4:45pm
SYM-130: Approaches to Submerged and Coastal Landscapes
Location: OCC 210/211
Chair: Eric Rodriguez-Delgado
Chair: Loren Clark
Chair: Shawn Joy
1:30pm
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5:00pm
FOR-400: Rhetorical Bric-a-Brac: A Forum in Memory of Paul Mullins and his Contributions to Historical Archaeology
Location: Junior Ballroom 2 & 3
Chair: Mark S. Warner
Chair: Timo Ylimaunu
GEN-U-004: Shipwreck Archaeology
Location: Junior Ballroom 1
Chair: Joshua L. Marano
2:00pm
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4:00pm
ACUA MTG: ACUA Board Meeting
Location: West Hall
2:00pm
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4:15pm
SYM-108: Historic Mortuary Archaeology: New cultural insights from above- and below-ground evidence.
Location: OCC 206
Chair: Harold Mytum
Chair: Richard F. Veit
2:15pm
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4:00pm
SYM-184: Exploring the Maritime Archaeology of the Richelieu River and Lake Champlain Valley: Ongoing Research
Location: OCC 205
Chair: Marijo Gauthier-Bérubé
2:15pm
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4:15pm
FOR-171: Fire as Preservation Archaeology
Location: OCC 207
Chair: Jun Sunseri
2:15pm
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4:45pm
SYM-123: Life and Death in the San Francisco Bay: Multi-Disciplinary Approaches to Historic Lifeways
Location: OCC 201
Chair: Diana Malarchik
Chair: Nikoletta D. Karapanos
5:00pm
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6:00pm
SHA MTG: SHA Business Meeting
Location: West Hall

The SHA will hold its annual Business Meeting on Friday, January 5, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Marriott Oakland City Center. Join the SHA Board and congratulate the winners of the Ed and Judy Jelks Student Travel Awards, the ACUA George Fischer Student Travel Award, the Harriet Tubman Student Travel Grants, the ACUA and Recon Offshore Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Student Travel Conference Award, the GMAC Diversity Field School Competition, the Jamie Chad Brandon Student Paper Prize, the 2024 Mark E. Mack Community Engagement Award, and the ACUA Annual Photo Competition.

6:00pm
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7:00pm
SBA MTG: Society of Black Archaeologists Annual Meeting
Location: Junior Ballroom 4
6:30pm
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7:30pm
Pre-Awards Cocktail Hour
Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer

Cost: No fee for conference registrants; cash bar

7:30pm
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8:30pm
Awards Banquet
Location: Grand Ballroom

Choice of entrée: Herb Roasted Salmon, 6 oz. Sirloin Steak, or Cauliflower Steak

Enjoy a three-course dinner with the 2024 recipients of the John L. Cotter Award, the Daniel G. Roberts Award for Excellence in Public Historical Archaeology, the Carol V. Ruppé Distinguished Service Award and the J. C. Harrington Medal in Historical Archaeology.

8:30pm
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11:59pm
Awards Ceremony and Dance
Location: Grand Ballroom

Cost: No fee for conference registrants; cash bar

Join us for the presentation of the SHA’s John L. Cotter Award, the Daniel G. Roberts Award for Excellence in Public Historical Archaeology, the Carol V. Ruppé Distinguished Service Award, and the J.C. Harrington Medal in Historical Archaeology.  Following the awards ceremony, plan to dance the night away with your friends – new and old!

Date: Saturday, 06/Jan/2024
7:30am
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1:00pm
Registration
Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer
8:30am
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2:00pm
Book Room
Location: East Hall
8:45am
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11:45am
SYM-179: Critical Archeaologies of Whiteness
Location: Junior Ballroom 4
Chair: Matthew C. Greer
8:45am
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12:00pm
SYM-104: From Whalers to WWII: Guam Underwater Archaeology and other WWII Maritime Projects
Location: Junior Ballroom 2 & 3
Chair: Anne E. W. Nunn
Chair: Toni L Carrell
9:15am
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11:15am
GEN-T-011: Interpreting Things: Material Culture Analysis
Location: OCC 208
Chair: Russell K. Skowronek
9:15am
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11:30am
SYM-213: Archaeological Imaginaries, Regional Realities: 50 Years of Work in the Chesapeake
Location: Junior Ballroom 1
Chair: Julia A King
Discussant: Philip Levy
9:15am
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11:45am
SYM-141: At Stake in the Quad: Archaeologies on/of Campus
Location: OCC 210/211
Chair: Ian Straughn
Chair: Christopher B Lowman
Discussant: Laurie A. Wilkie
9:15am
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12:00pm
SYM-177: What We Make of the West: Historical Archaeologists Versus Frontier Mythologies
Location: OCC 201
Chair: Patricia G Markert
9:30am
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10:30am
GEN-U-005: Maritime Archaeology Material Culture
Location: OCC 205
Chair: Nathaniel Frantz Howe
9:30am
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11:30am
FOR-387: Shipwreck Tagging Archaeological Management Program (STAMP): A discussion with state, federal and non-profit partners outlining the program to date
Location: OCC 204
Chair: Austin L Burkhard
Chair: Della A Scott-Ireton
10:30am
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12:00pm
SYM-310: What is Historical?
Location: OCC 203
Chair: Kirsten M. G. Vacca
12:00pm
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1:00pm
Lunch Break
12:00pm
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4:00pm
Public Archaeology Day
Location: CSU East Bay Campus

Public Archaeology Day! The Foodways Experience: A Student-Constructed Pop Up Exhibit at SHA 2024 

The Cal State University East Bay Campus is across the street from the Marriott Oakland City Center. 

1:30pm
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3:15pm
SYM-106: Conservation of Archaeological Materials from Submerged Sites
Location: OCC 201
Chair: Chris Dostal
1:30pm
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3:45pm
SYM-113: Chronicles of Colonialism: Unraveling Temporal Variability in Indigenous Experiences of Colonization in California Missions
Location: Junior Ballroom 4
Chair: Kaitlin Brown
Chair: Lee M. Panich
SYM-216: UN Decade for Ocean Science's Heritage Network: Historical Archaeology's Contribution
Location: OCC 205
Chair: Charlotte A K Jarvis
Chair: Georgia Holly
Chair: Arturo Rey da Silva
1:30pm
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4:00pm
SYM-135: In the Sticks but Not in the Weeds: Diversity, Remembrance, and the Forging of the Rural American West
Location: OCC 210/211
Chair: Chelsea Rose
Chair: Renae J. Campbell

 
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