SHA 2026 Conference on
Historical and Underwater Archaeology
Mobility
Detroit, Michigan | January 7-10, 2026
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: 24th Apr 2026, 06:19:42am EDT
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Daily Overview |
| Date: Thursday, 08/Jan/2026 | |
| 7:30am - 5:30pm | REG-3: SHA Registration Location: Ambassador Foyer |
| 8:30am - 5:00pm | BOOK 1: SHA Book Room Location: Ambassador 1 Hours: Thursday, January 8, 2026 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| 9:00am - 10:15am | GEN 01 T: Drink and Foodways Location: Cadillac A & B Session Chair: Christopher P. Barton, Chronicle Heritage |
| 9:00am - 10:30am | GEN 11 U: Underwater Archaeology in the Southeast Location: Mackinac West Session Chair: Allyson G. Ropp, East Carolina University |
| 9:00am - 11:00am | FOR-413U: The Future of Deepwater Archaeology: Emerging Technology and Innovations Location: Nicolet A & B Session Chair: Anne Nunn, Henry Jackson Foundation Session Chair: Hannah P. Fleming, HJF supporting DPAA |
| 9:00am - 11:15am | GEN 10 U: Underwater Archaeology in the Great Lakes and Beyond Location: Mackinac East Session Chair: Ben Ford, Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
| 9:00am - 11:15am | SYM-113T: The Potteries: The Heritage, Archaeology, and History of Stoke-on-Trent and the North Staffordshire Ceramics Industry Location: Cartier Session Chair: Alasdair Brooks, Re-Form Heritage Discussant: Teresita Majewski, Statistical Research, Inc. |
| 9:00am - 11:45am | POS-01 (T/UW): Technological Applications in Archaeology Location: Renaissance Foyer |
| 9:00am - 11:45am | SYM-124T: Camp Nelson, Civil War Depot and Emancipation Center for Kentucky Location: Richard A & B Session Chair: W. Stephen McBride, Greenbrier Valley Archaeology Discussant: William B. Lees, University of West Florida (retired) |
| 9:00am - 12:00pm | FOR-109T: Traversing Michigan’s Historical Archaeology: Places and Stories That Matter in the American Experience, Part 1 Location: Ontario West Session Chair: Michael S. Nassaney, Western Michigan University |
| 9:00am - 12:00pm | FOR-363T: “What Produced This Feeling?" Marking The Passing Of Mark Leone And His Contributions To Archaeology Location: Ontario East Session Chair: Matthew M. Palus, University of Maryland Session Chair: Christopher N. Matthews, Montclair State University |
| 9:00am - 12:00pm | SYM-163T: Remaking the City: Archaeology, Mobility, and the Legacies of Urban Renewal Location: Cabot Session Chair: Rebecca Graff, Lake Forest College Session Chair: Krysta Ryzewski, Wayne State University Discussant: Kelly Britt, Brooklyn College |
| 9:00am - 12:00pm | SYM-378T: The Ambivalence of Emptiness Location: Brule A & B Session Chair: Guido Pezzarossi, Syracuse University Session Chair: Alanna Warner-Smith, American University Discussant: Michael Roller, N/A |
| 10:30am - 11:45am | GEN 09 T: Technical Analysis Location: Cadillac A & B Session Chair: Marco G. Meniketti, San Jose State University |
| 11:00am - 11:45am | SYM-153U: The Conservation of Materials from Underwater Sites Location: Mackinac West Session Chair: Chris Dostal, Texas A&M University |
| 12:00pm - 1:15pm | RL-1: Living Museums in the Sea Location: Michelangelo Host: Charles Beeker, Indiana University |
| 12:00pm - 1:15pm | RL-2: Publishing for Early Career Researchers and Students Location: Michelangelo Hosts: Alasdair Brooks, Editor-in-Chief, Historical Archaeology; Sarah Holland, SHA Co-Publications Editor; and Mary Sue Daoud, Publisher, Springer |
| 12:00pm - 1:15pm | RL-3: Words and Things: Textual and Linguistic Methods in Historical Archaeology Location: Michelangelo Host: Stephen Chrisomalis, Wayne State University |
| 1:30pm - 2:45pm | GEN 05 T: Managing Collections Location: Nicolet A & B Session Chair: Leah A. Stricker, Preservation Virginia/Jamestown Rediscovery |
| 1:30pm - 4:00pm | SYM-169T: Landscapes of Movement: Research Contributions from the Northeastern U.S. Location: Cabot Session Chair: Holly Herbster, The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc. |
| 1:30pm - 4:15pm | POS-02 (T/UW): People in Motion Location: Renaissance Foyer |
| 1:30pm - 4:30pm | FOR-111T: Traversing Michigan’s Historical Archaeology: Places and Stories That Matter in the American Experience, Part 2 Location: Ontario West Session Chair: Dean L. Anderson, State Archaeologist for Michigan (Retired) |
| 1:30pm - 4:45pm | SYM-192U: Stories from the Shelves: Novel Approaches to Submerged and Coastal Landscapes Location: Mackinac East Session Chair: Eric Rodriguez-Delgado, UC San Diego Session Chair: Loren R. Clark, Scripps Center for Marine Archaeology |
| 1:30pm - 5:00pm | SYM-119U: Recent Findings in Maritime and Terrestrial Archaeology of WWII in the Pacific Location: Mackinac West Session Chair: Lucas S. Simonds, International Archaeological Research Institute, Inc. Session Chair: Matthew F. Napolitano, International Archaeology Discussant: Jennifer McKinnon, East Carolina University |
| 1:30pm - 5:15pm | SYM-369T: Unearthing Craft and Customs Embedded in Clay: The Archaeology of Locally Made Coarse Earthenwares Location: Cartier Session Chair: Elizabeth A. Bollwerk, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello Session Chair: Jillian E. Galle, None |
| 1:30pm - 5:30pm | FOR-313T: Atlantic Pasts, Caribbean Futures: Honoring the Scholarship, Mentorship and Service of Doug Armstrong Location: Ontario East Session Chair: Matthew Reilly, City College of New York Session Chair: Mark Hauser, Northwestern University Session Chair: Laurie Wilkie, University of California Berkeley |
| 1:30pm - 5:30pm | SYM-110T: Hearts in Transit: Emotional Journeys in Historical Archaeology Location: Cadillac A & B Session Chair: Tania Casimiro, University of Stirling Session Chair: Susana Pacheco, CFE-HTC NOVA University of Lisbon |
| 4:30pm - 6:00pm | SPECIAL EVENT-2: Past Presidents Student Reception Location: 42 Degrees North Time: 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
| 6:00pm - 9:00pm | SPECIAL EVENT-3: The “Streets of Old Detroit” Reception at the Detroit Historical Museum Location: Detroit Historical Museum Location: 5401 Woodward Ave, Detroit |