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: Saturday, 10/Jan/2026 | |
| 7:30am - 1:00pm | REG-5: SHA Registration Location: Ambassador Foyer |
| 8:30am - 2:00pm | BOOK 3: SHA Book Room Location: Ambassador 1 Hours: Thursday, January 8, 2026 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| 9:00am - 10:30am | SYM-125U: Investigations of 15th-16th century Shipwrecks in the Americas Location: Mackinac East Session Chair: Charles Beeker, Indiana University |
| 9:00am - 10:45am | SYM-269T: Artifacts are Enough: Interpretative Approaches to Historic Material Culture Location: Brule A & B Session Chair: Richard Veit, Monmouth University |
| 9:00am - 11:00am | FOR-608U: Science in the Sanctuary: Protecting UCH in our Great Lakes National Marine Sanctuaries Location: Mackinac West Session Chair: Stephanie Gandulla, NOAA Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
| 9:00am - 11:00am | GEN 17 T: Global Archaeology Location: Richard A & B Session Chair: Rachel J. Feit, Acacia Heritage Consulting |
| 9:00am - 11:30am | SYM-338T: Archaeology in the Public Realm: A Decade of Work at the Harlem African Burial Ground Location: Cadillac A & B Session Chair: Elizabeth D. Meade, AKRF Session Chair: A. Michael Pappalardo, AKRF, Inc. |
| 9:00am - 11:45am | POS-05 (T): Sensing Place Location: Renaissance Foyer |
| 9:00am - 11:45am | SYM-138T: Deep Mapping and Archaeological Knowledge: Current and Emergent Approaches Location: Cabot Session Chair: Dan Trepal, Michigan Technological University Session Chair: Don Lafreniere, Michigan Technological University Discussant: Sarah F. Scarlett, Michigan Technological University |
| 9:00am - 11:45am | SYM-247T: Storied Landscapes: Co-Producing Meaningful Knowledge about Pasts, Presents, and Futures Location: Nicolet A & B Session Chair: Meredith S. Chesson, University of Notre Dame Session Chair: Ian Kuijt, Univ. of Notre Dame Discussant: Stephen Silliman, University of Massachusetts Boston Discussant: Maria Franklin, University of Texas |
| 9:00am - 12:00pm | FOR-208T: Section 106 and a City on the Move: Archaeological Methodology in Detroit Location: Ontario West Session Chair: Samuel R. Burns, City of Detroit |
| 9:00am - 12:00pm | SYM-310T: Unburying Black Towns: Archaeologies of Black Freedom, Erasure, and Mobility Across North America Location: Ontario East Session Chair: Nkem M. Ike, University of Toronto Discussant: Alicia D. Odewale, Archaeology Rewritten |
| 10:00am - 4:00pm | SPECIAL EVENT-7: Public Archaeology Day Location: Wayne State University, G.L. Grosscup Museum of Anthropology Sponsored by the Michigan History Center and the Gordon L. Grosscup Museum of Anthropology Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026 |
| 10:45am - 11:45am | GEN 19 U: Underwater Archaeology at Lake Champlain Location: Mackinac East Session Chair: Carolyn Kennedy, Texas A&M University |
| 1:30pm - 2:45pm | SYM-185T: Predicaments and Progress in Public Archaeology Location: Brule A & B Session Chair: Sara Ayers-Rigsby, Florida Public Archaeology Network Session Chair: Audrey B. Andrews, University of Nevada, Reno |
| 1:30pm - 3:45pm | SYM-114T: Decoding the Washington Landscape: Recent Research at George Washington Birthplace National Monument. Location: Mackinac West Session Chair: Kerry S. Gonzalez, National Park Service Discussant: Philip Levy, University of South Florida Discussant: Julia A. King, St. Mary's College of Maryland |
| 1:30pm - 4:30pm | GEN 16 T: The Archaeology of the Black American Experience Location: Ontario East Session Chair: Zoe I. Brown, The University of Akron |
| 1:30pm - 4:45pm | SYM-145U: 250 Years of U.S. Navy History Through the Lens of Maritime Archaeology Location: Mackinac East Session Chair: Alexis Catsambis, Naval History and Heritage Command Session Chair: George Schwarz, Naval History and Heritage Command |
| 1:30pm - 5:15pm | SYM-107T: Mobility in French America Location: Ontario West Session Chair: Erika Hartley, Western Michigan University Session Chair: Andrew Beaupre, Maine State Museum Discussant: Michael S. Nassaney, Western Michigan University |
| 1:30pm - 5:15pm | SYM-220T: Mobility, Borderlands, and the Commons: Archaeological Perspectives Location: Nicolet A & B Session Chair: Jodi A. Barnes, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Session Chair: Kendy Altizer, University of North Georgia |
| 1:45pm - 2:45pm | GEN 18 T: The Archaeology of Cemeteries Location: Cadillac A & B Session Chair: Melissa A. Timo, NC Office of State Archaeology |
| 3:00pm - 4:15pm | GEN 08 T: Oral History and Community Memory Location: Brule A & B Session Chair: Eleanor Breen, Alexandria Archaeology |
| 6:30pm - 9:30pm | T-5: Detroit "Bar"chaeology with Mickey Lyons Time: 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. |