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