SHA 2026 Conference on
Historical and Underwater Archaeology
Mobility
Detroit, Michigan | January 7-10, 2026
Conference Agenda
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Agenda Overview | |
| Location: Renaissance Foyer |
| 8:00pm - 10:00pm |
SPECIAL EVENT-1: Opening Reception Location: Renaissance Foyer Following the Plenary Session, meet up with old friends and make new ones at the Opening Reception. Complimentary appetizers and a cash bar. |
| 9:00am - 11:45am |
POS-01 (T/UW): Technological Applications in Archaeology Location: Renaissance Foyer Cost Effective Side-Scan Sonar System: Can Professionals Tell The Difference? Buttoned Up in History: Comparing Elemental Composition of Copper Alloy Buttons from Frederick County, Virginia The Application of X-Ray Fluorescence on Enchanted Castle House and Germanna Ceramics Discover Old D'Hanis: Reflecting on Movement of the the Virtual Archaeology Game (from Unity to Unreal, from University to Community, from NOLA to Detroit) Ground Penetrating Radar and Historical Archaeology at the Lake George Battlefield State Park, New York Patterns of GPR Data for Burials from the Middle of the 20th Century of Children Under 4.5 years of Age Memento Mori: Teaching Historical Funerary Practices Through the Re-creation of Victorian Era Postmortem Photography Comparison of Methods for Estimating Ancestry of an Early Christian-Era Burial from Menorca, Spain A Case of Probable Coxa Profunda from 6-8th Century Menorca, Spain Benzene: Historical Use and Abuse |
| 1:30pm - 4:15pm |
POS-02 (T/UW): People in Motion Location: Renaissance Foyer Excavation of a WWII-Era Outhouse Along the Alaska Highway The Alaska Highway Archaeological Project Food Scarcity during the Harsh Winter for the 97th Regiment Geospatial Analysis of the TNX-00252 Historic District Adventures in Archival Photography, Remote Sensing and African American Historical Archaeology of a WWII Military Cantonment in Alaska Exploring the History of Colonialism and Plant Utilization: An Analysis of Botanical Remains Collected from the Chena Townsite From Pan to Table: Salt Supply and Imperial Control in the South Indian Interior, 1870-1940 Taking Archaeology To Tusk: Towards An Archaeology Of The Historical Ivory Trade Challenging Narratives: Women's Diverse Roles Aboard Sailing Vessels During the Age of Sail |
| 9:00am - 11:45am |
POS-03 (T): Forts and Foodways Location: Renaissance Foyer "Visualizing the Past, Mapping the Present: Hands-On Learning and Art in Public Archaeology" More Than Broken Bottles: A Chemical Analysis of Container Glass Within Fort St Joseph The Furniture Tacks of Fort St. Joseph Sparking Connections: Gunflints At Fort St. Joseph History In Your Hands: Engaging In Public Outreach Through 3D Scanning And Printing The Mysterious Mobility of a Michigan Frit-Core Bead, Late 1500s through Early 1600s Tracing Historic Provisioning Through Faunal Butchery at River Raisin Yes We Can: A Tin Can Typology of a World War II Japanese American Incarceration Site The Cat(fish)’s Meow: Applying Size Estimation Methods To Archaeological Catfish From The Chesapeake Bay Watershed Red Drum And Red Lights: Analysis Of Archaeological Fish Remains From Storyville, New Orleans' Former Red Light District |
| 1:30pm - 4:15pm |
POS-04 (T): Race, Indigeneity, and Chinatowns Location: Renaissance Foyer Sponsored in part by the Society of Black Archaeologists In Perpetuity: Memories, Stories, and the Material Culture of the Jackson’s Wall site, Grand Cayman The John ‘Jack’ Hopkins House: Excavating the African Diaspora in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Comparing Enslaved and Free Gullah/Geechee Human-Ecosystem Dynamics on the Georgia Coast via Multi-Method Archaeometric Analyses of Oyster Shell Analyzing Soil Chemistry Using LIBS At Belle Grove Plantation's Enslaved Quartering SIte Becoming Black Texan: Mapping Rural Diaspora Space in Central Texas Allotments as Resistance: Documenting Wichita Allotted Lands in Oklahoma Using 19th Century Newspapers to Understand Racialization of Indigenous Communities in Medina County, TX Resettlement, Relocation, and Resurgence: Detroit’s Chinatowns from the 1870s through the 1990s Documentary Archaeology of Distributed Chinatowns in the American Southwest and Deep South |
| 9:00am - 11:45am |
POS-05 (T): Sensing Place Location: Renaissance Foyer Mapping a Religious Landscape: The Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Church, Hamtramck, Michigan Logging in the Northwoods: A view from the Chippewa National Forest, Minnesota The Archaeology of the Cactus Saloon of Tucson, Arizona, Separating Facts from Fiction Mindful Moments in Meaningful Places: Reclaiming Presence and Inviting Public Connection Through Nature Journaling Grounding in the Sensorium: Materiality as Anchor in Seas of Uncertainty Chain of Rocks Road: An Analysis of Place and Identity Along Route 66 Community Based Bioarchaeology: An Analysis of Impact |