SHA 2026 Conference on
Historical and Underwater Archaeology
Mobility
Detroit, Michigan | January 7-10, 2026
Conference Agenda
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FOR-315T: Archaeology with and of Music—A Forum
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Music weaves its way through historical archaeology, whether through intriguing musical artifacts, sites of music-making and memorialization, songs about our work or our subject matter, the creative practices of its practitioners, and even the SHA “archaeology prom.” Music is also highly mobile across space and time, supposedly intangible (but yet very material) and clearly enduring. In this free-ranging creative forum, presenters will share a variety of connections to this theme through their chosen medium, including powerpoint, narrative, video, or song. Presentations focus primarily on North America but cover the full temporal spectrum of historical archaeology (from indigenous histories to the contemporary) and will be short (5-8 minutes) to leave plenty of time for discussion and reflection. The forum will end with a musical expression of appreciation for the sonic history of our host city. | ||
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Archaeology with and of Music—A Forum Music weaves its way through historical archaeology, whether through intriguing musical artifacts, sites of music-making and memorialization, songs about our work or our subject matter, the creative practices of its practitioners, and even the SHA “archaeology prom.” Music is also highly mobile across space and time, supposedly intangible (but yet very material) and clearly enduring. In this free-ranging creative forum, presenters will share a variety of connections to this theme through their chosen medium, including powerpoint, narrative, video, or song. Presentations focus primarily on North America but cover the full temporal spectrum of historical archaeology (from indigenous histories to the contemporary) and will be short (5-8 minutes) to leave plenty of time for discussion and reflection. The forum will end with a musical expression of appreciation for the sonic history of our host city. | ||