Conference Agenda

Instructor: Jaymelee J. Kim, PhD, RPA, D-ABFA, Department of Anthropology, Wayne State University
3-hour workshop: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Cost: $50 for members, $60 for non-members, $25 for student members, and $35 for student non-members

Instructors: Kendra Kennedy, RPA (Wisconsin Historical Society); Garry Momber (Maritime Archaeology Trust), Joseph Grinnan (AECOM)
Half-Day Workshop: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Cost: $50 for SHA members, $60 for non-members, $25 for SHA student members, and $35 for student non-members.

Instructor: Jack Scott, Jack Scott Archaeological Illustration
Full-day Workshop: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Maximum Enrollment: 30
Cost: $90 for SHA members, $110 for non-members, $55 for SHA student members, and $75 for student non-members

Instructors: Christina Bisulca and Liz Homberger, Conservation Department, Detroit Institute of Arts
2-hour workshop: 7A 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.; 7B 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Maximum enrollment: 10 per workshop
Cost: $15                

Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 
Maximum: 50 people 
Cost: $60 per person

Time: 12:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. 
Maximum: 24 people  
Cost: $71 per person 

Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Time: 12:00 p.m. –5:00 p.m. 
Maximum: 40 people 
Cost: $42 per person 

Time: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Maximum: 15 people
Cost: $25.00

Instructor: Lindsay Bloch, Tempered Archaeological Services, LLC
Half-day Workshop: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Maximum Enrollment: 30
Cost: $40 for SHA members, $50 for non-members, $25 for SHA student members, and $35 for student non-members

Instructors: Matthew C. Greer (Southern Illinois University), Whitney A. Goodwin (University of Missouri Research Reactor), James A. Davenport (University of Missouri Research Reactor), Alejandro J. Figueroa (University of Missouri), Brandi L. MacDonald (University of Missouri Research Reactor), Virginie Renson (University of Missouri Research Reactor), Chad Rankle (University of California, San Diego), Wesley D. Stoner (University of Missouri Research Reactor), Jeffrey R. Ferguson (University of Missouri Research Reactor)
Half-Day Workshop: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Maximum Enrollment: 40
Cost: $40 for SHA members, $50 for non-members, $25 for SHA student members, and $35 for student non-members

Instructor: Douglas D. Scott, Applied Anthropology and Geography Program, Colorado Mesa University
Half-day workshop: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Cost: $80 for SHA members, $100 for non-members, $50 for SHA student members, and $70 for student non-members. 

Instructors: Christina Bisulca and Liz Homberger, Conservation Department, Detroit Institute of Arts
2-hour workshop: 7A 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.; 7B 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Maximum enrollment: 10 per workshop
Cost: $15                

Join us Wednesday evening for the opening session of the SHA 2026 Conference for presentation of the Kathleen Kirk Gilmore Dissertation Award, the James Deetz Book Award, and the SHA Awards of Merit.  

Plenary speakers will introduce a range of archaeological projects and community-involved initiatives in Michigan, from the decades-long excavations at Fort Michilimackinac to the recent restoration project at the one-time home of Malcolm X, highlighting connections with the conference theme of mobility.

Following the Plenary Session, meet up with old friends and make new ones at the Opening Reception.  Complimentary appetizers and a cash bar.

Hours: Thursday, January 8, 2026                          8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Friday, January 9, 2026                                           8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 10, 2026                                     8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Host: Charles Beeker, Indiana University 

Hosts: Alasdair Brooks, Editor-in-Chief, Historical Archaeology; Sarah Holland, SHA Co-Publications Editor; and Mary Sue Daoud, Publisher, Springer 

Host: Stephen Chrisomalis, Wayne State University 

Time: 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Cost: No fee for student conference registrants.

Location: 5401 Woodward Ave, Detroit 
Time: 6:00–9:00 PM 
Maximum: 150 people 
Cost: $100.00

Hours: Thursday, January 8, 2026                          8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Friday, January 9, 2026                                           8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 10, 2026                                     8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Hosts: Urban Archaeology Working Group: Kelly Britt, CUNY - Brooklyn College; Eleanor Breen, City Archaeologist at City of Alexandria, Virginia; Sarah Platt, College of Charleston; and Krysta Ryzewski, Wayne State University 

Hosts: Urban Archaeology Working Group: Kelly Britt, CUNY - Brooklyn College; Eleanor Breen, City Archaeologist at City of Alexandria, Virginia; Sarah Platt, College of Charleston; and Krysta Ryzewski, Wayne State University 

Host: Alicia Odewale, Archaeology Rewritten, 2026 Wenner-Gren Hunt Fellow, National Geographic Explorer 

Host: Elizabeth Bollwerk, Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc./DAACS 

Sponsor: SHA Collections and Curation Committee

Sponsored in part by the Society of Black Archaeologists

The SHA will hold its annual Business Meeting on Friday, January 9, 2026 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Join the SHA Board and congratulate the winners of the Robert L. Schuyler Student Travel Awards, the Ed and Judy Jelks Student Travel Award, the Harriet Tubman Student Travel Grant, the ACUA George Fischer Student Travel Award, the ACUA and Recon Offshore Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Student Travel Conference Award, the GMAC Diversity Field School Competition, the Jamie Chad Brandon Student Paper Prize, the 2026 Mark E. Mack Community Engagement Award, and the ACUA Annual Photo Competition. 

Cost: $70.00 per person

Choice of entrée: Chicken or Braised Beef Short Ribs or Better Made Crusted Cauliflower Steak (vegan/gluten-free)

Cost: No fee for conference registrants; cash bar.

Hours: Thursday, January 8, 2026                          8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Friday, January 9, 2026                                           8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 10, 2026                                     8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Sponsored by the Michigan History Center and the Gordon L. Grosscup Museum of Anthropology 

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026 
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Wayne State University, G.L. Grosscup Museum of Anthropology, Old Main Building, 4841 Cass Avenue, Detroit 
Cost: Free 

Time: 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. 
Maximum: 35 people 
Cost: $83 per person