Dr. Tony Masinton of tDAR provides an update on data reuse in the Digital Archive of Huhugam Archaeology and the Mimbres Pottery Images Digital Database at the Arizona Archaeological Council conference

An important effort by tDAR to create a comprehensive regional digital archive, in this case of Huhugam archaeology, is critically considered in a new article in @saa-aap.bsky.social . news.asu.edu/20251007-art...

Woohoo! The new issue of Advances in Archaeological Practice @saa-aap.bsky.social is up! This is the May issue, so catching up-ish! www.cambridge.org/core/journal.... I love this cover, from Meghan Howey's article, of an avocationalist who is a project historian and article author.

“When people’s lives are at risk, and access, security, and resources are so limited, how can heritage protection be meaningfully carried out?” This question is central to Eva Licci and Isber Sabrine’s recent #AAP piece. In a blog post, Licci explores how to protect #culturalheritage during a war.

In Gaza, Ukraine, and Sudan, and in other deeply damaged parts of the globe (as after earthquakes) archaeologists working inside local networks are helping to preserve the cultural heritage that others are trying to destroy. Here's a blog and an open access article. www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...

What can commingled human #skeletons potentially tell us about ancient #funerarytraditions? Unearthed at the Shimal Necropolis, Early #BronzeAge communal tombs reveal information about secondary #mortuarypractices and even share commonalities with Neolithic interments. Learn more here:

Morag Kersel, guest editor of the latest issue of Advances, Caring for Culture in the 21st century, has posted a beautiful blog about why this work matters and how it is a matter of survival. www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...

🚨 📝 New paper hot off the press in @saa-aap.bsky.social! “Indigenous Collaborative, Consultative, and Community-Engaged #Archaeology in the American Southeast” www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The latest issue of Advances is about Caring for Culture in the 21st Century guest edited by Morag Kersel. It addresses issues of heritage at risk, the sale and movement of cultural items, cultural properties agreements and archaeologists assistance or complicity. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

I always thought it was fun to create the covers of Advances in Archaeological Practice issues, only to realize people don't look at the covers of digital journals. So @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org helped us create a gallery and share the stories behind the images.

We share some highlights of getting to work as editors on the SAA journal Advances in Archaeological Practice, a chance to work with so many people wanting to make archaeology and scholarship better.

📢 Call for Papers: "Advances in Archaeological Labor Management"📢 We invite submissions for a themed issue on “Advances in Archaeological Labor Management,” to be published in Aug 2026. Abstract submission deadline: Sep 1, 2025. Find out more: cup.org/3Ibus9e @saa-aap.bsky.social #archaeology

Meet Dr. Claudine Gravel-Miguel. She is a quantitative archaeologist using cutting-edge computational modeling, geospatial tools, and machine learning to protect the past. Based at the Center for Applied Fire and Ecosystem Science (New Mexico Consortium).

A case for better understanding the significance of the cultural landscape as a preservation, management, and decision making tool. Congrats to @archsw.bsky.social authors on this paper of the month recognition from the publisher!

At the Center for Collaborative Synthesis in Archaeology (CCSA), we know that some of the most meaningful insights in archaeology emerge when researchers work together across boundaries.

Nice to see the Center for Collaborative Synthesis here on Bluesky! I look forward to hearing about their workshops, policy work, and publications

Cambridge University Press has assembled a collection of articles about ethics in archaeology, including many from Advances that consider how we work respectfully and how we engage with new technologies. www.cambridge.org/core/browse-...

I watched this in June 2020 and I needed a refresh in 2025. Still beyond inspiring, still on point, are we still doing this work? archaeology.columbia.edu/2020/06/27/v...

Neil Brodie thinks “out loud” about archaeological views on the #illicittrade and unprovenanced artifacts. Citing examples of illegally excavated ancient arms and armor, he raises questions about archaeological practices surrounding the study and #publication of such objects.

Great to see this out - in this article I elaborate on passive and active academic facilitation of #illicittrade in cultural objects, taking Mary Slusser and Emma Bunker as examples #returnthegods @saa-aap.bsky.social‬ @thesccjr.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

In the U.S., Archaeology Stares Down an Uncertain Future www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/s...

For nine years I was privileged to be part of the team that edited Advances in Archaeological Practice. Allison Mickel now leads it forward and shares her vision: www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...

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Chief Ben Barnes asks- what if we knew how much the US government spent to destroy Native cultures through boarding schools and used that amount- it today's dollars- to fund Native language retention program?

Chief Ben Barnes Amazon book list for learning about the Shawnee: www.amazon.com/gp/profile/a...

Chief Ben Barnes also asks us to support this work on Native American boarding schools: boardingschoolhealing.org

The AZ preservation conference is put together by the SHPO. This is an important annual event for preservation work and education for architects, planners, tribes, government agencies, and archaeologists. Call your congress person - we need the Historic Preservation Fund for our SHPOs and THPOs.

Shawnee Tribe Chief Ben Barnes is telling the story - at the AZ Preservation Conference - of the Shawnee Indian Manual Labor Boarding School - on the National Trust most endangered list: savingplaces.org/stories/the-...

I can't help but want to share that Margaret Hanagan won the Arizona SHPO lifetime achievement award! I found this barely outdated bio to share some of her work: crowcanyon.org/people/hanga...

Our speaker calls on us to think about History as Social Justice.

One product of a Mellon foundation grant- this is a bilingual toolkit to help make preservation accessible to communities

In 2008 .11% of the sites on the National Register of Historic Places are Latinx, today it's .65%.

In fact Tucsons new Historic Preservation Officer, Desiree Aranda, is one of the founders of the group - in 2014. Work she did as a graduate student.

Excited to hear Sheila Mota Casper - director of the Latinos in Heritage Conservation, talking about Latinx presence in preservation at the Arizona Preservation conference this morning-

NEH claws back money from my this hard earned grant. www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report...?

We are delighted to share our most recent issue of Advances -- Monitoring Heritage at Risk Sites in Rapidly Changing Coastal Environments guest edited by Sarah Miller, David Anderson, and Jeneva Wright. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

A protest sign is the best fashion accessory of 2025, and my sister is rocking hers. #saveforeignaid

My sister works for USAID, so I'm a bit bitter these days. To see how this is going type in "USAID.gov."

As part of the public outreach for an archaeological project in advance of a road widen we worked with University of AZ film students and a professor to make 6 short videos about Tucson heritage. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate John Douglass. We’re freshly resolved to live our lives such that when we go, 50-odd people come stand in the cold to tell stories and raise a glass in love one last time. See you next time around, friends.

cyberSW is transforming beyond scholarly use at a desk to a tool that helps connect people with archaeological landscapes and deep knowledge of their ecologies! We’re pleased to announce that cyberSW has received a $350,000 grant from @nehgov.bsky.social. Learn more > tinyurl.com/mvr48ptv

From tonight's bike ride: I thought the train and graffiti and sunset were cool until the train parked across a bunch of intersections and I had to find a new way home.

The Society for American Archaeology has developed a Citation Style Language (CSL) to help authors format their references. This file works seamlessly with reference management software like Zotero or Mendeley. The SAA's CSL file can be accessed here or from github.com/citation-sty.... #publication

@azkt.bsky.social Welcome to you and Oscar!

Sarah Simeonoff (U Colorado) and colleagues are conducting a short survey to understand how current archaeological field experiences differ across gender, education, experience demographics, and across the different sectors of practice. Archaeologists, please follow this link : (lnkd.in/gBts28qr)

The Southeast Archaeological Conference starts tomorrow, and we are delighted to celebrate the vibrant work of Southeast US archaeologists with a blog and collection curated by past SEAC president, Maureen Meyers. #SEAC2024 #Williamsburg www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...