Going to the @americananthro.bsky.social anthro annual meetings? Our colleagues at the @saa-aap.bsky.social are hosting an informal meet and greet during the meetings on November 21 from 1-3 pm. Learn more about submitting to the journal!

Heading to the @americananthro.bsky.social 2025 annual meeting? Don't forget to join the AD for the business meeting (6-7 pm) and Distinguished Lecture (7-8:30 pm) on Friday, Nov 21!

A great outreach opportunity for archaeologists! There are so many lego groups looking to speak to archaeologists this year!

The deadline to apply for student membership awards is Sept 30th! Visit our website for more details: ad.americananthro.org/awards/

Nominations for the 2026 A.V. Kidder award from the Archaeology Division are now open, and will be due on March 1, 2026! The award will go to a specialist in Mesoamerica and will be awarded at the 2026 AAA meetings.

The AAA Nominations Committee is looking for candidates for positions on the AAA Executive Board and the Nominations Committee. If elected, service would begin November 2026. If you are interested in nominating yourself or others, find more information here: americananthro.org/about/govern...

If you are an archaeology student attending the 2025 AAA meetings, applications for the AD AAA student membership awards (which support membership in the AD) are open through Sept 30th!. Visit our website to apply: ad.americananthro.org/awards/#Stud...

Applications are due Aug 10!

The deadline for AD sponsorship of a SAA session for the 2026 meetings is August 10th!

If you are preparing a session for the 2026 SAA meeting, consider submitting for Archaeology Division sponsorship! Applications due August 10. Visit the AD website for details.

If you are preparing a session for the 2026 SAA meeting, consider submitting for Archaeology Division sponsorship! Applications due August 10. Visit the AD website for details.

Mark your calendars for Thursday, April 24 at the SAA meetings! Join AD for a breakfast at 7:30 before the session starting at 8!

Are you attending the Society for American Archaeology meetings? If so, check out the AD sponsored session Thursday, April 24 from 8 am-noon "Landscapes of Death: Placemaking and Postmortem Agencies." The AD will be sponsoring a breakfast before the session, starting at 7:30 am. All are welcome!

AAA abstract submission deadline is coming up on April 16!

The AD is creating a listserv! If you are a current or former AD member you should have received an invitation from us. If you are not, and you want to join, go to groups.google.com, search in the "all groups and messages" area for "AAA-archaeology", click on the group and then select add group!

General submission for the 2025 @americananthro.bsky.social annual meeting are open now through April 16. Learn more at the link below: annualmeeting.americananthro.org/event/genera...

Are you an archaeology student planning to present at the 2025 AAA meetings? Check out the AD Student Travel Grants and Student Membership Grants. Priority Deadline of April 15, with a final deadline to apply of Sept 30: ad.americananthro.org/awards/#Stud...

We are sharing information from the Council for Museum Anthropology to connect people interested in presenting at the @americananthro.bsky.social 2025 meeting. "CMA Board members will reach out to respondents...the Survey will close at 11:59 PM EST on March 10th. forms.gle/XhAwycVb1Dji...

We are still taking responses to our member survey! Please share your input about the mission and future direction of the AD.

Are you an archaeologist who is or has been or has thought about being a AAA Archaeology Division member? The AD is seeking member and non-member input about the mission and future directions of the AD. The survey is short! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Next in our meet the officers series, and the last new officer for this year, is Dr. Nathan Acebo of @uconn.bsky.social, who will serve one year as the Nominations Committee Chair-Elect, followed by a term as the Nominations Committee Chair. @americananthro.bsky.social

Next up in our meet the board series is the AD Secretary (2024-2026), Dr. Siobhan M. Hart of @skidmorecollege.bsky.social.

Next in our meet the board members series is our Member at Large for 2024-2026: Dr. Koji Lau-Ozawa of UCLA. @americananthro.bsky.social 🏺

Before we joined this site, we were featuring our current board members. Here we will kick off with introducing our new board members. First up is our Student Member for 2024-2026, Hakimah Abdul-Fattah, a PhD Candidate at University of Pennsylvania @uofpenn.bsky.social .

At the @americananthro.bsky.social annual meeting the AD supported student participation in the conference through the student travel award, received by Nicole Smith at UCLA and the student membership award received by Madeline Snyder at UTSA.

At the @americananthro.bsky.social meeting we presented awards including: Kidder award: Catherine Cameron @cuboulder.bsky.social Willey award: Chelsey Geralda Armstrong, Anne Spice, Mike Ridsdale, and John R. Welch Watson Distinguished Lecture: William White III @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

Hi all! We are making the transition into this space. Follow us to keep up on the news and activities of the Archaeology Division of the @americananthro.bsky.social