SHA Blog » Williamsburg http://www.sha.org/blog Society for Historical Archaeology Fri, 04 Oct 2013 12:13:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Here’s What’s New in Historical Archaeology This Week http://www.sha.org/blog/index.php/2012/02/heres-whats-new-in-historical-archaeology-this-week/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=heres-whats-new-in-historical-archaeology-this-week http://www.sha.org/blog/index.php/2012/02/heres-whats-new-in-historical-archaeology-this-week/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:36:47 +0000 Terry Brock http://www.sha.org/blog/?p=969 Continue reading →]]> This week’s photo of the week comes from Archaeologist Jamie Brandon (@jcbrandon), who visited Phase II excavations at the Foster Site in Lafayette County, Arkansas. You can see other photos by Jamie on his Flickr Page.

Headlines

Excavations at Monticello are highlighted, particularly their use of maps to help with excavations.

A wooden shipwreck was found in South Africa.

The Virginia Gazette gives a brief history of archaeology in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Call for Papers

The Council for Northeast Historical Archaeology (CNEHA) has their website up for their upcoming 2012 conference in Newfoundland, Canada. It will be held from October 4-7th.

The University of Puget Sound is hosting the Redford Conference in Archaeology, which is accepting abstracts for talks about digital archaeology. The conference will be from October 25-28, 2012.

Resources

Visit the Avondale Burial Place Website to learn about the excavations and history of African American burial grounds in Georgia.

On the Blogs

This Week in Pennsylvania Archaeology highlights the excavations at Old Economy Village, home to the 19th century Christian community group the Harmony Society.

Mick Morrison (@mickmorrison) discusses his survey project in Mareeba, Australia.

Mt. Vernon’s Midden takes us through a three part series on understanding capacity through mugs and cups.

[Photo courtesy of Flickr User Farther Along under Creative Commons License]

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