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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

ASU launches groundbreaking database of Sonoran Desert archaeology | ASU News Archaeology is most famously known for methodically digging into the earth to uncover secrets of the past. But once the physical items have been unearthed, how can the information that has been gleane...

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.

Protecting Heritage in War: the Power of Local Action « Archaeology# « Cambridge Core Blog Is it possible to protect cultural heritage during a war? And if so, how can it be done meaningfully and effectively? I often return to these questions. They sit at the core of my PhD research, yet th...

“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.

Protecting Heritage in War: the Power of Local Action « Archaeology# « Cambridge Core Blog Is it possible to protect cultural heritage during a war? And if so, how can it be done meaningfully and effectively? I often return to these questions. They sit at the core of my PhD research, yet th...

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.

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Why Care About Culture When the World Is on Fire? « Archaeology# « Cambridge Core Blog With the world facing war, climate change, pandemics, and civil unrest, it’s natural to question the importance of preserving culture. Why should we care about archaeology, monuments, traditions, art,...

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.

This is such a fun paper! And it seems like just the start of what you're having fun with.

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.

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📢 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

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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-...

Video of panel on ‘Archaeology in the time of Black Lives Matter’ Visit the post for more.

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

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But, it looks like the article was written before actions like the recent lay offs at SHPO offices.

In the U.S., Archaeology Stares Down an Uncertain Future

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

☺️, thanks! I have loved working with you, CUP. You made so many things possible.

The Next Phase of Advances in Archaeological Practice: From the Incoming Editor « Archaeology# « Cambridge Core Blog I remember when Volume 1, Issue 1 of Advances in Archaeological Practice (AAP) was published in 2013. I was a graduate student at the time, undertaking dissertation research on the processes of inclus...

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...

The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition Leading in the pursuit of understanding and addressing the ongoing trauma created by U.S. Indian Boarding School Policies.

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.