Advances in Archaeological Practice

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Our Open Access article: “The Apple Vision Pro: Useful MR/AR Headset for Archaeology or Not Quite There Yet?” in @saa-aap.bsky.social of @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org assesses the Apple VisionPro’s potential for archaeological fieldwork, data visualization and engagement. doi.org/10.1017/aap....

What is Community Archaeology’s Value for Our Discipline’s Future? « Archaeology# « Cambridge Core Blog Research programs that are deeply engaged with, and responsive to, communities require significant investment to build and sustain. Why, then, should archaeologists -- often constrained by time and re...

❗ "Our profession is too small to sustain itself without additional voices..." Read Meghan C. L. Howey's new #blog, and the associated co-authored #research, for the #SAA's @saa-aap.bsky.social ⛏️📢 https://cup.org/4mrung6

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#archaeology
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A word cloud of most-used words by SAA AAP in 2025. The largest words are: 1. "archaeology" (28×) 2. "archaeological" (23×) 3. "corejournal" (19×) 4. "article" (18×) 5. "practice" (15×)

To the surprise of no one, we talked *a lot* about archaeology in 2025!

Our New Year's Resolution is to talk about it even more :)

See which words you used the most on Bluesky here: anisota.net/harvest

What should #NAGPRA practitioners do about the digital records associated with Ancestors and their belongings? Domeischel et al. recommend that curatorial facilities adopt a policy prior to digitizing records that contain information pertinent to NAGPRA:

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New in AAP: Bowers and Elmore reflect on seven years of #NAGPRA implementation at the Alabama Department of Archives and History, and on the positive outcomes of prioritizing the integration of #Indigenous perspectives into collections care.

Read their paper here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Logo of 'Advances in Archaeological Practice' journal, with the sub-title 'Archaeology and the Law' on an orange background.

🆕 A curated collection of articles from @saa-aap.bsky.social that deal with how archaeological practice is shaped by the law, and how it can in turn transform policy and governance.

Where not already open access, articles are free to access until 31 Dec:
📚 https://cup.org/4alfqtl

#SAA #AAP

In this new research article, 5 institutions come together to share their experiences with developing collaborative policies for repatriation and care of Ancestors & their belongings. #nagpra #curation #culturalheritage

Read the article by Garland et al. here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Our just-published themed issue on Repatriation for NAGPRA Practitioners kicks off with this retrospective on NAGPRA implementation in the 1990s by Laura Sieg and Angela Neller:

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Just in time for Thanksgiving, our themed issue "Pathways to Repatriation for NAGPRA Practitioners" went live. Guest editors Yann, Domeischel, Thompson & Schreiner show how to work toward collaborative repatration of all Ancestors & their belongings.

Read on here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

🏺 Archaeology question:
Say I've found some shell midden that has been removed from its original context and placed into a secondary context. But I know that its org. location is likely one of the middens nearby. Is there a way for me to test to determine its org. location, like an XRF for shell?

🌟New in Advances in Archaeological Practice!🌟

How does modern agricultural land use affect the results of archaeological survey? Plekhov et al. explore how the intensity of farming in Sardinia impacts artifact distributions on the surface.

Read open access here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

What is Community Archaeology’s Value for Our Discipline’s Future? « Archaeology# « Cambridge Core Blog Research programs that are deeply engaged with, and responsive to, communities require significant investment to build and sustain. Why, then, should archaeologists -- often constrained by time and re...

❗ "Our profession is too small to sustain itself without additional voices..." Read Meghan C. L. Howey's new #blog, and the associated co-authored #research, for the #SAA's @saa-aap.bsky.social ⛏️📢 https://cup.org/4mrung6

#communityarchaeology
#archaeology
#openaccess

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Cambridge’s #Archaeology journals are publishing an increasing amount of #openaccess (OA) #research. Read the latest articles here: ▶️ https://cup.org/3We1oBR

@antiquity.ac.uk @saa-aap.bsky.social @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social @prehistoricsociety.bsky.social

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☕ Great to meet up with attendees at the American Anthropological Association's Annual Meeting in #NOLA and to connect over coffee ☕! If you didn't make it, but wish to discuss #publishing in the #SAA's journal, @saa-aap.bsky.social, please get in touch! ✉️➡️ https://cup.org/3LVt9gx

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⛏️ Dig through these updated collections of popular, free-access #research from the three journals of the #SAA: 🆓✅
🟡 AAP - https://cup.org/4mXXmYW
🔴 AAQ - https://cup.org/4q5WaWq
🔵 LAQ - https://cup.org/3KMgEmM

#archaeology
#americanarchaeology
@saa-aap.bsky.social

National Endowment for the Humanities-Funded Archaeological Archive of Huhugam Archaeology Delivers Lasting Impact in the Southwest « Archaeology# « Cambridge Core Blog In an era of shrinking research budgets and political pressure to justify public investment, federally funded digital archives in archaeology are delivering measurable, lasting benefits to scholars, l...

"In an era of shrinking research budgets and political pressure to justify public investment, federally funded #digital #archives in #archaeology are delivering measurable, lasting benefits..." Read the blog and #openaccess article here: ➡️ https://cup.org/4nQ7gNS

#Huhugam @saa-aap.bsky.social

Cover of "Advances in Archaeological Practice" journal, showing a group of researchers examining artifacts at a table, with text announcing it as the "Paper of the Month."

The #PaperOfTheMonth from Advances in Archaeological Practice @saa-aap.bsky.social is "Training for Transformation: Building a Responsive Archaeological Workforce in California and Beyond" by Kaitlin Brown et al., available #openaccess!

📚 https://cup.org/4o2BQ60

#archaeology

‘Around the Ancient World in 22 Journals': The global reach of Cambridge's open access publishing in Archaeology « Archaeology# « Cambridge Core Blog Cambridge is proud to publish Archaeology journals that span every region of the world and all periods of history

‘Around the Ancient World in 22 Journals’ is a new blog from #Cambridge that aims to dispel the myths around #openaccess #publishing and to answer any questions you might have before submitting your article to one of our global #archaeology journals. 🌍 https://cup.org/3JfpZ6j

Training for Transformation: Rethinking Archaeological Readiness in California and Beyond « Archaeology# « Cambridge Core Blog “You get in, you get out, and you get the job.” That line from a recent The CRM Archaeology Podcast (Ep 315) about academia's responsibility to CRM and vice versa stuck with me. It resonated because it echoes a broader shift happening across higher educ...

📢📢 OUT NOW: 'Training for Transformation: Rethinking Archaeological Readiness in California and Beyond' - a #blog by Kaitlin Brown to accompany new research in the #SAA journal @saa-aap.bsky.social: ⛏️🎓 https://cup.org/47HcnKE

#archaeology
#openaccess

Promotional image from Cambridge, featuring a landscape view of an archaeological site with text stating 'Open access Archaeology publishing from Cambridge'.

Cambridge’s #Archaeology journals are publishing an increasing amount of #openaccess (OA) #research. Read the latest articles here: ▶️ https://cup.org/3We1oBR

@antiquity.ac.uk @saa-aap.bsky.social @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social @prehistoricsociety.bsky.social

Promotional graphic featuring titles of journals from the Society for American Archaeology: "Research Highlights from the Journals of the SAA," "Advances in Archaeological Practice," "American Antiquity," and "Latin American Antiquity." The titles are displayed over blocks of orange, yellow, blue, and red respectively.

⛏️ Dig through these updated collections of popular, free-access #research from the three journals of the #SAA: 🆓✅
🟡 AAP - https://cup.org/4mXXmYW
🔴 AAQ - https://cup.org/4q5WaWq
🔵 LAQ - https://cup.org/3KMgEmM

#archaeology
#americanarchaeology
@saa-aap.bsky.social

🌟New on FirstView in Advances in Archaeological Practice!🌟

Brown et al. examine what CRM employers in California are looking for today, and advocate how professional training can and should adapt to these needs. #archaeology #crm #hiring #training

Read it here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Explore the 3D model network in English here:

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and in Arabic here:

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🌟Out now in Advances in Archaeological Practice!🌟

Howland et al. describe how publishing interlinked 3D models Sketchfab enabled participatory, user-driven development of nonlinear narrative interpreatations of archaeology in Jordan 📸🧑‍💻🇯🇴

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Meet the Editorial Team - Advances in ARchaeological Practice - 21 November 2025, 1-3 pm, Fourth Wall, 614 Gravier St. New Orleans, LA 70130

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!

The U.S. was a leader in cultural heritage investigations. Now those agents are working immigration enforcement. Homeland Security Investigations, the department’s investigative arm, once had as many as eight agents in its New York office investigating cultural property cases.

NEW - The Trump admin has disbanded its federal cultural property investigations team and reassigned the agents to immigration enforcement, delivering a blow to one of the world’s leaders in heritage protection, according to multiple ppl familiar with the changes.

www.denverpost.com/2025/11/06/u...

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✈️ Attending the AAA Annual Meeting in #NOLA? Join the SAA's @saa-aap.bsky.social editor and members of the editorial board for a chat and a cuppa ☕ at Fourth Wall cafe, 614 Gravier Street, Fri, 21 Nov, 1-3pm! We'd love to hear your publishing questions and ideas! 📚📖💻❓

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Pantallazo de la página web del TAG ibérico 2026 en Évora (Portugal)

Call for papers aberto!

🗓️ Deadline 1/12/25

+ info: tagiberico.org?page_id=312

Are you coming to the AAA's this month? We'd love to see you there! We'll be at Fourth Wall from 1-3 pm on Friday the 21st, eager to see both prospective and past authors, and anyone interested in a conversation about publishing in archaeology!

Cover of "Advances in Archaeological Practice" journal, showing a group of researchers examining artifacts at a table, with text announcing it as the "Paper of the Month."

The Paper of the Month from Advances in Archaeological Practice @saa-aap.bsky.social is "Current Key Intersections between Theoretical and Computational Archaeology" by Martin Hinz et al., available #openaccess!

📚 https://cup.org/3JwSigC

#archaeology #SAA #PaperOfTheMonth