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Fall 2010 Alasdair Brooks, DPhil, Newsletter Editor, School of Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Leicester, United Kingdom Index President’s Corner President’s Corner .......................................1 Editorial ..........................................................3 It is the tail end of a very busy summer of both. These venues were identified through APTC Syllabi Clearinghouse .......................3 field and administrative work, punctuated RFPs that were sent by our headquarters to Images of the Past .........................................4 by a very successful mid-year meeting of a number of cities recommended as possible Conference Report ........................................5 the SHA Board, and a bit of family time. conference locations by the Conference SHA Committee News ...............................6 Things are improved here on the Gulf by Committee and Board of Directors. We SHA Board Meeting Minutes .....................7 an end to the free flow of the Deepwater received a number of excellent proposals, 2011 Conference Preliminary Program ....12 Horizon well, but the unknowable future and site visits to two confirmed they 2011 Conference Registration Form .........29 ecological and economic threat from the oil satisfy our requirements for a successful 2011 Silent Auction Donor Form .............32 that has so quickly “disappeared” remains SHA conference. Because of the way these 2011 Volunteer Form ..................................33 as a backdrop to our coastal life. So far, at venues were identified, local committees 2011 Sponsorship Roundup ......................34 least in Florida, the impact of this disaster have yet to be formed—if you have an Current Research ........................................35 on cultural resources—inundated or not— interest in helping as part of the local team Australasia and Antarctica ....................36 has been minimal. for one of these future conferences, please Canada—Québec .....................................38 Prior to the mid-year Board meeting, contact Conference Committee Chair Pat Continental Europe.................................41 several of us had the opportunity to Garrow, <[email protected]>! Great Britain and Ireland ........................43 accompany our governmental affairs The Board had the pleasure of convening Mexico, Central and South America ...43 consultant, Nellie Longsworth, to the Hill at the venue that has now been approved Underwater (Worldwide) ....................44 to visit members of the Senate Oceans for the 2016 conference in Washington, USA—Pacific West ..................................47 Subcommittee of the Committee on D.C.—the Omni Shoreham Hotel. This is an USA—Southeast .....................................48 Commerce, Science, and Transportation. historic art deco hotel that is well situated USA — Southwest .....................................48 Our goal was to inspire interest in legislation within the city (a Metro stop is just one block New Light on Vernacular Architecture to protect the remains of the Titanic as away). There are numerous restaurants and Conference ............................................. ...50 we approach the 100th anniversary of its bars within walking distance, and the hotel 2011 John Wesley Powell Prize ................51 sinking (2012) and in broader protection accommodations and conference facilities for underwater cultural heritage through are excellent. adoption of the UNESCO Convention on The Board also had the chance to the Protection of the Underwater Cultural meet William (Bill) Scott, who was being Heritage as policy or best practice. Nellie, considered by our headquarters provider, INSIDE! Peggy Leshikar-Denton, Monica Beck, Management Solutions Plus, for employment and I made visits to staff of seven senators and assignment to SHA as our Executive during two days. At a time when virtually Director. Although brief, the Board had a all attention on the Hill was directed at very pleasant meeting with Mr. Scott and BP and the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the next day, during our meeting, decided 2011 SHA Conference our reception was excellent and our plea to accept him to serve as our Executive appears, a month and a half later, to have Director. He has now been on the job for a had a positive impact. This visit would month, since 12 July. As of this date, he has Preliminary program have been impossible without Nellie, and I been a pleasure to work with and is quickly thank her for that! learning SHA’s administrative history At the mid-year Board meeting, we and procedures and is keen to learn our approved two new conference venues: organizational culture as well. He is looking Seattle for 2015 and Washington, D.C. for forward to attending our upcoming annual 2016. Due to the weak economy, we were conference in able to negotiate very favorable contracts for Austin, where he Continued on Page 2 Volume 43: Number 3 Fall 2010 Page 1 President’s Corner, Cont’d from Page 1 On another topic, SHA is, as you possible to promote the value of RPA to are probably aware, one of a number of the profession and to help RPA succeed in will get a good dose of our culture! organizational sponsors of the Register of its mission. I would therefore like to take In my last column, I reported on the Professional Archaeologists (along with this opportunity to encourage our SHA Board’s work on revision of the constitution the Society for American Archaeology, members who are involved as a principal and bylaws. We had a report at the mid- Archaeological Institute of America, and in an academic field school—terrestrial or year meeting from Don Weir, chair of the Archaeology Division of the American underwater—to participate in RPA’s Field the Constitution and Bylaws Revision Anthropological Association). As a School Certification program (<www. Committee, on their recommendations. sponsor, the SHA Board appoints one of rpanet.org>). This program has been This was followed by considerable our members to serve as an RPA Director. around for a while now, but has never had discussion, which focused on different This individual is currently Amanda Evans the level of participation that it deserves. ways to structure the editorial position(s) (<[email protected]>) who is To me, it is a very useful tool to ensure that on the Board. We decided to refer some working very hard to advance RPA in its field experiences meet our students’ needs, of our thoughts back to the committee for mission and to ensure that the interests of and to provide some confidence of this to their further consideration and, as a result, SHA continue to be well represented on the students seeking a field school experience. proposed revisions will not be presented RPA Board. Having your field school certified does to the membership as part of the annual The organizational sponsors of RPA require filling out a form (<www.rpanet. fall elections. The Board will continue the have been, in my opinion, one of the org>) and there are requirements that must important work on the constitution and factors that have fostered the success of be met, but the form is not difficult and the bylaws through our meeting in January at this organization. As a sponsor, SHA has requirements should be simple to satisfy if the conference in Austin. a responsibility to RPA to assist wherever you have done your homework in setting up your program. A very important part of becoming Published Quarterly a professional archaeologist is the field Subscription Rate: Individual: Regular ($125), Student ($70), Adjunct ($40), school experience. It is a big investment of Friend ($175), Developer ($250), Benefactor ($400), Life ($3,600). time and money for the student, and is not Organizational: Institution ($200). All U.S. funds. something you want to repeat or regret. Just as becoming an RPA is a statement of your Newsletter Editor: Alasdair Brooks, DPhil personal professional responsibility, and Copy Editor: Daniel McNaughton. your willingness to be held accountable, enrolling your field school in RPA’s Special News Editors: USA-Pacific West: Kimberley Wooten Field School Certification Program is an Current Publications: Charles Ewen USA-Southeast: Gifford Waters expression of your commitment to meeting Images of the Past: Benjamin C. Pykles USA-Southwest: Michael R. Polk specific standards and expectations, and to holding yourself accountable to your peers Current Research Editors: Editorial Address: The Society for His- and students. I look forward to the day Africa: Kenneth Kelly torical Archaeology Newsletter, c/o Dr. when RPA’s list of certified field schools Asia: Edward Gonzalez-Tennant Alasdair Brooks, School of Archaeol- is the first place that students check when Australasia: Susan Piddock ogy and Ancient History, University of they are looking for a field school. Canada-Atlantic: Robert Ferguson Leicester, University Road, Leicester In closing, I would like to change course Canada-Ontario: Jon Jouppien LE1 7RH, United Kingdom once again to stress how important you are Canada-Prairie: Jennifer Hamilton to the Society for Historical Archaeology. Canada-Québec: Stéphane Noël <[email protected]> SHA is a membership organization, and Canada-Western: Rod J. Heitzmann its goal is ultimately to provide services Caribbean/Bermuda: Business Address: 9707 Key West Av- of value to you and other members. The Frederick H. Smith enue, Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20850. committees, Board, and consultants have Continental Europe: Natascha Mehler Phone 301.990.2454;