CfAS Board Approves a Strategic Plan
CfAS’ first strategic plan details the Coalition’s vision for archaeological synthesis and lists its objectives for the next 5 years.
April 29, 2023
CfAS BLOG
Investigating inequality @ SAA 2023
The Coalition was busy at last week’s Society for American Archaeology Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon. Thursday morning, we held a meeting for current and potential affiliates to learn more
April 5, 2023
The sad truth about archaeological technician wages — and what we can do about it
Archaeological technician wages are low and a threat to the CRM industry..
March 26, 2023
CfAS @ SAA
The Society for American Archaeology (SAA) is the largest professional association of archaeologists in the world. It is also a CfAS Partner, and many CfAS Associates are members. The Society’s
March 20, 2023
New Issue of Advances in Archaeological Practice Features CfAS Partners and Associates
CfAS Partners and Associates contribute to February Issue of Advances in Archaeological Practice on refining archaeological data collection and management.
March 13, 2023
What is “Indigenous”?
In a recent article in the New Yorker, Manvir Singh traces the origin and evolution of the concept of Indigenous from its colonial roots to its present use to cover
February 28, 2023
Governance, Social Space, and Well-being
The environments that we cooperatively build and that structure our social relationships impact our lives in fundamental ways. In a remarkable new study, the broad-brush patterns between how we use
February 28, 2023
Update on People, Fire, and Pines
The polished surface of SAG45f, a fire-scar sample from Voyageur’s Island in Lake Saganaga. The innermost ring of the sample dates to 1679 and the outer ring to 1989, when the tree was windthrown. Fire scars recorded in the rings of the tree indicate the passing of 10 low-severity fires between 1702 and 1850, after which not another fire was recorded at the site.
February 20, 2023
Governance and Crisis
One cannot look at the news today without having to face the nature of governance. Is democracy worth the time spent negotiating and contesting rather than acting? Or, would a
February 13, 2023
Moving into harm’s way
As humanity copes with human-induced climate change, an important task is assessing geographic patterns of risk based on expected changes in various associated natural hazards. A recent study by ProPublica
February 2, 2023