By Becky O’Sullivan As a kid growing up in the early 90’s I of course had my favorite animated Disney movie: The Little Mermaid. I could recite the dialogue from the entire film almost verbatim and would often wish for long red hair and a fish tail as I swam around the neighborhood swimming [...]
By: Becky O’Sullivan So it’s the last day of SHA, it’s been a long conference but I heard a lot of great papers. While I went to hear some fantastic papers in the morning, in the afternoon Barbara and I went to check out the SHA Public Archaeology Day at Fort McHenry. [...]
Tagged Fort McHenry, Historical Archaeology, Public Archaeology, SHA 2012
By: Becky O’Sullivan On Friday I skipped out on listening to papers, although there were lots of interesting ones scheduled, to go into Washington D.C. and visit a few of the Smithsonian museums. Three exhibits in particular got my attention because of the way they showcased archaeology. The first exhibit was at the Smithsonian [...]
By: Becky O’Sullivan Well, it’s been a long day of listening to papers but now it’s time to sit back and relax. Today Jeff and I presented our respective papers in a symposium on involving the public with archaeological projects titled “Toward an Archaeological Agora Revisited: Using Collaborative Approaches in Facilitating Public Participation and [...]
Tagged Driftwood, HADS, Historical Archaeology, Presenting at a conference, SHA 2012, SSEAS
By: Becky O’Sullivan Well, after a short plane ride I’m here in Baltimore for the Society for Historical Archaeology Conference! It might be a bit too cold here for a Florida gal like myself, but I’m already loving the historic vibe of Baltimore. Tonight is the opening night of the conference, so no papers yet, [...]
Tagged Baltimore, Civil War, Historical Archaeology, SHA 2012