SAA Student Affairs Committee

In 2022, the SAA’s Student Affairs (SAC) organized the Student Affairs Lecture Series in Archaeology (SALSA) to highlight the research of current student members of the SAA. We are excited to announce that we are continuing this series in 2023 with a new slate of speakers! 1/6

Applications are due February 28th, 2024 by midnight PT. We will select our speakers in March and make the announcement in April. We hope to see you apply! forms.gle/uturmJ7AF6fhFo… (4/4)

with flexibility for other languages pending a discussion with speakers. To submit, follow the below link and fill out the Google form; we will need a 250-word abstract and title for your paper, and a brief 100-word explanation for why you want to participate in the series. (3/4)

Students at any stage of their career - baccalaureate, Master's, or doctoral - may apply to be part of this next year of speakers! Each speaker will be paid a $150 honorarium for their time and effort. We accept paper proposals in English and Spanish currently, (2/4)

It's 2024, and the Student Affairs Committee's SALSA series is continuing with a third set of speakers for the 2024-2025 academic year! We are looking to highlight the research of current student members of SAA with a 45-minute lecture and discussion online. (1/4)

Join us TONIGHT at 8pm Eastern for Sophia Emmons' SALSA talk!

Registration is open! tinyurl.com/nrv48s7u

which shows that they were part of elaborate rituals. Studying these lithics gives insight into how integral fishing was in people's daily lives and the ceremonial practices that occurred in these communities. We hope to have you join us this Friday evening! (7/7)

By analyzing the similarities and differences of the fishnet sinkers, one can infer the types of fishing nets used by maritime communities and their social implications. Fishnet sinkers found in ceremonial context had evidence of being intentionally broken in half, (6/7)

Please join us for another SALSA this Friday, January 19th at 8pm Eastern, when we welcome Sophia Emmons for her talk, "Analyzing Stone Fish Net Sinkers in the North Coast of Peru: Inquiring Their Functional and Symbolic Aspects." (1/7)

Implementation of the Native American Graves Protection & Repatriation Act takes effect today (1/12). Native American Tribes, the AAA & the Society for American Archaeology (SAA) helped formulate the statute & are engaged in its implementation. See more: ow.ly/epwN50Qqof2

Decolonization is an important aspect of my approach to archaeology and I have been fortunate enough to develop strong working relationships with the Alaska Native community in both of my research areas. Join us to hear from Mr. White this Friday via Zoom! 7/7

I also seek to create a GIS-based predictive model to aid in locating preserved Pleistocene-aged sites along the southern Alaskan coast by testing the applicability of an existing methodology applied successfully in British Columbia. 6/7

Please join us in SAC as we continue our SALSA lecture series for the year, with a talk via Zoom by John Thomas White this Friday, November 17th at 8pm Eastern. Mr. White's talk is titled, "Investigating the earliest human occupations in Alaska, south of the Alaska Range". 1/7