The 2027 Meeting will be held in Boston, MA from January 7-10. The Boston Marriott Copley Place is the official hotel for the Annual Meeting and will host the exhibit hall, all academic sessions, the opening night reception, and most related events. The meeting will kick off on Thursday, January 7th with the Opening Night Reception. Academic sessions will start on the morning of Friday, January 8th and conclude on the afternoon of Sunday, January 10th. We will again offer the option of presenting in-person or remotely and will host a number of hybrid sessions for virtual attendees.
Meeting Theme: Care and Mutual Aid
For the 2027 Annual meeting, the Program for the Annual Meeting Committee encourages the submission of organized sessions, papers, or posters that explore approaches to ‘Care and Mutual Aid’, both historically and within the discipline today. A paleolithic healed broken femur is often cited as axiomatic for the advent of civilization as survival requires cooperation, and historically many had limited means or freedom to thrive. How does archaeology offer evidence for care and mutual aid in the construction, maintenance, or extension of a community or culture? How do these concepts underlie our treatment of cultural heritage and archaeological legacy? How should they guide our relationships with colleagues within the discipline, with descendant groups, and with the community at large?
The Call for Papers and online submission system are being updated. The deadlines for submissions follow the same pattern as previous years with deadlines in late March for all colloquia, any joint AIA/SCS sessions, and any open-session submissions needing an early decision to acquire a visa or obtain funding. We will accept workshops, open session paper and posters submissions, and any provisionally accepted colloquia and workshops that are resubmitting for the second deadline in August. Lightning Session and Roundtable submissions will be accepted through Saturday, November 1.
Monday, November 2, 2026: This deadline is applicable to all Lightning Session and Roundtable submissions.
The 2026 Annual Meeting is now complete! Over 1800 people participated in the meeting held from January 7-10 in San Francisco, CA. There are still several ways to view the full program online:
