The 2027 Annual Meeting will be held in Boston, MA from January 7-10. We will again offer the option of presenting in-person or remotely. We will also host a number of hybrid sessions for virtual attendees. Updated information will be posted as it becomes available.
The deadlines for submissions will 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 Monday, November 2.
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?
Please review the Call for Papers and submission forms prior to submitting.
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