A focus on institutions frames this examination of the archaeology of African America. While
initially emphasizing the institution of slavery and theories of Black difference, the field today …

The year 2020 was an awakening for some. For others, it reiterated the persistent social
injustice in the United States. Compelled by these events, 30 diverse individuals came …

This paper chronicles how Indigenous-made stone “vasiform” smoking pipes from Ontario
foster fresh perspectives on archaeological and anthropological approaches to …

Prior to burning down in 1906 CE, Point Alones in the Monterey Bay region of Central
California was home to one of the largest Chinese fishing communities in the United States …

Rights to heritage are often understood in heritage scholarship to derive from aspects of
cultural identity, such as descent or affiliation, but other registers are also available to rights …

This article introduces a model that harnesses praxis as a powerful tool for critique,
knowledge, and action within the realm of public archaeology. The adopted framework …

In the nineteenth century, gold rushes reshaped much of the American West, attracting
fortune seekers from around the globe to rural areas that turned to metropolises seemingly …

This dissertation explores the archaeological context prior to and following Japanese
American incarceration in the United States using the materials recovered from the Redman …

Chinese American women have been part of the United States immigration history since the
Gold Rush in 1852. They have experienced physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual …

Long before archaeologists began to incorporate community-based participatory research
explicitly into their project designs, Kent Lightfoot developed and sustained meaningful …