Attending the @americananthro.bsky.social annual meeting? Don't forget to check out the Archaeology Division events! Including the business meeting and Patty Jo Watson lecture, both on Friday, Nov 21. There will be snacks!

Going to the @americananthro.bsky.social anthro annual meetings? Our colleagues at the @saa-aap.bsky.social are hosting an informal meet and greet during the meetings on November 21 from 1-3 pm. Learn more about submitting to the journal!

Heading to the @americananthro.bsky.social 2025 annual meeting? Don't forget to join the AD for the business meeting (6-7 pm) and Distinguished Lecture (7-8:30 pm) on Friday, Nov 21!

Nominations for the 2026 A.V. Kidder award from the Archaeology Division are now open, and will be due on March 1, 2026! The award will go to a specialist in Mesoamerica and will be awarded at the 2026 AAA meetings.

If you are an archaeology student attending the 2025 AAA meetings, applications for the AD AAA student membership awards (which support membership in the AD) are open through Sept 30th!. Visit our website to apply: ad.americananthro.org/awards/#Stud...

If you are preparing a session for the 2026 SAA meeting, consider submitting for Archaeology Division sponsorship! Applications due August 10. Visit the AD website for details.

Are you attending the Society for American Archaeology meetings? If so, check out the AD sponsored session Thursday, April 24 from 8 am-noon "Landscapes of Death: Placemaking and Postmortem Agencies." The AD will be sponsoring a breakfast before the session, starting at 7:30 am. All are welcome!

Next in our meet the officers series, and the last new officer for this year, is Dr. Nathan Acebo of @uconn.bsky.social, who will serve one year as the Nominations Committee Chair-Elect, followed by a term as the Nominations Committee Chair. @americananthro.bsky.social

Next up in our meet the board series is the AD Secretary (2024-2026), Dr. Siobhan M. Hart of @skidmorecollege.bsky.social.

Next in our meet the board members series is our Member at Large for 2024-2026: Dr. Koji Lau-Ozawa of UCLA.

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Before we joined this site, we were featuring our current board members. Here we will kick off with introducing our new board members. First up is our Student Member for 2024-2026, Hakimah Abdul-Fattah, a PhD Candidate at University of Pennsylvania @uofpenn.bsky.social .

At the @americananthro.bsky.social annual meeting the AD supported student participation in the conference through the student travel award, received by Nicole Smith at UCLA and the student membership award received by Madeline Snyder at UTSA.

At the @americananthro.bsky.social meeting we presented awards including:

Kidder award: Catherine Cameron @cuboulder.bsky.social
Willey award: Chelsey Geralda Armstrong, Anne Spice, Mike Ridsdale, and John R. Welch
Watson Distinguished Lecture: William White III @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social