The CNEHA 2021 St. Mary’s City planning committee and the CNEHA executive board decided this week to cancel the upcoming in-person conference at Historic St. Mary’s City out of an abundance of caution. Ongoing concerns surrounding the delta variant of the Covid-19 virus, combined with continued US/Canada border issues, contributed to this reassessment. This decision […]
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New Book from Archaeologist Edward J. Lenik: Rock Art in an Indigenous Landscape: From Atlantic Canada to Chesapeake Bay
Archaeologist Edward J. Lenik, well known in northern New Jersey and southeastern New York for his books on the Ramapough Lenape Nation, is also a preeminent scholar on Native American rock art – petroglyphs and pictographs – of the Northeast. His fourth book on this topic is being published by the University of Alabama Press […]
Call for Nominations
The Nominations Committee is requesting nominations for five positions available on the Executive Board. The term for the new Executive Board Members will run from October 2021 through October 2024. Candidates for the CNEHA Executive Board must be members in good standing and hold a membership (individual, student, joint, fellow, or life) in the organization. […]
Request for Proposals
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Editor of Northeast Historical Archaeology The Council for Northeast Historical Archaeology (CNEHA) is soliciting proposals for the volunteer position of editor of Northeast Historical Archaeology. The editor serves a 5-year, renewable term, beginning January 1, 2022. The Editorial Search Committee encourages proposals from individuals affiliated with universities, cultural resource management firms, government agencies, […]
Sale on Historical Archaeology Books at the University Press of Florida
The University Press of Florida historical archaeology sale is running through February 1 and offers up to 60% off on our books. Use code CHUA21 for discount prices and free shipping. Shop all books at upress.ufl.edu/CHUA21. The American Experience in Archaeological Perspective series was established by the University Press of Florida. This prestigious historical archaeology series […]
CNEHA Newsletter Editor RFP
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: Editor of CNEHA Newsletter The Council for Northeast Historical Archaeology is soliciting proposals for the volunteer position of Editor of the Council’s Newsletter. The Editor serves a 5-year, renewable term, beginning June 1, 2021. The Editorial Search Committee encourages proposals from individuals affiliated with universities, cultural resource management firms, government agencies, or […]
David Starbuck Memorial
Our dear friend and long-time CNEHA board member David Starbuck passed away on Sunday, December 27. David was a prolific scholar, who published extensively on industrial archaeology, military sites archaeology, and utopian societies–especially the Shakers. He also played a key role editing journals and newsletters, including the CNEHA Newsletter. David also loved hosting conferences. Indeed, his […]
CNEHA 2020, A Letter from the Chair
Dear Colleagues, Like you, I was excitedly planning to attend this fall’s CNEHA conference in Plymouth, Massachusetts. That meeting would have commemorated the anniversary of the Pilgrims’ 1620 landing in Plymouth and was being co-sponsored by the Society for Post Medieval Archaeology. A team of CNEHA stalwarts, including David Landon, Christa Beranek, and Karen Metheny […]
Executive Board Call for Nominations
Candidates for the CNEHA Executive Board must be members in good standing and hold a membership (individual, student, joint, fellow, or life) in the organization. Candidates must be willing to participate in the activities of the Executive Board. These activities may include organizing and staffing annual meetings, working on membership drives, assisting in outreach and […]
Technology in Archaeology
CNEHA Annual Meeting Our 2018 conference, Technology in Archaeology, in Halifax quickly approaches. Advance registration pricing will remain in effect until Sept. 10, which is also the final deadline for our call for papers. Please register online now at our conference website to take advantage of these prices, and please also consider booking your room […]