“Archaeology holds all the keys to understanding who we are and where we come from.”

– Sarah Parcak

Each week on To the Point we share a few articles from the world of archaeology (and its many interconnected fields). This week, we are sharing a few conferences anyone can present or attend. 

78th Plains Anthropological Conference 2021

plainsanthropologicalsociety.org | Nov. 10-13

The Plains Anthropological Society is hosting their annual conference in Boulder, Colorado this upcoming November. Papers, posters, and organized sessions on cultural, linguistic, biological, and archaeological topics are welcome!

Glass beads transformed Dakota art
Archaeology in West Africa could rewrite the textbooks on human evolution

SAA 87th Annual Meeting

saa.org | March 30-April 3, 2022
Submissions for the SAA’s (Society for American Archaeology) will close September 9th. The organization dedicates itself to research, interpretation, and protection of the archaeological heritage of the Americas. 
coloradopreservation.org | Feb. 7-8, 2022
This year’s conference theme is bringing attention to “voices that have been lost, sidelined, or overlooked within the preservation community and beyond”. The Saving Places Conference is the largest statewide preservation conference in the country!
Indigenous land-use reduced catastrophic wildfires on the Fish Lake Plateau