The Public Benefits of Historical Archaeology: The Forty-first Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology

The Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA) held its annual meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico on January 8–13, 2008. The purpose of the conference is stated in its title and reiterated in the general information section from the conference handbook, which raises four questions for the membership’s consideration: (1) How does the public benefit from historical archaeology? (2) What are the consequences of not engaging the public or...