The Society of Black Archaeologists (SBA) is an international organization of Black
archaeologists. The Society was founded in 2012. The founding board members are Drs. Justin Dunnavent, Ayana Omilade Flewellen, Jay Haigler,
Alexandra Jones, and Cheryl LaRoche.
Mission
"The mission of the Society of Black Archaeologists (SBA) is to promote academic excellence and social responsibility by creating a space for Black archaeologists and other scholars who support SBA’s goals and activities".
Annual meeting
The first meeting of the Society of Black Archaeologists SBA took place at the annual meeting of the
Society for Historical Archaeology The Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA) is a professional organization of scholars concerned with the archaeology of the modern world (15th century-present). Founded in 1967, the SHA promotes scholarly research and the dissemination of knowledg ...
(SHA) in
Baltimore, Maryland
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in 2012. In 2019, SBA held its annual meeting at the 2019 Conference on Historical and
Underwater Archaeology
Underwater archaeology is archaeology practiced underwater. As with all other branches of archaeology, it evolved from its roots in pre-history and in the classical era to include sites from the historical and industrial eras. Its acceptance has ...
in St. Charles, Missouri.
External links
SBA official websiteSociety for Historical Archaeology—article on SBA
References
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Archaeological professional associations
Archaeological organizations