Society for Archaeological Sciences

Welcome to the Society of Archaeological Sciences

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Benefits of Membership

The SAS promotes such communication through its distribution of the SAS Bulletin, SASnet, our email list, and our social media channels.

Member discounts are available for the Journal of Archaeological Science and Archaeometry.

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Conferences & Data Sharing

The SAS regularly sponsors conference sessions that encourage data sharing among archaeological scientists. If you're planning a session on any topic relevant to the goals of the society, please get in touch so we can partner with you.

Contact us

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History of the Society

The SAS was founded in 1977 as part of a broad effort to get archaeological science to function more effectively by supporting communication among researchers and graduate student training. Read about the first 40 years of SAS in this essay by Rob Sternberg.

Awards

The Society holds annual competitions for awards, including the Student and ECR Research Support Award, the R. E. Taylor Award for archaeometry posters, the Charles C. Kolb Award for a publication on archaeological ceramics, and the JAS Emerging Investigator Award. All archaeologists are warmly welcome to submit work for consideration!

Support us

Did you know that SAS is a registered 501(c)(6) tax-exempt non-profit organization? You can help us in our mission by making a tax-deductible donation. A gift to SAS means that you directly support student scientists and outstanding young researchers to launch their careers.