Charles Kolb, our Associate Editor of Archaeological Ceramics, has handpicked and reviewed some books to help you navigate through the quarantine and self-isolation season.
Read more: The Lockdown Book Club: Book Reviews by Charles Kolb
By Agnese Benzonelli, Associate Editor of Archaeometallurgy
The ‘Round Table on XRF: The Future of Collaborative Research on Copper Alloys’ held at the Getty Museum in February gathered 18 international experts in the field of portable x-ray fluorescence from various major universities (University of Buffalo, University College London, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, University of Turin) and institutions, including the J. Paul Getty Museum, MET, MoMA, National Gallery of Art, Opificio delle Pietre Dure and the Rijksmuseum. The meeting discussed three main topics: the evolution of the technique in the last decade, the identification of specific research topics that need to be explored further and the development of shared databases and how to manage them.
Read more: Workshop Review: XRF Roundtable at the J. Paul Getty Museum
By Mark Golitko, Associate editor in lithic and network analysis
This is my first blog since being asked to serve as associate editor for lithic analysis and network analysis. It is somewhat delayed due to the global pandemic and the strange adjustments we have all had to make (teaching and conducting all business online in my case). The spread of Covid-19 itself, and the rapid dissemination of fake news and strange conspiracy theories surrounding the virus have served to highlight the complexity of the global human network to which we all belong, such that a virus that jumped to the human population somewhere in Wuhan, China, reached South Bend, Indiana (where I currently sit writing this) after only about two or three months.
By Laerke Recht, associate editor in Zooarchaeology
As my first contribution to this newsletter, I want to highlight two new zooarchaeology-related things that I am excited about:
We are very excited to announce that Dr Thibaut Devièse is joining the SAS blog/ bulletin, covering the topic of archaeological organic materials.
Read more: New associate editor of archaeological organic materials
We had the honour to talk to Drs. Hector Orengo and Arnau Garcia-Molsosa about the research that won the inaugural cycle of this prize. You can find out more in the interview about what inspired them to develop this new field survey technique, the obstacles they encountered, and their plans for taking this new method to the next level. You can view the interview on the : SAS Facebook page
As part of the award, the winning article is made available without a paywall for the next year. Check out the original research here:
Interested in submitting a manuscript for consideration in the 2020 cycle? Learn more here: