In this article, we seek to engage concretely with feminist and antiracist dialogues by exploring experiences of Latina archaeologists living and working in the United States, a group whose contributions, experiences, and challenges in the field have remained undertheorized to date. In this qualitative analysis of nine semi-structured interviews conducted in 2023 with Latina archaeologists, we consider historical structural factors that have suppressed representation of Latinas in archaeology; through their stories, we explore barriers and experiences that uniquely affect this group within the discipline, including familismo (familialism), cultural taxation, disenfranchisement, and harassment. Although much work remains to be done to move archaeology toward restorative justice, our goal by centering the experiences of Latinas is to add to conversations that have already emerged in archaeology and anthropology about the extractivist colonial legacies of our discipline and the various impacts of sexism, gender-based violence, white supremacy, and other hegemonic practices. We conclude with suggestions for how the archaeological discipline can change for the better and become more inclusive and equitable, not only for Latinx scholars but also for those from other historically marginalized groups.

This study of chipped chert and chalcedony tools discusses the household lithic economy at the Late Postclassic–Early Spanish Colonial (ca. AD 1400–1700) Maya site of San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize. It focuses on access to raw materials, tool types, tool production, tool use, and tool curation before and right after the arrival of the Spaniards.

As the capital of medieval Makuria, Old Dongola, Sudan was one of the largest sites in the region and a center of religious and cultural importance. The annex to the monastery on Kom H at Old Dongola, functioning from the 6/7th through 14/15th c. CE, contains three distinct burial crypts that have been proposed as having been utilized for the burials of social elites, quite likely Makurian Church or monastic officials. Each crypt contains multiple burials, ranging from five (Crypt 3) to seven (Crypts 1 and 2), bringing forth questions of temporality and re-use. Medieval Makurian burials do not typically contain grave goods or personal items, reducing the possibility of establishing temporality through relative dating. In the absence of substantial grave goods allowing for seriation and temporal affiliation of interments, and with only the epitaph of Georgios providing a date of 1113 CE, it has thus far not been possible to differentiate the timeframes of interment for the individuals interred within Crypts 1–3 on Kom H at Old Dongola nor the establishment of these crypts in relation to the monastery. To gain further insight to the periods of use of these crypt burial spaces, 18 human bone collagen samples were submitted for radiocarbon dating at Poznań Radiocarbon Laboratory. The results of radiocarbon dating provide novel insights to the use of Crypts 1–3 at the Kom H monastery, allowing for periodization of this burial environment in relation to the larger adjacent medieval cemetery and Old Dongola community.

This study from the Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Laboratory at the Center for Physical Sciences and Technology (FTMC), Vilnius, Lithuania, presents a detailed description of the sample preparation methods employed in the laboratory, with a focus on two AMS systems: a single-stage accelerator mass spectrometer (SSAMS) and a low energy accelerator (LEA). A pivotal aspect of this article is our participation in the GIRI intercomparison test, demonstrating our commitment to precision and accuracy in radiocarbon dating, with the average z-score values of the GIRI test being 0.16 ± 1.66 for SSAMS and –0.04 ± 1.52 for LEA. The outcomes from this participation validate the meticulous sample preparation procedures at Vilnius Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Laboratory and offer significant insights into the efficiency and reliability of SSAMS and LEA systems, contributing to a better understanding of their capabilities in radiocarbon analysis.

The erosion of coastal archaeological sites is a worldwide heritage crisis. However, regional variability in the archaeological record and the natural environment necessitates localized consideration of the erosion of archaeological sites to facilitate informed research prioritization decisions about coastal cultural resources. In this article, we present and compare the results of recent coastal survey programs from southern Nova Scotia and far northeastern Maine to earlier ones to ascertain the extent of erosion since the mid-twentieth century. We then situate regional erosion in culture-historical terms via a case study from archaeological sites at Sipp Bay, Maine, from which materials were collected and tested in the early to mid-twentieth century. We compare the results of that work to our recent excavations. Finally, we model future sea-level rise scenarios to estimate future site destruction and compare these models between regions. Together, these data illustrate patterns in site preservation for geoarchaeological examination, provide insight into erosion-driven biases in the extant archaeological record, and offer information to guide research prioritization.

In a quiet corner of the British School at Rome’s photographic archives, the story of Thomas Ashby’s remarkable voyage to Australia in 1914 lay hidden for nearly a century. At that time, he was the BSR’s Director, and, after he died in 1931, a series of his unlabelled photographs was passed on to the School. Establishing the context for each of its 61 images has extended our understanding of Ashby, his time in Australia- and his work well beyond Rome and the Mediterranean. The series brings into view the global history of the BSR and its earliest efforts to develop international academic networks.