The SAA Archaeological Record January 2012; Volume 12, Number 1 : Page 2

the archaeological record SAA A The Magazine of the Society for American Archaeology Volume 12, No. 1 January 2012 EDITOR’ ’S CORNER C Jane E Eva Baxter B The SAA Archaeological Record (ISSN 1532-7299) is published ﬁve times a year and is edited by Jane Eva Baxter. Submissions should be sent to Jane Eva Baxter, jbaxter@ depaul.edu, DePaul University, Department of Anthropology, 2343 North Racine, Chicago, IL 60614 Deadlines for submissions are: December 1 (January), February 1 (March), April 1 (May), August 1 (September), and October 1 (November). Advertising and place-ment ads should be sent to SAA headquarters, 1111 14th St. NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20005. The SAA Archaeological Record is provided free to members and insti-tutional subscribers to American Antiquity and Latin American Antiq-uity worldwide. The SAA Archaeo-logical Record can be found on the Web in PDF format at www.saa.org. SAA publishes The SAA Archaeolog-ical Record as a service to its mem-bers and constituencies. SAA, its editors and staff are not responsible for the content, opinions and infor-mation contained in The SAA Archaeological Record . SAA, its edi-tors and staff disclaim all war-ranties with regard to such content, opinions and information pub-lished in The SAA Archaeological Record by any individual or organi-zation; this disclaimer includes all implied warranties of mer-chantability and ﬁtness. In no event shall SAA, its editors and staff be liable for any special, indirect, or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data, or proﬁts, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of any content, opinions or information included in The SAA Archaeological Record . Copyright ©2012 by the Society for American Archaeology. All Rights Reserved. T he January 2012 issue features a forum on one of the few common experiences of almost every archaeologist: the field school. Field schools are becoming a topic of interest in archaeology rather than just a longstanding disciplinary institution. Some of the first writing on field schools appeared in The SAA Archaeological Record (2006: Volume 6 Number 1) and in the past two years two monographs have been pub-lished on the subject. This forum contributes to this relatively new interest by offering some examples of current approaches to field schools that expand the boundaries of f this educational model. The perspectives offered by authors situate field schools in edu-cational, institutional, and community contexts, and are a testament to the innovative ways that methodological training can be integrated in to broader types of learning and experiences beyond archaeology. This forum originated as a session at the 2011 SAA Meetings in Sacramento, and is one of several conference sessions that eventually make their way into the pages of the magazine either as articles or forums. If you have a session scheduled for Memphis that you believe would make a good article or forum for The SAA Archaeological Record , please contact me in advance of the meetings at jbaxter@depaul.edu. I spend a good deal of time at the meetings recruiting potential authors and topics for the magazine: an effort made easier when eager authors contact me in advance! This issue also allows us the opportunity to say goodbye to two important contributors to our field: James Benedict and Janet Spector. In addition to the obituary for Janet Spector, her family and colleagues have made available a previously unpublished essay where she, in her own words, reflects upon her career as a feminist and archaeologist. This essay, written in 1998, is paired with an essay summarizing a very recent (Novem-ber 2011) forum on the futures of women in archaeology, which offers some current perspectives on issues raised by Janet Spector as she reflected on her own career. Finally, I am happy to report that the 2010 SAA Member Needs Assessment Survey shows that the vast majority of you read all or part of The SAA Archaeological Record , and find it a valuable part of your membership. I also want to remind the readership that this is your publication and the content I publish comes more from suggestions and submissions from SAA members than my efforts to recruit authors to write on particular topics on your behalf. So, if there are topics you’d like to see as content in future issues please let me know— I’d be happy to work with you as an author (or to find the right author) to add some new content areas to the magazine. I wish you all a very happy new year. Editor’s Note: Kevin Kiernan wishes to change the figure caption for Figure 2 of his article, which appeared in the November issue. The revised figure caption should read, “Restored map of the Sea Island and Charley King Mounds. Courtesy of the National Anthropological Archives.” 2 The SAA Archaeological Record • January 2012

Editor's Corner

Jane Eva Baxter

The January 2012 issue features a forum on one of the few common experiences of almost every archaeologist: the field school. Field schools are becoming a topic of interest in archaeology rather than just a longstanding disciplinary institution. Some of the first writing on field schools appeared in The SAA Archaeological Record (2006: Volume 6 Number 1) and in the past two years two monographs have been published on the subject. This forum contributes to this relatively new interest by offering some examples of current approaches to field schools that expand the boundaries of this educational model. The perspectives offered by authors situate field schools in educational, institutional, and community contexts, and are a testament to the innovative ways that methodological training can be integrated in to broader types of learning and experiences beyond archaeology. This forum originated as a session at the 2011 SAA Meetings in Sacramento, and is one of several conference sessions that eventually make their way into the pages of the magazine either as articles or forums. If you have a session scheduled for Memphis that you believe would make a good article or forum for The SAA Archaeological Record, please contact me in advance of the meetings at jbaxter@depaul.edu. I spend a good deal of time at the meetings recruiting potential authors and topics for the magazine: an effort made easier when eager authors contact me in advance! This issue also allows us the opportunity to say goodbye to two important contributors to our field: James Benedict and Janet Spector. In addition to the obituary for Janet Spector, her family and colleagues have made available a previously unpublished essay where she, in her own words, reflects upon her career as a feminist and archaeologist. This essay, written in 1998, is paired with an essay summarizing a very recent (November 2011) forum on the futures of women in archaeology, which offers some current perspectives on issues raised by Janet Spector as she reflected on her own career. Finally, I am happy to report that the 2010 SAA Member Needs Assessment Survey shows that the vast majority of you read all or part of The SAA Archaeological Record, and find it a valuable part of your membership. I also want to remind the readership that this is your publication and the content I publish comes more from suggestions and submissions from SAA members than my efforts to recruit authors to write on particular topics on your behalf. So, if there are topics you'd like to see as content in future issues please let me know – I'd be happy to work with you as an author (or to find the right author) to add some new content areas to the magazine. I wish you all a very happy new year. Editor's Note: Kevin Kiernan wishes to change the figure caption for Figure 2 of his article, which appeared in the November issue. The revised figure caption should read, "Restored map of the Sea Island and Charley King Mounds. Courtesy of the National Anthropological Archives."

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