The 82nd annual SAA (Society for American Archaeology) meeting will be held at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Society for American Archaeology (SAA) is an international organization dedicated to the research, interpretation, and protection of the archaeological heritage of the Americas. With more than 7,000 members, the society represents professional, student, and avocational archaeologists working in a variety of settings including government agencies, colleges and universities, museums, and the private sector. Since its inception in 1934, SAA has endeavored to stimulate interest and research in American archaeology; advocated and aid in the conservation of archaeological resources; encourage public access to and appreciation of archaeology; oppose all looting of sites and the purchase and sale of looted archaeological materials; and serve as a bond among those interested in the archaeology of the Americas.

See below the abstracts of sessions during which researchers within, or affiliated to the Nexus1492 Project are presenting.(click on the link to view the presentation abstracts for that session):
Session #23: A taste for green; an American/European perspective on ancient jade, turquoise, and variscite exchange.
Session #69: General session. Archaeology in the Caribbean I.
Session #74: Gender, race, and other consequential categories; experiments in intersectional archaeology.
Session #86: Poster session: Advances in bioarchaeology and archaeological science.
Session #92: General session; bioarchaeology and genetics.
Session #133: Identity and change; archaeological interaction across archipelagos, inland seas, and oceans.
Session #158: The limits of “landscape”; alternative archaeologies of space.
Session #296: Exploring movement on water; a global comparison of naval technology and navigation techniques.
Session #379: Adornment, personal ornamentation, and the construction of identity; a global archaeological perspective.
Session #384: The Caiman’s (and Frog’s) revenge; intersecting papers in honor of Peter G. Roe.
Session #395: Material encounters and indigenous transformations in the early colonial Americas (sponsored by ERC-NEXUS1492).

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