Archaeology & Anthropology
Conference Calendar

Joint NWAC–AAA meeting hosted by Western Washington University Department of Anthropology. Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and Indigenous archaeology focus.

The Society for American Archaeology's flagship event — the largest gathering of archaeologists in the Americas, drawing attendees from 45+ countries. General sessions, symposia, forums, lightning rounds, posters, and workshops. Early bird registration extended to March 5.

Society for Historical Archaeology and Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology joint conference. Historical, underwater, and maritime archaeology focus.

The European Association of Archaeologists flagship meeting — 3,000–4,000 delegates, 250+ sessions. Theme: "Resonant Pasts." Held at the School of Philosophy, with 80+ archaeological sites within reach. Eight thematic streams including interdisciplinarity, climate change, and digital archaeology.

Union Internationale des Sciences Préhistoriques et Protohistoriques — the global congress for prehistoric and protohistoric archaeology, held every 5 years.

CAA International annual meeting — the leading forum for computational approaches in archaeology including GIS, 3D reconstruction, machine learning, LiDAR analysis, and agent-based modeling.

WAC inter-congress event — focus on decolonizing archaeology, Indigenous heritage rights, and global archaeological practice. WAC-10 main congress next cycle.

Archaeological Institute of America regional society meetings and fieldwork fair — connecting students and early-career archaeologists with excavation opportunities.

Society for Historical Archaeology — historical period sites, material culture, plantation archaeology, and community-engaged practice.

American TAG annual meeting — archaeological theory, ontology, digital humanities, and critical approaches. Companion to the UK TAG conference.

The original Theoretical Archaeology Group annual conference — the UK's premier forum for archaeological theory, critical heritage, and interpretive approaches.

American Schools of Oriental Research — the premier North American conference for Near Eastern archaeology, Biblical archaeology, and ancient Levantine studies.