by: Lewis Borck
I have been told that I don’t do real archaeology. That I’m an activist instead of an archaeologist. After job searches where I wasn’t hired, I heard that the committees were concerned with what I would do on campus. I’ve had a university president step in and close a funding line that was being used to hire me.
Spring 2023 Introduction
Our Spring 2023 issue highlights how archaeology can open conversations across communities, landscapes, and disciplines. The articles featured here remind us that heritage is not static—it is lived, contested, and continually reimagined.
This issue brings together contributions that explore the connections between people and place, the challenges of preserving stories in the face of change, and the ways archaeology can serve as both a bridge and a mirror for our present. Each piece reflects the creativity and care of its author, offering perspectives that expand how we think about the practice of archaeology today.
As always, we invite readers to see this issue not just as a collection of articles, but as an ongoing dialogue. These works remind us that archaeology is strongest when it is collaborative, reflexive, and attentive to the many ways the past lives in our present.
The Man. The Myth. The Legend. Don Henry.
On March 15, 2023, the archaeological world dimmed with the passing of Don Henry. Tributes have poured forth since then, many focusing on Don’s incredible
Anthropology of the Future (and the Past)
In the 1990s, Star Trek: Voyager inspired me to think about a Native man’s place in the future and to consider what my role might
Public Archaeology, History, and Life at Concord Quarters
Public archaeology is not an accessible area of archaeology to define, but for this article, I define it as the use of multiple perspectives and