Happy Spring Everyone!
As we prepare to undertake a busy summer ahead, I want to share a few thoughts and some news. I have to begin with the terrific success of the Annual Meeting in St. John’s. Simply put, we had a great time! A tremendous range of papers, productive discussions and planning, and great opportunities for gathering and socializing. We were so well taken care of in full Newfoundland fashion. Congratulations once again to Lisa Rankin and her team.
The conference gathering in Canmore for 2026 is well underway. Watch for updates in the coming months. Please note, we are actively seeking a team to lead the CAA Annual Meeting in 2027. I welcome you to connect with the Board if you are interested. If you participated in the AGM in St. John’s, you heard several recommendations to make conference planning better. We are here to help and we continue to work on tools to assist.
![CJA/JCA 47(2). Cover image: The cover image is from Jeffries Wyman's 1868 article, “An Account of Some of the Kjoekkenmoeddings, or Shell-Heaps in Maine and Massachusetts” (The American Naturalist 1[11]:584). Wyman was an anatomist and the first Director of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University. The term Kjoekkenmoedding comes from the designation for shell-heaps used by Danish prehistorians who identified similar features and provided the inspiration for Wyman's research.](https://canadianarchaeology.com/caa/sites/default/files/styles/pub_cover_image_med173x250/public/publications/covers/journal-canadien-darcheologie/2025/47-2-cover-web.jpg?itok=MWlu7SYD "Canadian Journal of Archaeology/Jounal canadien d'archéologie 47(2). Special Issue: Foundations of Archaeological Practice from Northeastern North America. Guest Edited by Michael Chazan and Amy Fox.")
