The archaeology of sites occupied during historical times allows us to ask anthropological questions about the social history of people who have been excluded or misrepresented in history. Historical Archaeology combines the theory and techniques of anthropological archaeology with the competent use of historical documentation. Historical archaeology also provides a means to assess and explain culture change and social transformation with respect to power relations and conditions affecting their existence. Research allows to better understand the ordinary people of the recent past in a broad array of cultural contexts; the emergence of post-medieval villages of Europe, the settlers of Americas western frontier, the shop keeper of Williamsburg Virginia, the slave who lived on Thomas Jefferson's plantation, the Native Americans who were captured and forced to live and work at a Spanish Mission in California.

• Archaeological Facilities
• The Graduate Program
• Archaeological Projects and Field Programs
• Society for Historical Archaeology
• World Archaeological Congress

• Douglas V. Armstrong
• Christopher R. DeCorse
• Theresa Singleton
• Shannon Novak