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Sexy archaeology (sek-see ahr-kee-ol-uh-jee) - noun

1. Any archaeology which is excitingly appealing.

2. Archaeology which surpasses the norm, whether through historical value, groundbreaking innovation or scientific process [Scientists discovered a new species of hominid? Now that is sexy archaeology!]

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Jan072013

Call for Papers: New York State Archaeological Association 97th Annual Meeting

The New York State Archaeological Association's 97th Annual Meeting

Watertown, New York

April 26-28th, 2013

The Finger Lakes and Thousand Islands Chapters are proud to host the 97th annual Meeting of the New York State Archaeological Association and the annual spring meeting of the New York Archaeological Council.  NYAC will meet Friday, April 26.  The NYSAA annual business meeting will be Friday evening with paper presentations all day Saturday, April 27, and on Sunday morning, April 28.  The annual banquet and awards ceremony will be held Saturday evening.  This year's guest speaker will be Dr. Claude Chapdelaine, discussing the search for Paleo-Indians in the far Northeast.  All events will be held at the Ramada Inn in Watertown, New York.

This is an open call for papers on the archaeology of New York and the adjoining regions.  Presentations should not exceed 20 minutes in length.  Time will be allowed for questions following the presentation.

Abstracts (one paragraph, 150 words) and A/V preferences must be received by March 1, 2013 for consideration.  Please send your abstracts to Wendy Bacon, 2013 NYSAA Program Co-Chair.  You will be notified by March 10 if your paper is accepted.  Meeting registration for paper presenters must be pre-paid by March 20, 2013 or your paper will be dropped from the program.  Each speaker may present only one paper although individuals may co-author multiple papers.  All speakers must register for the conference.

Registration information will be available at the New York State Archaeological Association website.