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Society of Black Archaeologists

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The Society of Black Archaeologists was created in 2011 with five goals in mind:

    1. To lobby on behalf and ensure the proper treatment of African        and African Diaspora material culture

    2. To promote more Blacks to enter the field of archaeology

    3. To raise and address concerns related to African peoples   worldwide

    4. To highlight the past and present achievements and contributions that Blacks have made to the field of archaeology

    5. To ensure the communities affected by archaeological work act  not only as objects of study or informants but are active makers and/or participants in the unearthing of their own history

Mission:

The mission of the Society of Black Archaeologists (SBA) is to promote academic excellence and social responsibility by creating a space for Black archaeologist and other scholars who support SBA’s goals and activities.

Vision:

The vision of the Society of Black Archaeologists (SBA) is to create a strong network of archaeologist that will advocate to ensure the proper treatment of African and African diaspora material culture, promote more people of African descent to enter the field of archaeology, ensure community collaborations, raise and address concerns related to African peoples worldwide, and highlight the past and present achievements and contributions people of African descent have made to the field of archaeology.

As of right now we currently operate as a listserv as opposed to a formal organization but we are currently looking to extend our reach to other African-descended communities in the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, Central and South America, and the African continent as well.

Join our listserv by e-mailing sbarchaeologists@gmail.com with your name and affiliation(s)