Hi All,
The annual CNEHA conference will be hosted here in Portsmouth, NH this
fall.  I wanted to share some details about the conference and circulate
the call for papers!  Hope you Northeast folks will be able to join us.

CNEHA’s 2017 annual meeting will be held at the Sheraton Portsmouth
Harborside Hotel and Conference Center in historic Portsmouth, New
Hampshire, on November 10-12, 2017.  The theme for this year, “Taverns,
Transportation and Trade,” is in keeping with Portsmouth’s nearly
400-year-old role as the center of commerce, travel and industry in the
Piscataqua region.  Individual papers, sessions and posters on this theme,
and on others related to historical archaeology of the Northeast are
welcome.  The call for papers is here: http://cneha.org/
conference/CNEHA_2017_call_for_papers.pdf

The conference will begin on Friday with a day of walking tours including
Strawbery Banke Museum, the architectural treasures of downtown and the
MacPhaedris-Warner house, (c. 1716), as well as the Portsmouth African
Burying Ground Memorial Park. Other tours will venture out from Portsmouth
to explore the historic forts Piscataqua region and colonial archaeological
sites in South Berwick, Maine. A special tour of the Portsmouth Naval
Shipyard is planned for Sunday afternoon. Workshops on Friday will explore
the latest in non-intrusive survey techniques such as remote sensing,
aerial drones, GPR technologies as well as hands-on opportunities to
identify unusual ceramics from the Warner House and private collections.

Portsmouth has a long and rich history as a center of the brewing industry.
Attendees will have a chance to sample local brews from the region’s
heralded microbrewing industry both at Friday night’s reception as well as
at a ticketed beer tasting event immediately before the Saturday banquet.
This year’s banquet features a classic New England clam bake with lobster
and all the trimmings (vegetarian option available) as well as
entertainment by talented local musicians.

The conference will also feature CNEHA’s first Public Education Poster
Session and Competition with an inaugural theme of METAL DETECTING:
http://cneha.org/conference/2017poster%20competition.pdf

You can find more information online at: http://cneha.org/conference.html
We look forward to seeing you in NH!

Best,
Alix

Alexandra Martin, M.A., RPA

Archaeologist, Carter Collections Center

Strawbery Banke Museum

Portsmouth, NH

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