Greetings All!
The African Diaspora Archaeology Network and Newsletter works to provide a focal point for archaeological, cultural and historical studies of African Diasporas, with news, current research, information and links to other web resources related to the archaeology and history of descendants of African peoples. We also seek contributions that facilitate a contextual bridge between material culture and social history to better understand the textural footprints of African Diaspora culture. Through this engagement the ADAN seeks to connect an intellectual community that considers the historical processes of racialization, gender, power, and culture operating within and upon African descendant communities. Our quarterly Newsletter reaches an international readership of at least several thousand for each issue.

**Special Note: Please send us any announcements for upcoming field schools for 2012 and/or field school reports from last summer.

Please contact either co-editors Whitney Battle-Baptiste at [log in to unmask], or Kelley Deetz at [log in to unmask] , or Christopher Barton, at [log in to unmask] , if you have essays, articles, analysis papers, project reports, announcements, or news updates that you'd like to contribute to the African Diaspora Archaeology Newsletter. The Newsletter is published quarterly, in March, June, September, and December, and is available online at:

http://www.diaspora.uiuc.edu/newsletter.html

Please send in all submissions by December 1, 2011.

Thank you,
The ADAN team.