Portals to the Past—Gateways to the Future
2024 Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology
3–6 January
Marriott Oakland City Center and Convention Center
Oakland, California
Call for Papers Opens: 1 May 2023
Final Abstract Submission Deadline: 30 June 2023
Portals to the Past—Gateways to the Future
The Society for Historical Archaeology’s 2024 Conference Committee invites you to join us in Oakland, California, for our annual conference on historical and underwater archaeology.
The 2024 conference will be held at the Marriott Oakland City Center and Convention Center on 3–6 January.
Oakland is located on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay. Our theme for the conference, “Portals to the Past—Gateway to the Future,” highlights the significant role Oakland has played in California history, from its indigenous roots to the modern era, as a terminal for the railroads and as a gateway to the Pacific markets by sea. San Francisco Bay was first encountered by Spanish explorers from the Oakland Hills, not by sea.