The Archaeology Division of the American Anthropological Association was founded in 1983 to advance the study of archaeology as an aspect of anthropology, to provide a forum for members to discuss issues central to the development of archaeology, and to foster the publication and communication of the results of archaeological research and interpretations to anthropologists, to other scholars, and to the general public.
In recent years, I have found archaeologists in the AAA to be among the most forward-thinking in our discipline in terms of community engagement and human rights causes.
– Ruth M. Van Dyke