Professional archaeologists organize annual meetings to:
- present their findings
- conduct peer review and discussion
- exchange ideas
This exchange of information can be of great benefit to local communities. Many meeting are open to the public, but the larger conferences move annually to different regional cities. A system of local to national meetings is conducted annually for each area.
Local Meetings
Local County Round Table Meetings
State organizations:
Council of Virginia Archaeologists
Archaeological Society of Virginia
Regional Meetings
Middle Atlantic Archaeological Conference
Greater Regional Meetings
Eastern States Archaeological Conference
National Meetings
Society for American Archaeology Conference (prehistoric focus)
Society for Historical Archaeology Conference (historic focus)