12:00-1:30 p.m. on Friday October 24, 2025, ASV Annual Meeting, Holiday Inn Staunton Conference Center

Abstract: Over the last decade the field of archaeology has widened its focus towards confronting sexual harassment and assault in the discipline. A 2024 Council of Virginia Archaeologists (CoVA) survey drew on insights from earlier work by the Southeastern Archaeological Conference (SEAC) (Meyers et al. 2018) to understand if and to what extent Virginia archaeologists experience sexual harassment and/or assault while on the job or in training. This workshop will briefly present the results of this survey, which have been previously discussed at CoVA and SEAC meetings. It will then include a panel discussion with experts to provide possible next steps for making archaeology in Virginia a safer, more inclusive, and welcoming discipline for all. Workshop participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and provide their own perspectives on how to create change in the field. All are welcome.