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Winter 2026 Joint Meeting - Meridian, MS
The Alabama Archaeological Society Winter 2026 Meeting will be a joint society meeting with the Mississippi Archaeological Association. Our meeting will be held at the Temple Theater in Meridian, Mississippi on Friday, January 30th - Sunday, February 1st.
There will be an informal reception on Friday evening with the location still to be determined. Saturday papers will be given by avocational, professional, and student archaeologists. We will also have a silent book auction and artifact displays as well as representatives from the University Press of Mississippi and the University of Alabama Press with books for sale.
A tentative schedule and program will be released closer to the meeting date.
If you or someone you know would like to present a paper, please see the linked form below to sign up to give a presentation. The deadline to sign up is January 16, 2026. The form has all information and requirements for presenters, but if you have any further questions, please contact us at aaswebeditor@gmail.com.
Please be sure to register for the meeting so we know how many people to plan for the day of. Dr. Vernon James Knight, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and former Curator of Southeastern Archaeology at the University of Alabama, will be the featured keynote speaker Saturday evening. The $30 registration fee covers general meeting attendance as well as admittance to the catered reception/keynote. If you would prefer to pay for your registration by check, please mail your check to the Mississippi Archaeological Association, P.O. Box 1546, Mississippi State, MS 39762. Please note which organization you are registering with (MAA or AAS).
Winter 2026 Meeting Registration
On Sunday, February 1, James Starnes will give a guided tour of the Allen Creek Tallahatta Quartize Quarry near Meridian. Details are still being worked out for this excursion, but please make plans to join us for this exciting event!
Hotel Blocks have been arranged at the Threefoot Hotel and the LaQuinta. We are still working to get a reservation link for the LaQuinta, but you can book a room at the Threefoot Hotel with the link provided below. The group rate cut off is on December 31st, 2025, so be sure to book at the discounted rate before then!
Threefoot Hotel Reservation Booking
The map shows the relative locations of the two hotels to the meeting venue.
As we work to update the AAS website, we kindly ask any current members who have paid their dues to fill out our Membership Form. You do not have to pay, this is to ensure we have a list of everyone who has paid for the current year and accurate contact information.