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Welcome to the Society for Archaeological Sciences (SAS), an international association for those interested in advancing our knowledge of the past through a wide range of techniques deriving from the fields of physics, chemistry, and the natural sciences. SAS represents a distinguished group of scholars, students, and professionals, working in many settings and organizations. Committed to the stewardship of the past and to serve our modern society, SAS encourages high ethic and technical standards in archaeological research.
Since 1977, SAS has been an international forum of discussion to present the current applications of techniques in archaeological research by offering a quarterly newsletter containing short articles, laboratory profiles, professional meeting summaries, recent publications and book reviews. SAS has a long tradition of endorsing the International Symposium of Archaeometry (ISA) and the leading publications sharing our common interest in using science and technology in archaeological research. In the years to come, we expect to establish stronger partnerships with other organizations promoting archaeology to improve the needs of our membership. SAS also fosters the participation of those students interested in advancing archaeological sciences. Every year, SAS acknowledges their potential and contribution to our discipline by granting the R. E. Taylor Poster and SAS Student Poster Awards during a professional meeting. At SAS, we are working to provide you with a better access to our community and resources. Please visit our new webpage for more information on our community and resources, the experience will be rewarding.
In leading the presidency of SAS, I would like to cordially invite you to be part of our international community and to thank those of you who are already joining us in our quest of making of archaeological sciences relevant to the study of humankind by using the tools of tomorrow.
With warm regards,
Sandra L. Lopez Varela
President Society for Archaeological Sciences
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Benefits of Membership
The SAS promotes such communication through its distribution of the SAS Bulletin, Advances in Archaeological and Museum Science Series, and SASnet, an electronic forum on the internet.
Member discounts are available for the Journal of Archaeological Science and Archaeometry.
Conferences & Data Sharing
The SAS also regularly sponsors conference sessions that encourage data-sharing among archaeological scientists.
Watch for two upcoming SAS sponsored symposia at the 2009 SAA Meetings.
History of SAS
Read about the First 25 years of SAS | 
