Volume 26, No. 2 Bulletin of the General Anthropology Division Fall, 2019 Public Archaeology: Embrac- ing the Polysemantic By Emily Lena Jones University of New Mexico “The New Vanguard Protecting Historic Sites from Sea Level Rise: Volunteers.” News from NPR, July 17, 2019 (https:// www.wuft.org/news/2019/07/17/the-new- vanguard-protecting-historic-sites-from- sea-level-rise-volunteers/, retrieved July 30, 2019). “Archeologists Are Examining a Famous New York Ritual Gathering Site: Wood- stock.” Boston Globe, June 25, 2019 (https://www.bostonglobe.com/ metro/2019/06/25/archaeologists-are- examining-famous-new-york-ritual- gathering-site-woodstock/ CXATn1U4leUHMY0YebOHWP/ story.html, retrieved July 30, 2019). “Students Work to Document Rock Art at a Preserve near Utah Lake to Help it Win National Recognition even as New Threats Emerge” Salt Lake Tribune, May 19, 2019 (https://www.sltrib.com/news/ environment/2019/05/19/students-work- document/, retrieved July 30, 2019). Each of these headlines describes a public archaeology project. The variety of these projects–one about risk management, one about cultural resource management (CRM), and one about engaging middle school students in archaeological research and documentation–attests to the fact that public archaeology is everywhere. News articles, but also books, journals, educa- tional programs (for professional archaeol- ogists, archaeologists-in-training, avoca- tional archaeologists, and the general pub- lic), and professional conferences focusing on public archaeology abound. As of Au- gust 2019, a search on “public archaeolo- (See Public, page 2) Language Beyond the University In This Issue Jones on Anthropology Beyond the Uni- versity... ……………….……….. Page 1 Perley on Language Revitaliza- tion …………………….….…….. Page 1 Lamb on Aging …….…………... Page 1 Recent Finds in Paleoanthropology ...................... Page 10 Ethnographic Reviews ................ Page 13 Film and Video ….………...…. Page 14 Aging (See Aging page 7) Interrogating Healthy/ Successful Aging: An An- thropologist’s Lens By Sarah Lamb Brandeis University Andrew Carnegie Fellow The share of older persons in the popula- tion is rising in almost every country. In many societies, aging is a growing politi- cal and personal preoccupation and an increasing focus of cultural and commer- cial attention. Emanating from North America and now spreading internation- ally, a prevailing narrative calls upon us—as individuals, parents, spouses, and even citizens—to “age successfully”: to make our own aging “healthy” and “successful” by staving off the impending disabilities and burdens of later life through medical intervention and individ- ual effort. On the face of it, this is an ap- pealing notion. At the same time, the successful aging movement exports a Words That Matter Anthropology, Advocacy, and Indigenous Language Revitalization By Bernard C. Perley University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee The United Nations has designated 2019 as “The Year of Indigenous Languages.” The official website proclaims Indigenous languages matter for social, economic and political de- velopment, peaceful coexistence and reconciliation in our societies. Yet many of them are in danger of disappearing. It is for this reason that the United Nations declared 2019 the Year of Indigenous Lan- guages in order to encourage urgent action to preserve, revitalize and promote them. This essay draws connections between early anthropological work on language documentation and the current move- ment to document endangered indige- nous languages. My intention here is not to provide a detailed history of, or acknowledge, all key individuals, schools, and movements that have con- tributed to contemporary anthropologi- cal practices in the revitalization of in- digenous languages. Any omission should not be interpreted as a slight to anyone or any theory or practice. Rather, this essay is an attempt to weave togeth- er a continuity of anthropological re- search on documenting and revitalizing indigenous languages from the late nine- teenth century to today. The United Nations declaration is a call to action to avert a global linguistic crisis. It can remind us of the critical (See Language, page 4)