美国考古学会作为世界上最大的美洲专业考古学家组织,其历次年会一直较为准确地反映出当时美国考古学的发展趋势。本文主要介绍学会及学会年会的历史、宗旨与结构等相关情况,并以76届年会为例,详细讨论了近年来年会所反映出的西方考古学界对亚洲考古的关注趋势,以及西方的亚洲考古学研究动态。为中国学者提供必要的信息,促使更多的中国学者能参与到年会中,努力打破国界的限制,不断加深我们对过去以及现在的人类行为的认识。 As the largest American professional archeologist organization in the world, the American Archeology Association has been more accurately reflecting the development trend of American archeology at all previous years. This article mainly introduces the history, purpose and structure of the Society and its Annual Meeting. Taking the 76th Annual Meeting as an example, this paper discusses in detail the Western archeology’s attention to Asian archeology reflected by the annual meeting in recent years, Recent Developments in Archeology. Provide Chinese scholars with the necessary information to encourage more Chinese scholars to participate in the annual meeting, work hard to break the boundaries of national boundaries and constantly deepen our understanding of past and present human behavior.