Archaeology Southwest - Exploring and protecting the places of our past

March 1, 2012 Here at Archaeology Southwest, we were deeply dismayed to learn that the National Geographic Channel and Spike TV are airing two new reality series that promote the willful destruction of our shared heritage. We brought this disappointing news to Southwest Archaeology Today readers earlier this week. Even if the artifact removal featured [...]

Tucson-based Nonprofit Explores and Protects Region’s Ancient Places Tucson, Ariz. (January 3, 2012)—The Center for Desert Archaeology is pleased to announce that it has changed its name to Archaeology Southwest. Known to archaeology enthusiasts and professionals for its flagship quarterly, Archaeology Southwest Magazine, the Tucson-based nonprofit organization has spent thirty years exploring and protecting the [...]

CONTACT: Linda Pierce EVENT: From Above: Images of a Storied Land, CLOSING RECEPTION DATE/TIME: January 4, 2012;  gallery opens 5:00 p.m.; program begins 5:45 p.m.; gallery closes 7:00 p.m. LOCATION: Ventana Gallery, Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., 1910 Innovation Park Drive, Oro Valley, Arizona. ADMISSION: Free. EXPLORE THE EXHIBITION IN GREATER DEPTH HERE. Panel of Southwestern Archaeologists to Discuss [...]

EVENT: From Above: Images of a Storied Land DATE/TIME: Until January 7, 2012, the show will be open on the first and third Saturdays of each month from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and by appointment. LOCATION: Ventana Gallery, Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., 1910 Innovation Park Drive, Oro Valley, Arizona. ADMISSION: Free. EXPLORE THE EXHIBITION [...]

Tucson, AZ (August 4, 2011)—Center for Desert Archaeology Preservation Archaeologists Paul F. Reed and Doug Gann have been awarded a $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to digitally interpret recent archaeological findings from the Middle San Juan region of northwestern New Mexico. The funding comes through a special program at NSF, Communicating Research [...]

The Casa Grande Ruins National Monument expansion bill (HR 5110) received a substantial majority of votes on Thursday (Sept. 23), with 244 votes “yea”, and 174 votes “nay.” However, the bill was considered under “suspension of the rules,” which requires a two-thirds vote. The bill did not reach that threshold, so it failed. more…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 16, 2010 Contact: Kate Sarther Gann, (520) 882-6946, ext. 16 Pipeline project yields more evidence of early agriculture in the Tucson area. EVENT: 2,500 Years in the Marsh: The Prehistory of the Marsh Station Road Site DATE/TIME: Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. LOCATION:  Casa Vicente, 375 S. Stone Avenue, [...]

The August 16, 2010, episode of “History Detectives” will feature Center Preservation Fellow Aaron Wright. Aaron asked the team to investigate the authenticity of an inscription in Phoenix’s South Mountain Park. The inscription includes the name of Fray Marcos de Niza, and is dated 1539. For more on the PBS program, follow this link. Check [...]

EVENT: Chaco Phenomenon: Cynthia Irwin-Williams’ Life and Legacy at Salmon and Beyond PRESENTED BY: Paul Reed (Center for Desert Archaeology, Salmon Ruins) and Erin Baxter (Doctoral student, University of Colorado at Boulder) DATE/TIME: Friday, July 23, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. LOCATION: Aztec Ruins National Monument Visitor Center, Aztec, NM. Directions may be found here. ADMISSION: [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 18, 2010 Contact: Kate Sarther Gann (520) 882-6946 Please join us for a special evening with distinguished guest Ian George of English Heritage. EVENT: England’s Inherited Landscape DATE/TIME: Thursday, July 8, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. LOCATION: Copper Hall, Historic Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St., Tucson, AZ. ADMISSION: Free. Seating is [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 12, 2010 Contact: Kate Sarther Gann (520) 882-6946 Consider ancestral migrations and transformations in the Greater Southwest from a provocative, big-picture perspective. EVENT: Where Did the Mimbres Go, and Where Did Casas Grandes Come From? DATE/TIME: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. Please note special date for this meeting only. [...]

February 12, 2010 Contact: Kate Sarther Gann Pieces of the Puzzle: New Perspectives on the Hohokam will open on Saturday, March 27, 2010, at the Huhugam Ki Museum of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. This thought-provoking exhibition on population change in late prehistory was developed by the Center for Desert Archaeology and Pueblo Grande [...]

From Above: Images of a Storied Land is on exhibit at the Centennial Museum, University of Texas at El Paso, through January 15, 2010. This traveling exhibit of Adriel Heisey’s compelling aerial photography of ancient villages was designed by the Center for Desert Archaeology and the Albuquerque Museum. Center President Bill Doelle will speak at [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 8, 2009 Contact: Kate Sarther Gann (520) 882-6946 All aboard for a lively evening devoted to Tucson’s streetcars, old and new! EVENT: Tucson’s Electric Streetcars—Then and Now DATE/TIME: Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. LOCATION: Casa Vicente, 375 S. Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ. ADMISSION: Free and open to the community—all [...]

Center for Desert Archaeology and Archaeological Conservancy Partner to Protect Ancestral Puebloan Site in New Mexico December 4, 2009 Tucson, Arizona The Center for Desert Archaeology and The Archaeological Conservancy recently completed a conservation easement comprising more than 160 acres in Cibola County, New Mexico. The easement includes a large portion of the Spier 142 [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 13, 2009 Contact: Kate Sarther Gann kate@cdarc.org (520) 882-6946 Archaeology Café’s Second Season Latin-inscribed artifacts unearthed near Silverbell Road between 1924 and 1930 stirred lingering controversy. EVENT: Romans in Tucson? The Story of an Archaeological Hoax. DATE/TIME: Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 6:00 pm. LOCATION: Casa Vicente, 375 S. Stone Avenue, [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kate Sarther Gann October 19, 2009 kate@cdarc.org (520) 882-6946 The thriving farmstead of one of Tucson’s oldest families stood northeast of I-10 and Congress. EVENT: Archaeology of a Mexican Family: The Leóns of Tucson DATE/TIME: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 6:00 pm. LOCATION: Casa Vicente, 375 S. Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ. [...]

Archaeology Café: Deserts, Diets, and Dentition FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2009 Contact: Kate Sarther Gann kate@cdarc.org (520) 882-6946 ARCHAEOLOGY CAFÉ’S SECOND SEASON Teeth tell tales. . . EVENT: Deserts, Diets, and Dentition: How the Introduction of Agriculture Affected Ancient Oral Health DATE/TIME: Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 6:00 pm. LOCATION: Casa Vicente, 375 S. [...]