2022
20
Jun
Preservation Archaeology 2022 Public Lectures
Archaeology Southwest and the University of Arizona ask you to join the 2022 Preservation Archaeology Public Lecture series.
All lectures begin at 6:30 p.m. (MDT), located at 8179 Hwy 180 W, Cliff NM 88028. Look for the cream building with orange portable toilets on the north side of Hwy 180 just...
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2022
15
Jun
Preservation Archaeology 2022 Public Lectures
Archaeology Southwest and the University of Arizona ask you to join the 2022 Preservation Archaeology Public Lecture series.
All lectures begin at 6:30 p.m. (MDT), located at 8179 Hwy 180 W, Cliff NM 88028. Look for the cream building with orange portable toilets on the north side of Hwy 180 just...
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2022
09
Jun
Preservation Archaeology 2022 Public Lectures
Archaeology Southwest and the University of Arizona ask you to join the 2022 Preservation Archaeology Public Lecture series.
All lectures begin at 6:30 p.m. (MDT), located at 8179 Hwy 180 W, Cliff NM 88028. Look for the cream building with orange portable toilets on the north side of Hwy 180 just...
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2022
01
Jun
Preservation Archaeology 2022 Public Lectures
Archaeology Southwest and the University of Arizona ask you to join the 2022 Preservation Archaeology Public Lecture series.
All lectures begin at 6:30 p.m. (MDT), located at 8179 Hwy 180 W, Cliff NM 88028. Look for the cream building with orange portable toilets on the north side of Hwy 180 just...
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2016
28
Jun
Understanding the Landscape They Lived in
Evan Giomi, Survey Director, University of Arizona
(June 27, 2016)—Archaeological survey is the activity of locating, identifying, and recording archaeological sites to build a record that can be later used by archaeologists looking to put shovels in the ground or monitor any damage to the sites ...
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2015
02
Aug
Projectile Points Made and Used by the Southwest's Earliest Farmers
First Comprehensive Study of Dart Points Made and Used by the Southwest’s Earliest Farmers Just Published by Archaeology Southwest and Desert Archaeology, Inc.
Tucson, Ariz. (August 1, 2015)—A new monograph by flaked stone expert Jane Sliva of cultural resources management firm Desert Archaeo...
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2015
06
Feb
What I'm Doing This Week: Doug Gann
Doug Gann, Preservation Archaeologist and Digital Media Specialist
This week's tasks involve all my favorite things: ancient architecture, 3D modeling, Autocad, LIDAR scans and photogrammetry. Through the Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Study Unit (CESU), I've been tasked with digitally docu...
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2013
22
Dec
Peabody Coal, the Black Mesa Archaeological Project, and Repatriation Problems
Peabody Coal, the Black Mesa Archaeological Project, and Repatriation Problems
In 1967 Peabody Energy needed to clear land it was leasing on the Navajo reservation to strip mine coal, but ancient Indian dwellings and graves were in the way. So, as required by law, it hired a team of archeologists ...
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2013
28
Nov
Back to Basics, Part 3: Broad Research Themes
By Matt Peeples, Preservation Archaeologist
The archaeological culture areas I described on Wednesday are really just a means of conceptualizing similarities and differences among people living in different parts of the Southwest. These constructs do not represent cultures in the way we def...
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2013
27
Nov
Back to Basics, Part 2: Archaeological Cultures in the Southwest
By Matt Peeples, Preservation Archaeologist
On Monday, I wrote about how archaeologists define culture areas, which represent geographic zones in which people were living in generally similar ways and across which people were connected through shared history and practices. Before we look at...
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2013
25
Nov
Back to Basics, Part 1
By Matt Peeples, Preservation Archaeologist
As I reviewed recent posts, I thought we should take a moment to break it down for those who are interested in learning what Southwest archaeology is about, at the most basic level. This week, in three successive posts, I’ll try to summarize a...
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2013
03
Nov
We're Approaching Our Goal - Donate Today to Keep SAT Free!
We're Approaching Our Goal - Donate Today to Keep SAT Free!
Thank you to the many generous donors who stepped forward with a gift of support for Southwest Archaeology Today (SAT). Because of you, we are well on our way to reaching our goal of $5,000. If you haven’t donated yet and you'd like ...
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