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From Above at Phoenix Airport Museum

Archaeology in the Upper Gila: A Program for Adults

What is Preservation Archaeology? Who or what is Salado? What are we learning from our research in the Upper Gila River area? Archaeology Southwest staff members and students of this year’s Preservation Archaeology field school will share answers to these questions and more at a special community program in Gila, New Mexico, on Wednesday, June [...]

Tucson Underground: The Archaeology of a Desert Community

Archaeology Southwest’s president and CEO, Bill Doelle, will share the results of recent archaeological fieldwork in and around Tucson. This was also presented in Archaeology Southwest Magazine Vol. 24, Nos. 1 & 2.

Archaeology in the Upper Gila: A Program for Kids

What is archaeology? What do archaeologists do? What do they study? What are they learning in west-central New Mexico? Archaeology Southwest staff members and students of this year’s Preservation Archaeology field school will share answers to these questions and more at a special children’s program in Gila, New Mexico, on Saturday, June 15, 2013. The [...]

Exhibit Opening: White Mountain Aerial Delights

Join Archaeology Southwest for the opening of a new exhibit featuring the aerial photography of Adriel Heiesy. Adriel has captured a series of images that highlight the breathtaking beauty of Arizona’s White Mountains and the ways that ancient, historic, and modern people have made a life in a rugged and challenging landscape. The exhibit opens at 8:00 a.m. on [...]

Hohokam Petroglyphs at Sutherland Wash: Flower World and Gender Imagery

Archaeology Southwest board members Janine Hernbrode and Peter Boyle will share their work documenting the Sutherland Wash Rock Art District north of Tucson. A rich set of data recently created by a team of volunteers from Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society (AAHS) and the Arizona Site Stewards includes a detailed recording of 3,251 prehistoric petroglyphs, [...]

Book Sale to Benefit Archaeology Southwest

New Research on Old Pots

A San Pedro Valley Perspective on the Salado

Preservation Archaeologist Dr. Jeffery Clark will speak about the archaeology of southeastern Arizona’s San Pedro River valley at the monthly meeting of the San Tan Chapter of the Arizona Archaeological Society.

Downtown Tucson Archaeology Walking Tour

From ancient pithouses to historic outhouses, discover the stories pf past Tucsonans, as told by what they’ve left behind.

Chacoan Immigration and Influence in the Middle San Juan

Archaeology Southwest Preservation Archaeologist Paul Reed shares his long-term research on the archaeology of the Middle San Juan River valley.

Chaos or Order?

Archaeology Southwest Preservation Archaeologist Paul Reed discusses how the communities at Salmon and Aztec Pueblos, each a successor of Chaco cultural traditions, differed in the Pueblo III period.

Life on the Tularosa Frontier

Archaeology Southwest researcher Katherine Dungan will discuss preliminary results from excavations at the Fornholt site and how those findings help us understand thirteenth-century life on the “Tularosa Frontier.”