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From Above: Images of a Storied Land

A collaboration among internationally acclaimed photographer Adriel Heisey, the Center for Desert Archaeology, and the Albuquerque Museum, From Above: Images of a Storied Land features sixty large-format aerial photographs of historical landscapes across the Southwest. As you experience Mr. Heisey’s images, you are invited to consider anew the wonder and fragility of some of the Southwest’s best-known archaeological sites, such as Chaco Canyon’s Pueblo Bonito and Tucson’s own Tumamoc Hill, as well as special places off the beaten path.

The exhibit completes its nationwide tour with an exhibition at the Ventana Gallery on the Ventana Medical Systems campus in Oro Valley, Arizona, from October 6, 2011, through January 7, 2012. To find out more about viewing the exhibition, click here.

This virtual gallery guide includes links to relevant issues of our award-winning magazine, Archaeology Southwest, and to information about publicly accessible locations. All of the images in the exhibit are listed alphabetically by title. Clicking on any of the featured images along the right will enlarge them for better viewing. To enjoy all of the images at any time, purchase the companion book.

For more information about purchasing one or more of these framed and matted archival-quality photographs, please contact Linda Pierce by email or phone, 520-882-6946, ext. 23. Proceeds benefit the Center for Desert Archaeology.

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Active Excavation with Passing Tractor-trailer
Interstate 10, Tucson, Arizona, 1998: AZ11-3102-10
55.5 x 65.5 x 1.75
Retail price: Not for Sale
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 21, No. 3
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 23, No. 1
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 24, Nos. 1 & 2

Archaeological Park at Sunset
Paquimé, Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico, 1996: M7-2072-12
55.5 x 65.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $3,750 / Show sale price: $2,800
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 17, No. 2

Archaeological Park with Unexcavated Mounds
Paquimé, Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico, 1996: M7-2078-09
55.5 x 65.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $3,750 / Show sale price: $2,800
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 17, No. 2

Archaeologist and Saguaro in Excavated Pithouse
Tortolita Mountains, Arizona, 2001: AZ11-4317-09
43 x 53.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $2,900 / Show sale price: $1,950
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 21, No. 3

Butte with Ruins in River Canyon
Verde River Canyon, Prescott National Forest, Arizona, 1998: AZ7-3108-19
55.5 x 65.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $3,750 / Show sale price: $2,800

Canyon with Great House and Moon
Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Culture National Historic Park, New Mexico, 1994: NM14-1860-17
55.5 x 65.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $3,750 / Show sale price: $2,800
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 14, No. 1

Canyon with Great Houses
Chaco Culture National Historic Park, New Mexico, 1994: NM14-1860-08
55.5 x 65.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $3,750 / Show sale price: $2,800
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 14, No. 1

Cliff and Cave Dwellings with Snow
Puyé Pueblo, Santa Clara Indian Reservation, New Mexico, 2001: NM5-4144-15
53 x 65.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $3,750 / Show sale price: $2,800

Cliff Dwelling above River Floodplain
River House, San Juan River, San Juan County, Utah, 1998: N37-3088-08
45 x 53.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $2,900 / Show sale price: $1,950

Erosion and Cornfields
Beautiful Valley, Navajo Nation, Arizona, 1993: N19-1497-30
55.5 x 65.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $3,750 / Show sale price: $2,800

Excavated Pueblo by River
Salmon Ruins and San Juan River, Bloomfield, New Mexico, 1993: NM11-1283-19
45 x 53.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $2,900 / Show sale price: $1,950
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 16, No. 2
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 20, No. 3
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 24, No. 3

Excavated Spiral-walled Compound
Summit area, Cerro de Trincheras, Sonora, Mexico, 1996: M5-2094-12
55.5 x 65.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $3,750 / Show sale price: $2,800

Fort above Canyon Stream
Perry Mesa and Squaw Creek, Agua Fria National Monument, Arizona, 2001: AZ40-4038-13
43 x 53.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $2,900 / Show sale price: $1,950
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 15, No. 1

Great House above Canyon
Peñasco Blanco, Chaco Culture National Historic Park, New Mexico, 1994: NM14-1854-21
55.5 x 65.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $3,750 / Show sale price: $2,800
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 14, No. 1

Great House with Reconstructed Kiva
Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico, 2002: NM11-5024-31
53 x 65.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $3,750 / Show sale price: $2,800
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 16, No. 2
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 20, No. 3
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 24, No. 3

Great Houses with Roads
Pueblo Bonito and Pueblo Alto, Chaco Culture National Historic Park, New Mexico, 1994: NM14-1758A-23
55.5 x 65.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $3,750 / Show sale price: $2,800
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 14, No. 1

Gridded Gardens above Desert Wash
Gila River Valley, Safford, Arizona, 1997: AZ14-2415-17
45 x 53.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $2,900 / Show sale price: $1,950
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 20, No. 2
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 22, No. 4

Gridded Gardens above Modern Farmland
Gila River Valley and Mount Graham, Safford, Arizona, 1997: AZ14-2416-10
55.5 x 65.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $3,750 / Show sale price: $2,800
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 20, No. 2
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 22, No. 4

Highway Interchange with Channelized River
Expressway and Sky Harbor Boulevard, Salt River, Phoenix, Arizona, 2002: AZ1-5000-02
53 x 65.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $3,750 / Show sale price: $2,800
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 21, No. 4

Hohokam Compound with Protective Canopy
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Coolidge, Arizona, 1998: AZ18-2685-08
55.5 x 65.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $3,750 / Show sale price: $2,800
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 14, No. 3
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 23, No. 4

Hohokam Platform Mound with Departing Airliner
Pueblo Grande Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, 2002: AZ1-4994-07
43 x 53.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $2,900 / Show sale price: $1,950
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 21, No. 4

Human Figure Geoglyph with Fence
Blythe, California, 2003: CA2-5175-15
43 x 53.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $2,900 / Show sale price: $1,950

Intaglio with Circular Footpath
Bouse Fisherman, Plomosa Mountains, Arizona, 2000: AZ31-3826-05
53 x 65.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $3,750 / Show sale price: $2,800

Native American Church Meeting
Lukachukai, Navajo Nation, Arizona, 1992: N57-747-10
30.5 x 39 x 0.875
Retail price: $1,500 / Show sale price: $975

Parade with Crowd
Navajo Nation Fair, Window Rock, Arizona, 1991: N1-645-05
30.5 x 39 x 0.875
Retail price: $1,500 / Show sale price: $975

Powwow Dancers with Audience
Navajo Nation Fair, Window Rock, Arizona, 1995: N1-1900-21
45 x 53.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $2,900 / Show sale price: $1,950

Prehistoric Ballcourt above Farmland
San Pedro River Valley, Redington, Arizona, 2000: AZ9-3984-21
53 x 65.5 x 1.75
Retail price: Not for Sale
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 17, No. 3
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 18, No. 1
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 22, No. 4

Prehistoric Terraces on Hillside with Towers
Tumamoc Hill and Downtown Tucson, Arizona, 2001: AZ11-4345-14
43 x 53.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $2,900 / Show sale price: $1,950
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 21, No. 3
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 24, Nos. 1 & 2

Pueblo Room Blocks in Snow
Puyé Pueblo, Santa Clara Indian Reservation, New Mexico, 2001: NM5-4143-19
53 x 65.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $3,750 / Show sale price: $2,800

Pueblo Ruin above River at Sunset
Teypana Pueblo, Rio Grande, Socorro, New Mexico, 2003: NM20-5331-20
32.5 x 39 x 0.875
Retail price: $1,500 / Show sale price: $975

Pueblo Ruin on Boulder
Wukoki Pueblo, Wupatki National Monument, Flagstaff, Arizona, 1997: AZ2-2560-21
55.5 x 65.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $3,750 / Show sale price: $2,800
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 17, No. 1

Pueblo Ruin on Mesa with Pinnacles
Chimney Rock Archaeological Area, Archuleta County, Colorado, 1994: CO1-1851-03
55.5 x 65.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $4,600 / Show sale price: $3,500
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 24, No. 3

Pueblo Ruin with Reconstructed Kivas
Kuaua Pueblo, Coronado State Monument, Bernalillo, New Mexico, 2003: NM7-5317-20
43 x 53.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $2,900 / Show sale price: $1,950

Pueblo Ruin with Square Kiva
Sherwood Ranch, Little Colorado River Valley, Springerville, Arizona, 2001: AZ36-4289-11
43 x 53.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $2,900 / Show sale price: $1,950
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 16, No. 3

Pueblo Ruins and Cliff Dwellings in Snow
Puyé Pueblo, Santa Clara Indian Reservation, New Mexico, 2001: NM5-4143-01
43 x 53.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $2,900 / Show sale price: $1,950

Pueblo Ruins on Small Mesa
Wupatki National Monument, Arizona, 1998: AZ2-2582-37
45 x 53.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $2,900 / Show sale price: $1,950
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 17, No. 1

Pueblo Villages on Narrow Mesa
Haano and Sitsom’ovi, First Mesa, Hopi Indian Reservation, Arizona, 1998: N47-3093-08
45 x 53.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $2,900 / Show sale price: $1,950
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 14, No. 4

Reconstructed Ballcourt in Sage
Wupatki National Monument, Arizona, 1997: AZ2-2559-13
33.5 x 39 x 0.875
Retail price: $1,500 / Show sale price: $975
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 17, No. 1

Reconstructed Cardinally Oriented Mounds
Mound of the Cross, Paquimé, Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico, 1996: M7-2086-35
33.5 x 39 x 0.875
Retail price: $1,500 / Show sale price: $975
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 17, No. 2

Ring on Mesa
Chinle Valley, Navajo Nation, Arizona, 1997: N30-2581-02
45 x 53.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $2,900 / Show sale price: $1,950

River with Hilltop Terrace Site
Gila River and Canador Peak, New Mexico, 2001: NM29-4231-05
43 x 53.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $2,900 / Show sale price: $1,950

Road through Sage
Ganado Mesa, Navajo Nation, Arizona, 1993: N21-1319-35
30.5 x 39 x 0.875
Retail price: $1,500 / Show sale price: $975

Room Blocks at Corner of Great House
Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico, 2002: NM11-5024-15
43 x 53.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $2,900 / Show sale price: $1,950
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 16, No. 2
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 20, No. 3
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 24, No. 3

Room Blocks with Reconstructed Adobe Walls
Central Complex, Paquimé, Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico, 2000: M7-3794-16
43 x 53.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $2,900 / Show sale price: $1,950
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 17, No. 2

Ruin Site on Bluff along River
High Mesa Ruin, San Pedro River and Galiuro Mountains, Arizona, 2000: AZ9-3975-02
43 x 53.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $2,900 / Show sale price: $1,950
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 17, No. 3
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 18, No. 1
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 22, No. 4

Ruins on Cliff above River Valley
Reeve Ruin, San Pedro River Valley, Arizona, 2003: AZ9-5239-27
43 x 53.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $2,900 / Show sale price: $1,950
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 17, No. 3
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 18, No. 1
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 22, No. 4

Ruins on Cuesta
Fortaleza, Gila River Valley, Tohono O’odham Indian Reservation, San Lucy District, Arizona, 1997: AZ20-2359-19
45 x 53.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $2,900 / Show sale price: $1,950
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 25, No. 1

Saguaros in Cemetery
Fort McDowell Indian Reservation, Arizona, 1999: AZ1-3667-06
55.5 x 65.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $3,750 / Show sale price: $2,800

Serpent Intaglio with Palo Verde
Parker, Arizona, 2000: AZ31-3817-04
43 x 53.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $2,900 / Show sale price: $1,950

Severe Erosion in Archaeological Landscape (Detail)
Along the Río Boquillas, Sonora, Mexico, 1996: M5-2028-10
55.5 x 65.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $3,750 / Show sale price: $2,800

Severe Erosion in Archaeological Landscape
Along the Río Boquillas, Sonora, Mexico, 1996: M5-2028-28
55.5 x 65.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $3,750 / Show sale price: $2,800

Sinagua Village with Tailings Pond
Tuzigoot National Monument, Verde River Valley, Arizona, 1998: AZ7-3117-37
55.5 x 65.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $3,750 / Show sale price: $2,800

Site of Pueblo across River from City
Teypana Pueblo ruins, Rio Grande, Socorro, New Mexico: NM20-4171-29
32.5 x 39 x 0.875

Stone Terraces on Cerro at Sunset
Cerro Juanaqueña, Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico, 2000: M7-3733-15
32.125 x 39 x 0.875
Retail price: $1,500 / Show sale price: $975
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 13, No. 1

Stone Terraces on Summit with Livestock
Cerro Vidal, Chihuahua, Mexico, 2000: M7-3787-30
43 x 53.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $2,900 / Show sale price: $1,950

Summit Pathway with Nuclear Power Plant
Palo Verde Hills, Wintersburg, Arizona, 2003: AZ22-5169-32
43 x 53.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $2,900 / Show sale price: $1,950

Summit with Terraces at Sunrise
Canador Peak, Gila River Valley, New Mexico, 2000: NM29-3806-07
32.5 x 39 x 0.875
Retail price: $1,500 / Show sale price: $975

Trail through Desert
El Camino Real in Jornada del Muerto, Socorro County, New Mexico, 2001: NM20-4165-31
43 x 53.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $2,900 / Show sale price: $1,950

Villages on First Mesa
Wàlpi, Sitsom’ovi, and Haano, Hopi Indian Reservation, Arizona, 1998: N47-3096-24
55.5 x 65.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $3,750 / Show sale price: $2,800
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 14, No. 4

Volcanic Hill with Terraces under Rainbow
Cerro de Trincheras, Sonora, Mexico, 1996: M5-2095-35
55.5 x 65.5 x 1.75
Retail price: $3,750 / Show sale price: $2,800