What We Do: Investigations

TESTING PRESERVATION ARCHAEOLOGY STRATEGIES

Archaeology Southwest’s research not only documented hundreds of years of ancient and historic migrations, but also proved that low-impact archaeological research techniques can be an effective means of learning about the past.


Preservation Archaeology in the San Pedro River Valley

Archaeology Southwest has been working in the San Pedro River valley of southeastern Arizona for more than twenty years. You can read more about aspects of our work in the valley with the links below.

Initial Research in the San Pedro Valley

Archaeological survey and limited test excavations were our first steps toward understanding processes of migration and change in the ancient Southwest.

Davis Ranch

Archaeology Southwest researchers are completing an important but unfinished study of the Davis Ranch site, a village that shows evidence of Kayenta migration to the San Pedro valley.

San Pedro Valley Sobaipuri

Identifying the villages and peoples Father Kino first encountered on the San Pedro in 1692.

San Pedro Petrofacies Project

Studying sand deposits along the San Pedro River helps us to identify where ancient pottery was manufactured.

San Pedro Ethnohistory Project

The landscape of the San Pedro is layered with multiple meanings.