On Nov. 17, 2022, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján and Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez jointly reintroduced the Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act.
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Archaeology Southwest practices Preservation Archaeology, a holistic and conservation-based approach to exploring and protecting heritage places while honoring their diverse values. We compile archaeological information, make it accessible and understandable, share it with the public and decision-makers, advocate for landscape-scale protection, and steward heritage properties and conservation easements.
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Revisiting Birds in the Southwest
Fifteen years have passed since we released one of our most popular issues, “Birds in the Southwest.” Since then, much has changed in avian archaeology in the United States Southwest and Mexican Northwest. In this issue, we offer readers a state-of-the-field view of bird research.
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Fourth Saturday Archaeology Days at Mission Garden
Mission Garden is inaugurating this Fall’s interactive Archaeology Days, taking place each fourth Saturday of the month through spring of 2023. Fourth Saturday Archaeology Days are an expansion of t...
Archaeologies that Matter: Heart-centered Practice, Indigenous Knowledge, a...
Join us on April 4, 2023, when Kisha Supernant (University of Alberta) will discuss “Archaeologies that Matter: Heart-centered Practice, Indigenous Knowledge, and Restorative Justice in Canada.” ...