The Board of Directors and Staff of Archaeology Southwest are delighted to announce that Dr. Stephen E. (Steve) Nash will be the organization’s next President & CEO.
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Archaeology Southwest practices Preservation Archaeology, a holistic, collaborative, 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. We are committed to real and ongoing collaboration with Indigenous communities.
Current Magazine
Love of the Gila: Reflections on Millennia of Life in the Southern Southwest
Dedicated to the memory of Juanita Ahill, a Tohono O’odham Elder who mentored Bill in the 1970s. Retiring founder and CEO Bill Doelle offers a special personal edition of the magazine that is his love letter to the southern Southwest.
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Second Saturday at Steam Pump Ranch
Join Archaeology Southwest for Hands-On Archaeology at Steam Pump Ranch on Second Saturday, November 3, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Allen Denoyer, Preservation Archaeologist, will lead family-friendly...
How Did People Etch Shell?
Join us for an engaging Hands-On Archaeology class with ancient technologies expert Allen Denoyer. How Did People Etch Shell? Learn how craftspeople working in the Hohokam tradition etched shell...