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For three decades, Archaeology Southwest has practiced a holistic, conservation-based approach to exploring the places of the past. We call this Preservation Archaeology. By exploring what makes a place special, sharing this knowledge in innovative ways, and enacting flexible site protection strategies, we foster meaningful connections to the past and respectfully safeguard its irreplaceable resources.
Current Magazine
Respect the Land You Stand Upon
This double issue explores the hows and whys of ending and responding to archaeological resource crime (ARC) on Tribal lands. We are particularly honored to share the perspectives of members of seven different Tribes, some of whom are Tribal cultural resource managers. All speak to the very real toll ARC takes on Tribal communities.
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2021 Archaeology Fair
On Saturday, June 26, staff and students of the Preservation Archaeology Field School will share their findings with the public at the Gila River Farm site. They will offer informal presentations, han...
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Ancestral Pueblo Turkey Penning in Perspective
Join us on October 5, 2021, when Cyler Conrad (Los Alamos National Laboratory and University of New Mexico) will discuss "Ancestral Pueblo Turkey Penning in Perspective." Cyler will explore how archae...
From Our Blog
Arqueología: Entendiendo nuestro pasado para abrazar nuestro futuro
Josué Cortijo Contreras, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
Mr. Cortijo Contreras is bilingual. He offers an English-language version of this post following the Spanish.
(22 Junio 2021)...
The Transcendent Experience of Preservation Archaeology
Ruijie Yao, University of Arizona
Mr. Yao’s first language is Mandarin.
(June 17, 2021)—I have trained as a Mediterranean archaeologist, so Southwestern archaeology and its field methods are...