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Research Opportunity for Undergraduate Students
The 2014 Preservation Archaeology Field School will provide undergraduate students from underserved communities and institutions with an opportunity to learn archaeological methods in southwestern New Mexico. more >>
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. more »

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Preservation Archaeology:
Heighten Your Awareness on March 29
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By Matt Peeples, Preservation Archaeologist   2014 Archaeology Expo poster, courtesy of Arizona State Parks. Click to enlarge. March is Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month for the State [...] more »

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Before the Great Departure
Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 27 No. 3

Issue editors Jeffrey Dean and Jeffery Clark and issue contributors help us take a closer look at the Kayenta in the three centuries before their emigration.

Southwest Archaeology Today

March 9, 2014: Southwestern Archaeology Provides Insights on Disaster Recovery  more »

March 2, 2014: Was Beringia a Refuge for Ice Age Peoples?  more »

February 23, 2014: Sacred Objects Treated with Respect on the Trip Back to Hopi and Apache Lands  more »

February 16, 2014: Genome of Clovis Era Individual Sequenced, Revealing Asian Origins of Ancient Americans  more »

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Upcoming Events

    Adriel Heisey
    From Above at the Arizona State Museum
    February 8, 2014 10:00 am

    Adriel Heisey’s stunning large-format aerial images of the Southwest’s cultural landscapes will be on exhibit at the Arizona State Museum from February 8 through September 20, 2014.  Archaeology Southwest has been honored to partner with Mr. Heisey on this outstanding traveling exhibit, which invites viewers to consider anew the wonder and fragility of the region’s storied […]

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    A Corner of Zuni by Edward Curtis
    The Zuni Region across the Lost Century: A.D. 1450–1540
    March 15, 2014 1:00 pm

    Preservation Archaeologist Matt Peeples will speak on March 15, 2014, at the Casa Malpais Museum in Springerville, Arizona, in celebration of Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month. Matt writes, “The period between A.D. 1450 and the arrival of Coronado in 1540 has often been depicted as a ‘lost century’ in the Southwest. During this period, […]

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