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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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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...
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Turkeys in the Mimbres Valley
Join us on November 2, 2021, when Sean Dolan (N3B Los Alamos) will discuss "Turkeys in the Mimbres Valley." Using pottery iconography, ancient mtDNA analysis, and stable carbon and nitrogen bone isoto...
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Toolmaking and the Power of Being Taught
Lewis Dolmas, University of Oklahoma
(July 19, 2021)—I have spent the last eight months, on and off, trying to teach myself how to flintknap without really getting anywhere. After less than half ...
An Old Cultural Anthropologist Goes to Archaeological Field School
Jason Roberts, University of Texas at San Antonio
(July 16, 2021)—Like so many during the COVID-19 pandemic, I had to make many social and economic adjustments I was unprepared for.
In the spr...