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The Edge of Salado
Preservation Fellow Lewis Borck and volunteers are exploring the limits of Salado ideology in the southern Southwest. Photo by Kathy Turney. 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:
Archaeological Documentation on a Slippery Slope, Part 1
Paul at Walnut Canyon
By Paul F. Reed, Preservation Archaeologist and Chaco Scholar at Salmon Ruins   Recently, I was fortunate to assist my colleague Doug Gann with a project at [...] 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

April 13, 2014: Low-Impact Archaeological Research – Drone with Thermal Camera Quickly Maps Ancient Pueblo Village  more »

April 6, 2014: FBI Impounds Large Collection of Antiquities and Other Cultural Remains in Indiana  more »

March 30, 2014: Southwestern Archaeology Loses a Beloved Patron  more »

March 23, 2014: New York Times Explores the Value of Collections-Based Research  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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    New Perspectives on the Rock Art of Tumamoc Hill
    April 21, 2014 7:30 pm

    On Monday, April 21, 2014, our friend and supporter Gayle Harrison Hartmann and Archaeology Southwest board member Peter Boyle will speak on the rock art of Tucson’s iconic Tumamoc Hill at the monthly meeting of the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society (AAHS). The presentation is free and open to the public. For more information, visit […]

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