Ensure That the Quiet Wonder of the San Pedro River Valley Endures

Archaeology Southwest is presented with an opportunity to purchase a nearly 120-acre parcel. Our ownership of this parcel will keep it out of developers’ hands—and keep open a documented wildlife corridor. Donate today!

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Invite Us to Speak

We’d be pleased to share our work and Archaeology Southwest’s mission with you. Check out our new Speakers Bureau page!

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Archaeology Southwest Prepares to Fight Unlawful Grant Termination

The DOGE-rescinded award supported our collaborative project with Tribes to document culturally important animal and plant species.

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The Places That Hold Our Nation's Stories Are Not for Sale

Interior Secretary Burgum’s order not only ignores places, but also the history and wisdom embedded in them. Image: Ironwood Forest National Monument, Bob Wick, USBLM

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What You Need to Know about NSF Grants

Because our tax dollars support these grants, it’s natural to wonder: Who decides who gets them?
The short answer is, scientists all over the country, mostly on a volunteer basis.

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Welcome

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. Our headquarters are located on the Homelands of the Tohono O’odham Nation and the lands of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe.

Current Magazine

Continuity and Connections: The Living Landscapes of Mesa Verde

Taw’toy’kya. Kash’katrati. Hwâalâ P’ê W ækêewâ. Tewayogeh. Gad Deelzhahi. Mesa Verde has many names and holds many stories. This edition of Archaeology Southwest Magazine gathers many strands to tell the story of Mesa Verde today and for the future.

 

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A New Kind of Archaeology

Learn more about our work to ensure that people’s histories in the land endure well into the future.

From Our Blog

Update from the Tribal Working Group

Skylar Begay (Diné, Mandan and Hidatsa), Director, Tribal Collaboration in Outreach & Advocacy With Jeff Clark, Ritchie Sahneyah, Lyle Balenquah, Garrett W. Briggs, Caitlynn Mayhew, and Wade Cam...

Defending the 10-Mile Protection Zone around Chaco Culture National Historical Park

Paul F. Reed, New Mexico Director and Preservation Archaeologist  (June 11, 2025)—Interior Secretary Burgum is considering reduction options for the 10-mile protection zone around Chaco Culture Na...