This collaborative project between Western New Mexico University and Archaeology Southwest will train 4 participants.
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
More than a Pet: Exploring Canine Cultural Histories in North America
This issue explores the countless ways our relationships with dogs of all sorts have manifested in the history of North America. From the Pacific Northwest coast to the eastern seaboard to the Great Plains and, of course, to the Southwest, our contributors consider dog and human interactions in the deep and recent history of the continent.
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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
More than a Pet, New Magazine Sneak Peek
The following is an excerpt from the introduction to “More than a Pet,” Archaeology Southwest Magazine Volume 37, number 2—coming very soon!
If you have made a donation of $50+ in the last ye...
An Interview with Oscar, Preservation Archaeology K-9 (cyberSW Security)
Archaeology Southwest Magazine editor-in-chief Kate Sarther spoke with Oscar on January 23, 2026.
Kate: Thanks for sitting down with me today, Oscar.
Oscar: I’ll just get in your lap.
Kat...