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Archaeology making the news … a service of the Center for Desert Archaeology.

– Sacred ground designations limited by Ninth Circuit: The San Carlos Apache Tribe may face limits in lawsuits aimed at protecting cultural, historical and sacred sites, including the San Carlos Reservoir and Mount Graham.
http://www.eacourier.com/articles/2005/08/24/local_news/news02.txt

– Olives, art, history found at Gila Indian Center: East Valley residents who want to learn more about the Indian reservation to their south can get many answers at the Gila Indian Center, as well as a taste of their olive oils and new line of stuffed olives.
http://www.azcentral.com/community/gilbert/articles/0823ar-gilaarts20Z12.html

– Less ethnography, more of the art: The Heard Museum’s new exhibition of its permanent collection here reflects a sweeping change in the way museums are presenting Native American art.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/08/23/features/native.php

– History comes to life outside classroom: If your eyes glaze at the mention of the term “history” – which for many of us conjures up painful memories of recited dates and facts – then Preserving Western History, a collection of essays edited by Fort Lewis College historian Andrew Gulliford, might be the antidote.
http://www.durangoherald.com/asp-bin/article_generation.asp?article_type=ae&article_path=/arts_entertainment/ae050823_1.htm
or
http://tinyurl.com/8m9le

– Restoration plans for historic buildings begin: Restoration plans are rapidly moving ahead for the historic block on the North side of Wickenburg Way between Valentine and Apache Streets.
http://www.wickenburgsun.com/articles/2005/08/24/news/news02.txt

– Find gives city work crew pause: City workers installing a water line made an eerie discovery on Hobson Road on Monday afternoon. While digging a trench in Dorothy Meadersb front yard at 905 W. Hobson Road, a city water department crew unearthed what appeared to be a concrete tombstone with wooden inserts.
http://www.roswell-record.com/archives/082305/news08.html

– Land Sold for Homes May Contain Ancient Burial Sites: It sounds like the plot of a Hollywood horror movie: Homes built on an ancient burial grounds. Now the story may be playing itself out in one El Paso neighborhood-to-be.
http://www.kvia.com/Global/story.asp?S=3752892&nav=AbBzdclZ

– Professor explores her college: If you’re an anthropologist and you want to understand an alien culture, the place to be is in “the field,” as they say. Which is how Cathy Small, a fiftysomething professor at a large public university, found herself hauling a laptop, a TV and other must-haves to the dorm, scrambling to find classrooms on her own campus.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usatoday/20050823/en_bo_usatoday/professorexploreshercollege
or
http://tinyurl.com/dxpt7

– Website for Kids Makes Learning About the World Fun: Children delight in the online adventures of a curious dog named Sonya as it travels to World Heritage Sites around the globe on the website http://www.WorldHeritagePointer.com and its e-zine (electronic newsletter).
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/prweb/20050823/bs_prweb/prweb276122_1

– Arkansas Sheriff Explores Link Between Meth and Arrowheads: A sheriff investigating clandestine methamphetamine labs had made an unusual archaeological discovery: suspected makers and users of the drug often have extensive collections of arrowheads, some thousands of years old.
http://officer.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=25559

– Metal hunters aim to have fun, spruce up image: ‘Detectorists’ look for treasures while trying to stay within the law.
http://www.statesman.com/metrostate/content/metro/stories/08/23metal.html

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