2014
27
Jul
1938 WPA Administration Building Saved from Demolition in Phoenix
1938 WPA Administration Building Saved from Demolition in Phoenix
After facing a gantlet of criticism over its attempt to raze a historic Depression-era building, the Arizona Exposition and State Fair Board voted Tuesday to shelve the demolition plans for now. State Fair Deputy Director Wanell Cost...
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2014
24
Jul
The Science of Playing in the Mud
Jacqueline Fox, Preservation Archaeology Field School Student
For many, the lure of archaeology is its interdisciplinary nature. Incorporating hard science into social theory has provided us with a continually growing understanding of past lives and ancient places. Although the Preservation Archaeo...
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2014
23
Jul
Archaeology Southwest Acquires a Portion of Quail Point
New Protection for Ancient Rock Art
Southern Arizona-based nonprofit Archaeology Southwest acquires a 360-acre parcel at Quail Point, an exceptional rock art site in the Gila Bend region
Tucson, Ariz. (July 29, 2014) — Protection of millennia-old rock art in the Gila Bend region of Arizo...
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2014
20
Jul
Does Evidence from El Fin del Mundo Point to the Origins of the Clovis Culture?
Does Evidence from El Fin del Mundo Point to the Origins of the Clovis Culture?
At a Mexican site known as the End of the World, archaeologists have unearthed a Native American first: the bones of two extinct elephant-like animals that sported four tusks apiece, surrounded by 13,400-year-old spear p...
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2014
13
Jul
Arizona State Museum Director Interviewed on Arizona Public Media
Director of the Arizona State Museum Interviewed on Arizona Public Media
Since 2013, Lyons has focused his expertise with Arizona archeology as the director of the Arizona State Museum. That appointment followed Lyons’ seven years as a member of Arizona State Museum’s faculty, and a long histor...
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2014
11
Jul
All Us and No Them
Will Russell, Field Supervisor
In less than a week, we’ll all be home. Our other homes. The ones before we made this one. We finished backfilling yesterday and were blessed with cloud cover, making the heat and dust bearable. In the distance, over the Black Range, we could see rays of sunlight pi...
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2014
10
Jul
Learning Lithics at Mule Creek
By Stacy Ryan
For me, the words "Mule Creek" have always brought to mind the obsidian from this area, which people in the past used to make stone tools, and which was widely distributed. For this reason, Mule Creek is an especially interesting place to teach students about flaked stone technology.
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2014
09
Jul
Connections and Reflections
Erin Verbeck, Preservation Archaeology Field School Student
I am a junior at Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN) studying anthropology and political science. This is my first time in the Southwest, and I am continually surprised by how vibrant and beautiful the landscape is—not to mention how h...
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2014
08
Jul
Building Blocks for Understanding the Past
Andrew Finn, Preservation Archaeology Field School Student
Throughout my time here at the Preservation Archaeology Field School, I have vastly expanded my knowledge of preservation archaeology and archaeology as a whole. I have always been very interested in the technology used by the ancient group...
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2014
07
Jul
The Interpretive Process: A Student's Perspective
Aaron Trumbo, Preservation Archaeology Field School Student
At this year’s Preservation Archaeology Field School, we are fortunate to have the opportunity to excavate within a pueblo room block that is currently threatened by a road cut. The road has already destroyed much of this pueblo, but we ...
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2014
06
Jul
Groundbreaking Study Posits an Ancient Southwestern Baby Boom
Groundbreaking Study Posits an Ancient Southwestern Baby Boom
The grandeur of Mesa Verde’s cliff-side dwellings and the awe-inspiring engineering feats of Chaco Canyon attest to the vibrant cultures that flourished in the American Southwest more than 1,000 years ago. At these sites, ancient civili...
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2014
02
Jul
Attributes of the Successful Archaeologist: A Field Study
Izzy Starr, Preservation Archaeology Field School Student
In every field of study, it seems as though there are certain sets of traits that tend to fare better than others. At the Preservation Archaeology Field School, I have had the opportunity to observe archaeologists at work, and now I have s...
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