2015
31
Dec
Archaeology Southwest’s Most Memorable Moments of 2015
Kate Sarther Gann, Communications Coordinator
(December 31, 2015)—Inspired by a clever post from our friends at the Friends of Cedar Mesa, we decided to compile our own list. So, with a hat-tip to Amanda Nichols and Josh Ewing at FCM, we give you, in no particular order,
Archaeology Sout...
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2015
29
Dec
Protecting the Greater Chaco Landscape: December 2015 Update
Paul F. Reed, Preservation Archaeologist
(December 29, 2015)—The last two months have been very busy and productive as we continue our efforts to protect the fragile and irreplaceable Greater Chaco Landscape. We convened two Southwest regional public forums.
The first was held at Crow Canyon Arc...
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2015
27
Dec
You Can Protect the Places of Our Past
You Can Protect the Places of Our Past
As a reader of Southwest Archaeology Today, you value the places and traces of our past. You can strengthen our site protection efforts across the Southwest. Your gift of any amount adds up to significant support, and gifts of $35 or more will also entitle you...
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2015
20
Dec
4,000 Years of Farming in Tucson
4,000 Years of Farming in Tucson
When Tucson was selected as the first U.S. Creative City of gastronomy by UNESCO last week, its long history of cultivated crops was cited as part of the reason for its designation. Road builders, sewer plant operators and backhoe operators can share some of the glo...
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2015
17
Dec
My Flintknapping Problem
Allen Denoyer, Preservation Archaeologist and Ancient Technologies Expert
(December 17, 2015)—I was reading an old book (1927) about artifact collecting recently, and I came across a funny line. The author, Virgil Y. Russell, offered this advice on how to make “Indian arrowheads”:
Don’t. N...
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2015
13
Dec
Groundbreaking Research in Dendroprovenance Provides New Clues on Chaco's First Constructions
Groundbreaking Research in Dendroprovenance Provides New Clues on Chaco's First Constructions
Christopher Guiterman of the University of Arizona used the collections housed at the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research and a technique called dendroprovenance to determine the origins of the wooden beams t...
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2015
06
Dec
Coalition Created to Protect the Chaco Landscape
Coalition Created to Protect the Chaco Landscape
A coalition of conservationists has launched a campaign to raise awareness over oil and gas operations near Chaco Culture National Historical Park. Paul Reed, a Chaco scholar and a preservation archaeologist with Tucson-based Archaeology Southw...
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2015
03
Dec
Study Reveals National Significance of the Great Bend of the Gila
Thursday, December 3rd
NEWLY RELEASED STUDY SHOWS NATIONAL
SIGNIFICANCE OF ARIZONA CULTURAL RESOURCES
ANALYSIS EMPHASIZES CULTURAL IMPORTANCE OF 'THE GREAT BEND OF THE GILA';
REINFORCES NEED FOR PERMANENT PROTECTION
Phoenix, AZ. – An in-depth study released today by the National Tru...
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