2016
28
Dec
President Obama Declares Bears Ears National Monument
Statement by Archaeology Southwest President and CEO William Doelle
(December 28, 2016)—President Obama has, through the authority provided him by the Antiquities Act of 1906, proclaimed the Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah. Archaeology Southwest has long urged greater federal pro...
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2016
25
Dec
Archaeology Southwest Acquires Another Important Place of the Past: Baicatcan
Archaeology Southwest Acquires Another Important Place of the Past: Baicatcan
In 2011, Daniel Baker donated a conservation easement to Archaeology Southwest over 8 acres of his 12-acre residence to protect a portion of the José Solas Ruin. In 2014, Daniel approached Archaeology Southwest about do...
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2016
22
Dec
Hands-On Archaeology: How to Incise Bone
Allen Denoyer, Preservation Archaeologist and Ancient Technologies Expert
(December 22, 2016)—Last-minute holiday gift idea! Review my previous post on how to make bone awls, and then check out this post to learn how to decorate your awl.
For this project, I used a large bone awl made out of...
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2016
21
Dec
New Site Protection Acquisition: The Taylor Site
Andy Laurenzi, Southwest Field Representative
(December 21, 2016)—Beginning with a visit in 1692, Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino and various representatives of the Spanish crown traveled on several occasions along much of the San Pedro River within what is now Arizona. They encountered a number o...
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2016
20
Dec
Celebrating a Mammoth Dust-Up in Bluff
R. E. Burrillo, University of Utah
San Juan County is no stranger to controversy. A divisive and tragic bust of archaeological looters took place in Blanding between 2007 and 2009. In 2014, a group of fed-up locals followed a county commissioner on an illegal “protest ride” through a popul...
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2016
18
Dec
Vandalism at South Mountain: Disappointing Discoveries in Phoenix
Vandalism at South Mountain: Disappointing Discoveries in Phoenix
A few weeks ago, I decided to revisit a couple of the petroglyph panels we recorded a decade ago. I was hoping to get some new, higher-resolution photographs, and I was really anxious to see one of the more impressive and interesting ...
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2016
16
Dec
Disappointing Discoveries
Aaron Wright, Preservation Archaeologist
(December 16, 2016)—Some of the most exciting dimensions of archaeological work are the instances of discovery—identifying new sites on survey; unearthing features at the bottom of an excavation unit; finding interesting artifacts in the screen; peer...
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2016
12
Dec
Hands-On Archaeology: How to Make a Bone Awl
Allen Denoyer, Preservation Archaeologist and Ancient Technologies Expert
(December 12, 2016)—You might have seen pictures on our Facebook page from a bone-tool making workshop I did recently. Here they are in case you missed them. And now here's a post on how to make a bone awl. You can also s...
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2016
11
Dec
Salt Lake Tribune Takes a Stand for the Antiquities Act
Salt Lake Tribune Takes a Stand for the Antiquities Act and Our National Monuments
Rob Bishop has made it clear that he would like for the Antiquities Act of 1906 to just go away. And for all those who support the law to "die." Until one or both of those happen, though, neither the incoming preside...
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2016
06
Dec
The Fornholt Retrospective: An Introduction
Katherine Dungan, Preservation Archaeologist
(December 6, 2016)—The archaeological site that we call Fornholt sits on a ridge overlooking the grassy, well-watered valley that surrounds Mule Creek, in southwestern New Mexico. Today, the most visible parts of the site are the two architectural moun...
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2016
04
Dec
Native America Victorious at Standing Rock
Native America Victorious at Standing Rock
The Army Corps of Engineers will not grant the permit for the Dakota Access pipeline to drill under the Missouri river, the army announced on Sunday, handing a major victory to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe after a months-long campaign against the pipeline....
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