2015
05
Feb
AZ Residents: Call to Action!
Demion Clinco, Former Representative LD2, Arizona House of Representatives, and Archaeology Southwest Board Member
ARIZONA HISTORIC PRESERVATION TAX CREDIT BEING CONSIDERED BY STATE LEGISLATURE
Arizona State Representative Karen Fann of Prescott has introduced “HB2337: Historic Preservat...
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2014
27
Oct
Exegesis of a Southwestern Archaeologist, Part 2
By Steve Nash, Anthropology Department Chair, Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Read Part 1 here.
Neanderthals and Tree-Rings
Sometime in mid-August 1988, I flew to Tucson on a direct flight from Chicago. I picked up my personal belongings—everything packed into a backpack and an old travel...
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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
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
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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2014
01
Jul
A Community of Learners
Christopher Davis, Preservation Archaeology Field School Student
Over the course of three weeks, I have learned a great deal about Southwestern archaeology and the close-knit community of people who study it. But I have also learned more about myself, as an aspiring archaeologist. Upon arrival, I p...
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2014
30
Jun
A Lesson Quickly Learned
Maxwell Forton, Preservation Archaeology Field School Student
A lesson quickly learned: not every excavation is going to unearth the find of the century. All too often, a unit is going to fail to meet your hopes and expectations. My group’s excavations atop the hill overlooking the Dinwiddie site...
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2014
28
Jun
Seeing is Believing: The Importance of Field Trips
Danielle Gilbert, Preservation Archaeology Field School Student
Preservation, excavation, and education are just a few of the goals of the Preservation Archaeology Field School, and after only three weeks in the field, I feel that I have a new appreciation and understanding of these concepts. I h...
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