2021
15
Apr
Think Before You Bolt That Rock
Shannon Cowell, Preservation Archaeologist
(April 15, 2021)—Two people climb the same stretch of a sandstone cliff face in eastern Utah. Centuries stand between them. Both climbers pause at the same spot, each evaluating the cliff face with their own culturally specific priorities. Instead of t...
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2021
14
Apr
Biden “Poised to Act” on Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante
Dear Friends,
On Saturday, my wife and I flew back to Tucson from Philadelphia. On Monday, I committed to 4,000 pounds of carbon offsets each month in order to counterbalance our trips back to visit the grandkids. It was easy through Terrapass.
It’s not a perfect or even an ultimate solution...
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2021
12
Apr
The Legacy of Marshall Sahlins...Southwestern Archaeologist?
Erin Baxter, Denver Museum of Nature & Science
(April 13, 2021)—Marshall Sahlins (1930–2021) passed on Monday, April 5. Sahlins was a giant in cultural anthropology, and his caliber and influence cannot be overstated. He was prolific: his seminal works, from Stone Age Economics (1971) to ...
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2021
06
Apr
GAO Releases Report on Improving Response to Crimes against Native American Cultural Resources
Dear Friends,
Being vaccinated opens opportunities. That’s why I'm in Newtown, Pennsylvania, typing this. It’s why I flew on an airplane, which is the only realistic option to visit my daughter and grandchildren.
And, as I've noted previously, it's my worries about the world my grandki...
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2021
06
Apr
Archaeology Southwest at the 2021 (Virtual) SAA Meeting
Karen Schollmeyer, Preservation Archaeologist and Director, Preservation Archaeology Field School
(April 6, 2021)—This time of year is generally filled with excitement as many of us at Archaeology Southwest prepare to present our current research at the annual meeting of the Society for Ameri...
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2021
25
Mar
Archaeology Southwest Supports Leasing Reform
Taos N.M (March 25, 2021)—This afternoon, the Department of the Interior held a public forum as part of its comprehensive review of the federal oil and gas program. The forum highlighted perspectives from industry, labor and environmental justice organizations, natural resource advocates, Indige...
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2021
23
Mar
BLM and BIA Push on Plans That Threaten Greater Chaco
Dear Friends,
Debra Haaland is now our new Interior Secretary. Here’s a short video in which she sends a first-day-on-the-job greeting to Interior staff. It made me feel good. Enjoy.
Haaland and her team have a mighty—and mighty challenging—agenda. Interior needs to rebuild and mobil...
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2021
16
Mar
Haaland Confirmed as Secretary of the Interior
Dear Friends,
The good news began this Monday—Deb Haaland was confirmed as the new Secretary of the Interior.
That news further boosted my good feelings that had carried over from last week’s virtual Washington, DC fly-in. David Feinman of the Conservation Lands Foundation (CLF) organi...
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2021
15
Mar
Haaland's Confirmation Heralds Transformative Era
Tucson, Ariz. (March 15, 2021)—On the occasion this afternoon of Debra Haaland's confirmation as Secretary of the Interior, Bill Doelle, President and CEO of Archaeology Southwest, issued the following statement:
"Haaland’s confirmation as Secretary of the Interior heralds a new and transform...
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2021
15
Mar
A [Digital] Tonto Basin Journey
Chris Caseldine, Preservation Archaeology Postdoc, and Grant Snitker, ORISE Postdoctoral Researcher, US Forest Service
(March 15, 2021)—What is a path? Dictionary.com defines path as “a way beaten, formed, or trodden by the feet of person or animals. A narrow walk or way.” That seems a re...
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2021
09
Mar
O’odham History beneath Mesa and Tempe
Dear Friends,
As this lands in your inbox today, I’ll be in Washington, DC—virtually.
John Welch and I are participating in the Conservation Lands Foundation’s (CLF) Local Voices for Public Lands—Virtual Fly-In to Washington, DC. A “fly-in” is an opportunity to advocate for our...
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2021
04
Mar
George McJunkin: Standing at the Intersection of Black History and American Archaeology
This guest post appreciates and expands upon a very popular 2015 post by Matt Peeples. Several other recent essays on McJunkin and Folsom are linked in the text of today's post.
R. E. Burrillo, PaleoWest, and K. C. Carlson, Augustana University
(March 4, 2021)—Betteridge’s Law of Headlines...
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