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2026
11
Jan
From the Desert Southwest to the Desert Middle East (Part 1)
Aaron Wright, Preservation Anthropologist
(Posted January 11, 2026)—Greetings from Riyadh, the capital of the Kingdom of Saudia Arabia (KSA). I’m writing this on December 11 following a joint presentation with my colleague John Bello, Assistant Director of the Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve ...
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2026
08
Jan
Looking Forward to 2026
Steve Nash, President & CEO
(January 8, 2026)—Happy New Year, Friends!
I hope your holiday season was all that you hoped it would be—full of laughs with family and friends, (too much) good food, safe and easy travels, and some psychological rejuvenation with rest and resets, however ...
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2025
23
Dec
Trails as Transcendental Archaeology
Today’s post is the fifth in our Trails series, a companion to our year-end fundraising campaign. We’ll have weekly essays from now until the New Year. Thanks for your support!
Aaron Wright, Preservation Anthropologist
Audio version of “Trails as Transcendental Archaeology....
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2025
11
Dec
Routes and Roots
Today’s post is the fourth in our Trails series, a companion to our year-end fundraising campaign. We'll have weekly essays from now until the New Year. Thanks for your support!
Steve Nash, President & CEO
Audio version of “Routes and Roots.” Written and read by Steve Nash.
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2025
04
Dec
Finding My Way across Many Trails
Today’s post is the third in our Trails series, a companion to our year-end fundraising campaign. We'll have weekly essays from now until the New Year. Thanks for your support!
Amy Gillaspie, BIA NAGPRA Assistance Program Coordinator
Audio version of "Finding My Way across Many Trails." Re...
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2025
25
Nov
Ndee Trails
Today’s post is the second in our Trails series, a companion to our year-end fundraising campaign. We'll have weekly essays from now until the New Year. Thanks for your support!
John R. Welch, Vice President, Preservation & Collaboration
Audio Version of "Ndee Trails." Read by John Wel...
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2025
19
Nov
Trail Memories
Today’s post kicks off our Trails series, a companion to our year-end fundraising campaign. We'll have weekly essays from now until the New Year. Thanks for your support!
Skylar Begay (Diné, Mandan and Hidatsa), Director, Tribal Collaboration in Outreach & Advocacy
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2025
03
Nov
SunZia Dawning
John R. Welch, Vice President, Preservation & Collaboration
(November 3, 2025)—I am not big on fall. In my ledger, arborescent polychromes don’t balance out the shortening days or the calls to abandon shorts and sandals for pants and shoes. I favor Fourth of July and Jerry Garcia birthday ...
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2025
29
Sep
Celebrating Tribal Historic Preservation: Our Takeaways from the NATHPO Conference
Skylar Begay (Diné, Mandan and Hidatsa), Director, Tribal Collaboration in Outreach & Advocacy
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Anastasia Walhovd (Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa), BIA ARPA Assistance Initiative & Save History
Shannon Cowell, Director, BIA ARPA Assistance Initiative & Save History
Amy...
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2025
29
Sep
Advocating for Public Lands in 2025
Skylar Begay (Diné, Mandan and Hidatsa), Director, Tribal Collaboration in Outreach & Advocacy
(September 29, 2025)—There is no mistaking that protections for public lands, and even public lands themselves, are under attack.
You may have seen how the entire country came together to stop t...
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2025
01
Sep
Hands-On Archaeology: How to Use Lac, the Amazing, Mystical Mastic
We hope you enjoy this post from our most prolific blogger, Allen Denoyer. Thanks for all the great posts, Allen!
Allen Denoyer, Ancient Technologies Expert
(August 29, 2025)—Earlier this year, I shared information about how to ethically harvest lac. Prior to that, conservator Marilen Pool wrote...
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2025
11
Aug
From the Field School: The Gift of Finding
Sonya Norton, Arizona State University
(July 29, 2025)—Searching for Mimbres rock art at NAN Ranch on a scorching 91-degree day with an extreme UV index of 13 presented a challenging but ultimately rewarding experience. The landscape, a typical Southwestern New Mexico high desert shrubland, featu...
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