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2025
21
Apr
Archaeology Southwest Prepares to Fight Unlawful Grant Termination
DOGE-rescinded award supported regional nonprofit’s collaborative project with Tribes
to document culturally important animal and plant species
Tucson, Ariz. (April 22, 2025)—On April 2, Tucson-based nonprofit Archaeology Southwest received digital correspondence stating that the organization...
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2025
04
Mar
The Places That Hold Our Nation’s Stories Are Not for Sale
By John R. Welch, Paul F. Reed, and Skylar Begay
(March 4, 2025)—At Archaeology Southwest, a Tucson-based nonprofit that works across the US Southwest, we believe in the power of place. Places embody people’s stories, and the public lands carved out of Native American territories safeguard an...
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2025
15
Jan
cyberSW Receives $350K Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Funding will expand the scope, significance, and reach of this digital research and education platform through collaboration with Tribal experts
Tucson, Ariz. (January 16, 2025)— Archaeology Southwest is pleased to announce that cyberSW has received a $350,000 grant from the National Endowment fo...
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2025
14
Jan
Wright Receives Grant Award from Wenner-Gren Foundation
The Wenner-Gren Workshop Grant will bring Indigenous, Mexican, and US experts together to create an atlas of the Sonoran Desert’s rock imagery
Tucson, Ariz. (January 14, 2025)—Tucson-based nonprofit Archaeology Southwest is pleased to announce that Preservation Anthropologist Aaron Wright has r...
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2024
27
Aug
Archaeology Southwest Honors Linda Pierce on the Occasion of Her Retirement
Pierce served the organization for decades, growing it from a team of 3 to an annual budget of $3M
Tucson, Ariz. (August 27, 2024)—Please join Archaeology Southwest’s Board of Directors, staff, and longtime supporters in celebrating Linda Pierce and her innumerable contributions to the heart ...
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2024
02
Aug
Archaeology Southwest Applauds Rep. Grijalva’s Introduction of Legislation to Designate Arizona’s Great Bend of the Gila as a National Monument
Great Bend of the Gila is a globally significant landscape — invaluable, unique, and fragile
Tucson, Ariz. (August 2, 2024)—Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) today reintroduced legislation in the House of Representatives seeking national monument designation for a remarkable cultural landsca...
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2024
13
Jul
Archaeology Southwest Statement on New York Times Guest Essay by Robinson Meyer
Archaeology Southwest Statement on New York Times Guest Essay by Robinson Meyer, “It Takes Too Many Studies for the Government to Do the Right Thing” (previously titled “Liberals Are Accidentally Smothering the Clean Energy Revolution”)
Tucson, Ariz. (July 13, 2024)—On January 17, 2024,...
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2024
28
Feb
REPORT: Orphaned Wells and Abandoned Oil and Gas Infrastructure Pose a Significant Threat to Cultural Resources in the Southwest
New Report Explores Native American Tribal Concerns with Orphaned Wells and
Discusses Common-Sense Solutions Needed for Addressing the Problem for the Long Term
Tucson, Ariz. and Taos, N.M. (February 29, 2024)—Today, Archaeology Southwest released a new report titled Orphaned and Abandoned Oil a...
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2024
22
Jan
Tribes and Archaeology Southwest Sue USBLM over SunZia Transmission Line Route
Complaint alleges U.S. Bureau of Land Management failed to complete steps
required by the National Historic Preservation Act prior to authorizing construction
Tucson, Ariz. (January 22, 2024)—On January 17, 2024, the San Carlos Apache Tribe and the Tohono O’odham Nation, joined by Archaeology ...
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2023
29
Nov
Archaeology Southwest Researchers Honored with Awards
Tucson, Ariz. (November 30, 2023)—Archaeology Southwest is pleased to share that two of our staff members were honored by professional societies earlier this month.
Preservation Anthropologist Aaron M. Wright received the 2023 Professional Archaeologist Award at the annual meeting of the Arizon...
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2023
20
Nov
Archaeology Southwest Welcomes Stephen E. Nash as New President & CEO
Tucson, Ariz. (November 20, 2023)—The Board of Directors and Staff of Archaeology Southwest are delighted to announce that Dr. Stephen E. (Steve) Nash will be the organization’s next President & CEO. Founder and current CEO William H. (Bill) Doelle will be retiring in January 2024 after 35 y...
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2023
07
Nov
Chaco Short Wins Emmy
Pueblo leaders at Chaco Canyon. Left to right: Randall Vicente (Governor, Acoma Pueblo); Michael Chavarria (Governor, Santa Clara Pueblo); and Octavius Seowtewa (cultural leader, Zuni Pueblo). This is a still from the Emmy-winning short documentary “Protecting Chaco's 10-Mile Zone,” produced by ...
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