2017
07
Sep
Protecting the Greater Chaco Landscape: Threats from Oil and Gas
Banner image: Flares outside of Bloomfield. Courtesy of EcoFlight.
New Mexico Delegation Urges Continued Deferral of Leasing in Protection Zone
(September 7, 2017)—Yesterday, Senators Udall and Heinrich and Representative Lujan sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Zinke calling on the ...
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2017
28
Aug
Big Data for Big Questions
Digital archaeology project brings incredible wealth of data to user-friendly interface; aids pursuit of broad questions about humanity and change through time
Tucson, Ariz. (August 28, 2017)—Archaeology Southwest is pleased to announce that a new joint initiative, cyberSW, has received a $1.7 ...
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2017
24
Aug
Archaeology Southwest’s Reaction to Zinke’s Announcement on Reviewed National Monuments
“Boundary adjustments” will eliminate key protections; national monuments must remain as designated
Tucson, Ariz. (August 24, 2017)—In response to Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke’s announcement regarding his recommendations for 27 national monuments, including four in Arizona, Archae...
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2017
23
Aug
What’s at Stake If Protections Are Eliminated for any Part of Bears Ears National Monument
Public report shows that Antiquities Act more than applies to landscape-scale Bears Ears National Monument
Tucson, Ariz. (August 24, 2017)—On July 22 and 23, 2017, a group of 29 archaeologists, historians, and related experts came together in Bluff, Utah, to share their knowledge about people's...
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2017
02
Aug
Archaeology and Oral History Project Receives Prestigious NEH Grant
Four American Indian Tribes will collaborate with scholars on three-year study
Tucson, Ariz. (August 2, 2017)—Archaeology Southwest is pleased to announce that a team of affiliated researchers has earned a prestigious Collaborative Research Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH...
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2017
16
Jun
Archaeology Southwest Opposes Zinke Recommendations on Bears Ears
(June 16, 2017)—Archaeology Southwest joins sovereign tribal nations, local and national conservation organizations, and citizen stakeholders in opposing the recommendations put forth in Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s interim report on Bears Ears National Monument (BENM) dated June 10, 2017.
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2017
24
May
A Resolution of the Board of Directors for Archaeology Southwest in opposition to any efforts to revoke or diminish Bears Ears National Monument
RESOLUTION
A Resolution of the Board of Directors for Archaeology Southwest in opposition to any efforts to revoke or diminish Bears Ears National Monument.
Whereas, Presidential Executive Order 13792 of April 26, 2017, directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a review of all Presidential ...
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2017
26
Apr
Archaeology Southwest Stands with the Antiquities Act
Statement by Archaeology Southwest President and CEO William Doelle
(April 26, 2017)—Archaeology Southwest denounces today’s executive order by President Trump, which requires the Department of the Interior to review national monument designations since 1996 that are greater than 100,000 acres ...
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2017
27
Mar
Archaeology Organizations Ask Interior Secretary to Support Bears Ears
Banner image by R. E. Burrillo
Scientific resources, cultural heritage and economic development at stake
Tucson, Ariz. (March 6, 2017) – On the heels of Ryan Zinke’s confirmation as Secretary of the Interior, seven groups whose missions address the archaeology of Utah, Arizona, Colorado and Ne...
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2017
05
Mar
Archaeology Organizations Ask Interior Secretary to Support Bears Ears
Scientific resources, cultural heritage and economic development at stake
Tucson, Ariz. (March 6, 2017) – On the heels of Ryan Zinke’s confirmation as Secretary of the Interior, seven groups whose missions address the archaeology of Utah, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico are urging the new Secre...
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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
29
Aug
U.S. Rep. Grijalva, Archaeology Southwest, Inter Tribal Association of Arizona Unite to Protect the Great Bend of the Gila with National Monument
Collaboration Signals Greater Tribal Involvement in Federal Land Management
PHOENIX (August 29, 2016)—During a two-year study process to examine the deep human history of 84,000 acres of federal land in Maricopa and Yuma Counties, Archaeology Southwest and study participants explored ancestral...
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