2023
14
Mar
Threats to Utah’s Nine Mile Canyon
Dear Friends,
If you spend a lot of time trekking across the landscape of the lower Gila River, chances are you’ll meet some interesting people.
Archaeology Southwest Preservation Anthropologist Aaron Wright has trekked the lower Gila a lot in recent years. That’s why many of us now know D...
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2023
08
Mar
Why I No Longer Call It “Art”
Aaron Wright, Preservation Anthropologist
(March 9, 2023)—I’ve been thinking about the power of words, especially those pertaining to petroglyphs and pictographs, for quite some time. With the annual meeting of the American Rock Art Research Association (ARARA) taking place in Tucson this w...
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2023
07
Mar
Rep. Grijalva Introduces Bill to Protect Oak Flat
Dear Friends,
I have been “enjoying” learning from someone a mere 27 percent of my age—Greta Thunberg—the 20-year-old Swedish climate activist.
It’s necessary to use those quotes, because one does not really enjoy most of what is delivered in The Climate Book.
The book is a compen...
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2023
03
Mar
There’s the Buff!
Aaron Wright, Preservation Anthropologist
(March 3, 2023)—A few years ago I shared thoughts and information as I began a journey into the world of Patayan pottery, namely the “Lower Colorado Buff Ware” (LCBW) associated with ancestral Yuman tribes of the lower Gila and lower Colorado Rive...
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2023
28
Feb
Onward, Camp Naco!
Bill Doelle, President & CEO
(March 1, 2023)—On the last weekend of Black History Month, l drove a road I know well but hadn’t traveled since COVID—the road to Camp Naco.
There was an Open House to celebrate Black History Month and to mark grant awards to the City of Bisbee and N...
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2023
28
Feb
Respect Great Bend Coalition Premieres Story Map
Dear Friends,
On the last weekend of Black History Month, l drove a road I know well but hadn’t traveled since COVID—the road to Camp Naco.
There was an Open House to celebrate Black History Month and to mark grant awards to the City of Bisbee and Naco Heritage Alliance totaling $8.1 milli...
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2023
27
Feb
Finding Hohokam Social Connections and Boundaries through cyberSW
Christopher R. Caseldine, Alexis Malone, and Emily Lemaster, Arizona State University
(February 27, 2023)—Over the past four decades, the Hohokam region has become fertile ground for understanding social interactions at a large scale. Despite an ever-increasing cultural dataset, the region has la...
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2023
21
Feb
Voices of the Grand Canyon, New Film from Grand Canyon Trust
Dear Friends,
Collaborative communities. Think for a bit. Have you ever been part of one?
Recently, I’ve had multiple experiences that have brought home to me the power of collaborative communities.
Collaboratives aren’t based on the gathering of like-thinking followers. They consist of...
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2023
14
Feb
Earliest Known Direct Evidence of Mastodon Hunting in the Americas
Dear Friends,
I’m writing this on Valentine’s Day, a good day to celebrate relationships.
At Archaeology Southwest, we’re now officially highlighting a prolific friendship and helping to extend its legacy into the future.
Over a decade apart, two important archaeological “Davids” ...
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2023
08
Feb
US Court Suspends Chaco-Area Drilling Permits
Dear Friends,
It’s actually enjoyable to work for an entire weekend when you are in the company of 10 bright and engaging colleagues and you can take breaks to commune with the Canyon Phoebes, Spotted Towhees, Red-Winged Blackbirds, and a leisurely grazing herd of deer.
It all happened last ...
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2023
31
Jan
Commentary: Museums Should Stop Exhibiting Human Bodies
Dear Friends,
I spend a good bit of time in the early morning taking in different media. There’s my current audiobook during my workout on the elliptical and before my coffee. I usually finish a chapter while nursing that cup of coffee. Then it’s time to consume some newspaper content—digit...
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2023
24
Jan
Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians to Co-Steward Joshua Tree National Park
Dear Friends,
The energy transition is going to have a major effect on elements of our everyday material culture. Trying to get rid of the gas meter in front of my house has brought this home to me.
I haven’t been connected to the gas pipe that’s buried under my street for three full years...
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