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Jul/29/2011
Paso por Aquí with Lasers
On Tuesday, April 5, 2011, Archaeology Café moderator Dr. Douglas Gann steps up to the mic and share the ways that LIDAR is being used to document the incredible inscriptions at El Morro National Monument. Archaeology Southwest (formerly the Center for Desert Archaeology) has partnered with the Na...
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Jun/19/2011
Arizona Historic Preservation Conference Begins This Wednesday, June 22
Arizona Historic Preservation Conference Begins This Wednesday, June 22
The 9th Annual Arizona Historic Preservation Conference: “Valuing Historic Perspectives” will take place June 22 through June 24, 2011 at the University Park Marriott in Tucson, 880 East Second St. The conference, hosted by...
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Jun/08/2011
Katherine Dungan on work at Mule Creek, New Mexico
In this video, Archaeology Southwest researcher and University of Arizona graduate student Katherine Dungan talks about her interest in the archaeology of Mule Creek, New Mexico, and what she's hoping to discover in her research.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKHXr5p9KZo
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Jun/08/2011
Rob Jones on the Mule Creek Obsidian Connection
In this video, University of Arizona graduate student Rob Jones talks about Mule Creek obsidian and its connections to populations throughout the southern Southwest.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkdcish92SI
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Jun/08/2011
An Overview of Preservation Archaeology in Mule Creek, New Mexico
Preservation archaeologist Deborah Huntley talks about preservation archaeology, ongoing research, and what we can learn about Salado from our research in Mule Creek, New Mexico.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaFyn-OJ8nc
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Mar/10/2011
What Obsidian Studies Hath Wrought
In this video, Dr. M. Steven Shackley discusses the science of obsidian. His work has changed how archaeologists have examined this volcanic glass, and the types of information that it has yielded. A must watch for anyone interested in lithics, archaeological science, or how materials circulated aro...
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Feb/09/2011
Telling the O’odham Side of History in the Pimería Alta
In this video, Dr. Dale Brenneman (Arizona State Museum) and a panel of scholars working on the OodhamPee Posh Documentary History Projects discuss their work examining Spanish documents. This panel discusses its collaborative approach, presenting information on the structure of the Oodham con...
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Jan/18/2011
Todd Surovell presents What Happened to the Mammoths?
In this video, Dr. Todd Surovell argues that only the overkill hypothesisthe idea that Pleistocene extinctions were driven by human predation of Ice Age mammalscan explain not only the North American extinction event, but also similar events worldwide.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A91klMCQvg...
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Jan/18/2011
The Role of Pottery in the Archaeology of the American Southwest
In this Archaeology Café presentation, Dr. Patrick Lyons, Head of Collections and Acting Associate Director of the Arizona State Museum, discusses the role of ceramic evidence in understanding the ancient Southwest.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKPL7Zipsj8
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Jan/04/2011
Where did the Mimbres Go? Where did Paquime Come From?
In this Archaeology Café presentation, Dr. Steve Lekson examines the connections between the ancient Mimbres culture and the rise of the fourteenth century city of Paquimé in Northern Chihuahua. Steve goes on to explain how this connection will be evaluated through future research. This presentati...
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Jan/04/2011
Early Navajos, Tree-rings, and Warfare in the Dinétah Heartland
In this Archaeology Café presentation, Dr. Ron Towner of the University of Arizona Laboratory of Tree Ring Research describes his research on pueblito architecture in the Navajo heartland. The presentation was recorded on April 6, 2010.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAL0RO8mV4A
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Jan/04/2011
Science and Serendipity: The Recovery of Cacao in Chaco Canyon
In this "Tea and Archaeology" presentation, Dr. Patrica Crown discusses her recent discovery of ancient cacao residues left upon ceramics from Pueblo Bonito. This presentation was recorded on September 19, 2010.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpc7iyKD3gs