Post
Feb/13/2009
Southwest Archaeology Today for February 13, 2009
Southwest Archaeology Making the News - A Service of the Center for Desert Archaeology
- Rio Nuevo Pitch Falls Flat: Rio Nuevo proponents need to find 16 state Senate votes to preserve an estimated $8.6 million in tax increment financing for the next fiscal year starting in July. The eight senators...
Event
Jan/19/2009
The Archaeology of a Historic Tucson Cemetery
EVENT: The Archaeology of a Historic Tucson Cemetery at the Joint Courts Complex
DATE/TIME: February 3, 2009, at 6:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Casa Vicente, 375 S. Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ.
At this meeting of Archaeology Café, Dr. Gray and a panel of project team members discussed their work on one of th...
Event
Dec/17/2008
Human Adaptation to Catastrophic Events
EVENT: Human Adaptation to Catastrophic Events: Lessons from the 11th Century A.D. Eruption of Sunset Crater Volcano
DATE/TIME: January 5, 2009, at 6:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Casa Vicente, 375 S. Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ.
At our fourth Archaeology Café, Dr. Elson presented a fascinating talk on the arc...
Event
Aug/12/2008
Ancient Tucson: New Views of the First Farming Villages
EVENT: Ancient Tucson: New Views of the First Farming Villages, 2100 B.C.–A.D. 50
DATE/TIME: September 2, 2008, at 6:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Casa Vicente, 375 S. Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ.
At our inaugural Archaeology Café meeting, Dr. Mabry shared evidence of the first farming villages in the region...
Post
Apr/01/2008
Southwest Archaeology Today for April 1, 2008
Southwestern Archaeology Making the News - A Service of the Center for Desert Archaeology
- New Exhibit at the Museum of Northern Arizona Focuses upon the Archaeology of the Grand Canyou: A new exhibit by Flagstaff adventure photographer Dawn Kish, Grand Archaeology: New Excavations along the Color...
Post
Aug/24/2007
Southwest Archaeology Today for August 25, 2007
Southwestern Archaeology Making the News - A Service of the Center for Desert Archaeology
- New Exhibit at Mesa Southwest Museum Explores Hohokam Platform Mounds: Before traveling to Mexico or Egypt to view ancient temples, check out the one in your backyard. The Mesa Grande Temple Mound is a well-...
Post
Jul/02/2007
Southwest Archaeology Today for July 2, 2007
Archaeology Making the News - A Service of the Center for Desert Archaeology
- Field School and the Realities of the Archaeological Job Market: In a cactus field full of young undergraduate dreams, precious artifacts from the past aren't the only thing Huckell's students are discovering. They're als...
Post
Jun/01/2007
Southwest Archaeology Today for June 1, 2007
Archaeology Making the News - A Service of the Center for Desert Archaeology
- Behind the Scenes Tour of Anasazi Heritage Center Offered: A rare glimpse behind the scenes at the Anasazi Heritage Center is being offered to the public this week, as part of the Seventh Annual Mesa Verde Country India...
Post
May/21/2007
Southwest Archaeology Today for May 21, 2007
Archaeology Making the News - A Service of the Center for Desert Archaeology
- Public Archaeology at Elden Pueblo: The stock image of archaeology, that of a learned professional using a small trowel and paint brush to methodically uncover artifacts, seems at odds with this fact: The great unwashed ...
Post
May/16/2007
Southwest Archaeology Today for May 16, 2007
Archaeology Making the News - A Service of the Center for Desert Archaeology
- Digital Imaging of Mesa Verde is the Topic of a New Video on The Archaeology Channel: Digital laser imaging technology is not only very cool, but it is also much faster and more accurate than hand drawing for architectur...
Post
May/14/2007
Southwest Archaeology Today for May 14, 2007
Archaeology Making the News - A Service of the Center for Desert Archaeology
- Craig Childs Continues to Examine Phoenix in Relation to the Hohokam: Phoenix, which has more than doubled to nearly 4 million residents over the last two decades, is growing faster than any other population center in th...
Post
May/01/2007
Southwest Archaeology Today for May 1, 2007
Archaeology Making the News - A Service of the Center for Desert Archaeology
- Prehistoric Camel Remains Found in Mesa: When digging holes for citrus trees, nursery owner John Babiarz is used to encountering river rock and caliche, but finding a pre-historic camel is a bit of a rarity. However on W...