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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2022
04
May
Chaco and Naco
Dear Friends,
Today let’s start with two short words that rhyme and two consecutive numbers. Chaco and Naco. 10 and 11.
Chaco—actually the Greater Chaco Cultural Landscape—is threatened by oil and gas extraction. I sincerely hope that you will take two actions as soon as possible. First,...
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2022
01
Mar
New Guide Supports Grassroots Efforts to Change Derogatory Place Names on Public Lands
Dear Friends,
Our Avian Archaeology series keeps leading me back to birds in these messages.
This week I’m going extra-heavy on the bird theme.
Yesterday evening, I enjoyed Kelley Hays-Gilpin’s talk on “Birds, Feathers, and Ancient Pueblo Pottery.” If you missed it, we’ll have it ...
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2022
23
Feb
Nevada Rep. Titus Introduces Bill to Establish Avi Kwa Ame National Monument
Dear Friends,
At Archaeology Southwest, the “Great Resignation” is fueling the “Big Hiring.”
Since January 1 of this year, we have added six new hires. Three are replacements, one is a move to a new position, and two are brand-new hires.
As we come out of the seemingly interminable ...
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2022
08
Feb
Comments on Greater Chaco 10-Mile Protection Zone Due by April 6
Dear Friends,
Feedback.
My cat brought the word home to me in a very literal way yesterday morning. Ah, yes. Cats, those sleep-prone animals, tend to have delicate stomachs. You really don’t want their, uhm, feedback.
And a week or so ago, a (former) reader of Preservation Archaeology Tod...
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2022
08
Feb
Time to Step up to Protect Chaco!
Paul F. Reed, Preservation Archaeologist
(February 8, 2022)—In November 2021, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced the withdrawal of 351,000 acres of Federal surface land from oil-gas development in a 10-mile zone around Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
As our supporters know, we ...
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2019
20
Dec
Congressional Spending Bill Includes Protection for Greater Chaco
Provisional ten-mile buffer zone passes; president is expected to sign
Taos, N.M. (December 20, 2019)—The U.S. Senate has approved a $1.4 trillion spending package for the 2020 fiscal year. The White House has said that the president will sign the legislation. Importantly, the legislation include...
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2019
17
Dec
Why Protect a 10-Mile Zone around Chaco Culture National Historical Park?
Paul F. Reed, Preservation Archaeologist
(December 17, 2019)—Recently, there has been some debate about the value of protecting a 10-mile zone around Chaco Culture National Historical Park (henceforth Chaco or Chaco Park) and two of its outlying communities.
Some have suggested that a smalle...
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