2022
15
Nov
Where Do You Fit in among the 8 Billion?
Dear Friends,
Here’s a big piece of news. As of this moment—or perhaps yesterday—there are 8 billion people living on our planet.
I have a long-term interest in population growth, but my focus on it today actually derives from the location of the washing machine and dryer in my home.
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2018
06
Dec
What Archaeology Can Tell Us about Migration
What Archaeology Can Tell Us about Migration
Past societies hold lessons relevant to contemporary concerns
Tucson, Ariz. (December 6, 2018)—Archaeology Southwest is pleased to announce the publication of an important paper examining human migration in deep time. “Resolving the migrant paradox:...
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2017
03
Dec
The President Is Expected to Announce Cuts to Our National Monuments Today
President Plans to Cut Crucial Areas from Two of Our National Monuments
Two of the nation’s most scientifically significant landscapes — the Kaiparowits Plateau and Cedar Mesa — could be largely stripped of hard-won protections when President Donald Trump appears in Utah on Monday to announce...
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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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2013
07
May
Recent Field Visits for the Salado Preservation Initiative
By Andy Laurenzi, Southwest Field Representative
The next phase of the Salado Preservation Initiative began last month, when Bill Doelle, Jeff Clark, myself, and our new Preservation Fellow, Lewis Borck, headed to the field to visit several sites in the Sulphur Springs Valley, on the west s...
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