2014
08
Jul
Building Blocks for Understanding the Past
Andrew Finn, Preservation Archaeology Field School Student
Throughout my time here at the Preservation Archaeology Field School, I have vastly expanded my knowledge of preservation archaeology and archaeology as a whole. I have always been very interested in the technology used by the ancient group...
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2014
07
Jul
The Interpretive Process: A Student's Perspective
Aaron Trumbo, Preservation Archaeology Field School Student
At this year’s Preservation Archaeology Field School, we are fortunate to have the opportunity to excavate within a pueblo room block that is currently threatened by a road cut. The road has already destroyed much of this pueblo, but we ...
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2014
26
Jun
Archaeology in the Southwestern and Eastern United States
Alex Covert, Preservation Archaeology Field School Student
I participated in a field school in Virginia last summer, and that experience was quite different from the one I’m having in New Mexico this summer. Through these two experiences, I have realized that archaeology varies greatly depending ...
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2014
19
Jun
Even the Smallest Piece
Will Russell, Field Supervisor
One of the highlights of teaching is the look of discovery and excitement on a student’s face. Recently, I was wiping sweat from my eyes and filling out paperwork amidst a cloud of dust shaken from the screens when I heard Andrew say, “Hey, Will, take a loo...
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2014
13
Jun
Rusty American Dream
By Lewis Borck, Preservation Archaeology Fellow
Ahhhhhhh, the scent of green chiles, sage, piñon, dust, ponderosa…and a vehicle full of sweaty, tired folk who have lost all sense of societal norms. It must be field school season again.
This year, my job is to lead the survey portion of ...
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2014
12
Jun
Slow and Steady, the Ancient Way
Riley Duke, Preservation Archaeology Field School Student
Hello, Archaeology Southwest blog readers!
So far, my time at the Preservation Archaeology Field School has been nothing less than fantastic. I have spent the majority of my time either in the field excavating or with staff members working ...
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2014
11
Jun
From the Book to the Field
Hannah Zanotto, Preservation Archaeology Field School Student
After a week in the field, I am finally gaining the experience I have been searching for since my first archaeology lecture on my first day of college. Three weeks ago, I graduated from Arizona State University with a B.A. in Anthropol...
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2013
12
Jun
Meet Our Cook
By Emily Reed, field school student from the University of Connecticut
Excavating the Dinwiddie site has been exhausting. With the sun beating down on us constantly while we pick-axe and shovel into the hard ground, we are all drained by the end of the day. Our thirty-minute ride from Dinwid...
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2013
11
Jun
Field School Expectations
By Danny Beard, field school student from University of Colorado Boulder
When you are itching with cabin fever in the middle of a snowy, cold Colorado winter's day, the sunshine of the New Mexican summer starts to sound pretty enticing.
I always try to avoid building up too many expectations, as s...
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2013
08
Jun
Archaeological Eyes
By Ely Rareshide, field school student from Rice University
Before we put trowel to dirt at the Dinwiddie site, we first visited the Valencia site at Pima Community College, Desert Vista Campus, to train our “archaeological eyes.” Bill Doelle led us through the site and explained how to interpr...
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2013
07
Jun
First Week in Mule Creek
By Linda Pierce, Deputy Director
I spent most of last week at our Preservation Archaeology Field School headquarters in Mule Creek, New Mexico, helping out with (and documenting) the start of the 2013 field season. It was a busy week, and by the time I left late Friday morning, it seemed ev...
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2012
06
Jul
Student Post: Wrapping up the Season
By Deborah L. Huntley, Preservation Archaeologist
Nathan Thrapp summarizes this season's field school:
With the field school coming to an end today, I thought a short summary of our shared experiences at Mule Creek would be fitting. Starting our journey in Tucson, ...
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