2018
10
Oct
Adapting to Climate Change—80 is the new 70
Bill Doelle, President & CEO
(October 10, 2018)—Every year as the fall temperatures slowly drop—100, 90, 80, 70 degrees Fahrenheit—I get the irresistible urge to spend at least one weekend day in Catalina State Park. It is a wonderland of archaeology that I have immersed myself in sin...
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2018
22
Aug
Pursuing a Better Future for Bears Ears National Monument
Join William H. Doelle, President and CEO of Archaeology Southwest, for a presentation entitled Pursuing a Better Future for Bears Ears National Monument on Wednesday, August 22, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at St. Michael and All Angels Church, 601 Montano Road NW, Albuquerque. Dr. Doelle will discuss s...
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2018
25
Jul
Rep. Grijalva Introduces Bill to Protect Great Bend of the Gila as a National Monument
Statements by Archaeology Southwest President and CEO William Doelle, Tribal Representatives
Tucson, Ariz. (July 25, 2018) – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) today reintroduced legislation in the House of Representatives seeking national monument designation for a remarkable cultural landsc...
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2017
08
Dec
Chaos and the Swamp—a perspective from an airplane
Bill Doelle, President & CEO
(December 8, 2017)—The last few days have been more chaotic than most for me. On Monday, while I was flying east to Washington, DC, President Trump was making good on his promise to Utah Senator Orrin Hatch, (illegally) slashing more than 1.1 million acres fro...
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2017
24
Aug
Archaeology Southwest’s Reaction to Zinke’s Announcement on Reviewed National Monuments
“Boundary adjustments” will eliminate key protections; national monuments must remain as designated
Tucson, Ariz. (August 24, 2017)—In response to Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke’s announcement regarding his recommendations for 27 national monuments, including four in Arizona, Archae...
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2017
12
May
For Bears Ears, Our National Monuments, and the Antiquities Act
Bill Doelle, President & CEO
(May 12, 2017)—The outraged community had the Swedish scientist arrested.
The scientist, Gustav Nordenskiöld (1868–1895), had undertaken quite good archaeological excavations, by today’s standards, at cliff dwellings in southwestern Colorado’s Mesa ...
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2017
24
Apr
Archaeology Southwest at Tucson's March for Science
Leslie Aragon, Preservation Archaeology Fellow
(April 24, 2017)—Over the weekend, thousands of people across the country came together to march, rally, and speak out for science. In Tucson, an estimated 4,000 people came out to El Presidio Park to show their support for the S.T.E.M. fields. Loo...
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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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2016
04
Dec
Native America Victorious at Standing Rock
Native America Victorious at Standing Rock
The Army Corps of Engineers will not grant the permit for the Dakota Access pipeline to drill under the Missouri river, the army announced on Sunday, handing a major victory to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe after a months-long campaign against the pipeline....
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2016
07
Oct
A Special Person, Two Places, and My Dog
As International Archaeology Day (October 15, 2016) approaches, we're celebrating by sharing posts about what we're working on now—the daily work of archaeology. But the author of today's very special post, we're happy to note, is, for once, NOT working!
Bill Doelle, President & CEO
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2015
31
Dec
Archaeology Southwest’s Most Memorable Moments of 2015
Kate Sarther Gann, Communications Coordinator
(December 31, 2015)—Inspired by a clever post from our friends at the Friends of Cedar Mesa, we decided to compile our own list. So, with a hat-tip to Amanda Nichols and Josh Ewing at FCM, we give you, in no particular order,
Archaeology Sout...
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