2014
04
Dec
Putting the People Back in Camp Naco
By Bill Doelle, President & CEO
Camp Naco saw more than 500 visitors in the two days after Thanksgiving as part of the annual Bisbee Home Tour. That’s more people than were ever stationed there at one time!
The association of Archaeology Southwest with Camp Naco started a decade ago when Be...
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2014
30
Sep
Southern Arizona’s Camp Naco Begins Second Century
Preparing to Serve Again: Southern Arizona’s Camp Naco Begins Second Century
Recent infusion of funding helps repair formerly derelict historical military installation and plan for 21st-century use
(Tucson, Ariz.) September 30, 2014—Eight years of fervent grassroots efforts to save Camp Na...
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2014
21
Sep
Agnese Haury Bequeaths Her Legacy to the University of Arizona
Agnese Haury Bequeaths Her Legacy to the University of Arizona
The University of Arizona has received $50 million from the estate of philanthropist Agnese Nelms Haury. It will be used to fund scholarships and research on issues of the environment, social justice, and the Southwest. It will also e...
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2014
23
Jul
Archaeology Southwest Acquires a Portion of Quail Point
New Protection for Ancient Rock Art
Southern Arizona-based nonprofit Archaeology Southwest acquires a 360-acre parcel at Quail Point, an exceptional rock art site in the Gila Bend region
Tucson, Ariz. (July 29, 2014) — Protection of millennia-old rock art in the Gila Bend region of Arizo...
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2014
27
May
Engaging the Complexities of the Borderlands
By Bill Doelle, President & CEO
Last Friday, some fresh eyes came to Camp Naco, and they helped me to see some things in new ways. Since 2006, I have worked with Becky Orozco, instructor of Anthropology and History at Cochise College, to preserve the historic adobe buildings at Camp Naco. I...
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2014
12
Mar
Not Exactly a Vacant Lot!
By Stephen Darling, Archaeology Southwest Member since 2013
This past Saturday morning, March 8, my wife Anne-Marie, my friend Steve Cox, and I attended Archaeology Southwest’s 2014 Annual Members’ Gathering, which featured a walking tour of the Valencia site. Owned by Pima Community College an...
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2014
04
Mar
Exploring the Edge, March 1–2
By Lewis Borck, Preservation Archaeology Fellow
Preparations for Edge of Salado research (click on that link to learn more) have been underway for the past month:
Excavations began two weekends ago in the Sulphur Springs Valley:
And we often had company!
We ...
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2013
04
Nov
This Post Is Not about the Borg or Peanut-Butter Cups—Or Is It?
Kate Sarther, Communications Coordinator, and Jeff Clark, Preservation Archaeologist
(November 4, 2013)—One of the most rewarding aspects of serving as the content editor of Archaeology Southwest Magazine is the continual opportunity to learn new things directly from the finest scholars. I ha...
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2013
12
Sep
Back to the 70s—Enjoying an Archaeological Preserve
By Bill Doelle, President & CEO
Back to the 70s—I am talking temperatures, desert temperatures. Last weekend, daytime temperatures around Tucson kept to the high 70s for much of the day. For me, that means that hiking in the desert is once again possible. My time is always limited, s...
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2013
05
Sep
Paradise by the Antiquities Act
By Bill Doelle, President & CEO
Paradise is defined many ways. For me, spending last week away from a cell phone and the rest of the electronic world was paradise. My personal paradise was at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. It can’t get much better than that!
Grand Canyon National...
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2013
11
Aug
Anthropology Community Remembers Keith Basso
National Museum of the American Indian Remembers Keith Basso
Keith H. Basso (73), a major figure in American Anthropology and American Indian Studies, died from cancer in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sunday, August 4. He devoted his life’s work to understanding and bringing to the appreciation of others t...
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2013
11
Aug
No New Ruins — A Plea from a Stubborn Optimist
By Bill Doelle, President & CEO
Sometimes, archaeologists can prevent ruins. Yes, I said prevent, not preserve. Camp Naco is teaching me life lessons about just how hard it can be to prevent ruins.
After working with a devoted team of ruin preventers for the past eight years, it is time...
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