2018
26
Nov
Along the Gila Watershed
Karen Schollmeyer, Preservation Archaeologist
(November 26, 2018)—One of our current areas of research here at Archaeology Southwest is focused on how archaeological culture areas along the Gila River were connected in the past. Our Fluid Identities research program examines how people in th...
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2018
20
Feb
Hands-On Archaeology: Some Insights on Salado-Era Adobe
Allen Denoyer, Preservation Archaeologist and Ancient Technologies Expert
(February 20, 2018)—I was up in Coolidge, Arizona, at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument last month to talk about the Salado-style rooms we have been building with our Preservation Archaeology Field School students in Cl...
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2017
17
Dec
Has Tucson Lost Its Birthplace?
Has Tucson Lost Its Birthplace?
City officials halted and then moved work for a $7 million project Monday after historic preservation activists complained that earth movers were grading a crucial archaeological site at or near Tucson’s birthplace. A private contractor was working Monday morni...
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2013
15
Sep
Bipartisan Effort to Expand Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Gathers Momentum in Congress
Bill to Expand Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Reintroduced
The boundaries of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument could expand under a House bill. U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick a Democrat, has introduced the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Boundary Modification Act of 2013, and if approve...
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2013
28
Jul
Places Too Wild to Drill
Places Too Wild to Drill
Two of Utah's scenic landmarks — Arches National Park and Desolation Canyon — made a list released Tuesday by the Wilderness Society as areas "too wild to drill." The group said areas adjacent to Arches National Park and Desolation Canyon are under threat to oil and gas...
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2013
25
Jul
The Casa Grande Community—In More Ways than One!
By Bill Doelle, President & CEO
Community. Just when cynicism seems at its most pervasive, I am glad to see that community spirit can still shine through. It certainly infuses the new legislation for the expansion of Casa Grande Ruins National Monument.
A bipartisan group of Arizona Re...
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2013
30
Jun
Bipartisan Effort to Expand Casa Grande National Monument
Toward a Grander Casa Grande
The boundaries of Casa Grande Ruins National Monument could be expanded if Congress adopts legislation introduced Tuesday by U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz.The Casa Grande Ruins is one of the finest examples of 13th century Hohokam culture in the American Southwest, K...
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2013
26
Jun
Bipartisan Proposal Aims to Expand Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Archaeology Southwest is part of a broad coalition that has advocated the expansion of Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, the nation's first archaeological preserve:
[From the National Parks Conservation Association]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 26, 2013
Contacts:
Kevin Dahl, Arizona ...
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2012
05
Nov
Report from the 2012 National Preservation Conference
By Bill Doelle, Archaeology Southwest President & CEO
The National Trust for Historic Preservation holds an annual conference in a different U.S. city each year. Last week, from October 31 through November 2, we converged on Spokane, Washington, a city of 209,000 that has a robust historic do...
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2010
24
Sep
Politics Push Back Casa Grande Expansion
The Casa Grande Ruins National Monument expansion bill (HR 5110) received a substantial majority of votes on Thursday (Sept. 23), with 244 votes "yea", and 174 votes "nay." However, the bill was considered under “suspension of the rules,” which requires a two-thirds vote. The bill did not reach ...
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2010
13
Sep
Laurenzi to Speak in Verde Valley September 23
EVENT: Presentation to the Verde Valley Chapter of the Arizona Archaeological Society on the Expansion of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
PRESENTED BY: Andy Laurenzi, Southwest Field Representative, Center for Desert Archaeology
DATE/TIME: Thursday, September 23, 2010, at 7:00 p.m.
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2010
02
Aug
Message from Rep. Kirkpatrick
August 2, 2010
Dear Friend,
Knowing of your interest in H.R. 5110, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Boundary Modification Act, I write to provide you with a legislative update.
Earlier this year, I introduced H.R. 5110 to protect a historically and economically valuable attraction in Pinal Co...
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