2020
05
May
Now Online: A Tale of Two Cities: Casa Malpais, Kinishba, and the Elusive Promise of Archaeological Tourism
Even though this event has passed, you can explore extended content and soon watch a video recording of this presentation at the link below.
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Knowledge seekers of every kind are welcome at Archaeology Café—now happening live and online for all to enjoy from the comfort of ho...
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2015
31
May
Archaeology Southwest's Paul Reed Explains How Oil and Gas Development Threatens the Chaco Landscape
Archaeology Southwest's Paul Reed Explains How Oil and Gas Development Threatens the Chaco Landscape
Chaco Culture National Historical Park, and affiliated sites on nearby Navajo Nation and Bureau of Land Management lands, are designated as a World Heritage Site – one of only 22 such sites in the...
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2014
02
Mar
Was Beringia a Refuge for Ice Age Peoples?
Was Beringia a Refuge for Ice Age Peoples?
Genetic and environmental evidence indicates that after the ancestors of Native Americans left Asia, they spent 10,000 years in shrubby lowlands on a broad land bridge that once linked Siberia and Alaska. Archaeological evidence is lacking because it drowne...
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2013
22
Aug
Journeys and Crossroads
By Matt Peeples, Preservation Archaeologist
Earlier this week, I drove up to Springerville, Arizona, to give a talk at the Casa Malpais Museum hosted by the Little Colorado Chapter of the Arizona Archaeological Society. My presentation focused on migration and cultural diversity in the Upper...
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2013
29
May
Art and Preservation Archaeology at Casa Malpais
By Doug Gann,
Preservation Archaeologist
For the past twelve years, I've been helping a community in eastern Arizona’s Mogollon Highlands preserve, protect, and interpret a unique ancient place now known as Casa Malpais. Because they are located at cooler elevations in and around the Wh...
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2013
19
May
New Mesa Verde Interpretive Center Opens Thursday
New Mesa Verde Interpretive Center Opens Thursday
No more artifacts moldering in the “Tin Shed.” No more storing archives in nooks and crannies. No more driving a long, narrow, winding road to learn what Mesa Verde National Park has to offer. After decades of fundraising and lobbying, and fiv...
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2013
15
Mar
An Archaeology Road Show
By Matt Peeples, Preservation Archaeologist
A few Saturdays ago, on March 2, 2013, Doug Gann and I traveled up to the Casa Malpais Archaeological Park and Museum in Springerville, Arizona, for a regional Archaeology Road Show. Supported by the Arizona Humanities Council, this event repres...
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