2025
18
Aug
Erasing History at US Museums and Parks
Dear Friends,
The assault continues.
On August 12, the White House announced an unprecedented review of exhibitions at the Smithsonian Institution’s 21 museums. Political appointees and administration loyalists—many of whom have little to no museum experience, much less expertise in the sc...
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2025
09
Jan
Meet the Newest National Monuments
Dear Friends,
Just over four years ago, I published a Curiosities column at SAPIENS.org on fascinating archaeological tree-ring research that reconstructed ancient Indigenous fire management systems in northern New Mexico. (See also Archaeology Southwest Magazine Vol. 30, No. 4, “Fire Adds Rich...
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