2016
11
Dec
Salt Lake Tribune Takes a Stand for the Antiquities Act
Salt Lake Tribune Takes a Stand for the Antiquities Act and Our National Monuments
Rob Bishop has made it clear that he would like for the Antiquities Act of 1906 to just go away. And for all those who support the law to "die." Until one or both of those happen, though, neither the incoming preside...
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2016
10
Jun
A Memorable Success in Preservation Archaeology on Elk Ridge
Guest post by R. E. Burrillo, Archaeologist: Manti-La Sal National Forest, Moab-Monticello District, UT
(June 9, 2016)—During the week of May 23, something wholly unremarkable and yet almost never talked about in the media took place in southeast Utah: a group of volunteers did important work an...
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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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2015
11
Mar
Cedar Mesa and Preservation Archaeology
Bill Doelle, President & CEO
My number of waking hours in Bluff, Utah, was just slightly more than the 16-hour round-trip drive from Tucson to attend the annual Celebrate Cedar Mesa Weekend. It was well worth the effort. As the program rolled out to some 300 attendees, I was thrilled t...
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2015
09
Feb
What Does Protection Really Mean?
Josh Ewing, Executive Director, Friends of Cedar Mesa
Cedar Mesa and the landscape surrounding it are full of sacred places. Around almost every bend is another site where even the most detached type-A personality, like me, can connect with people and events far in the past. It’s places like this...
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2015
08
Jan
From the Editor’s Desk
By Kate Sarther Gann, Content Editor, Archaeology Southwest Magazine
Thoughts on Archaeology Southwest Magazine 28(3 & 4), “Tortuous and Fantastic: Cultural and Natural Wonders of Greater Cedar Mesa”:
No doubt about it, this issue is a whopper. The biggest we’ve ever done, in ...
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