2017
07
Sep
Shell Bracelet Manufacturing
Christine H. Virden-Lange, Desert Archaeology, Inc.
(September 27, 2017)—In the ancient United States Southwest, the culture group archaeologists call the Hohokam inhabited the area from northern Mexico on the south to the Colorado River on the west, the Agua Fria to the north and the Gila Rive...
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2016
09
Aug
Editorial: Bill Doelle Argues for Preserving Bears Ears
Editorial: Archaeology Southwest President Bill Doelle Argues for Preserving Bears Ears
Public lands don't offer enough protections, and this remarkable land in Utah is under attack. http://bit.ly/2aXNoFO - Arizona Republic
AZ Governor Appoints Kathryn Leonard as the New SHPO
On August 8, 2016, Go...
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2016
06
Apr
Gorod Durakov, or What’s In a Name?
Jeff Clark, Preservation Archaeologist
(April 5, 2016)—I spent a wonderful and exhausting six days in late March as a guide for a weeklong members’ tour of Salado and Classic Hohokam archaeological sites in the valleys of southern Arizona. Bill Doelle, Lyle Balenquah, and Alan Osbourne were my ...
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2016
12
Jan
You're Invited: Making Archaeology Public
Sarah Herr, Senior Project Director, Desert Archaeology, Inc.
(January 12, 2016)—This Thursday night in Tucson, the 15th biennial Southwest Symposium opens. The Southwest Symposium has always been one of my favorite archaeological conferences, as archaeologists working in the Southwest United Sta...
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2015
28
Oct
Invest in Ourselves, in Our Sense of Place
Bill Doelle, President & CEO
(October 28, 2015)—Archaeology Southwest is an enthusiastic supporter of the seven Pima County bond proposals that are on the November 3 ballot. Our mission—to explore and protect the places of our past—is at the core of many of the bond projects.
In previou...
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2015
14
Oct
Fateful Bananas
Between now and October 17, 2015, Archaeology Southwest is participating in the Archaeological Institute of America's celebration of International Archaeology Day (10/17/15) by sharing blog posts about why—or how—we became archaeologists. Today we feature Jeffery Clark, Preservation Archaeologis...
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2015
06
Oct
Ancient Engineering: "Hanging" Canals
Archaeology Southwest is honored to feature "The Prehistoric Bajada 'Hanging' Canals of the Safford Basin: Small Corporate Group Engineering in Southeastern Arizona," written by James A. Neely, Professor Emeritus, University of Texas, and co-researcher Don Lancaster of Thatcher, Arizona, especially ...
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2014
24
Aug
Hohokam Village Excavated to Make Way for Future Strip Mall
Hohokam Village Excavated to Make Way for Future Strip Mall
A “really nice picture” of the workings of early Hohokam civilization is emerging from a recent excavation that uncovered at least part of a prehistoric-era village at a planned Marana outlet mall site. “This site is revealing, becau...
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2014
30
Mar
Southwestern Archaeology Loses a Beloved Patron
Remembering Molly Thompson
Molly Coit Kendall Thompson died at home in Tucson on Monday, February 10, 2014, at the age of 90. Her husband of 65 years and her older daughter were with her. Molly was born in Tombstone in 1923, where she grew up on the Kendall family ranch with her two sisters. Her par...
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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
06
Mar
Heighten Your Awareness on March 29
By Matt Peeples, Preservation Archaeologist
March is Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month for the State of Arizona. Setting aside a month to celebrate archaeology highlights the importance of our shared past, as well as the social and economic impacts of archaeology in the state. Of c...
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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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