2011
27
Feb
Obama's Budget Once Again Calls for the Elimination of Federal Heritage Programs
Obama's Budget Once Again Calls for the Elimination of Federal Heritage Programs
Yesterday, President Obama sent his 2012 budget proposal to Capitol Hill, delivering a painful blow to preservationists: Two federal grant programs, Save America's Treasures and Preserve America, were eliminated, sla...
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2011
09
Jan
San Antonio and the National Park Service Demonstrate Economic Impacts of Heritage Sites
San Antonio and the National Park Service Demonstrate Economic Impacts of Heritage Sites
The San Antonio missions aren’t just for history buffs or those looking for reflective prayer. The National Park service says they are also a boon to the economy. Last year was historic for its visitors to th...
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2010
28
Nov
Meetings of the American Anthropological Association Featured a Growing "Jargon Gap"
Meetings of the American Anthropological Association Feature Growing "Jargon Gap"
This weekend's annual conference of the American Anthropological Association drew more than 6,000 scholars, making it among the best-attended meetings in the organization's history. But the robust numbers did not preve...
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2010
26
Oct
Global Conference Explores Preservation Archaeology
Global Conference Explores Preservation Archaeology
So, how can we manage these sites in a sustainable fashion? How can we create a system of site selection, preservation, and conservation that helps the local economy protect a cultural treasure that ultimately belongs to the world? How can techn...
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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
Aug
Tucson Underground: The Archaeology of a Desert Community
This special double issue of Archaeology Southwest (Volume 24, Nos. 1–2) explores what has been found during archaeological research in and around downtown Tucson, and what those findings mean—from the earliest agriculture, through the Presidio era, up to the early twentieth century.
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2010
28
Jun
Hohokam Heritage: The Casa Grande Community
Volume 23, No. 4 of Archaeology Southwest reviews the historical background of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument and provides a broader archaeological context for thinking about the monument’s expansion.
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2010
10
Jun
Center President in Washington D.C. to Testify
"The Casa Grande Ruins National Monument preserves the remains of an ancient Hohokam farming community and 'Great House,' one of the largest prehistoric structures built in the United States. It is one of our most famous cultural landmarks and is prominent in Akimel O’odham, Tohono O’odh...
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2010
12
Feb
Pieces of the Puzzle to Open at Huhugam Ki Museum
Pieces of the Puzzle: New Perspectives on the Hohokam will open on Saturday, March 27, 2010, at the Huhugam Ki Museum of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.
This thought-provoking exhibition on population change in late prehistory was developed by the Center for Desert Archaeolo...
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2010
12
Feb
Pieces of the Puzzle to Open at Huhugam Ki Museum
February 12, 2010
Contact: Kate Sarther Gann
Pieces of the Puzzle: New Perspectives on the Hohokam will open on Saturday, March 27, 2010, at the Huhugam Ki Museum of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.
This thought-provoking exhibition on population change in late prehistory w...
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2009
01
Oct
1986-1987 - "Archaeology in Tucson" Volunteers Survey Catalina State Park
Archaeology in Tucson volunteers survey more than 2 1/2 square miles in Catalina State Park, north of Tucson. Twenty-nine new sites are recorded, and additional information is collected from thirteen previously known sites. In the mid-1800s, Francisco Romero built stone-walled ranch buildings atop a...
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2009
15
Sep
1982-1983 - Research at the Valencia Site
The Institute investigates the Valencia Site, a large Hohokam ballcourt village along the Santa Cruz River in the southern Tucson Basin. This important site reveals evidence of more than 10,000 years of Tucson's prehistory, including a Clovis point, several Archaic/Early Agricultural period pithouse...
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