2023
28
Mar
Pueblo Grande Becomes S'eḏav Va'aki Museum
Dear Friends,
Last Thursday I put a lot of miles on my Prius as a “water tourist” along an extended area of the proposed Great Bend of the Gila National Conservation Area. What I saw really worried me, and it might worry you, too, however nonsensical that seems for a desert in a drought. I’...
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2021
24
Aug
Tribal Expertise Must Inform BLM Decision-Making
Dear Friends,
It’s good to be back after our one-week break.
It’s also exciting to share a couple of media events linked to Archaeology Southwest’s long-term Preservation Archaeology projects.
Two decades and five days ago, Paul Reed was hired as our Chaco Scholar. Paul’s init...
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2019
17
Sep
Border Construction Imperils Archaeological Sites in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Border Construction Imperils Archaeological Sites in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Environmental groups have fought unsuccessfully to halt construction in protected areas, arguing that more-imposing barriers could disrupt wildlife migration and threaten the survival of imperiled species. But ...
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2018
11
Mar
Another Auction, Another Threat to the Ancient Places of the Four Corners
Another Auction, Another Threat to the Ancient Places of the Four Corners
Now, the 13,000-year-old historical record of Native Americans who inhabited the outskirts of two national monuments near the Colorado-Utah border is facing an unprecedented threat. On March 20, the federal government is sche...
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2011
20
Feb
New Visitor's Center and New Technology Help Share the Past at Hovenweep
New Visitor's Center and New Technology Help Share the Past at Hovenweep National Monument
The ruins of Hovenweep lie along the Colorado-Utah border to the west of the more famous cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde. There’s now a new visitor center that has been built at Hovenweep National Monument in...
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