2019
19
Nov
Acoma Pueblo Rejoices in Shield’s Return
Acoma Pueblo Rejoices in Shield’s Return
Video: Acoma Governor Vallo Comments on the Shield’s Return. Editors’ note: We strongly encourage our readers to watch this video of the press conference in its entirety to understand the cultural importance of the shield to the Pueblo of Acoma and th...
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2018
06
Dec
What Archaeology Can Tell Us about Migration
What Archaeology Can Tell Us about Migration
Past societies hold lessons relevant to contemporary concerns
Tucson, Ariz. (December 6, 2018)—Archaeology Southwest is pleased to announce the publication of an important paper examining human migration in deep time. “Resolving the migrant paradox:...
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2018
26
Apr
Field School Alumni at the Society for American Archaeology Meetings
Karen Schollmeyer, Preservation Archaeologist
(April 26, 2018)—Earlier this month, several of us from Archaeology Southwest were able to attend the Society for American Archaeology annual meetings in Washington, DC. One of the highlights of these meetings for me is getting to spend time with ...
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2017
08
May
Borck Joins Faculty of Leiden University
(May 9, 2017)—Archaeology Southwest is pleased to share the news that former Preservation Fellow and current postdoctoral researcher Lewis Borck will be joining the Faculty of Archaeology at Universiteit Leiden in the Netherlands as a Lecturer/Researcher in September 2017.
"This is an amazing opp...
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2017
31
Jan
Teaching Archaeology
Leslie Aragon, Preservation Archaeology Fellow
(January 31, 2017)—A couple of weeks ago, Lewis Borck and I (along with our friend and fellow archaeologist, Ashleigh Thompson) went to the Khalsa Montessori School here in Tucson to talk about archaeology to a group of first through third graders...
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2016
13
Oct
Bridges
As International Archaeology Day (October 15, 2016) approaches, we’re celebrating by sharing posts about what we’re working on now—the daily work of archaeology.
Lewis Borck, Preservation Archaeologist
(October 13, 2016)—Hey, all. I wanted to chat a bit about what I’m doing outside o...
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2016
31
Aug
50-Dollar Words, 1-Dollar Ideas, and Priceless People
Lewis Borck, Preservation Archaeologist
(August 30, 2016)—Archaeologists are really good at making up words, or at least turning nouns into verbs in really awkward ways. Many site reports in the English-speaking world are littered with the word “recordation,” as in, “this site underwent r...
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2016
28
Aug
Continued Momentum for Bears Ears
NY Times Recognizes Presidential Legacy through Monument Creation
President Obama seems most comfortable outside on an 18-hole golf course, not hunting bear in Colorado, as Theodore Roosevelt did while president in 1905, or deep-sea fishing for tarpon in the Texas Gulf, as Franklin D. Roosevelt, 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
17
Oct
Happy International Archaeology Day!
(October 17, 2015)—So, by now you have read our stories. (If you haven't, check out the links below).
What ties all this to International Archaeology Day? There are a few common themes to consider:
A sense of something bigger than this time and place
An innate interest in and respect for huma...
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2015
12
Oct
How Bad Poetry Can Lead to a Career in Archaeology
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. We hope you enjoy this very personal look at our staff me...
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2015
11
Oct
Other Archaeologists
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. We hope you enjoy this very personal look at our staff me...
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