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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2014
07
Jan
Tanque Verde Brown and the Temper of Sand
By Lewis Borck, Preservation Fellow
In the not-so-distant past, I organized a meeting of the minds to discuss problems and interesting phenomena associated with precontact southern Arizona pottery (“precontact” meaning “before the arrival of Europeans”). As I prepared for “Edge ...
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2013
23
Oct
The Archaeologist’s Gaze
By Lewis Borck, Preservation Archaeology Fellow
Dating techniques are one of first things students learn about in archaeology courses in the United States. Archaeologists—and people more generally—have two primary ways of marking time: absolute (chronometric), or a computed numerical ag...
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2013
07
Aug
Of Drones and Men
By Lewis Borck, Preservation Fellow
August 20, 2013
Earlier this spring, I had the pleasure of getting out into Sulphur Spring Valley’s sere landscape with Michael Brack, a cartographer from Desert Archaeology, Inc. We were there to map a number of Classic period archaeological sites t...
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2013
26
Mar
Southwest Social Networks
Findings of Southwest Social Networks Project Published by the National Academy of Sciences
University of Arizona and Archaeology Southwest study applies innovative methods to understanding a time of great change
Tucson, Ariz. (March 25, 2012) — Archaeology Southwest is pleased to announce...
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2012
22
Oct
Lewis Borck is Newest Preservation Fellow
Archaeology Southwest Announces Latest Preservation Fellow
University of Arizona School of Anthropology doctoral candidate Lewis Borck to pursue Preservation Archaeology in southern Arizona
Tucson, Ariz. (October 22, 2012) — Archaeology Southwest is pleased to welcome its newest Preservation F...
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