2014
20
Jan
From Durango to Durango and Las Vegas to Las Vegas, Part 1
By Matt Peeples, Preservation Archaeologist
Several of Archaeology Southwest’s staff members attended the 14th biennial Southwest Symposium at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, held from January 9 to 11. Because it focuses on current research in the Southwest, this conference is one of...
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2013
28
Nov
Back to Basics, Part 3: Broad Research Themes
By Matt Peeples, Preservation Archaeologist
The archaeological culture areas I described on Wednesday are really just a means of conceptualizing similarities and differences among people living in different parts of the Southwest. These constructs do not represent cultures in the way we def...
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2013
27
Nov
Back to Basics, Part 2: Archaeological Cultures in the Southwest
By Matt Peeples, Preservation Archaeologist
On Monday, I wrote about how archaeologists define culture areas, which represent geographic zones in which people were living in generally similar ways and across which people were connected through shared history and practices. Before we look at...
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2013
25
Nov
Back to Basics, Part 1
By Matt Peeples, Preservation Archaeologist
As I reviewed recent posts, I thought we should take a moment to break it down for those who are interested in learning what Southwest archaeology is about, at the most basic level. This week, in three successive posts, I’ll try to summarize a...
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2013
03
Sep
Red or green?
By Matt Peeples, Preservation Archaeologist
Red or green? It's the state question of New Mexico—referring, of course, to the color of the chile sauce you want on your dinner. Synonymous with New Mexican cuisine, chile peppers are part of New Mexican identity. Even the road signs welcomi...
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2013
22
Jul
An Arizona Icelandic Saga
By Matt Peeples, Preservation Archaeologist
A little more than a week ago, I was lucky enough to travel with ten other Southwestern archaeologists to the city of Akureyri in northern Iceland. We went there to take part in a collaborative research meeting with a group of climate scientists a...
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2013
21
Jul
Sacred Object Sold at Paris Auction Returned to Hopi Tribe
Sacred Object Sold at Paris Auction Returned to Hopi Tribe
One of the several dozen sacred items sold at auction in Paris last spring has been returned to the Hopi people. The tribe was vehemently opposed to the sale. In April when lawyer Pierre Servan-Schreibercouldn’t convince a French judge ...
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2013
18
Jul
Of Ancient Networks and Bacon Numbers
By Matt Peeples, Preservation Archaeologist
Yesterday afternoon, many of us at Archaeology Southwest gathered around the first box off the truck, grinning over the new issue of Archaeology Southwest Magazine. It's on its way to our members' mailboxes now (if you're not yet a member, join no...
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2013
10
Jun
An Archaeology Road Show in Arizona's Mogollon Highlands
By Doug Gann, Preservation Archaeologist and Digital Media Specialist
In a community such as Springerville, like almost every place in the Southwest with nearby water, archaeological evidence of ancient peoples is fairly common. The objects linking the past of these places to the present ar...
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2013
17
Mar
Director of Zuni Museum Comments on Upcoming Auction of 71 Hopi and Zuni Masks
Director of Zuni Museum Comments on Upcoming Auction of 71 Hopi and Zuni Masks
If the shameless business of dealing in looted antiquities and the bad karma that goes with it isn’t enough, let me say to the auctioneers and possible purchasers of the 71 Hopi and Zuni masks to be auctioned by Neret-M...
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2012
27
Jan
Fruitful Discussions at the Southwest Symposium
By Deborah L. Huntley, Preservation Archaeologist, with Katherine Dungan, Research Associate
A few weekends ago, several Archaeology Southwest staff members had the opportunity to attend the 13th Biennial Southwest Symposium in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This year’s symposium title was “...
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2012
01
Jan
Arizona State Museum Research on the Ancient Trincheras Overlooking Downtown Tucson
Arizona State Museum Research on the Ancient Trincheras Overlooking Downtown Tucson
Tumamoc Hill, the large peak west of downtown Tucson and to the north of A Mountain, is familiar to many Tucsonans. Hikers trek up Tumamoc's paved road to the University of Arizona's Desert Laboratory. The rough-hew...
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