2014
03
Feb
The Marginal Middle or the Path to Chaco?
By Paul F. Reed, Preservation Archaeologist and Chaco Scholar at Salmon Ruins
On January 20, Scott Michlin welcomed me back to his morning radio show on KSJE, the San Juan College radio station in Farmington, New Mexico. Continuing my chronological foray into ancient Pueblo history, I discu...
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2013
16
Dec
Going Back to the Past: The Basketmaker Roots of the Pueblos
By Paul F. Reed, Preservation Archaeologist and Chaco Scholar at Salmon Ruins
Scott Michlin welcomed me back to his morning show morning radio show on KSJE, the San Juan College radio station in Farmington, New Mexico, this past Monday. For December, I spoke about the Basketmaker era in the...
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2013
22
Oct
An Archaeologist’s View of “Digger” Shows
By Paul F. Reed, Preservation Archaeologist and Chaco Scholar at Salmon Ruins
Host Scott Michlin recently welcomed me to his morning radio show on KSJE, the San Juan College radio station in Farmington, New Mexico. I’ll be on the air with an archaeology update each month. For the month of...
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2013
30
Jul
Zing! Bow-and-Arrow Technology in the Ancient Pueblo Southwest
By Paul F. Reed, Preservation Archaeologist and Chaco Scholar at Salmon Ruins
The development and spread of bow technology across North America has sparked considerable archaeological debate for more than 100 years. Experts have proposed various ideas about how and why bow technology spread...
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2012
19
Nov
Report on the NMAC Conference: Chuska and Chaco
By Paul F. Reed, Preservation Archaeologist and Chaco Scholar at Salmon Ruins
The New Mexico Archaeological Council (NMAC) 2012 Fall Conference convened on Saturday, November 10. The theme was Chuska–Chaco relationships across the San Juan Basin. A series of papers summarized recent initial...
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2011
26
Aug
Student Post: Chaco Canyon Field Trip
Early on a Friday morning, the students of the Mule Creek Field School dragged themselves from their tents and piled into the Suburban and the fifteen-passenger van. After an eventful drive in very close quarters—a trip that was supposed to take seven hours, but ended up taking ten due to a tire...
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2011
04
Aug
Innovative Virtual Exhibit to Explore Chaco's Legacy
Tucson, AZ (August 4, 2011)—Center for Desert Archaeology Preservation Archaeologists Paul F. Reed and Doug Gann have been awarded a $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to digitally interpret recent archaeological findings from the Middle San Juan region of northwestern New M...
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