2024
05
Sep
Sandals and Power in the Ancient Southwest
Dear Friends,
I hope you had a great Labor Day Weekend!
I spent the holiday weekend laboring (as it were) on archaeological research! I don’t get to do that often, so it didn’t really feel like work. It was a pleasure. An honor. A responsibility. And a privilege. I’ll share details of th...
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2023
27
May
Fourth Saturday Archaeology Days at Mission Garden
Mission Garden is inaugurating this Fall’s interactive Archaeology Days, taking place each fourth Saturday of the month through spring of 2023. Fourth Saturday Archaeology Days are an expansion of the Hands-on Archaeology programs at Mission Garden in past years.
Join ancient technologies exper...
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2023
18
Mar
How Did People Make and Use Atlatls?
You will make a replica atlatl and an expedient dart in this class. Hunters in the distant past used the atlatl to propel the dart and shaft. Our atlatls will be made of oak, using archaeological examples from the Southwest. The darts will be simple so that participants have a dart to shoot when the...
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2022
25
Sep
Mission Garden Archaeology Day
Mission Garden Archaeology Day
Saturday, September 24, 2022, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
At the Youth Garden at Mission Garden, free with a $5 suggested donation at the garden entrance.
On September 24, Mission Garden will inaugurate this Fall's interactive Archaeology Days, taking place each fourth...
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2022
01
Jun
Preservation Archaeology 2022 Public Lectures
Archaeology Southwest and the University of Arizona ask you to join the 2022 Preservation Archaeology Public Lecture series.
All lectures begin at 6:30 p.m. (MDT), located at 8179 Hwy 180 W, Cliff NM 88028. Look for the cream building with orange portable toilets on the north side of Hwy 180 just...
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2022
11
May
Hands-On Archaeology at Sabino Canyon
Join Archaeology Southwest on Wednesday, May 11th from 9 am - 2 pm near the Visitor’s Center in Sabino Canyon.
Through a partnership agreement with Archaeology Southwest to improve public outreach and interpretation of cultural resources, Coronado National Forest is proud to offer a series of p...
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2022
05
May
Hands-On Archaeology at Sabino Canyon
Join Archaeology Southwest on Thursday, May 5th from 9 am - 2 pm near the Visitor’s Center in Sabino Canyon.
Through a partnership agreement with Archaeology Southwest to improve public outreach and interpretation of cultural resources, Coronado National Forest is proud to offer a series of pub...
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2022
27
Apr
Hands-On Archaeology at Sabino Canyon
Join Archaeology Southwest on Wednesday, April 27th from 9 am - 2 pm near the Visitor’s Center in Sabino Canyon.
Through a partnership agreement with Archaeology Southwest to improve public outreach and interpretation of cultural resources, Coronado National Forest is proud to offer a series of...
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2022
19
Apr
Hands-On Archaeology at Sabino Canyon
Join Archaeology Southwest on Tuesday, April 19th from 9 am - 2 pm near the Visitor’s Center in Sabino Canyon.
Through a partnership agreement with Archaeology Southwest to improve public outreach and interpretation of cultural resources, Coronado National Forest is proud to offer a series of ...
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2021
09
Jun
A Nonrenewable Resource
Taylor Cole, Arizona State University
(June 9, 2021)—Within anthropology, archaeology serves as a tool to understand and piece together how cultures have changed over time and how material culture—things people make and use—helped us become one of the most widespread species on Earth. By ex...
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2021
11
Jan
From Opportunistic Reactivity to Proactive Stewardship
John R. Welch, Landscape and Site Preservation Program Director
(January 11, 2021)—Archaeology Southwest’s 2020–21 Café season is pulling back the curtain to show how we pursue our Preservation Archaeology mission. We are still crunching the numbers and compiling the results of our recen...
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2019
15
Nov
Why Should We Care about the Past?
We're very pleased to share this guest post by our friend Jonathan Bailey. Jonathan is a photographer specializing in conservation, cultural resources, and public land. He is also the author of Rock Art: A Vision of a Vanishing Cultural Landscape. You can follow him on Instagram and Facebook.
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