2017
10
Nov
Veterans Day
Karen Gust Schollmeyer, Preservation Archaeologist
(November 10, 2017)—Veterans Day is sometimes an exciting day at the Archaeology Southwest office, as our downtown location puts us very close to the annual Tucson Veterans Day Parade. Getting to the office amid all the early street closures ca...
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2017
02
Nov
Protecting the Greater Chaco Landscape: November 2017 Update
Paul F. Reed, Preservation Archaeologist
(November 2, 2017)—Much has transpired in the last few weeks in our efforts to protect the Greater Chaco Landscape. Here is a summary of recent happenings.
In early September, Archaeology Southwest compiled a short report (opens as a PDF) on recent an...
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2017
01
Nov
What We're Doing This Week
Kate Sarther Gann, Communications Coordinator, and Content Editor, Archaeology Southwest Magazine
(November 1, 2017)—Every so often, I ask our staff to say a few words about what they're working on that week. Here's this week's edition:
Aaron Wright:
I'm managing data and records from our...
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2017
07
Sep
Protecting the Greater Chaco Landscape: Threats from Oil and Gas
Banner image: Flares outside of Bloomfield. Courtesy of EcoFlight.
New Mexico Delegation Urges Continued Deferral of Leasing in Protection Zone
(September 7, 2017)—Yesterday, Senators Udall and Heinrich and Representative Lujan sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Zinke calling on the ...
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2017
02
Aug
Archaeology and Oral History Project Receives Prestigious NEH Grant
Four American Indian Tribes will collaborate with scholars on three-year study
Tucson, Ariz. (August 2, 2017)—Archaeology Southwest is pleased to announce that a team of affiliated researchers has earned a prestigious Collaborative Research Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH...
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2017
26
Jul
More Mud!
Allen Denoyer, Preservation Archaeologist and Ancient Technologies Expert
(July 26, 2017)—By the end of last year’s field school, we had started two walls, and one was up to about six layers high. We mixed the mud with our hands in basin-shaped pits and placed it onto the wall in blobs. Then we...
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2017
27
Jun
Exploring and Experiencing Places of the Past and Present
Sophia Draznin-Nagy, Mills College
(June 27, 2017)—Our recent adventure to northern New Mexico included a visit to the Pueblo of Zuni on June 17. The community was preparing for the first day of a four-day ceremony tied to the summer solstice to bring in the new season.
We toured the Village of ...
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2017
16
Jun
Archaeology Southwest Opposes Zinke Recommendations on Bears Ears
(June 16, 2017)—Archaeology Southwest joins sovereign tribal nations, local and national conservation organizations, and citizen stakeholders in opposing the recommendations put forth in Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s interim report on Bears Ears National Monument (BENM) dated June 10, 2017.
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2017
09
Jun
The Meaning of Monument
Aaron Wright, Preservation Archaeologist
(June 11, 2017)—Monuments come in different shapes and sizes. For many, monuments bring to mind plaques or statues that commemorate some historical figure or event. It is important to recognize that places may also be monuments—from a dot on a map, as w...
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2017
04
Jun
The Antiquities Act Turns 111 - Celebrate by Protecting the Law
The Antiquities Act Turns 111 - Celebrate by Protecting the Law
This Thursday, June 8, is an important day. It marks 111 years since President Theodore Roosevelt signed the Antiquities Act into law. We at Archaeology Southwest cannot overstate this law’s significance. Through this act, America ha...
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2017
04
Jun
Celebrate the 111th Anniversary of the Antiquities Act—By Defending It
Kate Sarther Gann, Communications Coordinator
(June 4, 2017)—This Thursday, June 8, is an important day. It marks 111 years since President Theodore Roosevelt signed the Antiquities Act into law.
We at Archaeology Southwest cannot overstate this law's significance. Through this act, America ...
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2017
30
May
New Site Protection Acquisition: The Fleming Parcel
Aaron Wright, Preservation Archaeologist
(May 30, 2017)—Another site protection success! On May 22, 2017, we closed on the Fleming parcel, 120 acres in the lower Gila River valley. We purchased 40 acres, and Gail Fleming, Trustee for the Lawrence J. and Gail Fleming Trust, donated an addition...
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