2013
30
Jun
Bipartisan Effort to Expand Casa Grande National Monument
Toward a Grander Casa Grande
The boundaries of Casa Grande Ruins National Monument could be expanded if Congress adopts legislation introduced Tuesday by U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz.The Casa Grande Ruins is one of the finest examples of 13th century Hohokam culture in the American Southwest, K...
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2013
09
Jun
Vandalism in National Parks and the Social Media Effect
Vandalism in National Parks and the Social Media Effect
The cause of this recent spike in graffiti on public lands is unclear, but some park personnel say there is reason to believe that it coincides with the rise of social media. “In the old days,” said Lorna Lange, the spokeswoman for Joshua T...
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2012
29
Apr
The Black Mat (not) From Outer Space
The Black Mat (not) From Outer Space
A giant cosmic collision with Earth and an asteroid or comet is now the leading culprit behind the mass extinction that ended the Age of Dinosaurs about 65 million years ago. However, there is much controversy regarding whether a cosmic explosion, or something el...
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2011
30
Oct
Archaeologists Rally Against "Apache Leap" Land Transfer
Archaeologists Rally Against "Apache Leap" Land Transfer
Archaeology groups are lining up against a proposal, currently being debated on the floor of the House of Representatives, to give a major copper mining company a large chunk of federal land in Arizona in exchange for private lands. The group...
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2011
09
Oct
Homeland Security Act Raises Troubling Issues for Archaeological Protection and Historic Preservation
Homeland Security Act Raises Troubling Issues for Archaeological Protection and Historic Preservation
The proposed National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act would let the agency waive 36 federal environmental protection laws in the name of better border patrols on public lands. Supporters ...
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2011
28
Aug
Arizona Republic Declares Sonoran Desert Heritage Proposal Worth Supporting
Arizona Republic Declares Sonoran Desert Heritage Proposal Worth Supporting
Mix together the military, wildlife, petroglyphs, tourism, the desert and economic development . . . and you have one amazing idea. It's called the Sonoran Desert Heritage Proposal, and if approved by Congress, it would p...
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2011
31
Jul
Major Interpretive Improvements at Mesa Grande
Community Updates Plans for a Visitor's Center at Mesa Grande
As Mesa’s pioneers scouted their new home, one of their most striking discoveries was a mound larger than a football field that was the cultural center of the ancient Hohokam. Now Mesa is planning to boost the site’s profile by openi...
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2011
08
May
Questions Raised about the Dating of Alleged Pre-Clovis Deposits at Blackwater Draw
Questions Raised about the Dating of Alleged Pre-Clovis Deposits at Blackwater Draw
Archaeologists burrowing in the dirt of central Texas are stirring up a scientific debate that could change history in eastern New Mexico. At issue is the recent discovery of artifacts at an archeological site on ...
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2011
01
May
New Craig Childs' Essay Examines Looters, Collectors, Museums, and Archaeologists
New Craig Childs' Essay Examines Looters, Collectors, Museums, and Archaeologists
Human bones lie bleached and scattered, a ribcage stove in here, shoulder and arm bones over there. It looks as if a war was waged between armies of skeletons in this remote canyon south of the Arizona border. All thes...
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2011
30
Jan
Lawsuit Over Gas Drilling in Nine Mile Canyon Leads to Settlement Including Major BLM Policy Change
Lawsuit Over Gas Drilling in Nine Mile Canyon Leads to Settlement Including Major BLM Policy Change
A coalition of historic preservation and conservation groups announced yesterday that they settled a lawsuit with the Bureau of Land Management filed in the summer of 2008 challenging the BLM’s ...
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2011
16
Jan
Graduate Student Identifies Earliest Known Evidence of the Domestic Dog in North America
Graduate Student Identifies Earliest Known Evidence of the Domestic Dog in North America
Samuel Belknap III, a University of Maine graduate research assistant working under the direction of Kristin Sobolik, found a 9,400-year-old skull fragment of a domestic dog during analysis of an intact human ...
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2011
09
Jan
San Antonio and the National Park Service Demonstrate Economic Impacts of Heritage Sites
San Antonio and the National Park Service Demonstrate Economic Impacts of Heritage Sites
The San Antonio missions aren’t just for history buffs or those looking for reflective prayer. The National Park service says they are also a boon to the economy. Last year was historic for its visitors to th...
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