2023
05
Dec
Societies May Become Less Resilient as They Age
Dear Friends,
As I look at retirement, and think about how I’ll spend my time, I don’t see a lot of “free time”—and certainly no boredom.
I do the majority of my “reading” by listening to audiobooks, and I just discovered that I can get a report on my minutes of reading. So far, ...
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2022
15
Mar
Respect the Great Bend of the Gila
Dear Friends,
Tucson has a magnificent Festival of Books that returned in-person on the University of Arizona mall last weekend. Archaeology Southwest had a booth, and I spent the afternoon in near-constant conversation with many people who are avidly pursuing knowledge, insight, entertainment,...
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2016
25
Dec
Archaeology Southwest Acquires Another Important Place of the Past: Baicatcan
Archaeology Southwest Acquires Another Important Place of the Past: Baicatcan
In 2011, Daniel Baker donated a conservation easement to Archaeology Southwest over 8 acres of his 12-acre residence to protect a portion of the José Solas Ruin. In 2014, Daniel approached Archaeology Southwest about do...
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2016
10
Apr
A View of American Politics from the Perspective of Southwestern Archaeology
A View of American Politics from the Perspective of Southwestern Archaeology
Inequality. Economic recession. Wage stagnation. These are the buzzwords of the populist uprisings on both the left and the right during this 2016 election season. Although they’re running strikingly different campaigns, ...
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2016
03
Apr
The Southwestern Anthropological Community Remembers Bernard "Bunny" Fontana
The Southwestern Anthropological Community Remembers Bernard "Bunny" Fontana
Bernard “Bunny” Fontana, a renowned scholar and prolific author in the field of Southwestern history and archaeology, died early Saturday. He was 85 years old. Fontana’s career stretched six decades. He was a cultural...
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2014
10
Aug
Research Reveals High Incidence of Violence around Ancient Mesa Verde
Research Reveals High Incidence of Violence around Ancient Mesa Verde
It’s a given that, in numbers terms, the 20th century was the most violent in world history, with civil wars, purges and two world wars killing as many as 200 million people. But on a per-capita basis, Washington State Universi...
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