Southwest Archaeology Today for May 16, 2007

Archaeology Making the News – A Service of the Center for Desert Archaeology

– Digital Imaging of Mesa Verde is the Topic of a New Video on The Archaeology Channel: Digital laser imaging technology is not only very cool, but it is also much faster and more accurate than hand drawing for architectural features found at archaeological sites. This fact is made obvious in Mesa Verde: A CyArk Case Study, the latest video feature on our nonprofit streaming-media Web site, The Archaeology Channel.
http://www.archaeologychannel.org/

– Presidio Park Opens Saturday in Tucson: The history of downtown comes full circle this weekend with the dedication of the $2.8 million Presidio San Agust