2013
26
Mar
Southwest Social Networks
Findings of Southwest Social Networks Project Published by the National Academy of Sciences
University of Arizona and Archaeology Southwest study applies innovative methods to understanding a time of great change
Tucson, Ariz. (March 25, 2012) — Archaeology Southwest is pleased to announce...
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2013
04
Feb
Tonto National Forest to Develop EIS for Travel Management Plan
Archaeology Southwest supports Tonto National Forest's decision to develop an Environmental Impact Statement regarding its proposed Travel Management Plan. In 2010, Archaeology Southwest reported on the relationship between vehicular access and damage to archaeological sites on Tonto National Forest...
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2013
11
Jan
Archaeology Café Returns to Phoenix
Archaeology Café Brings Experts and Lifelong Learners Together for Happy Hour
Tucson, Ariz. (January 8, 2013) — On February 19, 2013, Archaeology Southwest will continue its popular Archaeology Café program in Phoenix with special presentation by Dr. Pat Gilman entitled “What is the Meaning o...
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2012
13
Dec
Salado Preservation Initiative Launched
Banner image courtesy of Eastern Arizona College
By Matt Peeples, Preservation Archaeologist
As part of Archaeology Southwest’s mission to explore and protect the places of the past, we recently launched a new site protection priority planning effort, the Salado Preservation Initiative (open...
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2012
19
Nov
Report on the NMAC Conference: Chuska and Chaco
By Paul F. Reed, Preservation Archaeologist and Chaco Scholar at Salmon Ruins
The New Mexico Archaeological Council (NMAC) 2012 Fall Conference convened on Saturday, November 10. The theme was Chuska–Chaco relationships across the San Juan Basin. A series of papers summarized recent initial...
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2012
15
Nov
Migrants and Mounds
Archaeology Southwest Publishes Much-Anticipated “Migrants and Mounds”
Preservation Archaeology in southeastern Arizona’s San Pedro River valley reveals a story of migration, tension, and integration in the distant past
Tucson, Ariz. (November 14, 2012) — Archaeology Southwest is pleased t...
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2012
15
Nov
Archaeology Southwest Publishes Much-Anticipated “Migrants and Mounds”
Archaeology Southwest (formerly the Center for Desert Archaeology) is pleased to announce the publication of Migrants and Mounds: Classic Period Archaeology of the Lower San Pedro Valley, edited by Jeffery J. Clark and Patrick D. Lyons. The richly illustrated volume presents the results of Archaeolo...
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2012
05
Nov
Report from the 2012 National Preservation Conference
By Bill Doelle, Archaeology Southwest President & CEO
The National Trust for Historic Preservation holds an annual conference in a different U.S. city each year. Last week, from October 31 through November 2, we converged on Spokane, Washington, a city of 209,000 that has a robust historic do...
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2012
22
Oct
Lewis Borck is Newest Preservation Fellow
Archaeology Southwest Announces Latest Preservation Fellow
University of Arizona School of Anthropology doctoral candidate Lewis Borck to pursue Preservation Archaeology in southern Arizona
Tucson, Ariz. (October 22, 2012) — Archaeology Southwest is pleased to welcome its newest Preservation F...
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2012
08
Oct
Threats to Natural and Cultural Resources on Santa Fe National Forest
Archaeology Southwest joins our conservation allies in expressing concern over a controversial Travel Management Plan:
[From the Center for Biological Diversity]
For Immediate Release
October 5, 2012
Contact: Cyndi Tuell, Center for Biological Diversity (520) 623-5262 x 308
Bryan Bird, WildEarth...
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2012
21
Sep
Chimney Rock National Monument Established
President Obama Establishes Chimney Rock National Monument in Colorado
Archaeology Southwest joins the National Trust for Historic Preservation in applauding the president’s designation
Tucson, Ariz. (September 21, 2012) — Today, President Obama exercised his authority under the Antiquities Act ...
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2012
01
Mar
Archaeology Southwest's Statement on Televised Treasure Hunting
March 1, 2012
Here at Archaeology Southwest, we were deeply dismayed to learn that the National Geographic Channel and Spike TV are airing two new reality series that promote the willful destruction of our shared heritage. We brought this disappointing news to Southwest Archaeology Today readers ea...
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