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2016 (Volume 30, Number 1-4)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v30-no1.pdf"><b>The Site that Nobody Really Knows </b>(30-1)</a> — **The Site that Nobody Really Knows** (30-1)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/wp-content/uploads/arch-sw-v30-no2.pdf"><b>New Horizons for Southwestern Rock Art </b> (30-2)</a> — **New Horizons for Southwestern Rock Art** (30-2)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/wp-content/uploads/arch-sw-v30-no2.pdf"><b>The Archaeology of Sonora </b> (30-3)</a> — **The Archaeology of Sonora** (30-3)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/wp-content/uploads/arch-sw-v30-no2.pdf"><b>Fire adds richness to the land </b> (30-4)</a> — **Fire adds richness to the land** (30-4)

2015 (Volume 29, Numbers 1-4)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/wp-content/uploads/arch-sw-v29-no1.pdf"><strong>Ordinary, yet Distinct</strong> (29-1)</a> — **Ordinary, yet Distinct** (29-1)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/wp-content/uploads/arch-sw-v29-no2no3.pdf"><strong>Santa Fe Underground </strong>(29-2/3)</a><strong><br /></strong> — **Santa Fe Underground** (29-2/3)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/wp-content/uploads/arch-sw-v29-no4.pdf"><strong>Introducing the Fremont</strong> (29-4)</a> — **Introducing the Fremont** (29-4)

2014 (Volume 28, Numbers 1-4)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/wp-content/uploads/arch-sw-v28-no1.pdf"><strong>Chaco’s Legacy</strong> (28-1)</a> — **Chaco’s Legacy** (28-1)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/wp-content/uploads/arch-sw-v28-no2.pdf"><strong>A Good Place to Live for More than 12,000 Years</strong> (28-2)</a> — **A Good Place to Live for More than 12,000 Years** (28-2)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/wp-content/uploads/arch-sw-v28-no3no4_sm.pdf"><strong> Tortuous and Fantastic</strong> (28-3&4)</a> — **Tortuous and Fantastic** (28-3&4)

2013 (Volume 27, Numbers 1-4)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/wp-content/uploads/arch-sw-v27-no1-1.pdf"><strong>In the Mountain Shadows</strong> (27-1)</a> — **In the Mountain Shadows** (27-1)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/wp-content/uploads/arch-sw-v27-no2.pdf"><strong>Social Networks in the Distant Past</strong> (27-2)</a> — **Social Networks in the Distant Past** (27-2)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/wp-content/uploads/arch-sw-v27-no3.pdf"><strong>Before the Great Departure</strong> (27-3)</a> — **Before the Great Departure** (27-3)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/wp-content/uploads/arch-sw-v27-no4.pdf"><strong>A New Way of Living</strong> (27-4)</a> — **A New Way of Living** (27-4)

2011-2012 (Volume 25, Number 4 and Volume 26, Numbers 1-4)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v25-no4-v26-no1.pdf"><strong>What is Preservation Archaeology? </strong>(25-4 & 26-1)</a> — **What is Preservation Archaeology?** (25-4 & 26-1)

<a href="/pdf/arch-sw-v26-no2.pdf"><strong>Archaeometry in Southwestern Archaeology</strong> (26-2)</a> — **Archaeometry in Southwestern Archaeology** (26-2)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v26-no3no4.pdf"><strong>A Complicated Pattern</strong> (26-3&4)</a> — **A Complicated Pattern** (26-3&4)

2011 (Volume 25, Numbers 1-3)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v25-no1.pdf"><strong>The Great Bend of the Gila</strong> (25-1)</a> — **The Great Bend of the Gila** (25-1)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v25-no2.pdf"><strong>The Salinas Province: Archaeology at the Edge of the World</strong> (25-2)</a> — **The Salinas Province: Archaeology at the Edge of the World** (25-2)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v25-no3.pdf"><strong>Imaging the Past: Places of Meaning, Moments of Wonder </strong>(25-3)</a> — **Imaging the Past: Places of Meaning, Moments of Wonder** (25-3)

2010 (Volume 24, Numbers 1-4)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v24-nos1-2.pdf"><strong>Tucson Underground</strong> (24-1&2) </a> — **Tucson Underground** (24-1&2)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v24-no3.pdf"><strong>Social Identity in the Northern San Juan</strong> (24-3)</a> — **Social Identity in the Northern San Juan** (24-3)

<strong><a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v24-no4.pdf">Following the Kayenta and Salado Up the Gila</a></strong> (24-4) — **Following the Kayenta and Salado Up the Gila** (24-4)

2009 (Volume 23, Numbers 1-4)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v23-no1.pdf"><strong>The Latest Research on the Earliest Farmers</strong> (23-1)<br /></a> — **The Latest Research on the Earliest Farmers** (23-1)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v23-no2.pdf"><strong>Preserving Missions in the Pimeria Alta</strong> (23-2)</a> — **Preserving Missions in the Pimeria Alta** (23-2)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v23-no3.pdf"><strong>Paleoindians in the American Southwest and Northern Mexico</strong> (23-3)</a> — **Paleoindians in the American Southwest and Northern Mexico** (23-3)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v23-no4.pdf"><strong>Hohokam Heritage: The Casa Grande Community</strong> (23-4)</a> — **Hohokam Heritage: The Casa Grande Community** (23-4)

2008 (Volume 22, Numbers 1-4)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v22-no1.pdf"><strong>Collaborative Research in a Living Landscape: Pueblo Land, Culture, and History in West-Central New Mexico</strong></a> (22-1) — **Collaborative Research in a Living Landscape: Pueblo Land, Culture, and History in West-Central New Mexico** (22-1)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v22-no2.pdf"><strong>Exploring Zuni Origins</strong></a> (22-2) — **Exploring Zuni Origins** (22-2)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v22-no3.pdf"><strong>Dogs in the Southwest </strong>(22-3)</a> — **Dogs in the Southwest** (22-3)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v22-no4.pdf"><strong> Immigrants and Population Collapse in the Southwest </strong>(22-4)</a> — **Immigrants and Population Collapse in the Southwest** (22-4)

2007 (Volume 21, Numbers 1-4)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v21-no1.pdf"><strong>Birds in the Southwest</strong> (21-1)</a> — **Birds in the Southwest** (21-1)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v21-no2.pdf"><strong>Southwest Archaeology: The Next Generation</strong> (21-2)</a> — **Southwest Archaeology: The Next Generation** (21-2)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v21-no3.pdf"><strong>The Hohokam Archaeology of the Tucson Basin</strong> (21-3)</a> — **The Hohokam Archaeology of the Tucson Basin** (21-3)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v21-no4.pdf"><strong>The Hohokam Archaeology of the Phoenix Basin</strong> (21-4)</a> — **The Hohokam Archaeology of the Phoenix Basin** (21-4)

2006 (Volume 20, Numbers 1-4)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v20-no1.pdf"><strong>Twenty Years of Archaeology Southwest</strong> (20-1)</a> — **Twenty Years of Archaeology Southwest** (20-1)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v20-no2.pdf"><strong>Archaeology on the Periphery: Recent Research in the Safford Basin</strong> (20-2)</a> — **Archaeology on the Periphery: Recent Research in the Safford Basin** (20-2)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v20-no3.pdf"><strong>Salmon Pueblo: Chacoan Outlier and Thirteenth-Century Middle San Juan Community Center</strong> (20-3)</a> — **Salmon Pueblo: Chacoan Outlier and Thirteenth-Century Middle San Juan Community Center** (20-3)

<strong> <a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v20-no4.pdf">Archaeology of the Borderlands: A View from Naco, Arizona</a></strong> (20-4) — **Archaeology of the Borderlands: A View from Naco, Arizona** (20-4)

2005 (Volume 19, Numbers 1-4)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v19-no1.pdf"><strong>The Quest for Coronado </strong>(19-1)</a> — **The Quest for Coronado** (19-1)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v19-no2.pdf"><strong> Mormon History and Archaeology in Northern Arizona</strong> (19-2)</a> — **Mormon History and Archaeology in Northern Arizona** (19-2)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v19-no3.pdf"><strong>Preserving Archaeological Landscapes</strong> (19-3)</a> — **Preserving Archaeological Landscapes** (19-3)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v19-no4.pdf"><strong> Archaeology and the Public in the Galisteo Basin</strong> (19-4)</a> — **Archaeology and the Public in the Galisteo Basin** (19-4)

2004 (Volume 18, Numbers 1-4)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v18-no1.pdf"><strong>One Valley, Many Histories: Tohono O’odham, Hopi, Zuni, and Western Apache History in the San Pedro Valley</strong> (18-1)</a> — **One Valley, Many Histories: Tohono O’odham, Hopi, Zuni, and Western Apache History in the San Pedro Valley** (18-1)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v18-no2.pdf"> <strong>Preservation and Partnerships along the Black Range of Southern New Mexico</strong> (18-2)</a> — **Preservation and Partnerships along the Black Range of Southern New Mexico** (18-2)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v18-no3.pdf"><strong> Horses in the Southwest</strong> (18-3)</a> — **Horses in the Southwest** (18-3)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v18-no4.pdf"><strong>The Archaeological Heritage of the Santa Cruz Valley </strong>(18-4)</a> — **The Archaeological Heritage of the Santa Cruz Valley** (18-4)

2003 (Volume 17, Numbers 1-4)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v17-no1.pdf"><strong>In the Shadow of the Volcano: Recent Research at Sunset Crater</strong> (17-1)</a> — **In the Shadow of the Volcano: Recent Research at Sunset Crater** (17-1)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v17-no2.pdf"><strong>The Casas Grandes Community</strong> (17-2)</a> — **The Casas Grandes Community** (17-2)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v17-no3.pdf"><strong>Preservation Archaeology in the San Pedro Valley</strong> (17-3)</a> — **Preservation Archaeology in the San Pedro Valley** (17-3)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v17-no4.pdf"> <strong>The Archaeology and Meaning of Mimbres</strong> (17-4)</a> — **The Archaeology and Meaning of Mimbres** (17-4)

2002 (Volume 16, Numbers 1-4)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v16-no1.pdf"><strong>La Quemada, A Monument on the Mesoamerican Frontier</strong> (16-1)</a> — **La Quemada, A Monument on the Mesoamerican Frontier** (16-1)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v16-no2.pdf"><strong> Salmon Ruins: Past, Present, and Future</strong> (16-2)</a> — **Salmon Ruins: Past, Present, and Future** (16-2)

<strong> <a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v16-no3.pdf">The Upper Little Colorado River Region </a></strong>(16-3) — **The Upper Little Colorado River Region** (16-3)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v16-no4.pdf"><strong> Journeys to Places of the Past </strong>(16-4)</a> — **Journeys to Places of the Past** (16-4)

2001 (Volume 15, Numbers 1-4)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v15-no1.pdf"><strong>Preserving Archaeology on an Unprecedented Scale</strong> (15-1)</a> — **Preserving Archaeology on an Unprecedented Scale** (15-1)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v15-no2.pdf"><strong>Archaeology, History and Community: Tucson’s Rio Nuevo Project</strong> (15-2)</a> — **Archaeology, History and Community: Tucson’s Rio Nuevo Project** (15-2)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v15-no3.pdf"><strong>Threats to the Past</strong> (15-3)</a> — **Threats to the Past** (15-3)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v15-no4.pdf"><strong>Archaeological Preservation and Environmental Conservation in Arizona’s Cienega Valley</strong> (15-4)</a> — **Archaeological Preservation and Environmental Conservation in Arizona’s Cienega Valley** (15-4)

2000 (Volume 14, Numbers 1-4)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v14-no1.pdf"><strong>Ancient Chaco’s New History</strong> (14-1)</a> — **Ancient Chaco’s New History** (14-1)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v14-no2.pdf"><strong>Rethinking the Peopling of the Americas</strong> (14-2)</a> — **Rethinking the Peopling of the Americas** (14-2)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v14-no3.pdf"><strong>Rewriting History in the Hohokam Heartland</strong> (14-3)</a> — **Rewriting History in the Hohokam Heartland** (14-3)

Homol’ovi: An Ancestral Hopi Place (14-4)

1999 (Volume 13, Numbers 1-4)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v13-no1.pdf"><strong>Early Maize in the Greater Southwest</strong> (13-1)</a> — **Early Maize in the Greater Southwest** (13-1)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v13-no2.pdf"><strong>Southwestern Warfare: Reality and Consequences</strong> (13-2)</a> — **Southwestern Warfare: Reality and Consequences** (13-2)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v13-no3.pdf"><strong>What’s at the Core of Archeological Institutions? </strong>(13-3)</a> — **What’s at the Core of Archeological Institutions?** (13-3)

<a href="https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v13-no4.pdf"><strong>Textiles and Prehistory</strong> (13-4)</a> — **Textiles and Prehistory** (13-4)

ARCHAEOLOGY IN TUCSON

From 1986 to 1998, when Archaeology Southwest was still the Center for Desert Archaeology, our primary publication was entitled Archaeology in Tucson. Although some of this material may be a bit dated, we provide this newsletter as a resource for historical and archaeological research.

The Tonto Basin Revisited, Prehistoric Tonto Basin Artistic Traditions, Life and Death on Tonto Creek (12-4)

In Search of El Presidio de Tucson, The Tucson Meteorite, Lost Spanish-Colonial Artifacts (12-3)

Tucson’s Chinese Gardeners, Snaketown on the Santa Cruz-The Valencia Vieja Site (12-2)

Cerro de Trincheras, Rediscovering the Tucson Presidio (12-1)

Pioneers of the Santa Catalinas, Ranching in Southern Arizona Before the Twentieth Century (11-4)

Early Agriculture in the Southwest, Recent Discoveries at Cienega Phase Sites (11-3)

Hohokam in the Tucson Basin, The Archaeology of the Tortolita Phase (11-2)

A Brief History of Phoenix Archaeology, Archaeology of Las Canopas, Phoenix Indian School (11-1)

The People Behind the Rocks, Stone Tool Technologies, Reading Ground Stone Wear Patterns (10-4)

Building Tucson in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (10-3)

Tracing the Production of Rincon Ceramics, Classic Period Projectile Points, Hohokam Rock Art (10-2)

The Archaeology of an Ancient Town, Los Morteros, 1822 Spanish Coin found on Cienega Creek (10-1)