We’d be pleased to share our work and Archaeology Southwest’s mission with you. Check out our new Speakers Bureau page!
The Places That Hold Our Nation's Stories Are Not for Sale
Interior Secretary Burgum’s order not only ignores places, but also the history and wisdom embedded in them. Image: Ironwood Forest National Monument, Bob Wick, USBLM
Update on the Ninth Circuit Hearing Regarding the SunZia Case
The Ninth Circuit panel was skeptical about federal government and industry claims for the legality of the approval process for the SunZia powerline.
What You Need to Know about NSF Grants
Because our tax dollars support these grants, it’s natural to wonder: Who decides who gets them?
The short answer is, scientists all over the country, mostly on a volunteer basis.
Emerging Attacks on Our Public Lands
Dramatic and harmful changes in Department of Interior management policies are beginning to emerge. Paul Reed discusses some of the most concerning provisions of a recent secretarial order.
cyberSW Receives $350K Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Funding will expand the scope, significance, and reach of this digital research and education platform through collaboration with Tribal experts.
Wright Receives Grant Award from Wenner-Gren Foundation
Funding will support a 3-day workshop for scholars and Indigenous knowledge holders and result in a public-facing volume on the rock imagery of the Sonoran Desert.
Invite Us to Speak
We’d be pleased to share our work and Archaeology Southwest’s mission with you. Check out our new Speakers Bureau page!
The Places That Hold Our Nation's Stories Are Not for Sale
Interior Secretary Burgum’s order not only ignores places, but also the history and wisdom embedded in them. Image: Ironwood Forest National Monument, Bob Wick, USBLM
Welcome
Archaeology Southwest practices Preservation Archaeology, a holistic, collaborative, and conservation-based approach to exploring and protecting heritage places while honoring their diverse values. We compile archaeological information, make it accessible and understandable, share it with the public and decision-makers, advocate for landscape-scale protection, and steward heritage properties and conservation easements. We are committed to real and ongoing collaboration with Indigenous communities. Our headquarters are located on the Homelands of the Tohono O’odham Nation and the lands of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe.
Current Magazine
Continuity and Connections: The Living Landscapes of Mesa Verde
Taw’toy’kya. Kash’katrati. Hwâalâ P’ê W ækêewâ. Tewayogeh. Gad Deelzhahi. Mesa Verde has many names and holds many stories. This edition of Archaeology Southwest Magazine gathers many strands to tell the story of Mesa Verde today and for the future.
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A New Kind of Archaeology
Learn more about our work to ensure that people’s histories in the land endure well into the future.
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Old Dogs, New Tricks: An Overview of Canine Zooarchaeology
Join us in-person at Catalyst Creative Collective in the Tucson Mall, Tuesday, April 1, 2025, when Brandi Bethke (Laboratory Director for the Oklahoma Archeological Survey) will discuss “Old Dogs, N...
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Second Saturday at Steam Pump Ranch
Join Archaeology Southwest for Hands-On Archaeology at Steam Pump Ranch on each Second Saturday from September 2024 to April 2025. Allen Denoyer, Preservation Archaeologist, will lead family-friendly ...
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How Did People Make and Use Atlatls?
Join us for an engaging Hands-On Archaeology class with ancient technologies expert Allen Denoyer. How Did People Make and Use Atlatls? Create a replica atlatl and dart, mirroring tools used by ...
From Our Blog
Update on the Ninth Circuit Hearing Regarding the SunZia Case
John R. Welch, Vice President, Preservation & Collaboration
(March 27, 2025)—Friends, you find me cautiously optimistic after my day (as a spectator) in court: The Ninth Circuit panel was skep...
What You Need to Know about NSF Grants
(February 27, 2025)—Grants have been in the news lately, including grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Adults reading this in the US support NSF programs every year when we pay federa...