2014
19
Jun
Even the Smallest Piece
Will Russell, Field Supervisor
One of the highlights of teaching is the look of discovery and excitement on a student’s face. Recently, I was wiping sweat from my eyes and filling out paperwork amidst a cloud of dust shaken from the screens when I heard Andrew say, “Hey, Will, take a loo...
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2014
13
Jun
Rusty American Dream
By Lewis Borck, Preservation Archaeology Fellow
Ahhhhhhh, the scent of green chiles, sage, piñon, dust, ponderosa…and a vehicle full of sweaty, tired folk who have lost all sense of societal norms. It must be field school season again.
This year, my job is to lead the survey portion of ...
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2014
12
Jun
Slow and Steady, the Ancient Way
Riley Duke, Preservation Archaeology Field School Student
Hello, Archaeology Southwest blog readers!
So far, my time at the Preservation Archaeology Field School has been nothing less than fantastic. I have spent the majority of my time either in the field excavating or with staff members working ...
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2014
11
Jun
From the Book to the Field
Hannah Zanotto, Preservation Archaeology Field School Student
After a week in the field, I am finally gaining the experience I have been searching for since my first archaeology lecture on my first day of college. Three weeks ago, I graduated from Arizona State University with a B.A. in Anthropol...
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2013
12
Jun
Meet Our Cook
By Emily Reed, field school student from the University of Connecticut
Excavating the Dinwiddie site has been exhausting. With the sun beating down on us constantly while we pick-axe and shovel into the hard ground, we are all drained by the end of the day. Our thirty-minute ride from Dinwid...
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2013
11
Jun
Field School Expectations
By Danny Beard, field school student from University of Colorado Boulder
When you are itching with cabin fever in the middle of a snowy, cold Colorado winter's day, the sunshine of the New Mexican summer starts to sound pretty enticing.
I always try to avoid building up too many expectations, as s...
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2013
08
Jun
Archaeological Eyes
By Ely Rareshide, field school student from Rice University
Before we put trowel to dirt at the Dinwiddie site, we first visited the Valencia site at Pima Community College, Desert Vista Campus, to train our “archaeological eyes.” Bill Doelle led us through the site and explained how to interpr...
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2013
07
Jun
First Week in Mule Creek
By Linda Pierce, Deputy Director
I spent most of last week at our Preservation Archaeology Field School headquarters in Mule Creek, New Mexico, helping out with (and documenting) the start of the 2013 field season. It was a busy week, and by the time I left late Friday morning, it seemed ev...
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2012
06
Jul
Student Post: Wrapping up the Season
By Deborah L. Huntley, Preservation Archaeologist
Nathan Thrapp summarizes this season's field school:
With the field school coming to an end today, I thought a short summary of our shared experiences at Mule Creek would be fitting. Starting our journey in Tucson, ...
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2012
05
Jul
Student Post: Road Trip!
By Deborah L. Huntley, Preservation Archaeologist
Sarah Griffith shares her impressions of our recent field trip:
This past weekend, the crew and staff packed up and headed out for a fun-filled weekend. Little did I know how incredible our road trip would be.
First, we stopped ...
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2012
02
Jul
Student Post: Time Well Spent
By Deborah L. Huntley, Preservation Archaeologist
Emily Kvamme reflects on the past month:
I came to this program not knowing whether I would enjoy doing archaeology. Now I know that I do—thoroughly!
Over the past month, I have learned so much by working with dif...
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2012
29
Jun
Student Post: Reaching Out, part 2
By Deborah L. Huntley, Preservation Archaeologist
Elizabeth Newcomb describes our second community outreach event:
I had expected that I’d be doing a lot of different things at the Preservation Archaeology field school, but I was pleasantly surprised to find out that our assignment...
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