2015
08
Feb
San Carlos Apache Lead Fight Against Mining at Oak Flat
San Carlos Apache Lead Fight Against Mining at Oak Flat
Dozens of people sang, danced and prayed outside of the San Carlos Apache tribe's office on Thursday morning before heading out on a 44-mile journey in an attempt to protect their ancestral lands at Oak Flat campground. The protesters organize...
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2015
08
Jan
From the Editor’s Desk
By Kate Sarther Gann, Content Editor, Archaeology Southwest Magazine
Thoughts on Archaeology Southwest Magazine 28(3 & 4), “Tortuous and Fantastic: Cultural and Natural Wonders of Greater Cedar Mesa”:
No doubt about it, this issue is a whopper. The biggest we’ve ever done, in ...
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2014
07
Sep
NY Times Advocates for Land and Archaeological Conservation
NY Times Advocates for Land and Archaeological Conservation
Fortunately, Mr. Obama has one other weapon with which to build a conservation legacy before he leaves office, and lately he has begun to use it. This is a wonderful statute known as the Antiquities Act, signed into law by Theodore Roosevel...
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2013
11
Aug
Anthropology Community Remembers Keith Basso
National Museum of the American Indian Remembers Keith Basso
Keith H. Basso (73), a major figure in American Anthropology and American Indian Studies, died from cancer in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sunday, August 4. He devoted his life’s work to understanding and bringing to the appreciation of others t...
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2012
14
Oct
Archaeological Insight on Modern Mexican Migration
Archaeological Insight on Modern Mexican Migration
Jason de Leon regularly traipses the deserts of the American southwest, in search of artifacts and information that could help him understand how Mexican migrants move across the border and into the United States. In the process, he's trying to unde...
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