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
29
Apr
The Black Mat (not) From Outer Space
The Black Mat (not) From Outer Space
A giant cosmic collision with Earth and an asteroid or comet is now the leading culprit behind the mass extinction that ended the Age of Dinosaurs about 65 million years ago. However, there is much controversy regarding whether a cosmic explosion, or something el...
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2012
11
Mar
David Breternitz Passes
David Breternitz Passes
This past week we were informed of the passing of David Breternitz, a beloved and well-respected southwestern archaeologist. Dr. Breternitz passed away in Cortez after an illness. Sympathy cards may be sent to the Breternitz Family at P.O. Box 592, Dove Creek, CO 81324...
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2011
30
Oct
Archaeologists Rally Against "Apache Leap" Land Transfer
Archaeologists Rally Against "Apache Leap" Land Transfer
Archaeology groups are lining up against a proposal, currently being debated on the floor of the House of Representatives, to give a major copper mining company a large chunk of federal land in Arizona in exchange for private lands. The group...
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2011
02
Oct
Food Archaeologist
Gary Nabhan - Food Archaeologist
Gary Nabhan has written stacks of research papers about culture, archaeology and food for academic journals, and has authored at least a dozen books, some meant for popular consumption, others the academic kind whose titles have colons and subtitles that are longer ...
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2011
18
Sep
Congressional Republicans Seek Veto Authority over 1906 Antiquities Act
Congressional Republicans Seek Veto Authority over 1906 Antiquities Act
Citing state sovereignty and economic hardship, Republican lawmakers said Tuesday that they wanted to give Congress the authority to veto presidents' national monument designations, a power used by nearly every executive since T...
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2011
28
Aug
Arizona Republic Declares Sonoran Desert Heritage Proposal Worth Supporting
Arizona Republic Declares Sonoran Desert Heritage Proposal Worth Supporting
Mix together the military, wildlife, petroglyphs, tourism, the desert and economic development . . . and you have one amazing idea. It's called the Sonoran Desert Heritage Proposal, and if approved by Congress, it would p...
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2011
26
Aug
Student Post: Chaco Canyon Field Trip
Early on a Friday morning, the students of the Mule Creek Field School dragged themselves from their tents and piled into the Suburban and the fifteen-passenger van. After an eventful drive in very close quarters—a trip that was supposed to take seven hours, but ended up taking ten due to a tire...
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2011
04
Aug
Innovative Virtual Exhibit to Explore Chaco's Legacy
Tucson, AZ (August 4, 2011)—Center for Desert Archaeology Preservation Archaeologists Paul F. Reed and Doug Gann have been awarded a $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to digitally interpret recent archaeological findings from the Middle San Juan region of northwestern New M...
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2011
30
Jun
Center President Doelle Interviewed on The Buckmaster Show
Dr. William H. Doelle, the Center for Desert Archaeology's President and CEO, joined Tucson radio host Bill Buckmaster on Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Doelle and Buckmaster discussed the Center's work in preservation archaeology and ongoing work at Chaco Canyon. To listen to the interview, click here.
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2011
04
Apr
Did Ancient Southwestern Peoples Trade Turquoise for Chocolate?
Like Turquoise for Chocolate?
Talk about a sweet deal—prehistoric peoples of Mesoamerica may have traded chocolate for gems from the U.S. Southwest, a new study suggests. Traces of a chemical found in cacao—the main ingredient in chocolate—were found in several drinking vessels from variou...
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