2020
30
Apr
Focus on the Field Crew: Jason Andrews
Aaron Wright, Preservation Archaeologist, with Jason Andrews
(May 1, 2020)—The Lower Gila River Ethnographic and Archaeological Project’s (LGREAP) Focus on the Field Crew series has really shown me the value of listening to people. And I’ve not just been listening—asking has been a crit...
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2020
23
Apr
Focus on the Field Crew: Zion White
Aaron Wright, Preservation Archaeologist, with Zion White
(April 24, 2020)—Over the past two weeks, I’ve shared the voices and perspectives of Keahna Owl and Charles Arrow, two of the four members of the Lower Gila River Ethnographic and Archaeological Project’s (LGREAP) 2019–2020 field...
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2020
16
Apr
Focus on the Field Crew: Charles Arrow
Aaron Wright, Preservation Archaeologist, with Charles Arrow
(April 17, 2020)—Continuing with the Lower Gila River Ethnographic and Archaeological Project’s (LGREAP) Focus on the Field Crew blog series, this week I introduce Charles Arrow. Charles is a member of the Fort Yuma Quechan Indian...
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2020
09
Apr
Focus on the Field Crew: Keahna Owl
Aaron Wright, Preservation Archaeologist, with Keahna Owl
(April 10, 2020)—Last week I explained some of the accomplishments we’ve had on the Lower Gila River Ethnographic and Archaeological Project (LGREAP) during the 2019–2020 field season. Those accomplishments aren’t limited to the ...
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2020
02
Apr
Finding Friends in Low Places
Aaron Wright, Preservation Archaeologist
(April 3, 2020)—This marks my twentieth year as a practicing professional archaeologist. As many people do when they reach such a milestone, I’ve been looking back on my career, remembering the ups and downs and reminiscing about the highs and lows. ...
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2020
20
Feb
Life of the Gila: The Patayan World
Aaron Wright, Preservation Archaeologist
(February 21, 2020)—Several years ago, a former archaeology professor of mine asked me, “What is this Patayan thing anyway?” After taking a moment to collect my thoughts, I responded with the kind of elevator pitch you might hear at some archaeolog...
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2019
22
Apr
A Perspective on the Lower Gila River Ethnographic and Archaeological Project
Skylar Begay
(April 22, 2019)—Before I begin, I feel it’s important to provide context for the reader as to who I am. My name is Skylar Begay and I’m 25 years old. I was born on the Navajo Reservation in Fort Defiance, Arizona. I have lived in various places on the reservation, but I call...
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2019
28
Mar
Lower Gila Field Notes
Aaron M. Wright, Preservation Archaeologist
(March 28, 2019)—About six months ago, at the beginning of October of last year, I began fieldwork for the Lower Gila River Ethnographic and Archaeological Project. Known as LGREAP to my crew and volunteers, this three-year endeavor aims to better u...
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2018
19
Nov
Where’s the Buff?
Aaron M. Wright, Preservation Archaeologist
(November 20, 2018)—Pottery is nearly synonymous with archaeological research in the Southwest. Archaeologists rely on it for a quick and easy means of organizing their data into spatial, temporal, and cultural categories. They also use pot sherds t...
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2017
17
Feb
Shade, Cultures, and Foxes
Carl Evertsbusch, Archaeology Southwest member and volunteer
(February 17, 2017)—Gripping a pole lashed to one end of an 8x10 piece of dark plastic, I drift off into scenes of kneeling in dirt making earthshaking archaeological discoveries. With no warning a breeze hits our homemade contraption...
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