2016
03
Apr
The Southwestern Anthropological Community Remembers Bernard "Bunny" Fontana
The Southwestern Anthropological Community Remembers Bernard "Bunny" Fontana
Bernard “Bunny” Fontana, a renowned scholar and prolific author in the field of Southwestern history and archaeology, died early Saturday. He was 85 years old. Fontana’s career stretched six decades. He was a cultural...
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2016
27
Mar
BLM Defers on Fracking Leases near Chaco Canyon
BLM Defers on Fracking Leases near Chaco Canyon
Yesterday, the Bureau of Land Management deferred for the third time the sale of three oil and gas lease parcels and approximately 2,122 acres of federal mineral estate on Navajo allotment lands in the Greater Chaco region. A broad coalition of local...
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2016
20
Mar
Oak Flat Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Oak Flat Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Opponents of a proposed copper mine at the Oak Flat campground scored a point when it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places this month – but while they won the battle, they haven’t won the war. While Rep. Paul Gosar, R...
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2016
06
Mar
Navajo Nation Archaeology Conference Focused on Partnerships
Navajo Nation Archaeology Conference Focused on Partnerships
The ways Navajo people and non-Navajo people relate to the archaeology of the Four Corners region served as the center of discussion during Friday's Navajo Nation Archaeology Meeting in Shiprock. The theme for the meeting was "Cultural...
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2015
29
Nov
Native American Tribes Ask for Better Protection of Ancient Places on BLM Lands
Native American Tribes Ask for Better Protection of Ancient Places on BLM Lands
A panel discussion Saturday at the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center on the impacts of oil-and-gas to the land featured perspectives of prominent members of the Santa Ana and Acoma pueblos. Acoma Gov. Fred Vallo Sr. and...
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2015
22
Nov
William A. Longacre Jr. Passes
William A. Longacre Jr. Passes
Professor Emeritus William Longacre passed away peacefully in Tucson, AZ, on November 18 after a short illness. Dr. Longacre will be interred in the family plot in Houghton, MI in the spring. Funeral arrangements are pending. The School of Anthropology will host a cele...
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2015
13
Nov
Public Forum to Promote Preservation of the Greater Chaco and Mesa Verde Landscapes
Paul F. Reed, Preservation Archaeologist
(November 13, 2015)—Today, I want to send a fairly short message via blog to our supporters and members.
Archaeology Southwest and Crow Canyon are pleased to announce a public forum to promote protection of the Greater Chaco and Mesa Verde Landscapes. The...
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2015
08
Nov
Crow Canyon's Village Ecodynamics Project Clarifies Understanding of Mesa Verde
Crow Canyon's Village Ecodynamics Project Clarifies Understanding of Mesa Verde
Vultures carve lazy circles in the sky as a stream of tourists marches down a walkway into Colorado's Spruce Canyon. Watching their steps, the visitors file along a series of switchbacks leading to one of the more impro...
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2015
01
Nov
Salt Lake Tribune Argues for Restoration of Federal Conservation Funding
Salt Lake Tribune Argues for Restoration of Federal Conservation Funding
The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) was established in 1965 to invest in our nation's land, water and wildlife heritage. For 50 years, the LWCF has helped support our parks and historic sites; conserved our forests, riv...
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2015
25
Oct
Archaeology Southwest in D.C. to Support Great Bend of the Gila
Archaeology Southwest in D.C. to Support Great Bend of the Gila
On September 29, 2015, Archaeology Southwest’s President and CEO, Bill Doelle, joined tribal officials and other heritage organizations to make the case for the Great Bend of the Gila National Monument. Three legislators offered suppo...
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2015
03
May
Western State Governments Pass "Dubious" Legislation Concerning the Transfer of Federal Lands
Western State Governments Pass "Dubious" Legislation Concerning the Transfer of Federal Lands
For the last several decades, efforts to transfer the oversight of federal land to states has arisen only in isolated legislative initiatives that eventually died out. But in a mad rush since 2012, 10 of ...
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2015
28
Apr
How Far Did They Carry Those Deer? And Where Did All Those Turkeys Come from?
Karen Gust Schollmeyer, Preservation Archaeologist
April 28, 2015—I recently received the good news that a new project we’re starting here at Archaeology Southwest has been funded by the National Science Foundation (BCS-1460385). I’ll be working with Jeffrey Ferguson, an archaeological chemi...
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