2017
27
Apr
Take Action: Stand with the Antiquities Act
Kate Sarther Gann, Communications Coordinator
(April 27, 2017)—An attack on one national monument is an attack on all national monuments.
On April 26, 2017, President Trump signed an executive order requiring the Department of the Interior to review national monument designations since 1996 ...
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2017
18
Apr
Celebrating National Park Week
Karen Gust Schollmeyer, Preservation Archaeologist
(April 19, 2017)—Happy National Park Week! This week, April 15–23, is a nationwide celebration of these public lands and the cultural and natural heritage they protect. Many of us here at Archaeology Southwest spend a lot of time in nationa...
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2017
02
Apr
The Antiquities Act Is Threatened
Editorial: The Antiquities Act Is Threatened
The heart of the Antiquities Act of 1906 is a mere two sentences. But a good argument can be made that this brief law — which authorizes the president to protect “objects of historic or scientific interest” on federal lands as “national monuments...
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2016
04
Dec
Native America Victorious at Standing Rock
Native America Victorious at Standing Rock
The Army Corps of Engineers will not grant the permit for the Dakota Access pipeline to drill under the Missouri river, the army announced on Sunday, handing a major victory to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe after a months-long campaign against the pipeline....
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2016
29
Aug
U.S. Rep. Grijalva, Archaeology Southwest, Inter Tribal Association of Arizona Unite to Protect the Great Bend of the Gila with National Monument
Collaboration Signals Greater Tribal Involvement in Federal Land Management
PHOENIX (August 29, 2016)—During a two-year study process to examine the deep human history of 84,000 acres of federal land in Maricopa and Yuma Counties, Archaeology Southwest and study participants explored ancestral...
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2016
10
Apr
A View of American Politics from the Perspective of Southwestern Archaeology
A View of American Politics from the Perspective of Southwestern Archaeology
Inequality. Economic recession. Wage stagnation. These are the buzzwords of the populist uprisings on both the left and the right during this 2016 election season. Although they’re running strikingly different campaigns, ...
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2015
31
May
Archaeology Southwest's Paul Reed Explains How Oil and Gas Development Threatens the Chaco Landscape
Archaeology Southwest's Paul Reed Explains How Oil and Gas Development Threatens the Chaco Landscape
Chaco Culture National Historical Park, and affiliated sites on nearby Navajo Nation and Bureau of Land Management lands, are designated as a World Heritage Site – one of only 22 such sites in the...
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2013
05
Sep
Paradise by the Antiquities Act
By Bill Doelle, President & CEO
Paradise is defined many ways. For me, spending last week away from a cell phone and the rest of the electronic world was paradise. My personal paradise was at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. It can’t get much better than that!
Grand Canyon National...
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2012
23
Sep
President Declares Chimney Rock a National Monument
Chimney Rock Declared a National Monument
President Obama exercised his authority under the Antiquities Act to designate a new national monument at Chimney Rock Archaeological Area in southwestern Colorado. The president’s decision provides this irreplaceable site with permanent protection and...
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2012
21
Sep
Chimney Rock National Monument Established
President Obama Establishes Chimney Rock National Monument in Colorado
Archaeology Southwest joins the National Trust for Historic Preservation in applauding the president’s designation
Tucson, Ariz. (September 21, 2012) — Today, President Obama exercised his authority under the Antiquities Act ...
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