2021
20
Jul
The Past, Present, and Future of the Salt River
Dear Friends,
I’m typing this 100-some yards from the ocean in San Diego. It’s 76° with a moderate breeze.
I haven’t been here in 20 years. The decade before that, my wife and I came here every summer with our daughter. This year, it’s with our daughter and our two grandkids.
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2020
10
Nov
The Flow of Water and Time: Irrigation Longevity and Social Change among the Lower Salt River Hohokam
From our house to yours…The 14th season of Archaeology Café celebrates and shares Archaeology Southwest’s current Preservation Archaeology projects with you. Our staff members will bring you in on what we’re doing right now to learn more about the past and help protect special places.
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2020
07
Feb
Life of the Gila
In this new series of essays at the Preservation Archaeology blog, we will highlight the deep history of the Gila River Watershed, focusing on how archaeology and knowledge shared by Tribal citizens come together to tell a story of continuity and change that began millennia ago and continues to the ...
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2014
11
Sep
Flooding Down in Arizona
By Matt Peeples, Preservation Archaeologist
For those of us living in central and southern Arizona, Monday was a record-breaking day of rain. Many parts of the Phoenix metro area received more than 3 to 5 inches within a 24-hour period. To put that in perspective, the Phoenix area typically...
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