Interior Secretary Burgum’s order not only ignores places, but also the history and wisdom embedded in them. Image: Ironwood Forest National Monument, Bob Wick, USBLM
Welcome
Archaeology Southwest practices Preservation Archaeology, a holistic, collaborative, and conservation-based approach to exploring and protecting heritage places while honoring their diverse values. We compile archaeological information, make it accessible and understandable, share it with the public and decision-makers, advocate for landscape-scale protection, and steward heritage properties and conservation easements. We are committed to real and ongoing collaboration with Indigenous communities. Our headquarters are located on the Homelands of the Tohono O’odham Nation and the lands of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe.
Current Magazine
Better For It: Archaeology Conceived in Collaboration with Community
This issue is a companion to our 2022–2023 season of Archaeology Café (videos on our YouTube channel). Contributors explore the challenges, scope, and rewards of collaborative archaeology. They share a vision of how collaboration will transform archaeology and carry communities’ stories into the future.
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A New Kind of Archaeology
Learn more about our work to ensure that people’s histories in the land endure well into the future.
From Our Blog
What You Need to Know about NSF Grants
(February 27, 2025)—Grants have been in the news lately, including grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Adults reading this in the US support NSF programs every year when we pay federa...
Emerging Attacks on Our Public Lands
Paul F. Reed, New Mexico Director and Preservation Archaeologist
(February 11, 2025)—Dramatic and harmful changes in Department of Interior management policies are beginning to emerge from the ne...