Archaeology Southwest

Erasing History at US Museums and Parks - Archaeology Southwest Preservation Archaeology Today for 8/18/25: Erasing history at US museums & parks; the fight to protect Chuckwalla Nat. Mon.; virtual tours of Bears Ears; "hardware archaeology"; upcoming events & mor...

Preservation Archaeology Today for 8/18/25: Erasing history at US museums & parks; the fight to protect Chuckwalla Nat. Mon.; virtual tours of Bears Ears; "hardware archaeology"; upcoming events & more. 📸 NPS tinyurl.com/2ssy4ee7

Pecos Conference Convenes This Week - Archaeology Southwest Preservation Archaeology Today for 8/4/25: Pecos Conference convenes this week; what is going on with the management of our public lands?!; Sacagawea in Hidatsa history; upcoming events & recent video...

Preservation Archaeology Today for 8/4/25: Pecos Conference convenes this week; what is going on with the management of our public lands?!; Sacagawea in Hidatsa history; upcoming events & recent videos. tinyurl.com/2yspna82

We love our National Parks. Help us #SaveOurSigns We need your help to #SaveOurSigns

Let's do this: www.datarescueproject.org/save-our-sig...

A case for better understanding the significance of the cultural landscape as a preservation, management, and decision making tool. Congrats to @archsw.bsky.social authors on this paper of the month recognition from the publisher!

“We strongly encourage Sec. Burgum to leave Chaco’s 10-mi. zone of protection untouched. The amazing cultural heritage of Chaco Canyon & the Greater Chaco Landscape cannot be compromised,” said Paul F. Reed, NM State Director & Preservation Archaeologist

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Escaping Minimalist Approaches to National Historic Preservation Act Compliance On behalf of our ace team from ARCHAEOLOGY SOUTHWEST (Alex Binford-Walsh and me), Simon Fraser University Department of Archaeology, MOS Research(Michael Spears and Sean O'Meara), and Heritage Busines...

📢Hot off the press from John Welch (VP, Preservation & Collaboration) & colleagues: new research on the practice & benefits of cultural landscape studies. 📷Rick Wicker

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#section106 #NationalHistoricPreservationAct

"Chaco deserves more than a moment. It deserves protection for all time. That is the promise we believed we made together. It is a promise we still intend to keep." - Acoma Pueblo Gov. Riley on why he wants the Interior Dept. to continue to #ProtectChaco www.santafenewmexican.com/opinion/my_v...

US Archaeology’s Imperiled Future - Archaeology Southwest Preservation Archaeology Today for 5/29/25: US archaeology in peril; SCOTUS rejects Apache Stronghold's appeal; a win in the SunZia case bolsters NHPA; NSF cuts visualized; voters oppose cuts to natio...

Preservation Archaeology Today for 5/29/25: US archaeology in peril; SCOTUS rejects Apache Stronghold's appeal; a win in the SunZia case bolsters NHPA; NSF cuts visualized; voters oppose cuts to national monuments; events & more. 📸 Oak Flat by J. Welch tinyurl.com/3zf94yyf

In the U.S., Archaeology Stares Down an Uncertain Future

“The real termination is of trust in the federal government to follow its own laws and regulations,” said Steve Nash [ArchSW CEO].
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Continuing Coverage and Commentary: Threats to Our Public Lands - Archaeology Southwest Dear Friends, The Statewide Historic Preservation Conference (Preserve AZ) was held in Phoenix last week, and Archaeology Southwest showed up in force: Preservation Anthropologist Aaron Wright, Preser...

Preservation Archaeology Today for 5/23/25: Save our SHPOs and THPOs; ongoing threats to public lands; new class of Jr. rangers @ Bears Ears NM; Tribal co-stewardship at GSENM; mud party at Terrenate; new pub on Indigenous archaeology of rock imagery; events & more. 📷 RE Burrillo
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Continuing Coverage & Commentary: Extreme Shake-Up at NSF - Archaeology Southwest Preservation Archaeology Today for 5/15/25: Continuing coverage & commentary on gutting of NSF, on Oak Flat, & on clear threats to public lands; chimp empathy; avocado domestication; events & more.

Preservation Archaeology Today for 5/15/25: Continuing coverage & commentary on gutting of NSF, on Oak Flat, & on clear threats to public lands; chimp empathy; avocado domestication; events & more. 📷Oak Flat, John R. Welch
www.archaeologysouthwest.org/2025/05/15/c...

House Committee Votes to Sell Off Public Lands - Archaeology Southwest Preservation Archaeology Today for 5/8/25: House committee votes to sell public lands in NV & UT; update on Oak Flat litigation; balancing access & protection; pseudo-archaeology & authentic skepticis...

Preservation Archaeology Today for 5/8/25: House committee votes to sell public lands in NV & UT; update on Oak Flat litigation; balancing access & protection; pseudo-archaeology & authentic skepticism; US 11 Most Endangered Historic Places; events & more. 📸 Bob Wick/BLM tinyurl.com/4wcukcv5

BREAKING via John Welch: This evening's prayer vigil in front of the Sandra Day O'Connor Courthouse in Phx: The Sky, the Earth, the Ancestors, & the Children are watching. Tomorrow's hearing may determine the fate not only of Chi'chil Bildagoteel, but also respect for holiness, history, & culture.

Act Now to Keep Public Lands in Public Hands Congress is considering selling off America’s public lands to raise money to fund tax cuts for the wealthy. This is one of the most serious threats to public lands we’ve seen in decades, and we need y...

Mad about the threat of public land sell-offs? So are we. That’s why we made this tool where you can easily email your members of Congress: www.conservationlands.org/keep_public_...

Our access to nature and the outdoors is at risk. We need to keep speaking up in defense of the lands we love. 🌲

Trump admin claws back $350K grant from Tucson archaeology nonprofit Archaeology Southwest, a Tucson-based nonprofit, faces staff layoffs after a Trump administration official said the National Endowment for the Humanities is clawing back a $350,000 grant.

Grateful for this excellent piece on the situation from Paul Ingram and @tucsonsentinel.com: www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report...

Archaeology Southwest Prepares to Fight Unlawful Grant Termination - Archaeology Southwest Archaeology Southwest prepares to fight termination of our recently awarded NEH grant. The DOGE-rescinded award supported our collaborative project with Tribes to document culturally important animal ...

BREAKING: We're fighting termination of our recently awarded NEH grant. The DOGE-rescinded award supported our collaborative project with Tribes to document culturally important animal and plant species. www.archaeologysouthwest.org/2025/04/21/a...

BREAKING: NEH Grants Terminated - Archaeology Southwest Preservation Archaeology Today for 4/3/25: NEH grants terminated; IMLS disbanded; Smithsonian, Interior told to whitewash history; the importance of Indigenous curators; Chaco roads; SunZia case updat...

Preservation Archaeology Today for 4/3/25: NEH grants terminated; IMLS disbanded; Smithsonian, Interior told to whitewash history; the importance of Indigenous curators; Chaco roads; SunZia case update; podcast, jobs, internships, events, & more. 📷 Caitlynn Mayhew ow.ly/XlOF50Vug7M

For 15 years, we've partnered w the U of AZ and WNMU Museum to provide field & lab training to students. Our goal is to raise $60,000 for the 2025 Field School, & w $40,000 in matching funds, your donation will have double the impact. www.azgives.org/story/Archae...

#Archaeology #ArizonaGivesDay

Continuity and Connections (ASWM 37-1) - Archaeology Southwest Learn more about the past, present, and future of the living cultural landscapes of Mesa Verde through the perspectives of researchers, land managers, and Indigenous knowledge holders.

🚨 HOT OFF THE PRESSES!

The latest Archaeology Southwest Magazine—focused on Mesa Verde—is here! 64 pages packed with insights from over 30 experts, including Indigenous knowledge keepers, Park Service staff, & researchers.

Order your copy today: www.archaeologysouthwest.org/product/asw3...

Public lands: The places that hold our nation’s stories are not for sale | Guest opinion Interior Secretary Douglas Burgum’s plans to “unleash” industrial exploitation of public lands seeks to gut public land stewardship principles enshrined in law and in the time-honored American traditi...

ICYMI, Our op-ed by John Welch, Paul Reed, & Sky Begay:

Public lands: The places that hold our nation’s stories are not for sale | Guest opinion www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/repo...

((nodding sadly and mobilizing))

For those following the case, here's an interview with John Welch regarding the history, status, and upcoming hearing in the 9th Circuit regarding our legal challenge, w/ Tohono O'odham Nation & San Carlos Apache Tribe, to the siting of the SunZia transmission line: www.youtube.com/live/y7A_7Yt...

Potential Impacts of Freezes and Firings at NPS - Archaeology Southwest Dear Friends, In my note here on November 7, 2024, I quoted the following passage from Rabbi Abraham Heschel: How strange we are in the world and how presumptuous our doings. Only one response can mai...

Preservation Archaeology News for Feb. 20, 2025: Potential impacts of freezes and firings at the National Park Service & National Science Foundation; taking a deep-time perspective; zooarchaeology internship opportunity, events & more. 📸 P. Vanderveen tinyurl.com/5ddsxw2e

Emerging Attacks on Our Public Lands - Archaeology Southwest Dramatic and harmful changes in Department of Interior management policies are beginning to emerge from the new administration.

"Although it is early in this new administration, we are already seeing dramatic, potentially destructive changes in DOI policy that are a threat to the sites, TCPs, and landscapes that so many of us care about."
— Paul Reed

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Millions for Monuments, not Monuments for Millionaires! Our country's treasured public lands and waters, including national parks and monuments, are at risk. Speak up today to ensure they remain protected today, tomorrow, and for future generations.

🚨 RED ALERT: The assault on America's monuments & public lands has begun. @Interior's secret 15-day "review" is a familiar playbook:
2017: They gutted monuments
2024: They're moving even faster and behind closed doors.
Take action now: ow.ly/FC1950UVkQv
#MonumentsForAll

Heartbreaking news… Tonight, many of our friends were let go, and tomorrow, even more will follow. Word is that all probationary employees at NPS will be let go. 😭

Oil & Gas Advocate Named as Director of the Bureau of Land Management - Archaeology Southwest Preservation Archaeology Today for 2/13/25: Oil & gas advocate to direct Bureau of Land Management; endangered national monuments; deep cuts expected for NSF; Tribal co-management in the news; Indigen...

Preservation Archaeology Today for 2/13/25: Oil & gas advocate to direct Bureau of Land Management; endangered national monuments; deep cuts expected for NSF; Tribal co-management in the news; Indigenous Fellowship opportunity; events & more. 📷 M. Sjogren ow.ly/xkj950UZPsa

What Will Happen to Our Public Lands? - Archaeology Southwest Preservation Archaeology Today for 1/30/25: Concerns about the future of our public lands and the Antiquities Act; call for Indigenous artists; scholarship opportunity; upcoming events; video channel ...

Preservation Archaeology Today for 1/30/25: Concerns about the future of our public lands and the Antiquities Act; call for Indigenous artists; scholarship opportunity; upcoming events; video channel roundup. 📷 Morgan Sjogren ow.ly/MQPi50UQI8P

AZ Gov. Pledges $7M to Aid ASM NAGPRA Compliance - Archaeology Southwest Preservation Archaeology Today for 1/23/25: AZ gov. asks for $7M to support NAGPRA compliance at state museum; in memoriam: Helga Teiwes; perspectives on the Antiquities Act; a brief intro to Tribal s...

Preservation Archaeology Today for 1/23/25: AZ gov. asks for $7M for NAGPRA compliance at state museum; perspectives on the Antiquities Act; brief intro to Tribal sovereignty; field schools now enrolling; how to harvest lac (a natural adhesive used in the past); events, & more. ow.ly/beVl50UMau3

cyberSW has received a $350K grant from @nehgov.bsky.social supporting creation of a Digital Indigenous Field Guide, starting w culturally significant birds of c. & s. AZ.

We're collaborating w Indigenous knowledge holders to ensure accuracy & protect sensitive information.

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