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  Building a Preservation Archaeology Network across the Greater Southwest


The Center for Desert Archaeology, a private nonprofit organization, promotes the stewardship of southwestern archaeology and historic resources in the American Southwest and Mexican Northwest through active research, preservation, and public education.

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Take Action!
Your voice and actions can help preserve the places of our past. [More info]


New Online Exhibit: The Story of Sherwood Ranch Pueblo

What Ever Happened To Raven Ruin?
How the Archaeology Conservancy saved information from a threatened place of the past.  A site important to both southwestern archaeology and Puebloan peoples is now secure, thanks to the actions of wise land owners and the application of preservation archaeology. Go to Exhibit		Little Colorado River Valley National Heritage Area

The vision of a Little Colorado River Valley National Heritage Area designated by Congress is bringing together local stakeholders seeking to preserve and promote the unique natural and cultural landscapes of this region. Read More

Rio Nuevo Project Investigating Tucson's Origins

People have been living in the Tucson Basin, at one time or another, for the past 12,000 years. Explore Tucson's heritage in our new Rio Nuevo section. Read More

Recent Newsletters:
Southwest Archaeology Today Newsletters: Southwest Archaeology Today for Aug 25, 2008
  Archaeology Cafe in Tucson, Environmental History of the Southwest Read Full Article

Preservation Archaeology Newsletters: Preservation Archaeology News - Summer 2008
  News and highlights from the Center for Desert Archaeology. Read Full Article

Little Colorado River Valley NHA Newsletters: Proposed Little Colorado River Valley NHA - July 2008 Update
  Two articles appeared early in the month regarding the proposed Little Colorado River Valley National Heritage Area project... Read Full Article

  More Little Colorado River Valley NHA Newsletters <-> More Preservation Archaeology Newsletters <-> More Southwest Archaeology Today Newsletters
Other Center News:
Center News: Our New Monthly Community Forum: Archaeology Café
  TUCSON, AZ (August 12, 2008) - Beginning September 2, 2008, the Center for Desert Archaeology and Casa Vicente welcome the community to a new monthly forum, Archaeology Café. At our first meeting, learn more about ancient Tucson from Historic Preservation Officer Jonathan Mabry, who will discuss evidence of the first farming villages in the region. Read Full Article

Center News: Paul Reed Book Signing at Pecos Reception
  Center Preservation Archaeologist Paul Reed will sign copies of his new edited volume at the opening reception of the Pecos Conference on Thursday, August 7, 2008. Read Full Article

Archaeology Southwest Highlights: Exploring Zuni Origins
  Exploring Zuni Origins - online highlights of Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 22, no. 2 (Spring 2008). Read Full Article

Center News: Center Research Featured Attraction: Archaeology from Reel to Real
  A new web exhibit produced by the National Science Foundation to coincide with the release of the latest "Indiana Jones" movie highlights the Center's research on migration and population dynamics in late prehistory. Read Full Article

Archaeology Southwest Highlights: Collaborative Research in a Living Landscape: Pueblo Land, Culture, and History in West-Central New Mexico
  Collaborative Research in a Living Landscape: Pueblo Land, Culture, and History in West-Central New Mexico - online highlights of Archaeology Southwest, Vol. 22, no. 1 (Winter 2008). Read Full Article

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