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Introducing our Western Regional Director, Cory D. Wilkins I tend to describe myself as a desert rat. It seems that sagebrush and dust run through my veins. As a Native Nevadan, I am proud of...

By Larry L. Baker,  Salmon Ruins Museum, San Juan County Museum Association In 1974, I was hired by Dr. Cynthia Irwin-Williams for her research projects at the Salmon Ruins, near Bloomfield, New Mexico and the...

Guest Blog by Professor Bill Lipe Professor Emeritus, Washington State University; Member of the Board of Directors, The Archaeological Conservancy The value (and excitement) of archaeological field work doesn’t end when the pits are backfilled,...

by Mark Sanders - guest author Almost a year ago to the day, the Phoenix New Times reported on large-scale site disturbances at Amity Pueblo, a long-abandoned Native American settlement located in the eastern Arizona village...

The path to my spot on the Conservancy Board began early and ran a ragged course. I was born in Provo, Utah, but since both of my parents grew up in small towns in southwestern...

Introducing Our Eastern Regional Field Assistant: Kelley Berliner As a kid, historical markers, antique malls, flea markets, steam engine tractor shows, and just about anything else that had to do with old things were mandatory...

I was first exposed to Native Americans and ancient cultures in grade school during the early days of black and white television, when the shows were mostly about cowboys and Indians. And, my sixth...

Introducing Our Eastern Regional Director: Andy Stout My first memory of anything connected to archaeology was when I was a boy in the 1970’s, and while working in a community garden next to my childhood...

Introducing  Our Midwest Regional Director, Part 2 of  the Midwest Regional Office Blog By Paul Gardner Becoming the Midwest Regional Director for The Archaeological Conservancy exemplifies John Lennon’s saying that “Life is what happens to you while you’re...

Archaeological research could benefit from Google's new 3D modeling device. But are archaeologists ready to explore its potential uses? I’m sure it has come to no surprise that the demand for technologically trained archaeologists has...