COVER FEATURE
A TIME OF DESPERATION BY KRISTIN OHLSON
Evidence in Belizean caves reveals how the Maya pleaded with their gods to end a drought that coincided with their collapse.
THE MYSTERY OF THE FORT ANCIENT TRANSFORMATION BY LINDA VACCARIELLO
At the beginning of the 15th century the Fort Ancient peoples’ lifestyles underwent profound changes. Archaeologists investigating the Fox Farm site are trying to understand why.
SEEING ARCHAEOLOGICAL WONDERS IN OUR NATIONAL PARKS BY TAMARA STEWART
A tour of five parks and monuments provides a sample of what the National Park System has to offer.
THE STORY OF HOLY GROUND BY MIKE TONER
Having found a 19th-century battle site that was lost for two centuries, archaeologists are finding out what took place there.
THE ACT THAT CHANGED ARCHAEOLOGY BY WAYNE CURTIS
The National Historic Preservation Act turns 50.
new acquisition
SAVING A MULTICULTURAL SITE
The Kipp Ruin contains evidence of several Southwest cultures.
new acquisition
THIRTY-FIVE YEARS IN THE MAKING
The Conservancy acquires a Chaco outlier it first pursued in 1981.
point acquisition
A SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION
The Conservancy joined forces with the Stillaguamish tribe to preserve a significant site.
A TIME OF DESPERATION BY KRISTIN OHLSON
Evidence in Belizean caves reveals how the Maya pleaded with their gods to end a drought that coincided with their collapse.
THE MYSTERY OF THE FORT ANCIENT TRANSFORMATION BY LINDA VACCARIELLO
At the beginning of the 15th century the Fort Ancient peoples’ lifestyles underwent profound changes. Archaeologists investigating the Fox Farm site are trying to understand why.
SEEING ARCHAEOLOGICAL WONDERS IN OUR NATIONAL PARKS BY TAMARA STEWART
A tour of five parks and monuments provides a sample of what the National Park System has to offer.
THE STORY OF HOLY GROUND BY MIKE TONER
Having found a 19th-century battle site that was lost for two centuries, archaeologists are finding out what took place there.
THE ACT THAT CHANGED ARCHAEOLOGY BY WAYNE CURTIS
The National Historic Preservation Act turns 50.
new acquisition
SAVING A MULTICULTURAL SITE
The Kipp Ruin contains evidence of several Southwest cultures.
new acquisition
THIRTY-FIVE YEARS IN THE MAKING
The Conservancy acquires a Chaco outlier it first pursued in 1981.
point acquisition
A SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION
The Conservancy joined forces with the Stillaguamish tribe to preserve a significant site.