Archaeology

Canyons of the Ancients needs trail specialists

San Juan Mountains Association and Canyons of the Ancients National Monument is recruiting volunteers for the trail information specialists program…

March 31, 2017

Forgotten rock-art panel attracting attention in Bluff

rock-art panel gets attention

January 21, 2017

Fort Lewis College students vandalize Native American ruins in Utah

Defacing occurred on college-led trip

November 29, 2016

Zuni fetishes highlight ancient culture

Provocative artwork a hit worldwide

November 6, 2016

Crow Canyon hosts archaeological conference

focuses on Native American perspectives

October 13, 2016

Kuwanwisiwma to present lecture series talk

Leigh Kuwanwisiwma, director of the Hopi Tribe Cultural Preservation Office, will present “The Hopi Connection to the Four Corners,” at…

October 3, 2016

Basketmaker III period archaeology lecture set

Diederichs will present “A Frontier in Bloom: Social Implications of Architectural Diversity and Conformity during the Colonization of the San…

September 28, 2016

Mammoth rock art triggers film, debate

scientists, writer discuss megafauna era

September 21, 2016

Florence Lister, prominent archaeologist, dies at 96

‘She could really make you understand archaeology. She had that knack.’

September 7, 2016

Public Lands Day event planned for Sand Canyon

The San Juan Mountains Association in partnership with Canyons of the Ancients National Monument will host a National Public Lands…

September 6, 2016

Poll: 55 percent of Utahans support a Bears Ears monument

Milk Ranch Overlook Ruin overlooks Cedar Mesa, which could become part of a National Conservation Area if a plan initiated…

August 11, 2016

Hisatsinom hosts Fowles for lecture on archaeology in Taos

As a part of the Four Corners Lecture Series, the Hisatsinom Chapter of the Colorado Archaeology Society presents Dr. Severin…

August 2, 2016

Learn about clothing in the pre-Hispanic Southwest

The public is invited to the next meeting of The San Juan Basin Archaeological Society at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug.…

August 2, 2016

U.S. authorities seek warrant for tribal shield in Paris

Pueblo welcomes effort to retrieve item from auction house

July 27, 2016

Whistleblower tells of botched investigation at Hubbell Trading Post

Dolores whistleblower a pivotal figure in case against Indian trader

July 20, 2016

Archaeological center calls for protection for Bears Ears

The officials toured the area this week and planned a listening session on Saturday, in Bluff, Utah, to hear more…

July 16, 2016

Cyclists donate funds to study Phil’s World expansion

trail plan ‘gaining traction’

July 15, 2016

Local News

Ute tribe, CU develop archaeology field school

Students study Cowboy Wash Pueblo

July 9, 2016

Living

Crow Canyon hosts lecture on Mata Ortiz ceramics

The presentation, “Influence of Prehistoric Casas Grandes Pottery on the Modern Mata Ortiz Ceramics Tradition,” is part of the Four…

July 8, 2016

Local News

Archaeological Society hosts talk about Hubbell Trading Post

Paul Berkowitz will discuss his book “Billy Malone and the National Park Service: Investigation at Hubbell’s Trading Post,” at the…

July 8, 2016

Local News

Crow Canyon speaker examines human impact on native fish

The title of his talk, and a related research paper, is “Zooarchaeological Data Suggest Broader Early Historic Distribution for Blue…

June 18, 2016

Local News

Archaeologist Coffey to present lecture at Crown Canyon

Coffey Pueblo people created cultural landscapes with a sense of balance that mirrors that found in the natural world, Coffey…

May 30, 2016

Local News

Reward offered to catch looters in SE Utah

offered to catch looters in SE Utah

May 17, 2016

Local News

In Utah, the fight for a Bears Ears monument heats up

a place where history, culture and geography intermingle, ‘local’ can be hard to define

May 4, 2016