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Lay of the Land Celebrating Number 500 development. That hasn’t completely changed, but thanks to the work of the Conservancy and others, there is now a national system of scientific preserves in place that protects many of the most important of these resources—sites that are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places and have longterm research potential. Others have become state and national parks. In this country we have a very strong imperative to protect the rights of property owners. This makes it difficult, even impossible, to pass laws that protect sites on private lands as most other countries do. The Conservancy’s solution is to acquire the sites and
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manage them as permanent preserves according to the dictates of conservation archaeology. Over the years, the Conservancy’s efforts have increased, reaching into more and more areas of our nation. We pledge to do everything we can to continue that record in the years to come.
ROW CANYON CARCHAEOLOGICAL CENTER
2016 CULTURAL EXP L O R ATIO N S DOMESTIC
INTERNATIONAL
May 1–7
July 23–29
with Craig Childs
SCHOLARS:
Hidden Chaco
Porter Swentzell, M.A. (Santa Clara) Severin Fowles, Ph.D.
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Susan Ryan, Ph.D. Craig Childs Will Tsosie (Navajo)
September 19–24
Archaeology of Chaco & Mesa Verde Country
May 9–16
Backcountry Archaeology:
Zuni Origins
May 24–29 SCHOLARS:
October 16–22
The Pueblo Revolt
SCHOLAR:
Ed Barnhart, Ph.D.
SCHOLAR:
Harry Walters (Navajo)
June 19–25
R. Carlos Nakai:
November 1–7
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SCHOLARS:
Music, Culture, and Craft R. Carlos Nakai
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The Yucatán Peninsula
The Navajo World
Charles King Marit Munson, Ph.D.
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December 3–11
SCHOLARS:
Dan Simplicio (Zuni) Kim Spurr, M.A.
Tim Kohler, Ph.D. Gísli Pálsson, Ph.D. candidate
Tim Kohler, Ph.D. Gísli Pálsson, Ph.D. candidate
October 3–9
Mark Varien, Ph.D. Phil Geib, M.A.
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Icelandic Origins in Norway SCHOLARS:
Shanna Diederichs Lyle Balenquah, M.A. (Hopi)
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The Vikings in Iceland August 9–14
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Basketmaker to Pueblo
Johan Berge–Visitnorway.com
August 3–9
Taos History
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Hohokam & O’Odham
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Douglas Craig, Ph.D. Angela Garcia-Lewis (Akimel O’Odham, Gila River Indian Community)
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Cortez, Colorado
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his spring the Conservancy is celebrating the completion of its 500th acquisition project. Since our beginnings in 1980 with a staff of one full-time and two part-time employees in Santa Fe, New Mexico, we have grown into a truly national organization with archaeological preserves in 45 states. In this issue of American Archaeology (see “Five Hundred And Counting,” page 39), we review some of the 500 acquisition projects and talk about what we need to do next. In 1980, archaeological sites on private lands in the United States were in grave danger from looting, agriculture, and
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