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Webinars: The Pueblo of Acoma’s Cultural Inheritance & Archaeological Partnership in the “Lands Between” of Southeastern Utah
Located among the arid canyons and mesas of southeastern Utah are some of the best-preserved archaeological sites in the world....
Project Interviews: Crow Canyon: A Possible Stockade at the Dillard Site?
Field/lab archaeologist Steve Copeland and an Archaeology Research Program (ARP) participant discuss how the discovery of fence post holes may...
Webinars: Plant Species Richness at Archaeological Sites Suggests Ecological Legacy of Indigenous Subsistence on the Colorado Plateau, USA
Identifying how past human populations altered ecosystems is critical for understanding current ecological diversity and for the management of both...
Educational Video Series: Archaeobotany: The Black, Burned Bits of Prehistory
Archaeobotanist and Crow Canyon Research Associate Karen Adams discusses what we can learn from archaeobotany. Video produced by Wilkinson Visual.
Site Reports: Archaeobotanical Analysis: Principles and Methods
An explanation of the types of plant samples collected by Crow Canyon archaeologists and the methods used to process and...
Educational Video Series: Why Is Archaeology Important? Featuring Dr. Donna Glowacki
Archaeologists Donna Glowacki, Tim Kohler, Stefani Crabtree, and Scott Ortman talk about why archaeology is important. Filmed by Chris Simon,...
Webinars: Toward a Science of ArchaeoEcology: Placing Humans into Food Webs with Dr. Stefani Crabtree
Humans have impacted ecosystems worldwide for the past 200,000 years, yet many studies of ecosystems do not include humans, preferring...
Educational Video Series: Partnering with Native Peoples: Changing the Way We Do Archaeology
Mark Varien, executive vice president of the Crow Canyon Research Institute, discusses how partnering with native peoples has changed how...
Webinars: Bears Ears National Monument: Digital Documentation and Virtual Guided Tours
Bears Ears National Monument is home to rich cultural heritage and is sacred to many Native American communities who continue...
Educational Video Series: Mesa Verde National Park Cliff Palace Tour
Join Mesa Verde National Park Ranger, Jill Blumenthal, on a tour of Cliff Palace. Cliff Palace is one of the...
Publications: Maize Database Project Final Report
This document represents the final report on the Maize Database project or MDP. It includes: a brief description of the...
Webinars: Chaco Landscapes: Sensory and Political Engagement with Place
Archaeologist Ruth Van Dyke shares insights into social, political, and sensorial relationships across the greater Chaco landscape, past and present....

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