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Results for keyword: archaeology

Following the Oregon Trail, digitally and on foot

Following a childhood fascination with the computer game Oregon Trail, a young archaeologist meets the real thing during a rugged, exhausting Wyoming summer.

by Laura Herrington Watson, Feb 06, 2012
Richard West Sellars' accidental but distinguished National Park Service career

Historian Richard West Sellars didn't intend to spend a career in the Park Service. But after 35 years, his impact still resonates.

by Kimberly Hirai, Jan 27, 2012
Teetering on the Edge of the Cedars

The Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum in Blanding, Utah, fights for its life as the state cuts funding.

by Adam Roy, Mar 21, 2011
Case in point

Archaeologist Bonnie Pitblado uses a program modeled on Antiques Roadshow to introduce scientists to the artifacts collected by Westerners.

by Nick Neely, Jul 23, 2010
How to return a pot

The BLM offers advice for those who decide to return pilfered artifacts.

by Adam Petry, Jul 19, 2010
Ancient conversations

Archaeologist Carol Patterson works with Ute tribal elder Clifford Duncan to interpret the enigmatic patterns in Southwestern rock art.

by Josh McDaniel, Jan 25, 2010
In pothunter country, a small effort at healing

A Utah archaeological non-profit tries to take the edge off the locals-versus-outsiders debate.

by Beth Kampschror, Jul 28, 2009
An ancient place to wonder about our survival

Andy Gulliford delights in the vast Canyon of the Ancients National Monument-- a living museum subject to increased gas drilling.

by Andy Gulliford, Jul 14, 2008
Heard Around the West

Biodiesel pirates; dinosaur bones for sale; archaeological developments; hot weather and cool bankrobbers; what to do with a big dead moose.

by Betsy Marston, Jun 09, 2008
Dry to the bone

Despite a relatively snowy winter here in western Colorado, the season itself seems to have shrunk, with spring arriving weeks earlier than it once did in a trend with ominous consequences for the desert Southwest, particularly Phoenix.

by Paul Larmer, Apr 16, 2007