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Magazinefree PDF ARCHAEOLOGY SOUTHWEST CONTINUE ON TO THE NEXT PAGE FOR YOUR magazineFREE PDF (formerly the Center for Desert Archaeology) is a private 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization that explores and protects the places of our past across the American Southwest and Mexican Northwest. We have developed an integrated, conservation- based approach known as Preservation Archaeology. Although Preservation Archaeology begins with the active protection of archaeological sites, it doesn’t end there. We utilize holistic, low-impact investigation methods in order to pursue big-picture questions about what life was like long ago. As a part of our mission to help foster advocacy and appreciation for the special places of our past, we share our discoveries with the public. This free back issue of Archaeology Southwest Magazine is one of many ways we connect people with the Southwest’s rich past. Enjoy! Not yet a member? Join today! Membership to Archaeology Southwest includes: » A Subscription to our esteemed, quarterly Archaeology Southwest Magazine » Updates from This Month at Archaeology Southwest, our monthly e-newsletter » 25% off purchases of in-print, in-stock publications through our bookstore » Discounted registration fees for Hands-On Archaeology classes and workshops » Free pdf downloads of Archaeology Southwest Magazine, including our current and most recent issues » Access to our on-site research library » Invitations to our annual members’ meeting, as well as other special events and lectures Join us at archaeologysouthwest.org/how-to-help In the meantime, stay informed at our regularly updated Facebook page! 300 N Ash Alley, Tucson AZ, 85701 • (520) 882-6946 • [email protected] • www.archaeologysouthwest.org Archaeology Southwest volume 1), Number) Center tor Desert ArchaeologtJ Summer 1999 Missions and Visions: What's at the Core ot Archaeologicalt nstitutions? wtlkam H. Doe//e) President, Center for Desert Archae%S!J NSTITUTION BUILDING is an entrepreneurial activity. JThere is no simple formula for how to do it, but creativity and a clear vision of what the institution will accomplish seem to be crit­ ical ingredients. Private archaeological institutions literally have to sell their missions to funding agencies and the public. Some do this by focusing on a narrow specialty, while others tap a very broad pub­ lic. The number of such institutions continues to grow, and we feel that they provide a novel way to take the "pulse" of archaeology in the Greater Southwest. For this issue of Archaeology Southwest we chose a broad, somewhat eclectic set of private nonprofit institutions as our focus. We asked a leader trom each to talk about their organization's mis­ sion. For several additional organizations, we provided thumbnail sketches. Private institutions can be vulnerable to changes in the envi­ ronment in which they operate, and the federal government is a critical element of the institutional environment in the American Not all archaeologists work in an institutional con­ Southwest. Therefore we include a discussion of the federal text. Alice Carpenter displayed a hfe-long passion for archaeology program (pages 4-5). There are relevant institutions the archaeology of the San Pedro Valley between 1924 that are not covered in our available space, though we plan to pro­ when she arrived in Oracle, Arizona and her death in file many in future issues. 1982. The fruits of her passion are reflected in collec­ Consistently in successful organizations there is a leader with tions, field notes, and in the memories of those who a passion for what they are doing. The passion may be expressed knew her. variably, but it is a critical part of what is at the core of archaeolog­ Her work provides a major source ofin formation as well as inspiration for the Center for Desert ical institutions. There must also be perseverance. Building an Archaeology's research and preservation efforts on the institution has invariable setbacks and frustrations. Thus, passion San Pedro River (see page 8). In Alice's day, there were and perseverance must combine for success. few legal protections for archaeological sites. In more Particularly striking in our collection of articles is the breadth than one case she intervened directly to save a site from of approaches used to bring archaeology to the public. The list destruction. Other times she personally conducted sal­ includes teaching children, reaching out to diverse local commu­ vage excavations at damaged sites. Today, Alice would nities and interest groups, enhancing museum facilities, tapping probably find herself working with one of the institu­ the potential of the Internet, and even talking about "garbology" tions devoted to research and preservation activities. on Good Morning America. Photo by Dan To rtorell, courtesy of the Tucson This is a dynamic time in the archaeology of the Greater Citizen. Southwest. Archaeology is being defined in a variety of ways. What our snapshot of archaeology conveys is a particularly wide Archaeoloflj Southwest is a array of opportunities-for institutions and for those who make Quarterl9 publication ot the archaeology a profession or an avocation. Center tor Desert Archaeolow School ot American Research Duane Anderson} Vice Preslden0 School ofAmerican Research HE: SCHOOL OF AME:RICAN RE:SE:ARCH pleting extensive fieldwork in the Grand Canyon at the T was founded in New Mexico Territory in 1907 when time. During the early years at the School, he completed his the Archaeological Institute of America established a publications on the Grand Canyon and began moving the "School of American Archaeology" under the direction of institution in two new directions. He initiated a large-scale, Edgar Lee Hewett. The goal of the institution was to con­ multidisciplinary archaeological project at Arroyo Hondo duct archaeological research in the New World and train Pueblo located near Santa Fe, and he expanded the students in American archaeology. School's mission to become a center for advanced studies in anthropology and related fields in the humanities 'with a global rather than regional emphasis. Schwartz began experimenting with "advanced semi­ nars" in 1968. He brought groups of scholars to Santa Fe to examine important topics and publish books designed to take anthropology's subdisciplines to new levels of integra­ tion and insight. Over 100 seminars have been conducted on a wide range of topics, including many on archaeology. In 1972, the School was given the former estate of Martha and Elizabeth White near downtown Santa Fe. The large residence, guest houses, and grounds were ideal­ ly suited to be the School's new home. This new facility allowed Schwartz to establish the Resident Scholar pro­ gram in 1973. This program provides year-long residencies to visiting scholars, allowing them to write books of impor­ tance to anthropology. The campus is home to six or seven scholars each year. With the completion of fieldwork at Arroyo Hondo in A 1909 Board meeting at Puye Cliff Dwelling (Edgar Lee Hewett is third from left). Nicknamed "El Toro, " Hewett was the mid-1970s, the School discontinued archaeological a flamboyant and controversial figure who advanced field research, though it maintains a strong commitment to Southwestern and Mesoamerican studies through excavations, its existing collections. Work with the Arroyo Hondo col­ teaching, work with contemporary native artists, and support lection has continued over the past 25 years, with eight of archaeological site preservation. monographs being published. A repository has been creat­ Photo courtesy ofthe Museum ofNew Mexico. ed and the database has been automated. Last year an Arroyo Hondo grants program was created to encourage Ten years later, Hewett severed his ties with the the use of the 350,000-item collection by advanced students Archaeological Institute of America and changed the and scholars. Awards of up to $2,500 can be, used to fund name of the institution to the School of American Research research costs on or off campus and may include housing at to ref1ect his broader interests in archaeology, ethnology, the School, particularly dur­ and museum work. Hewett was a driving force in the ing the summer. establishment of the Museum of New Mexico in 1909. He served as director of the School and Museum until his Douglas W Schwartz, death in 1946. trained as an archaeologist, A 1959 bill that established the Museum of New has led the expansion of Mexico as an agency separate from the School caused a the School's mission to major identity crisis for the Schoo!. By the early 1960s the include "the whole of humanity, past, present, staff consisted of a director, a secretary, and a half-time and even future as its maintenance man. It operated out of offices in Edgar Lee arena ofstudy." Photo Hewett's old residence in downtown Santa Fe. courtesy of the School of Douglas W Schwartz was hired as director of the American Research. School of American Research in 1967. Schwartz was com- 2 laeOIC)gLj Southwest Volume I), Number) Amerind Foundation Anne I. Woosle!J) Director, Amerind Foundation HE AMERIND FOUNDATION was formally Top: William S. Fulton T established in 1937 by Connecticut businessman and had already spent more amateur archaeology enthusiast William S. Fulton. It grew than a decade conduct- out of his passion for archaeology and the culture of the ing avocational field­ work in southeastern American Indian-hence the name Amerind. Arizona and the Four In Amerind's charter, field archaeology and museum Corners area by 1937 development were accorded equal weight. Fulton support­ when he formally ed excavation, and he generously funded a burgeoning established Amerind at museum facility, believing that both research and public the northern edge of education were of comparable import. the Dragoon Moun­ In 1948, Charles C. Di Peso succeeded Carr Tuthill tains. Fulton died in as a student employee hired by Fulton to implement 1964.
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