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Poster congratulating new Mayor and City Council members

A Good Day For Archaeology

It was an unusually hot day in late May of 2019 as monsoon clouds were teasing our archaeology field crew ...
An ornament of an Asian man in silver color

The Burial of the Magician – A Hopi Relation

What you are looking at is one of the richest prehistoric burials in ancient Arizona. This individual, known as the ...
Pottery art depicting lifestyle of a past civilization

Archaeology Explained – Religion and Sacrifice

One misconception about the prehistoric American Southwest is that people were always peaceful and just wanted to live in harmony. ...
Two painted rabbitsticks lying on the ground

HOW TO MAKE A RABBITSTICK

The rabbitstick was used for thousands of years by Native people who once occupied the lands. In most cases using ...
A small size arrow stick with pointed tip

RIVER CANE ARROWS (VIDEO SERIES)

Here is a video series on arrow making we filmed in the fall of 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9pHlOvaovg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08Hfr6GGX3c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhBKnKz7SRI
Small pieces of pointed tips on the arrow

HOHOKAM SNAKETOWN POINTS

All archaeologists agree, the prehistoric Hohokam of the Phoenix Valley were an amazing people whom forced us to reexamine the ...