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Using Second Life as a Tool for Teaching Archaeology

The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT) recently talked with Ruth Tringham, one of the founders of the University of California Berkley’s ”People in Multimedia Authoring Center for Teaching in Anthropology” (MACTiA) about her use of a wildly popular online virtual environment called Second Life as a platform for her teaching. Hear the Preservation Technology . . . → Read More: Using Second Life as a Tool for Teaching Archaeology

ADEQ Awards Grant to Town of Gila Bend to Preserve Soil at the Gatlin Site

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has announced the award of a $12,850 Water Quality Improvement Grant to the Town of Gila Bend to protect the ruins of a thousand-year-old Hohokam village, the Gatlin site, from erosion and runoff from storm water. The site has been designated a National Historic Landmark by the State Historic . . . → Read More: ADEQ Awards Grant to Town of Gila Bend to Preserve Soil at the Gatlin Site

NY Times takes notice of ongoing debate about Lekson’s “Chaco Meridian” Theory

The New York Times recently published an article about Steven Lekson’s new book, History of the Ancient Southwest, which offers a kind of unified theory of the Native American population movements that have puzzled Southwest archaeologists for many years. In his new book, Lekson continues his arguments in support of his Chaco Meridian theory . . . → Read More: NY Times takes notice of ongoing debate about Lekson’s “Chaco Meridian” Theory

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