Society for American Archaeology – Annual Meeting

Chris McFarland March 13, 2025

 The 90th Annual Meeting will be held April 23–April 27, 2025, in Denver, Colorado. The program is composed of general sessions, symposia, forums, lightning rounds, …

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Colorado Archaeological Society Presents: On the Trail of Fremont Shield-Bearers

Chris McFarland March 13, 2025

On the Trail of Fremont Shield-Bearers: If you’ve been hiking through any of the canyons in western Colorado and eastern Utah you likely have seen …

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Spatial Patterns in Rock Imagery: Shield Iconography in Eastern Utah

By Madalyn Johnson, Public Archaeology Intern Rock imagery (more commonly referred to as rock art) is likely one of the first things you think of …

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Understanding Ancient Life At Utah Lake: The Culture-History of the Smith Family Archaeological Preserve

It can be hard to look at thousand year old artifacts and gather a sense of what life was like for people. But for archaeologist …

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Week One: Let’s Learn About Utah’s Archaeology!

This is a collection of readings about Utah’s cultural history curated for the 2021 UPAN pledge drive

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