March 1 signaled the beginning of Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month (AAHAM). Organized events ranging from archaeological demonstrations to backcountry tours of heritage sites are ...

Patiently digging for several minutes, Alexa Hankish, 9, discovered the jaw of what appeared to be a coyote’s skull. The great discovery didn’t stop her search for more artifacts, and while squatting ...

Deni Seymour has spent decades researching first contact between Native Americans and European settlers. Then she found a 500-year-old cannon.

Money or history? Culture or expediency? When it comes to Arizona’s underfunded State Parks, the choice seems to be trampling our archaeological legacy in favor of some niceties visitors will pay for ...

With its movie theater, chain restaurants, new car dealerships and retail stores, Mesa Riverview is about the last place you’d expect to find evidence of an ancient culture. But buried beneath the ...

Sedona is a place of legend, fantasy and lore. Situated in the upper Sonoran Desert of Northern Arizona, the town has become like a mythical siren, luring adventurers to deep canyons and high buttes.

Ranchers are backing a proposed law that would allow people with minimal training to look for historic artifacts on state land – a move that could lead to the destruction of important archaeological ...

In July 1966 under a contract with the Arizona Highway Department and the Bureau of Public Roads the Arizona State Museum in cooperation with the Museum of Northern Arizona conducted salvage ...

When nature lovers Sunnie and Bill Empie decided to return to their native Arizona, they chose a rugged plot of land in the upper Sonoran Desert as their home. The parcel, a curious "pile of rocks," ...

We live in a state with deep, dramatic human roots — and Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month offers an opportunity to connect with people of the distant past. Events throughout March ...