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Tag Archives: cultural preservation

Ancient Calendar

Today’s blog is written by ASM archaeologist Dr. E. Charles Adams. Dr. Adams runs the Homol’ovi Research Program.
My favorite object story begins on a typical summer day in northeastern Arizona at the ancient Hopi village of Homol’ovi II, just outside Winslow. Homol’ovi is the Hopi word used to describe the Winslow area and means place [...]

Museum Jobs

It’s a busy time again at the University and at the Arizona State Museum. Students are back on campus, classes are underway, and fall events are being planned. Everyone is doing multiple tasks at once. At the museum one program we are working on is an Open House for students in the Anthropology Department.
At a [...]

Riding Our Faith

Hard economic times make me depressed, make everyone depressed as we struggle to figure out what to cut, how to cope. But there is always hope, a word that keeps jumping out at me. Hope that the legislature and our governor will create a budget that supports education and the arts. Hope that the K-12 [...]

Getting to Know Us

This past weekend I went with my son to watch the new Star Trek movie. When I first saw the TV series in the 70s, I was scared by the fantastical beings from other worlds and the idea that there was a much bigger universe than my small experience shed light on. The reality of [...]

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