Archaeology’s Deep Time Perspective on Environment and Social Sustainability

Winslow Chamber of Commerce 523 W 2nd St, Winslow , AZ, United States

The deep time perspective that archaeology and related disciplines provide about natural hazards, environmental change, and human adaptation is a valuable supplement to historical records and can help modern societies make decisions affecting social sustainability and human safety. Examples include scientific evidence that virtually all prehistoric farming cultures in Arizona and the Southwest eventually surpassed […]

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Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art (Winslow)

Historic Lorenzo Hubbell Trading Post/Winslow Chamber of Commerce 523 W. Second St,, Winslow, AZ, United States

Ancient Indian pictographs (rock paintings) and petroglyphs (symbols carved or pecked on rocks) are claimed by some to be forms of writing for which meanings are known. However, are such claims supported by archaeology or by Native Americans themselves? Mr. Dart illustrates southwestern petroglyphs and pictographs, and discusses how even the same rock art symbol […]

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