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This resource, developed by The Center for Desert Archaeology, consists of online exhibits that illustrate key concepts in preservation archaeology and the prehistory of the American Southwest and Mexican Northwest. Current exhibits that you can view are The Clearwater Site: Tucson, Arizona, 2100 BC; Visiting Places of the Past: A Guide for Touring Southwestern Sites; Adriel Heisey's Chaco Image Gallery; and Rethinking the Peopling of the Americas. The Clearwater Site and the Chaco Image Gallery consist mostly of photographs, the Guide offers a comprehensive list and information on touring heritage sites of the American Southwest and Mexican Northwest, and Rethinking the Peopling of America has links to eight articles concerning the peopling of the New World.
For Educators
The images on this site can be used to enhance lessons on anthropology or archaeology. They are excellent for showing students how archaeologists go about their work. They also allow students to see the types of items that can be found at an archaeological site and what a dig may look like. The Visiting Places of the Past section allows students to take an online tour of various southwestern sites. Rethinking the Peopling of the Americas can be used in any lesson that explores how the New World was settled.
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