by Mark Duggan | Aug 2, 2016
Two proposals are competing on managing a large swath of federal land in southeast Utah. One calls for the creation, through presidential proclamation, of what would be known as Bear’s Ears National Monument. A multi-tribe coalition supports the monument,...
by Mark Duggan | Mar 15, 2013
Tucson, Ariz. – A collection of cast-lead crosses and swords found near Tucson has led to controversy now nearly a century old: Did Romans establish a colony in the area around C.E. 800? Some are convinced the crosses are proof. Others say it’s a hoax. Charles...
by Mark Duggan | Oct 11, 2011
Tucson, Ariz. – Hopi legend holds that their 14th Century ancestors were so enamored with the fertile area along the Little Colorado River east of Winslow, Ariz., that they paused in their migration to farm the land. Their name for the site, Homolovi, means...
by Mark Duggan | Oct 2, 2011
Dragoon, Ariz. – The Amerind Foundation began collecting cultural artifacts from archaeological expeditions in 1937. Founder William Shirley Fulton believed he was preserving cultures that were going extinct. By the 1950s, Amerind conducted archaeological...
