Utah Archaeology and Archaeologists in the News

Southwest Odyssey June 2 2006, Hedrix College
The group, led by biology professors Dr. Matt Moran and Dr. Mark Sutherland, will study the ancient Anasazi culture, the natural history of the region and the modern-day culture of the Navajo people.

Hidden treasures June 1 2006, Salt Lake Tribune
Connolly's job is not to act as a guide, but to protect the numerous and varied artifacts that have put the rugged Range Creek on the "must visit" list of anybody with even a hint of interest in the ancient peoples of the Southwest.

Travel: Where East Met West in Utah June/July 2006, American Heritage
Less than a year after the tracks were linked, the terminus was moved from Promontory Summit (a slapdash cluster of tents and shacks) 60 miles southwest to Ogden, a small but established town at the foot of Utah’s Wasatch mountains in what is now Weber County. This would remain the nerve center of Western migration until the Great Depression.

Fundraiser could assist log cabins May 31 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

This Is the Place: Developer struggles to support years of gung-ho expansion May 31 2006, Salt Lake Tribune
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Learn, learn, learn to row at Great Salt Lake May 31 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Don't Miss: Pony Express - Folklore vs. Fakelore" May 31 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Sisters share craft of pottery-making in the hope it will live on May 30 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

BLM of Salt Lake to host open house May 30 2006, Daily Herald

Range Creek's untouched archaeological area 'a national treasure' May 30 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Kirby: Time stops stone-still above Price May 30 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Website Helps Locate Graves May 29 2006, KSL

National Parks: Desperate Treasures May 28 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Sale of oil leases worries Utahans May 25 2006, USA Today

Through the eyes of a pioneer May 25 2006, Herald Journal

A taste of the Civil War at Camp Floyd in Fairfield May 24 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Show our home respect May 23 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Yes in Deed?: A deed more than 100 years old causes building controversy May 22 2006, Daily Herald

Is DUP museum a thieves' paradise? May 22 2006, Salt Lake Tribune
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Daunting mission: safeguarding land on skimpy budget May 21 2006, San Francisco Chronicle

U.S. preservation society says rush to develop energy in West leaves cultural resourcs at risk May 21 2006, My West Texas

Washington County rock art site vandalized, reward offered May 20 2006, The Specturm

Utahns get a feel for state's prehistory May 19 2006, Deseret Morning News

Ancient treasure: Cultural artifacts in West need protection May 19 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Utah's treasures may be threatened May 19 2006, BYU NewsNet

Rock art vandalized near St. George May 19 2006, Deseret Morning News

Hunting, fishing groups alarmed at BLM focus on oil and gas May 19 2006, News-Review

Museum Program Makes Science Fun May 18 2006, Cedar City Review

Native American petroglyph site vandalized in Southern Utah May 17 2006, ABC 4

Community Saves Historic Zollinger Farm May 17 2006, ENN

BLM: Land Hill Petroglyph Site Damaged May 17 2006, KUTV

Energy development called a threat to U.S. natural, cultural resources May 16 2006, Deseret Morning News

Groups say BLM can do better May 16 2006, Casper Star Tribune

Group questions BLM on drilling May 16 2006, Casper Star Tribune

Author claims first traverse of Comb Ridge May 16 2006, Durango Herald

West's ancient lore is at risk May 16 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Historian's DVD shows the Glen Canyon of old May 15 2006, Deseret Morning News
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Far from bland May 14 2006, Durango Herald

Trio treks slickrock 'museum' May 11 2006, Arizona Republic

Things to do this week and beyond May 10 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Sandy Museum features thousands of artifacts from community's past May 10 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Utahns pick railroad quarter May 10 2006, Deseret Morning News

With multiuses in mind, BLM knocks at the backdoor to Grand Canyon May 7 2006, Boston Globe

THEN & NOW: Fierce competition, ‘Traveling Hell’ drove joining of rails May 5 2006, Tooele Transcript Bulletin

Utah prehistory week May 5 2006, Deseret Morning News

National Park Service Objects to Federal Drill Plan in Utah May 5 2006, Los Angeles Times

Oil leasing near park draws objections May 5 2006, Daily Herald

BYU gives artifacts to Camp Floyd April 12 2006, Daily Herald

Easement to protect old farm in Cache April 10 2006, Deseret Morning News

Living History: Greek immigrants built strong community in Utah April 9 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Utah in the raw April 9 2006, Beacon Journal

Utah's share of pork aid is 18th April 6 2006, Deseret Morning News
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Government plans big oil, gas auction in Utah April 5 2006, Daily Herald

National monument's oldest artifact goes on display April 5 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Utah Divers To Search For Sunken Spanish Gold April 4 2006, KUTV
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Mysterious Fires Plagued Springville Hotel April 2 2006, Daily Herald

Showing at local galleries April 2 2006, Deseret Morning News

Lifelong resident is Draper personified March 31 2006, Deseret Morning News

Spring Break on the San Juan River March 30 2006, CEU Eagle

Call of the unknown: Bluff's few residents value local symbols of the past March 26 2006, Durango Herald

Rock art vanishing from Utah Lake shores March 24 2006, Daily Herald
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Interior Secretary Norton Makes Public Lands Giveaway Easier On Her Way Out the Door March 23 2006, Earthjustice Newsroom
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Utah Museum Acquires Vast Collection of Tribal Artifacts March 22 2006, UMNH Press Room
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Volunteers combat vandalism March 20 2006, The Spectrum

Fire Destroys Utah Candy Factory March 20 2006, Preservation Online

Narrow Escapes in The Southwest March 19 2006, Washington Post

DVD captures splendor of Utah's Capitol Reef March 16 2006, Arizona Republic

Museum wins $5,000 grant for preservation March 9 2006, The Spectrum

Meet some historical figures at Camp Floyd on Saturday March 9 2006, Deseret Morning News

Sports & Rec notes March 9 2006, Arizona Daily Star

Park Profile: Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum March 8 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Dept. looks to future, past March 6 2006, SUU Journal Online

Oil drilling leaves holes for Navajos March 6 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Utah monument filled with stunning rocks March 5 2006, Duluth News Tribune

Passages: Cantor's doctorate is a long time coming March 3 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Stigler Lecturer David Madsen to Speak on the Peopling of the Americas March 3 2006, University of Arkansas Daily Headlines

Station captured, stage coach ambushed in gory Indian attack March 3 2006, Tooele Transcript-Bulletin

Historical Experience that Impacted Thousands is Celebrated through Exhibit, Project March 2 2006, Cedar City Review

Ancient hunters depleted stock tooResearch challenges notion that Indians lived 'more in tune with nature February 26 2006, Pioneer Press

Travel: Water log February 26 2006, Arizona Daily Star

Wharton: Bush's outdoor budget plan has some seeing red, others green February 23 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Scenic Deep Creeks the backdrop for many of Old West’s dramas February 23 2006, Tooele Transcript-Bulletin

Opinion: State Archaeologist: The future can wait for some work on our past February 23 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

The Cedar Twin Leaves Good Memories for 92 Years February 23 2006, Cedar City Review

Park Profile: Territorial Statehouse State Park Museum February 22 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Legislative Briefs February 22 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Archaeologist Cummings not fully explored February 18 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Park Profile: Otter Creek State Park February 16 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Legacy in a lens February 16 2006, Albuquerque Tribune

Ignoring Public Opinion, BLM Pursues Oil & Gas Development Over Protection of Utah's Cultural Artifacts and Natural Treasures February 16 2006, Common Dreams News Wire

Artifacts found at home of former deputy February 16 2006, Colorado Springs Gazette

Oil, gas plan fuels protests February 13 2006, Deseret Morning News

Dave Tatsuno, 92, Whose Home Movies Captured History, Dies February 13 2006, The New York Times

Early California: A Killing Field February 12 2006, Newswire
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Ascending Utah's Grand Staircase February 12 2006, The Ledger

Wharton: She never met a museum she didn't like February 9 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Pioneer Craft House sold to Utah group February 8 2006, Deseret Morning News

Close to Vegas, yet so far February 8 2006, The Boston Globe

U archaeologists lobby to continue groundbreaking project February 8 2006, Daily Utah Chronicle

Daily Digest 2.8 February 8 2006, Daily Herald

Proposed Sale of Prime Utah Recreational Areas to Oil and Gas Draws Fire from Outfitters February 8 2006, Common Dreams News Wire

Grandmothering is topic of visiting scholar talk February 7 2006, WMU News

Bill Would Eliminate State Archaeologist February 6 2006, KSL

Change of oversight: Proponents say the proposal would expedite energy development February 6 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Antiquities measure advances February 6 2006, Deseret Morning News

Leave archaeology to the archaeologists February 5 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Historic Lehi Hotel Is Up For Sale February 5 2006, KSL
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HAFB Looking to Expand Museum, Save Planes February 5 2006, KSL

Grand Staircase a rugged, overlooked cousin of famed Utah parks February 5 2006, St Louis Post-Dispatch
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A permanent place to showcase Utah's art February 4 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

History thieves February 4 2006, Jackson Hole Star-Tribune

Golden spike design tops in Utah polls for quarter February 3 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Indians exact bloody revenge on soldiers in Deep Creek Canyon February 2 2006, Tooele Transcript-Bulletin

Bill Barrett Corporation's Utah Wildcat Named 'Discovery of the Year' by Oil and Gas Investor Magazine February 2 2006, PR Newswire

Don't believe the latest Donner Party headline hype February 2 2006, Seirra Sun

Teens who vandalized petroglyphs are sentenced February 1 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Canyon Country Community Lecture Series Presents February 1 2006, GatewayToSedona.com

Bill Would Limit Archaeologists' Role in Excavations January 30 2006, KSL

Vote set on Pioneer Craft House January 29 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Given its bloody history, canyon can be spooky place January 27 2006, Tooele Transcript-Bulletin

Organizing Old Birth Records A Bit Of A Puzzle January 26 2006, KUTV

Wayne is full of scenery — not people January 26 2006, Deseret Morning News

$6.5M set up for This Is The Place January 26 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Holiday briefs January 26 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Outdoors Bookshelf January 25 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Speaker explains Bear Lake Monster January 25 2006, The WSU Signpost

Radio star to Chamber: ‘Preserve past’ January 24 2006, Tooele Transcript-Bulletin

Historical Society January 24 2006, Emery County Progress

New film about Mountain Meadows revives controversy over LDS role January 23 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

UMFA exhibit features artistic side of Utah pioneers January 23 2006, Daily Utah Chronicle

On the Go / Travel notes January 22 2006, Arizona Daily Star

Living History: Newsies of 1900s used their fists to protect their turf January 22 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

With Only God Left as a Witness January 22 2006, New York Times

Let us not forget what we have witnessed January 21 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

The lowdown on diet and exercise January 20 2006, Monroe Times

Heads or tails? State quarter ideas down to 3 January 20 2006, Deseret Morning News
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Preservationists Move Early Cabins to City Park January 20 2006, KSL

Dry Ice Blasting Used In Capitol Restoration January 20 2006, KSL

Then & Now: Indian skirmishes common near Deep Creeks, tiny Callao January 19 2005, Tooele Transcript-Bulletin

Historic moves save 2 pioneer-era cabins January 19 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

One more reason to go to Grad School January 18 2006, Utah Statesman

Governor Delivers State of the State Address January 17 2006, KSL

Local News and Notes January 17 2006, Daily Herald

Building on the past January 16 2006, Deseret Morning News

Utah Heritage Foundation award winners January 16 2006, Deseret Morning News

A grand 'great unknown' January 15 2006, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Cache County honors the past with its restored courthouse January 14 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

American Fork buffs up its past January 14 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Residents hope Spring City keeps its charm January 13 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Historic A.F. cabin moved to city park January 13 2006, Daily Herald

BLM called overeager to develop lands January 13 2006, Salt Lake Tribune
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A.F. auto parts chain acquired January 13 2006, Daily Herald

Draper theater needs electrical overhaul January 13 2006, Deseret Morning News

The Outsider January 12 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Children's book brings Shoshone tale to life January 12 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Lobbyist spending detailed January 12 2006, Deseret Morning News

American Fork buffs up its past January 12 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Boldly Going Nowhere January 10 2006, South Missourian News

Prehistoric graves reveal Americas' first baby boom January 10 2006, Kazinform

25th Street: Changing panorama of Ogden’s history January 9 2006, The Signpost

Museum committee chewing on old candy company site January 8 2006, Standard-Examiner

Intriguing history wraps ancient blanket January 8 2006, Durango Herald

Coming Up: Visual Arts January 7 2006, Salt Lake Tribune

Johnston's Army artifacts on display at Camp Floyd January 6 2006, Daily Herald

Hunter House Finds a Home January 5 2005, Cedar City Review

Sir Burton ‘liquored up,’ Indians enacted revenge at desolate pass January 5 2005, Tooele Transcript-Bulletin

Coming to Terms With Utah January 4 2006, American Heritage

Hunter House preservation will pay off January 3 2006, The Spectrum

Hollywood star began her life in still-standing Provo house January 1 2006, Daily Herald

Living History: Settlers and Paiutes take sting out of New Year's Day journeys January 1 2006, Salt Lake Tribune