AAHS Founded in 1916

 

The Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society was founded on April 14, 1916 by Byron Cummings and some of his associates including: Nelson Bledsoe, a medical doctor from Bisbee; Ida Douglass, the wife of A.E. Douglass of tree-ring dating fame; Robert Forbes, Professor of geography, physiology and chemistry at the University of Arizona and the planter [...]

Presidents Message

AAHS Appreciation Awards

Each year around this time, the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society presents its Appreciation Awards to a small number of people whom we would like to recognize for their contributions to the goals and functioning of the society.

This year the awards have gone to four special individuals: Stephen H. Lekson, Brenda Todd, Emilee Mead, and Linda Pierce.

Steve Lekson is the outgoing editor of Kiva which he has produced for five years with the able assistance of Brenda Todd. Emilee Mead does an outstanding job as editor of Glyphs. Linda Pierce brought her expertise to bear in solving the society’s long-standing membership database issues. We thank them all!

-Scott O’Mack, President

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Ray Thompson Speaking at the AAHS meeting.

Digital Video – Raymond H. Thompson presents  “The Real Dirt of Southwestern Archaeology : Tall Tales from the Good Old Days.”   If you missed Dr Thompson’s lecture at our last meeting, you can now catch up with his talk by following this link.

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Whiptail

Whiptail

We are pleased to announce the publication of the Whiptail Ruin Report as a volume of the Arizona State Museum Archaeology Series. The report is available from the University of Arizona Press.
In the 1960’s and 1970’s, AAHS volunteers, University of Arizona students, and Pima College students excavated Whiptail Ruin, a mid- to late A.D. [...]


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Only AAHS members can participate in our field trip programs, and current members receive our Glyphs newsletter and may subscribe to Kiva, the Journal of Southwestern History and Archaeology.

Click here to learn more about membership categories and to apply or renew your membership on line

Make a Donation

Part of the mission of the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society is to support scholarship and research. Through a competitive process our support goes to graduate students in anthropology and archaeology at a number of colleges and universities. In each of the last two years the Research and Grant Fund appeal has raised over $4,000.

Our goal for this year is to raise $5,000

We hope we can count on your support!

 Donate to the Annual Scholarship and Research Grant Campaign

 

Other Donation Opportunities

Donate to the Emil W. Haury Fund for Publications

Donate to the general AAHS Fund to support core activities

 

 

 

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