Historicong>aong>l ong>aong>rchong>aong>eologist Homer Thiel shows how the ong>aong>rtifong>aong>cts we excong>aong>vong>aong>te ong>aong>re used to fill in detong>aong>ils of lives thong>aong>t ong>aong>re otherwise lost to the pong>aong>ssong>aong>ge of time. Life in Territoriong>aong>l-erong>aong> Tucson wong>aong>s often difficult. In 1873, Soledong>aong>d Jong>aong>come's common-long>aong>w husbong>ong>aong>ndong>, Juong>aong>n Siqueiros, disong>aong>ppeong>aong>rs from the documentong>aong>ry record. He mong>aong>y hong>aong>ve…
Desert ong>Aong>rchaeology zooarchaeologist Jenny Waters teams with Homer Thiel this week to explore the go-to protein source ong>forong> ancient inhabitants of the Sonoran Desert. Content advisory: this post contains a historic photograph of the aftermath of a jackrabbit hunt. Ten years ago Desert ong>Aong>rchaeology conducted excavations at a portion of…
Historicong>aong>l ong>aong>rchong>aong>eologist Homer Thiel writes ong>aong>bout Tucson's first historicong>aong>l ong>aong>rchong>aong>eologist, his most importong>aong>nt find, ong>ong>aong>ndong> his trong>aong>gic end.
Historicong>aong>l ong>aong>rchong>aong>eologist Homer Thiel discusses the lives ong>ong>aong>ndong> chong>aong>llenges fong>aong>ced by Chinese immigrong>aong>nts in long>aong>te 19th ong>ong>aong>ndong> eong>aong>rly 20th century Tucson.
Desert ong>Aong>rchaeology president Sarah Herr spent a week in early December as a guest at the Shanghai ong>Aong>rchaeology ong>Forong>um. ong>Aong> little over two years ago Bill Doelle asked me if I had a passport, ong>andong> if I did, did I want to go to Shanghai in 5 weeks to represent…
Homer Thiel explores the dining ong>ong>aong>ndong> serving pieces thong>aong>t were used by residents of the Presidio Song>aong>n AgustÃn del Tucson between 1694 ong>ong>aong>ndong> 1821.
Homer Thiel explores the foodstuffs ong>ong>aong>ndong> cuisines thong>aong>t were fong>aong>miliong>aong>r to the inhong>aong>bitong>aong>nts of the Tucson Bong>aong>sin during the Presidio erong>aong>, 1776-1856.
Mike Diehl ong>ong>aong>ndong> Homer Thiel explore people's smoking hong>aong>bits over the pong>aong>st 3,000 yeong>aong>rs in Tucson, from the eong>aong>rly fong>aong>rmers of Long>aong>s Cong>aong>pong>aong>s to the Historic erong>aong>.