The Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society and Arizona Archaeological Council sponsor the annual Julian D. Hayden Paper Competition, named in honor of long-time southwestern scholar Julian Dodge Hayden. Bear Bones graduate student Melanie Cootsona's winning entry will receive a cash prize of $1,000 and publication of the paper in Kiva, The Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and History.

We challenge the use of simple functions in archaeological GIS and suggest that actualistic studies still have a place in better understanding human-animal interactions and biomechanical constraints. 

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00231940.2026.2646017#d1e136

Congratulations to Nevada, Zara, and Maddie on the Kirp Prize!!

https://issi.berkeley.edu/research-programs/issi-prizes/kirp-prize/honorees-kirp