Awe, Anger, Sorrow: Thoughts on the Las Playas Intaglio (opens in new tab)

Aaron Wright, Preservation Anthropologist (May 1, 2026)—I’ve heard people say that the U.S.–Mexico border is a desolate, treacherous landscape overrun by heavily armed cartel members and human traffickers. As a resident of Tucson, Arizona, I live less than 90 miles from this supposed danger zone. Some of my recent fieldwork has exposed me to the […] The post Awe, Anger, Sorrow: Thoughts on the Las Playas Intaglio appeared first on Archaeology Southwest.