Friends and colleagues: A big archaeological project can serve to illustrate 
what archaeologists really do.  One of the products of the giant Central 
Arizona Project was Archaeology: A Journey Into the Past, the latest video 
feature on our nonprofit streaming-media Web site, The Archaeology Channel 
(http://www.archaeologychannel.org).

This video takes you on a virtual tour of archaeology and explains why the 
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation sponsored archaeology before the Central Arizona 
Project was built to irrigate the desert.  It shows the entire 
archaeological process from beginning to end: how sites are located, how 
they are excavated, how artifacts are processed, and what happens to the 
materials when the project is finished.  Combining live action with graphic 
simulations brings to life the painstaking and detailed study of forgotten 
remains that is the study of the human past.

This and other programs are available on TAC for your use and enjoyment.  We 
urge you to support this public service by participating in our Membership 
(http://www.archaeologychannel.org/member.html) and Underwriting 
(http://www.archaeologychannel.org/sponsor.shtml) programs.  Only with your 
help can we continue and enhance this nonprofit public-education and 
visitor-supported service.  We also welcome new content partners as we reach 
out to the world community.

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Richard M. Pettigrew, Ph.D., RPA
President and Executive Director
Archaeological Legacy Institute
http://www.archaeologychannel.org