In 1981, the National Park Service recognized the Bull Creek area at the foot of the Henry Mountains as a national archaeological treasure. But for reasons unknown, the evidence supporting the Bull Creek Archaeological District was lost, and the location of more than a hundred National Register sites is not known today...
The Department of Anthropology at the University of Utah has been a critical CPAA partner since our inception in 2005. Not only do university students get valuable field experience, but many of these students have gone on to stellar careers in Cultural Resource Management and academia where they represent the next generation of archaeologists...
The Department of History, Sociology, and Anthropology at Southern Utah University (SUU) has been a loyal CPAA partner for more than a decade. Dozens of SUU undergraduate students have participated in CPAA projects in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Nine Mile Canyon, and most recently as part of the Bull Creek...
Students are having a tough go these days with sky-high tuition and the necessity of working multiple jobs to make ends meet. Many abandon their dreams of ever going to graduate school – a necessary requirement for a career in archaeology. CPAA, in collaboration with the University of Utah and Southern Utah University, is working to provide financial incentives for students to participate in field work opportunities to inspire them to take the next step toward a master’s degree. CPAA has established a scholarship fund with a goal of 10 scholarships of $1000 each for 2026. Partners in the private sector have also stepped forward to boost the scholarship fund.
Want to help a starving student? CPAA administers the scholarship fund but does not charge any overhead. In other words, 100 percent of your donation goes to a student scholarship.