Nov. 2003: a version of this essay was published in the October 2003 issue of ACRA Edition, newlsetter of the American Cultural Resources Assocation (www.acra-crm.org).
Nov. 2003: a new reader feedback page contains additional information on early CRM enterprises.
March 2008: the section on Roger Desautels was updated.
February 2009: see the Reader Feedback page for extensive comments on Roger Desautels, sent in by Max Farrar.
June 2009: photographs of Roger Desautels and Roberta Greenwood were added to the main text, and a second photo of Desautels was added to the feedback page.
July 2016: Paul Chace's 2016 article on Roger Desautels, published in the Pacific Coast Archaeological Society Quarterly, is available as a PDF here
I encourage everyone to pass on information to add to these web pages. Please e-mail that information to me at dap@unm.edu.
Please use the links to the left to read the essay