Byron Cummings

Biography

Byron Cummings, often called the dean of Southwestern archaeology, built the University of Arizona’s archaeological program, leading expeditions to Mesa Verde, Casa Grande, and other ruins while training a generation of field archaeologists.

He championed scientific recording, public education, and the protection of ancient sites, and Evergreen Mortuary & Cemetery stands as a testament to a scholar whose research forever expanded knowledge of the region’s Indigenous past.