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NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 6:00 PM at 2045 Memory Lane in Silver City, New Mexico. The GCAS's next monthly IN-PERSON ONLY meeting features speaker geoarchaeologist Dave Rachal PhD of Tierra Vieja Consulting in Las Cruces NM. Doors open at 6:00 PM with light refreshments on offer. Socializing and a brief-to-nonexistent business meeting will immediately precede Dave's presentation of: How Did The Seeds Get There? Ruppia cirrhosa Ecology, Depositional Context and Accurate Radiocarbon Dating at White Sands: "The stratigraphic and geomorphic contexts, and ultimately the chronometric determinations, at White Sands Locality-2 (WHSA-2) are topics of controversy that stem from conflicting interpretations of the processes that deposited the Ruppia cirrhosa (Ruppia) seeds within the paleo-Lake Otero footprint site....[O]ur interpretation depicts the shoreline as an unstable, dynamic lake margin to which Ruppia seeds...were transported from deep-water, offshore growth beds during storm events and deposited on the lake shore in seed balls. These unusual aggregates, known to mix seeds of wide-ranging ages, were gradually broken apart by several cycles of wave action and erosion and redeposited in layers....[W]e will delve into both the ecology and the depositional context of Ruppia and discuss why the Ruppia seeds at paleo-Lake Otero are problematic materials for radiocarbon dating." Check out Dave's and Tierra Vieja Consulting's YouTube videos (links are on our Events page) and bring your questions for him!

NEXT FIELD TRIP: Sunday, April 6, through Tuesday, April 8, 2025: Lyman Lake State Park/Springerville/Casa Malpais AZ. Sunday-Monday, explore Lyman Lake's petroglyphs & archaeological site on your own or with a group. On Tuesday 4/8, we have guided tour of Casa Malpais archaeological site. Reservations are required for ONLY the guided tour to the Casa Malpais site but we must give them a final tally no later than March 23, 2025, so please let trip co-leader Torie Grass ([email protected]) or Eduardo Argüello ([email protected]) know to put you on the list. More details available in newsletter and on Events page of this website, and in the blog posts below. As usual for any GCAS field trip, wear sturdy shoes and pack sun protection & water. See you there!

2019 ASNM Vendor Registration

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEW MEXICO ANNUAL MEETING 2019

Hosted by the Grant County Archaeological Society
Friday, April 26 - Sunday, April 28, 2019, at the Murray Hotel, Silver City, New Mexico
Mimbres and Beyond: Archaeology of Southwest New Mexico and
Connections to the Wider Region

Vendor Registration Form

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Vendor/Information Table Specifics:

The area for vendors and information tables will be co-located within the meeting’s room; for that reason all vendors must register for the ASNM Annual Meeting. Because the availability of space and display resources is limited, a total of 6 commercial vendors ($25 fee) and 6 nonprofit organizations (gratis) will be assigned a 6’x8’ space or table for sales or display, on a first-come first-served basis. Determination will be based on providing a balance of services/products as well as providing for the needs of ASNM affiliate organizations.  Sales/displays will be open from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Friday, April 26, 2019; and from 8:00 AM to 6:30 PM on Saturday, April 27, 2019.

If you are interested in registering for a vendor/information table, please provide the following information by either email to William Hudson, [email protected], with “Vendor or Information Table Request” in the subject line; or printed out and sent via regular mail to: Grant County Archaeological Society, Attn: ASNM State Meeting Program Committee, PO Box 1713, Silver City, NM 88062. Whichever method is used, we must receive your request no later than APRIL 1, 2019.

Name of applicant: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Name of Society, Organization, or Business: ________________________________________________________________________________________________

Contact information: Street ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

City/Town_________________________________________________________________  State_____________  Zip Code_________________________________

E-mail: _____________________________________________________________Telephone No.  (             )  ________________--______________________

Type of Activity

_____SALES:  Merchandise __________________________________________________  Books_______________________________________________________

Arts/Crafts _________________________________________________________  Other: ____________________________________________________________

_____INFORMATION DISSEMINATION (describe) ______________________________________________________________________________________________

_____ Presentation surface/furniture Requested:

Indicate Number and size of tables:  6 foot or 8 foot; also indicate if vendor/representative will or will not provide own table.

Requests will be reviewed and successful applicants will be notified of acceptance by April 5, 2019. Any questions, please contact William Hudson via email at [email protected], or call 575-536-3092.

Further details about the Annual Meeting will be posted from time to time on the websites of the Grant County Archaeological Society (www.gcasnm.org) and Archaeological Society of New Mexico (www.newmexico-archaeology.org).

This form is also available in PDF format to view, download, and print: Download Vendor-Reg-pdf.pdf (62.4K)