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NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, January 15, 2024, 6:00 PM New Mexico time - ONLINE VIA ZOOM: The GCAS kicks off 2025 with a brief business meeting to be immediately followed by our Featured Speaker, Rhianna Cooke, senior anthropology undergraduate at Indiana University/Bloomington. Rhianna will discuss Clay in the Kiva: Possible Uses for Natural Clay Beneath Twin Pines Village. Twin Pines Village is a site located in the upper Mimbres Valley area in the Gila National Forest. It has been the subject of years of study under the direction of Dr. Fumi Arakawa, and Rhianna performed fieldwork there during the summer of 2024. She will describe that during their 2024 excavation, Dr. Arakawa’s crew discovered a large natural deposit of clay beneath the site. Later, it became clear that the clay had been manipulated/used in some fashion in the great kiva at the site, although Dr. Arakawa, Rhianna, and other researchers are still questioning the exact purpose that this "clay pit" may have served. Join us on Zoom starting at about 5:45 to get situated and socialize before the official meeting begins at 6:00 PM sharp. A Q&A session will follow Rhianna’s talk. Members, check your email inbox for your Zoom invitation about one week before the presentation (roughly 1/8/2025). Nonmembers, email the GCAS for the Zoom link about a week prior (1/8/2025).

NEXT FIELD TRIP: TBA: watch this space.

2019 Archaeology Kid's Camp - Final Call for Available Spaces
Kudos to Two!

Upcoming Events

06/21/2019

People, the next four weeks are chock-full-o' archaeological goings-on to suit every taste and budget. Carve out some time and mark your calendars for some or all of the following:

Hurley kids at riverMonday, June 24, 2019, through Tuesday, June 25, 2019: Archaeology Kid's Camp at the Mimbres Culture Heritage Site gets underway with a field crew trip to the Cottonwood Site. To volunteer yourself, or to sign up your favorite kid for camp, contact Marilyn Markel at 575-536-9337 or email [email protected].

Friday, June 28, 2019, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM: Thirteen NMSU 2019 Field School students invite us to attend their public outreach program, to be held at the Geronimo Springs Museum in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.  Each student will provide a poster presentation based on his/her selected research topic, including "Communal Structure (Great Kiva) at South Diamond Creek Pueblo," "Arbitrary vs. Natural Excavation Methods," "Faunal Remains Recovered from South Diamond Creek Pueblo," and more. Let's go hear their ideas and show the archaeologists of the future that we appreciate their work!

7 - Perimeter wall extends further than first assumedSaturday, June 29, 2019: The GCAS's July field trip comes early! Visit the Gila River Farm Archaeology Fair in Cliff NM from 10:00 AM thru 12:00 noon. From Silver City take Hwy 180 about 30 miles west. Drive PAST the first turnoff onto Hwy 211 towards Gila and take the SECOND turnoff onto Hwy 211 in CLIFF. After about 1 mile the road forks; go LEFT (north) on Hwy 293 and drive to mile marker 4. Just past mile marker 4 turn RIGHT into a driveway with a small sign for "Gila River Farm." Please use the parking area next to the large building down the driveway.

53 - B-W bowl view 3 close-upSunday, July 7, 2019, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM: A second GCAS July field trip! One time only! View the storied Croteau Collection of Elk Ridge artifacts at the Mimbres Culture Heritage Site in the Wood House's panic room.

Monday, July 8, 2019, through Saturday, July 20, 2019: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for a 12-day archaeological excavation at City of Rocks State Park, directed by archaeologist and Eastern New Mexico University professor Robert Stokes, PhD. Students plan to beat the heat by starting each day at 6:30 AM but volunteers may start at whatever time suits their own heat tolerance. To sign up contact Dr. Stokes directly at [email protected] or via this website by emailing [email protected].

Through July 13, 2019: "Rock Art of the Jornada Mogollon" and "Ancient Borderland: the Jornada Mogollon" at the El Paso Museum of Archaeology.

Sunday, July 14, 2019, 6:00 PM: Harry Shafer of the NAN Ranch excavation will speak at WNMU's Light Hall, 1000 W College St., Silver City. Don't miss this!

Stokes-robert-enmuWednesday, July 17, 2019: NEXT MEETING: 6:00 PM at the Roundup Lodge in San Lorenzo (Mimbres Valley). Potluck followed by general meeting, then our Featured Speaker: Robert Stokes, PhD, archaeologist and professor at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, discusses the findings of his team's recent excavation at the City of Rocks.

For even more good fun happening after July 17, go to our Events page!

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