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NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, June 21, 2023: The GCAS monthly in-person general meeting returns to the Roundup Lodge in San Lorenzo (Mimbres Valley) near the junction of Highways 152 and 35. Members and general public invited. Our customary summertime potluck starts at 5PM with your own plates/utensils/beverage & a dish for yourself or to share. Brief business meeting at 5:45PM followed immediately by our Featured Speaker, the GCAS's own archaeologist Marilyn Markel who will describe Ridge Ruin: an Extraordinary Sinagua Site and a Story of Repatriation. Join us for a unique presentation! In order to offer our members a safe and comfortable experience the GCAS follows CDC and New Mexico Department of Health guidelines for indoor gatherings including masking, distancing, and vaccinations. We recommend all attendees follow the same.

NEXT FIELD TRIP: Sunday, June 4, 2023: Meet at 10:00AM sharp at the Mimbres Culture Heritage Site to carpool to the Mitchell, Montezuma, and possibly also the Beauregard sites on the the Nature Conservancy's Upper Mimbres Preserve about 5 miles north. To get an accurate head count for carpooling in hi-clearance vehicles, GCAS members please email [email protected] or telephone Marilyn Markel at 575-536-9337 ahead of time to let us know to expect you.

Site Preservation 101
GCAS Field Trip to San Diego Mountain: the Three-Fish Site

Interactive Digs for the Armchair Archaeologist

12/09/2019

Memoskull melisa frenchSometimes we avocational archaeologists are keen to participate in an official archaeological excavation but cannot afford the fees nor tolerate a month's tent-camping in hot, pestiferous conditions. Or possess the gear and the nerves of steel to scuba dive in a pitch black cenote. [Photo by Melisa French via Archaeology Magazine.]

Well, look no further than the Interwebs for the solution! The Archaeological Institute of America and Archaeology Magazine come out of cyberspace to bring you Interactive Digs - a place where, from the climate-controlled splendor of your own Internet connection you can - as the AIA describes:

Follow an excavation project as it happens. Interactive Digs are an opportunity to see an excavation unfold in real time. Archaeologists post regular updates from the field, answer questions, and describe life on a dig.

Current excavations (or those recently completed) have investigated sites in Crete, Ireland, Italy, Ohio, and Suriname. Closer to our own region, past excavations included sites in Arizona, Belize, Veracruz, Mexico, and cenote diving in Yucatan, Mexico (see above). Follow your favorite archaeologist's team online in the off season when local volunteer opportunities are scarce!

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Posted at 06:00 AM in Archaeology, Current Affairs, Education, Excavations, Puebloan Culture, US Southwest | | Comments (0)

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