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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: TBA - watch this space and your newsletters for details as they develop.

Donate to the March 20, 2024, WNMU Museum Charity Event

WNMU MuseumThank you for supporting the GCAS's 2024 fundraiser for the WNMU Museum, featuring historian Carolyn O'Bagy Davis speaking on Hopi Quilts and Textiles as Cultural Artforms. The Museum will put your gift to work right away to curate, and develop exhibits of, their collections of historic documents and photos.

The WNMU Museum welcomes and appreciates donations in any amounts but the GCAS recommends a minimum $5.00 donation to the WNMU Museum from in-person attendees and Zoom participants alike. In-person attendees contribute at the Museum's front desk and have time to view the Museum’s exhibits and browse their gift shop. Zoom attendees support the Museum via the GCAS's PayPal link below or by check sent via standard mail and will receive their Zoom link after their donations are processed.

No.1 - Butterfly MaidenAll these donations from this charity event go to the WNMU Museum.

After Ms. Davis's talk she will offer several original 25" x 30" quilted wall hangings designed and created by Hopi artist Bonnie Nampeyo Chapella. Each of Bonnie's original designs will be sold for $150. Proceeds from one of her quilts - the Butterfly Maiden shown here - will be donated to the WNMU Museum.

 

The GCAS and the WNMU Museum thank you so very much for your kindness.

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