Fill your calendar with a number of adventures on offer by the Jornada Research Institute. Consider any or all of the following:

Tuesday, April 15, 2025: sponsored by the Jornada Research Institute, Joan E. Price, MFA and JRI Research Associate, presents her most recent studies, MONEY RUNS UPHILL:THE PRIVATIZATION OF A COMMONWEALTH IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. This presentation explores the cultural history of Tularosa, a Mexican American "acequia democracy" known for its equitable water irrigation and traditional settlement practices. It examines the ethnic conflicts and rapid cultural assimilation during the New Mexico Territorial Era (1848-1912), within the ambiguous relationship with the U.S. military presence and American capitalists who eventually gained control of the Rio Bonito, Rio Tularosa and the streams along the west slopes of the Sacramento Mountains. Contact Dave Greenwald for details.

Sunday, April 6, through Tuesday, April 8, 2025: the next GCAS field trip will be a long weekend exploring Hopi petroglyphs, two archaeological sites, and a regional museum in the Lyman Lake State Park/Springerville AZ area. Lyman Lake features an easy loop trail of about 1/2 mile to petroglyph panels encircling a small hill overlooking the lake; and a well-interpreted, easy-access archaeological site at Rattlesnake Point, a quick drive or bike ride from the main campground. We can arrange a get-together on Monday 4/7 to view these 2 sites if people prefer.

In addition to the Jornada Research Institute’s ongoing excavations at Creekside Village during the winter 2025 season, the JRI's series of in-person presentations for March 2025 includes:

Tuesday, March 4, in Mountainair: Archaeoastronomy Associations of the Great Kiva at Creekside Village by Dave Greenwald; contact Dave at [email protected] or 575-430-8854 for details of times and specific location.

Wednesday, March 19, in Albuquerque: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act one-day class by Jeffery Hanson; contact Jeffery directly at [email protected] or 817-658-5544 for registration fees and other details.

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Friday, May 2, 2025, thru Sunday, May 4, 2025, in Albuquerque NM: it's the annual meeting of the Archaeological Society of New Mexico (ASNM). The theme for 2025 is Archaeology of the Greater Middle Rio Grande Area to include the Rio Grande region from Cochiti to Socorro, Cochiti Reservoir, a portion of the Galisteo Basin, as well as the Salinas Province. While much of the program will be devoted to the Greater Middle Rio Grande, at least one session will be open to papers on topics from every corner of the state.

Sunday, April 6, through Tuesday, April 8, 2025: this GCAS field trip will be a long weekend exploring Hopi petroglyphs, two archaeological sites, and a regional museum in the Lyman Lake State Park/Springerville AZ area. Lyman Lake features an easy loop trail of about 1/2 mile to petroglyph panels encircling a small hill overlooking the lake; and a well-interpreted, easy-access archaeological site at Rattlesnake Point, a quick drive or bike ride from the main campground. We can arrange a get-together on Monday 4/7 to view these 2 sites if people prefer.

The GCAS is thrilled to announce that the Society for American Archaeology (SAA) has awarded their 2025 Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology Award for Archaeology and Education to the GCAS. The Peabody is a $1000 monetary award dedicated to support organizations' programs that educate the public about the importance of preserving and protecting our archaeological resources. The GCAS, a 501c3 public charity, will receive the contribution in mid-2025 after the SAA annual meeting. Hearty thanks go to the Imogen F. Wilson Education Foundation (IFWEF) for their nomination, and to both IFWEF and WNMU Director Danni Romero for their letters of support.

We will certainly put these funds to good use to further the GCAS mission. Thank you, SAA, Dr. Romero, and the GCAS supporters within IFWEF!

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In addition to the Jornada Research Institute’s ongoing excavations at Creekside Village during the winter 2025 season, the JRI's series of in-person presentations includes:

Saturday, February 15, in El Paso: Archaeoastronomy Associations of the Great Kiva at Creekside Village by Dave Greenwald;

Tuesday, February 18, in Alamogordo: Archaeoastronomy Associations of the Great Kiva at Creekside Village by Dave Greenwald;

Tuesday, March 4, in Mountainair: Archaeoastronomy Associations of the Great Kiva at Creekside Village by Dave Greenwald;

Please contact Dave Greenwald at [email protected] or 575-430-8854 for details of times and locations for all presentations listed above.

Wednesday, March 19, in Albuquerque: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act one-day class by Jeffery Hanson; contact Jeffery directly at [email protected] or 817-658-5544 for registration fees and other details.

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In addition to the Jornada Research Institute’s ongoing excavations at Creekside Village during the winter 2025 season, the JRI is offering a series of in-person presentations including:

Tuesday, January 21, in Alamogordo: Gypsum Overlook – An Early Archaic Period Structural Site in Tularosa Basin by Matt Cuba;

Saturday, February 15, in El Paso: Archaeoastronomy Associations of the Great Kiva at Creekside Village by Dave Greenwald;

Tuesday, February 18, in Alamogordo: Archaeoastronomy Associations of the Great Kiva at Creekside Village by Dave Greenwald;

Tuesday, March 4, in Mountainair: Archaeoastronomy Associations of the Great Kiva at Creekside Village by Dave Greenwald;

Please contact Dave Greenwald at [email protected] or 575-430-8854 for details of times and locations for all presentations listed above.

Wednesday, March 19, in Albuquerque: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act one-day class by Jeffery Hanson; contact Jeffery directly at [email protected] or 817-658-5544 for registration fees and other details.

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Thursday, January 16, 2025: FREE online via Zoom, 7:00-8:30PM (ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time): Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “Third Thursday Food for Thought” program presents If the Shoe Fits: Subarctic-style Moccasins and the Apachean Journey from the Northern Dene Homeland to the Precontact Southwest by HDR Archaeologist Kevin P. Gilmore, PhD.

BSM Type 2(Bb) moccasin from Montezuma Castle, Arizona,
photo adapted from “If the Shoe Fits” article
by Kevin P. Gilmore, Edward A. Jolie, and John W. Ives
(2024, Journal of Arizona Archaeology 10(2):145-162)

Consider an excursion to Tucson on Saturday, December 28, 2024, 8-11AM FREE (tho all gifts appreciated): Tucson's Archaeology Day offers FREE activities and demonstrations at Mission Garden, 946 W. Mission Lane,Tucson AZ. Every fourth Saturday of the month Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Archaeology Southwest representatives come to Mission Garden to teach practical hands-on skills. Kids of all ages can try out fascinating ancient technologies such as etching shell, painting with natural pigments, throwing spears with atlatls, or making their own pinch pots, pendants, petroglyphs, and cordage. For more information visit www.tucsonsbirthplace.org or call 520-955-5200.

Photo of archaeologist Allen Denoyer courtesy of Friends of Mission Garden

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