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NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, September 18, 2024, 6:00PM: the GCAS in-person monthly meeting begins with the last potluck of the summer at the Roundup Lodge in San Lorenzo (Mimbres Valley). As usual bring your own plates & utensils, and a dish for yourself or to share. A brief business meeting follows at about 6:45PM, after which we will welcome our Featured Speaker, Allen Denoyer, preservation archaeologist at Archaeology Southwest in Tucson, Arizona. Allen will use examples from his years of experimental archaeology projects to introduce us to the wonderful world of MUD, ranging from how mud is utilized in pithouse construction, to excavations of mud-built agricultural fields, to the amazing impressions that can be found in prehistoric mud. Join us!

NEXT FIELD TRIP: We defer a September field trip due to conflict with the Labor Day holiday. From Thursday, October 3 through Saturday, October 5, 2024, in lieu of the GCAS's typical monthly field trip we encourage GCAS members to attend the 22d annual Mogollon Conference in Silver City. The WNMU Museum at Fleming Hall will host a complimentary reception for attendees on the evening of October 3 before the two-day conference gets underway on Friday and Saturday at the Bessie Forward GRC on the WNMU campus. Registration for the conference is $45/person until September 19; thereafter $55/person. BUT: special offer to GCAS members! The Museum needs 3-4 volunteers to help with registration at the conference and would waive the registration fee for those folks! Contact Museum Director Danni Romero to volunteer; check the Mogollon Conference website for all other info including fees for the October 4 banquet and the Sunday, October 6 Mimbres Foundation reunion at the Mimbres Culture Heritage Site in Mimbres NM from 10:00 AM-12:00PM noon. Join the alumni at the Mattocks Site where they spent four seasons of archaeological excavations in the mid-1970s. A tour of the archaeological site and the historic buildings is planned for the morning, with light refreshments on offer. Everyone is welcome to attend by reservation only with a contribution of $5 per person to offset expenses of refreshments and supplies. For preliminary details and to reserve a spot, Email the GCAS to sign up for the reunion only; or instead register for this reunion when signing up for the rest of the Mogollon Conference.

Ethics

Our organization subscribes fully to the Code of Ethics of the Archaeological Society of New Mexico:

Code of Ethics of the Archaeological Society of New Mexico

The Archaeological Society of New Mexico hereby ascribes to the following Code of Ethics and enjoins all its members and affiliated societies to abide by the standards of conduct as set forth:

To comply fully with all Federal, State, Local, and Indian Tribal laws and the provisions of the N.M. Cultural Properties Act relating to archaeological and historical sites and the preservation of antiquities.


To respect the integrity and right-to-privacy of owners of private land, and to adhere strictly to the stipulations and conditions set forth by landowners when doing archaeological work on their land.

To abide by all laws and customs when on lands under the control of the various Indian Tribes.

Never, under any conditions, to engage in illicit digging in archaeological or historical sites, disturbance of graves, or any activity for the purpose of acquiring objects of antiquity for personal use or commercial gain.

To leave camp sites, picnic areas, or dig sites in a natural state, free of litter and refuse. Lake Roberts bullet damage to pictographActs of vandalism cannot be tolerated.

To be alert for signs of pot-hunting, vandalism, and destruction of antiquities; and to report such activities promptly to the nearest law enforcement agency.

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