The Lizard’s Taking Shape
The joint GCAS-IFWEF Back to the Earth garden project moves ahead. Intrepid students from the Mimbres Valley’s San Lorenzo Elementary School visited the work site with their teachers to learn… The Lizard’s Taking Shape
2025 Field Trip to City of Rocks
August 3, 2025, found an intrepid group of 15 GCAS members visiting assorted sites within the City of Rocks State Park, under the guidance of archaeologist Bob Stokes PhD.* Dr.… 2025 Field Trip to City of Rocks
GCAS at HummerFest 2025
The 2025 Hummingbird Festival was hosted by the Imogen F. Wilson Education Foundation at the Mimbres Culture Heritage Site on the last full weekend of July. The GCAS was one… GCAS at HummerFest 2025
June 1, 2025, Field Trip Redux
Eighteen GCAS members and guests enjoyed our most recent field trip on June 1, 2025, to the Twin Pines archaeological site in the Upper Mimbres Valley. The GCAS’s own Marilyn… June 1, 2025, Field Trip Redux
Field Trip to Sapillo Canyon and Lake Roberts Vista
On May 4, 2025* fifteen or more GCAS members led by Marilyn Markel took a short hike up Sapillo Canyon to inspect some pictographs there, then gathered again at the… Field Trip to Sapillo Canyon and Lake Roberts Vista
Kudos to Kathryn
We have a winner! The GCAS’s own treasurer, Kathryn McCarroll, received a Richard A. Bice Award For Archaeological Achievement at the May 2-4, 2025, annual meeting of the Archaeological Society… Kudos to Kathryn
Congratulations to Picuris Pueblo
Long-time followers of this here blog know how highly the GCAS values scientific advances of all kinds, especially science that applies to the study of archaeology in our region. Especially-especially,… Congratulations to Picuris Pueblo
A Fine GCAS Field Trip to Springerville and Environs
From April 6 through April 8, 2025, the GCAS embarked upon our first overnight field trip in several years. A fine time was had by all 9 participants thanks to… A Fine GCAS Field Trip to Springerville and Environs
Some Very Good GCAS News!
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… Some Very Good GCAS News!
New YouTube Video from Geoarchaeologist Dave Rachal
Dave Rachal PhD of Tierra Vieja Consulting in Las Cruces New Mexico has linked us to his new 11-minute YouTube video discussion of the complexities surrounding the interpretation of the… New YouTube Video from Geoarchaeologist Dave Rachal