“Is this what I think it is?” [Points to half-buried odd-shaped rock…] “No. It’s just a half-buried odd-shaped rock.” “What about this?” “Well, now, that IS something!” [Group clusters together… Field Trip to Sites Along Fort Bayard’s Big Tree Trail

On June 30, 2018, assorted GCAS members joined the general public in Cliff, New Mexico, to visit the Gila River Farm’s open house and 2018 Archaeology Fair presented by the… Field Trip to Gila River Farm Site

The June 10, 2018, GCAS field trip to the UNLV Field School’s final season of excavation at Elk Ridge in the Mimbres River Valley was brief due to the warm… GCAS Field Trip to Elk Ridge, Part II

The Elk Ridge archaeological site comprises a large Classic Mimbres (1000-1130 CE) pueblo containing more than 200 rooms, making Elk Ridge the most significant site of the upper Mimbres River… GCAS Field Trip to Elk Ridge, Part I

To read the full narrative of the great GCAS field trip of May 2-4, 2018, see all 6 parts of the adventure. I have been remiss in not disclosing that… GCAS Field Trip to Paquimé, Part VI

The second half of Day 2, May 3, 2018, comprised a tour of the area’s historic structures, including a charming 1930s-era church in Juan Mata Ortiz. In stark contrast to… GCAS Field Trip to Paquimé, Part V

Marcia Corl, an archaeology enthusiast from Las Cruces, joined us on our international field trip to Paquimé. In today’s post please enjoy some of her portraits of the people living… GCAS Field Trip Part IV: Marcia Corl, Today’s Featured Photographer

May 2, 2018, the first day of our GCAS international field trip to archaeological and historic sites in Chihuahua, Mexico, was windy and action-packed. We hiked for about 1/3 mile… GCAS Field Trip to Paquimé, Part II

The three-day GCAS international field trip to Paquimé, Chihuahua, Mexico, May 2-4, 2018, was a great success. A total of 16 hardy souls participated: four from El Paso; one from… GCAS Field Trip to Paquimé, Part I