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
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
Next GCAS Meeting Features Speaker Lee Brown on Prehistoric Mining
The GCAS’s next in-person meeting will be Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 6:00 PM at 2045 Memory Lane in Silver City, New Mexico. On this occasion we feature the GCAS’s own… Next GCAS Meeting Features Speaker Lee Brown on Prehistoric Mining
Jornada Research Institute
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,… Jornada Research Institute
An Intriguing Zoom Presentation
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… An Intriguing Zoom Presentation
Jornada Research Institute Presentations
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:… Jornada Research Institute Presentations
BREAKING: New Evidence of Coronado Expedition’s Route Through Arizona
We of the GCAS tip our hats to geologist/archaeologist Andrew R Gomolak! He kindly submitted to us an article and links to a series of short YouTube videos presenting Deni… BREAKING: New Evidence of Coronado Expedition’s Route Through Arizona
Breaking: GCAS Submits Comment on the Gila River Diversion Proposal
On June 3, 2020, the GCAS Board of Trustees submitted a formal comment in opposition to the US Bureau of Reclamation’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), which proposes a diversion… Breaking: GCAS Submits Comment on the Gila River Diversion Proposal
Ever Heard of Lithophones?
Some time ago, and during a period of many years, a few archaeologists and various amateur collectors retrieved a number of oblong stone artifacts from the area around and including… Ever Heard of Lithophones?
Visit a Virtual Museum
The American Southwest Virtual Museum describes itself as “…a digital repository of photographs, maps, information, and virtual tours of National Park Service units and museums across the Southwest.” However, they… Visit a Virtual Museum