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Excavations

Not ones to miss good learning opportunities, GCAS members have for decades volunteered to assist archaeologists on excavations of archaeological sites in Grant County, the state of New Mexico, and even further afield.

Elk Ridge Jar
Elk Ridge Field School
Elk Ridge Field School
Directing archaeologist Barb Roth/UNLV standing on far right
Dragonfly sherd
GCAS examines Elk Ridge artifacts
Elk Ridge midden test trench
Gila River Farms quarter-room test pit at L
Perimeter walls goes further than assumed
Dual-course footers at Gila River Farms
Preliminary mapping*
Multitasking*
1/8 screening*
Final photographs of excavation, pre-backfilling*
Taking a breather*
Mapping a unit*
Recording the data*

*Photos by M Smith ©2019 ENMU – All rights reserved.