For years, individual archaeologists have proposed that the blue-green color of turquoise was represented by the fine lines (aka hachure) in certain styles of Mimbres bowls, presumably as an appeal… Representation of Color in Mimbres Black-on-White Ceramics
We of the GCAS are proud to announce the establishment of the Nancy Coinman Grant Awards. Nancy Ruth Coinman, an archaeologist, university professor, and GCAS member, left a generous gift… Introducing The Nancy Coinman Grant Awards
On about August 31, 2018, site stewards and members of the YCC archaeology crew at Silver City’s Aldo Leopold Charter School discovered at least two separate locations of vandalism at… New Vandalism at the Dragonfly Petroglyph Site
From the GCAS Library/Archives: At some time between 9:00 AM on February 2, 1998, and 11:00 AM on February 12, 1998, the three Mimbres ceramic bowls shown here were stolen… Twenty Years Missing
“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
The GCAS Library’s Checkered Past: The GCAS collects educational and research materials in addition to maintaining the records every nonprofit corporation is required to keep. During our group’s 90-year life,… Our GCAS Library: a Work in Progress
Humans, like crows, are acquisitive by nature. We are attracted to pretty things and are especially intrigued when it’s clear to us that other, ancient humans made the pretty things… Please Leave Potsherds Where You Find Them
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