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
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