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
On a very warm and sunny Sunday, August 4, 2024, twenty one members of the Grant County Archaeological Society (GCAS), coming from as far away as El Paso, Texas, gathered… GCAS August 2024 Field Trip to Treasure Hill
The GCAS is happy to congratulate our two 2024 summer interns, Trinton Palomarez (first-year intern) and Gloria White (second-year intern), who headquarter at the Mimbres Culture Heritage Site as they… Congratulate Our 2024 Summer Interns!
Our last field trip of 2023 happened on December 3 when Kyle Meredith guided about 13 GCAS members to the C-Bar Ranch area of the Burro Mountains. The day was… 2023’s Last Field Trip
On November 3, 2023, one of our GCAS members alerted me to a disturbing article that has appeared at least twice in Rock & Gem magazine – most recently on… Preservation Alert! Rock & Gem Magazine Publishes Tips for Collecting Artifacts
Saturday, October 14, 2023, was an auspicious day. We experienced a total solar eclipse. The Mimbres Culture Heritage Site hosted National Archaeology Day with features and events that included tours… The GCAS’s Nancy Coinman Library
Last week, on September 29, the 4th and 5th grade classes at San Lorenzo Elementary School returned to the WNMU Museum for a special tour and workshop day. This was… San Lorenzo Elementary Returns to WNMU Museum!
Last month we announced a new GCAS pilot project to engage local high school students in a summer internship program headquartered at the Mimbres Culture Heritage Site (MCHS). The GCAS… The GCAS Summer Internship Program Is Here!
On December 4, 2022, nineteen GCAS members and their guests- including our youngest visitor (age six months old!) – visited the Fleming Museum at WNMU. In addition to a guided… 2022’s Final Field Trip
The GCAS is thrilled to have received a donation from archaeologist, Harvard professor, and founder of the Mimbres Foundation, Steven LeBlanc PhD. Dr. LeBlanc wanted the GCAS’s educational experiential workshops… A Special Gift to the GCAS