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(Santa Fe, New Mexico) – In celebration of International Archaeology Day, Saturday, October 19, the Center for New Mexico Archaeology (CNMA) will open its doors to the public, providing an opportunity to learn about New Mexico’s fascinating...
(Santa Fe, New Mexico) - The Museum of Indian Arts & Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology and the Office of Archaeological Studies is hosting International Archaeology Day, October 20th, and simultaneously opening a ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—September 28, 2016 (Santa Fe, NM): A celebration of World Archaeology Day will be held at the Center for New Mexico Archaeology, 7 Old Cochiti Road in Santa Fe, on Saturday, October 15. Please joi...
Santa Fe, NM—The Friends of Archaeology are sponsoring a series of five lectures on Fridays, January 9 through February 6, 2009 at 5: 30 p.m. as their contribution to the Museum of New Mexico’s 100th. They...
Come meet the Office of Archaeological Studies archaeologists and find out what exciting projects they have been involved with. Visit with and meet other Friends of Archaeology. Bid on wonderful and unusual items at a silent auction. $20.00 includes a light buffet, and one beverage at a no-host bar. Reservations are available by calling the Friends of […]
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro is the earliest Euro-American Trade route in the United States, tying Spain’s colonial capital of Mexico City to its northern frontier. We will tour the La Bajada scarp, the most arduous part of the 1,600 miles long trail, and see four historical routes and six archaeological sites which have […]
Explore Jemez Province, a cultural area of more than 40 pueblo sites, north of present Jemez Pueblo. The nine largest pueblo sites in the area possess more than 1,000 estimated rooms and a great kiva. Large populations lived at high elevation; and rainwater farming, large pueblo-small structure architecture, and Jemez Black-on-white pottery are characteristic. Sites […]
Tour Pueblo Largo, one of the premier Archaeological Sites of the Galisteo Basin. Meet Lucy Lippard who will be signing her award-winning book Down Country: the Tano of Galisteo Basin, 1250-1782. Enjoy fantastic BBQ from the Cowgirl. Tickets are $90 are available at ticketssantafe.org or the Lensic Box Office. Questions? Call 982-6366 x112.Not a Museum […]
An informal presentation on the history and legacy of the Civil War in New Mexico by author James McBride. This lecture will discuss the events leading up to the invasion of New Mexico, goals of the opposing forces and the after effects of the conflict on New Mexico and the United States as a whole.Friends […]
Guided archaeological tour of cultural resources at Pecos National Monument. This tour includes interpretative walks through Pecos Pueblo, several smaller pueblos not typically accessible to the public, and the Glorieta Battlefield. Attendees will also receive a copy of "Bioarchaeology on a Battlefield: The Abortive Confederate Campaign in New Mexico," by Douglas W. Owsley. For this […]
This spring join Dr. Richard Ford, Professor Emeritius, University of Michigan, and members of the Friends of Archaeology for a tour of recently discovered petroglyphs. The tour will take place in the Vista Verde, BLM area, west of the Taos Junction Bridge. The total distance will cover approximately 4 miles and is semi-difficult, somewhat rugged, full […]
Visit the San Pedro River Valley, study the Hohokam cultures, see evidence of migrations from the Safford Basin and Mogollon Highlands, and of Kayenta/Tusayan peoples, relatives of the Hopi.Visit San Xavier del Bac Mission and the Tohono O'odham Museum at Sells, where you'll enjoy lunch at the Desert Rain Cafe. Participants can fly or drive to Tucson, plan […]
Nov. 2, 2008 3 to 6 PM at Hotel Santa Fe, located at the corner of Cerrillos Road and Paseo de Peralta. Come meet the archaeologists, bring your friends and become immersed in archaeology. Experience four recent archaeology projects: the 17th Century Santa Fe exhibit being developed for the History Museum & Palace of the […]
Our annual celebration of archaeology and cuisine of New Mexico will be held at Pueblo Blanco, in the Galisteo Basin about 35 minutes south of Santa Fe. This secluded site is owned by the New Mexico State Land Office and private landowners who have graciously given us permission to hold this event. The site features […]
Near Winslow, AZ, stand ruins of Homolvi’s 13th century pueblos, and the trails of Hopi migrations. This trip will highlight these sites and Chevelon Canyon, containing over 3000 petroglyphs which go back as far as 4000 years. We will stay at the historic La Posada hotel, the final masterpiece of genteel Fred Harvey Santa Fe […]
For decades cultural developments in the Northern Rio Grande have been attributed to emigrating Anasazi groups from the San Juan Basin and Mesa Verde regions of northwestern New Mexico and southwestern Colorado. Admittedly, the results of some household activities in the Northern Rio Grande Valley do reflect pan-regional Anasazi trends, but diachronic patterns are insufficiently […]
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