June 10-July 21, 2025: Tucson, AZ & Silver City, NM
(Applications due March 15)

“Preservation Archaeology Museum Curation and Survey Field School” sponsored by Archaeology Southwest, Western New Mexico University, and the University of Arizona, beginning with 3 days at Archaeology Southwest, 281 N. Stone Ave. and the University of Arizona, Tucson, then at the WNMU Museum, Fleming Hall, Silver City.

Times TBA. Field school fees and university tuition rates apply.

This archaeology course is focused on learning from archaeological museum collections and survey data to answer research questions. This approach combines elements of a traditional archaeological field school and a museum studies course, with participants spending spends time on both course components. Curriculum highlights include the practice of preservation archaeology, which integrates research, education, preservation, and engagement with Indigenous and local communities. Together, students and staff will explore ethically responsible and scientifically rigorous field and research methods while investigating compelling questions about our shared past. Students will research and catalog collections, now housed at the WNMU Museum, from Texas A&M University’s 1978-1989 archaeological field school collection from NAN Ranch Ruin, a large Classic Mimbres period (1000-1130 CE) pueblo in the Mimbres Valley. Archaeological survey experience on the NAN Ranch and experimental archaeology will provide essential training in locating and recording archaeological sites, and contextualizing the museum collections research. The field school begins with a three-day orientation to the principles of preservation archaeology in Tucson, with the remainder at the WNMU Museum in Silver City and in the Mimbres Valley, New Mexico.

Applications due March 15, 2025. Download flyer here. Download application here. For more information contact Archaeology Southwest at 520-882-6946 or info@archaeologysouthwest.org.

-This is not an NMAC event.

June 10-July 21, 2025: Tucson, AZ & Silver City, NM
(Applications due March 15)

“Preservation Archaeology Museum Curation and Survey Field School” sponsored by Archaeology Southwest, Western New Mexico University, and the University of Arizona, beginning with 3 days at Archaeology Southwest, 281 N. Stone Ave. and the University of Arizona, Tucson, then at the WNMU Museum, Fleming Hall, Silver City.

Times TBA. Field school fees and university tuition rates apply.

This archaeology course is focused on learning from archaeological museum collections and survey data to answer research questions. This approach combines elements of a traditional archaeological field school and a museum studies course, with participants spending spends time on both course components. Curriculum highlights include the practice of preservation archaeology, which integrates research, education, preservation, and engagement with Indigenous and local communities. Together, students and staff will explore ethically responsible and scientifically rigorous field and research methods while investigating compelling questions about our shared past. Students will research and catalog collections, now housed at the WNMU Museum, from Texas A&M University’s 1978-1989 archaeological field school collection from NAN Ranch Ruin, a large Classic Mimbres period (1000-1130 CE) pueblo in the Mimbres Valley. Archaeological survey experience on the NAN Ranch and experimental archaeology will provide essential training in locating and recording archaeological sites, and contextualizing the museum collections research. The field school begins with a three-day orientation to the principles of preservation archaeology in Tucson, with the remainder at the WNMU Museum in Silver City and in the Mimbres Valley, New Mexico.

Applications due March 15, 2025. Download flyer here. Download application here. For more information contact Archaeology Southwest at 520-882-6946 or info@archaeologysouthwest.org.

-This is not an NMAC event.

June 10-July 21, 2025: Tucson, AZ & Silver City, NM
(Applications due March 15)

“Preservation Archaeology Museum Curation and Survey Field School” sponsored by Archaeology Southwest, Western New Mexico University, and the University of Arizona, beginning with 3 days at Archaeology Southwest, 281 N. Stone Ave. and the University of Arizona, Tucson, then at the WNMU Museum, Fleming Hall, Silver City.

Times TBA. Field school fees and university tuition rates apply.

This archaeology course is focused on learning from archaeological museum collections and survey data to answer research questions. This approach combines elements of a traditional archaeological field school and a museum studies course, with participants spending spends time on both course components. Curriculum highlights include the practice of preservation archaeology, which integrates research, education, preservation, and engagement with Indigenous and local communities. Together, students and staff will explore ethically responsible and scientifically rigorous field and research methods while investigating compelling questions about our shared past. Students will research and catalog collections, now housed at the WNMU Museum, from Texas A&M University’s 1978-1989 archaeological field school collection from NAN Ranch Ruin, a large Classic Mimbres period (1000-1130 CE) pueblo in the Mimbres Valley. Archaeological survey experience on the NAN Ranch and experimental archaeology will provide essential training in locating and recording archaeological sites, and contextualizing the museum collections research. The field school begins with a three-day orientation to the principles of preservation archaeology in Tucson, with the remainder at the WNMU Museum in Silver City and in the Mimbres Valley, New Mexico.

Applications due March 15, 2025. Download flyer here. Download application here. For more information contact Archaeology Southwest at 520-882-6946 or info@archaeologysouthwest.org.

-This is not an NMAC event.

This year's topic will be: "𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐞"

JRI is in principal charge of organizing this conference and we are seeking sponsors and supporting organizations. If you would like to help, please contact David Greenwald or Judith White, to find out how you can help. The conference will be open to the public and we plan to have about 30 speakers who have been conducting research around the globe. We have several sites in the local area that we will be featuring and more across the American Southwest. We welcome sponsorships from individuals, corporations, non-profits and we will have space for vendors. Tours will be offered the 6th through the 10th.

For more information or to register or sponsor, visit this link:
https://jornadaresearchinstitute.org/conference-2025/

-This is not an NMAC event.

June 10-July 21, 2025: Tucson, AZ & Silver City, NM
(Applications due March 15)

“Preservation Archaeology Museum Curation and Survey Field School” sponsored by Archaeology Southwest, Western New Mexico University, and the University of Arizona, beginning with 3 days at Archaeology Southwest, 281 N. Stone Ave. and the University of Arizona, Tucson, then at the WNMU Museum, Fleming Hall, Silver City.

Times TBA. Field school fees and university tuition rates apply.

This archaeology course is focused on learning from archaeological museum collections and survey data to answer research questions. This approach combines elements of a traditional archaeological field school and a museum studies course, with participants spending spends time on both course components. Curriculum highlights include the practice of preservation archaeology, which integrates research, education, preservation, and engagement with Indigenous and local communities. Together, students and staff will explore ethically responsible and scientifically rigorous field and research methods while investigating compelling questions about our shared past. Students will research and catalog collections, now housed at the WNMU Museum, from Texas A&M University’s 1978-1989 archaeological field school collection from NAN Ranch Ruin, a large Classic Mimbres period (1000-1130 CE) pueblo in the Mimbres Valley. Archaeological survey experience on the NAN Ranch and experimental archaeology will provide essential training in locating and recording archaeological sites, and contextualizing the museum collections research. The field school begins with a three-day orientation to the principles of preservation archaeology in Tucson, with the remainder at the WNMU Museum in Silver City and in the Mimbres Valley, New Mexico.

Applications due March 15, 2025. Download flyer here. Download application here. For more information contact Archaeology Southwest at 520-882-6946 or info@archaeologysouthwest.org.

-This is not an NMAC event.

This year's topic will be: "𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐞"

JRI is in principal charge of organizing this conference and we are seeking sponsors and supporting organizations. If you would like to help, please contact David Greenwald or Judith White, to find out how you can help. The conference will be open to the public and we plan to have about 30 speakers who have been conducting research around the globe. We have several sites in the local area that we will be featuring and more across the American Southwest. We welcome sponsorships from individuals, corporations, non-profits and we will have space for vendors. Tours will be offered the 6th through the 10th.

For more information or to register or sponsor, visit this link:
https://jornadaresearchinstitute.org/conference-2025/

-This is not an NMAC event.

June 10-July 21, 2025: Tucson, AZ & Silver City, NM
(Applications due March 15)

“Preservation Archaeology Museum Curation and Survey Field School” sponsored by Archaeology Southwest, Western New Mexico University, and the University of Arizona, beginning with 3 days at Archaeology Southwest, 281 N. Stone Ave. and the University of Arizona, Tucson, then at the WNMU Museum, Fleming Hall, Silver City.

Times TBA. Field school fees and university tuition rates apply.

This archaeology course is focused on learning from archaeological museum collections and survey data to answer research questions. This approach combines elements of a traditional archaeological field school and a museum studies course, with participants spending spends time on both course components. Curriculum highlights include the practice of preservation archaeology, which integrates research, education, preservation, and engagement with Indigenous and local communities. Together, students and staff will explore ethically responsible and scientifically rigorous field and research methods while investigating compelling questions about our shared past. Students will research and catalog collections, now housed at the WNMU Museum, from Texas A&M University’s 1978-1989 archaeological field school collection from NAN Ranch Ruin, a large Classic Mimbres period (1000-1130 CE) pueblo in the Mimbres Valley. Archaeological survey experience on the NAN Ranch and experimental archaeology will provide essential training in locating and recording archaeological sites, and contextualizing the museum collections research. The field school begins with a three-day orientation to the principles of preservation archaeology in Tucson, with the remainder at the WNMU Museum in Silver City and in the Mimbres Valley, New Mexico.

Applications due March 15, 2025. Download flyer here. Download application here. For more information contact Archaeology Southwest at 520-882-6946 or info@archaeologysouthwest.org.

-This is not an NMAC event.

This year's topic will be: "𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐞"

JRI is in principal charge of organizing this conference and we are seeking sponsors and supporting organizations. If you would like to help, please contact David Greenwald or Judith White, to find out how you can help. The conference will be open to the public and we plan to have about 30 speakers who have been conducting research around the globe. We have several sites in the local area that we will be featuring and more across the American Southwest. We welcome sponsorships from individuals, corporations, non-profits and we will have space for vendors. Tours will be offered the 6th through the 10th.

For more information or to register or sponsor, visit this link:
https://jornadaresearchinstitute.org/conference-2025/

-This is not an NMAC event.

June 10-July 21, 2025: Tucson, AZ & Silver City, NM
(Applications due March 15)

“Preservation Archaeology Museum Curation and Survey Field School” sponsored by Archaeology Southwest, Western New Mexico University, and the University of Arizona, beginning with 3 days at Archaeology Southwest, 281 N. Stone Ave. and the University of Arizona, Tucson, then at the WNMU Museum, Fleming Hall, Silver City.

Times TBA. Field school fees and university tuition rates apply.

This archaeology course is focused on learning from archaeological museum collections and survey data to answer research questions. This approach combines elements of a traditional archaeological field school and a museum studies course, with participants spending spends time on both course components. Curriculum highlights include the practice of preservation archaeology, which integrates research, education, preservation, and engagement with Indigenous and local communities. Together, students and staff will explore ethically responsible and scientifically rigorous field and research methods while investigating compelling questions about our shared past. Students will research and catalog collections, now housed at the WNMU Museum, from Texas A&M University’s 1978-1989 archaeological field school collection from NAN Ranch Ruin, a large Classic Mimbres period (1000-1130 CE) pueblo in the Mimbres Valley. Archaeological survey experience on the NAN Ranch and experimental archaeology will provide essential training in locating and recording archaeological sites, and contextualizing the museum collections research. The field school begins with a three-day orientation to the principles of preservation archaeology in Tucson, with the remainder at the WNMU Museum in Silver City and in the Mimbres Valley, New Mexico.

Applications due March 15, 2025. Download flyer here. Download application here. For more information contact Archaeology Southwest at 520-882-6946 or info@archaeologysouthwest.org.

-This is not an NMAC event.

June 10-July 21, 2025: Tucson, AZ & Silver City, NM
(Applications due March 15)

“Preservation Archaeology Museum Curation and Survey Field School” sponsored by Archaeology Southwest, Western New Mexico University, and the University of Arizona, beginning with 3 days at Archaeology Southwest, 281 N. Stone Ave. and the University of Arizona, Tucson, then at the WNMU Museum, Fleming Hall, Silver City.

Times TBA. Field school fees and university tuition rates apply.

This archaeology course is focused on learning from archaeological museum collections and survey data to answer research questions. This approach combines elements of a traditional archaeological field school and a museum studies course, with participants spending spends time on both course components. Curriculum highlights include the practice of preservation archaeology, which integrates research, education, preservation, and engagement with Indigenous and local communities. Together, students and staff will explore ethically responsible and scientifically rigorous field and research methods while investigating compelling questions about our shared past. Students will research and catalog collections, now housed at the WNMU Museum, from Texas A&M University’s 1978-1989 archaeological field school collection from NAN Ranch Ruin, a large Classic Mimbres period (1000-1130 CE) pueblo in the Mimbres Valley. Archaeological survey experience on the NAN Ranch and experimental archaeology will provide essential training in locating and recording archaeological sites, and contextualizing the museum collections research. The field school begins with a three-day orientation to the principles of preservation archaeology in Tucson, with the remainder at the WNMU Museum in Silver City and in the Mimbres Valley, New Mexico.

Applications due March 15, 2025. Download flyer here. Download application here. For more information contact Archaeology Southwest at 520-882-6946 or info@archaeologysouthwest.org.

-This is not an NMAC event.

June 10-July 21, 2025: Tucson, AZ & Silver City, NM
(Applications due March 15)

“Preservation Archaeology Museum Curation and Survey Field School” sponsored by Archaeology Southwest, Western New Mexico University, and the University of Arizona, beginning with 3 days at Archaeology Southwest, 281 N. Stone Ave. and the University of Arizona, Tucson, then at the WNMU Museum, Fleming Hall, Silver City.

Times TBA. Field school fees and university tuition rates apply.

This archaeology course is focused on learning from archaeological museum collections and survey data to answer research questions. This approach combines elements of a traditional archaeological field school and a museum studies course, with participants spending spends time on both course components. Curriculum highlights include the practice of preservation archaeology, which integrates research, education, preservation, and engagement with Indigenous and local communities. Together, students and staff will explore ethically responsible and scientifically rigorous field and research methods while investigating compelling questions about our shared past. Students will research and catalog collections, now housed at the WNMU Museum, from Texas A&M University’s 1978-1989 archaeological field school collection from NAN Ranch Ruin, a large Classic Mimbres period (1000-1130 CE) pueblo in the Mimbres Valley. Archaeological survey experience on the NAN Ranch and experimental archaeology will provide essential training in locating and recording archaeological sites, and contextualizing the museum collections research. The field school begins with a three-day orientation to the principles of preservation archaeology in Tucson, with the remainder at the WNMU Museum in Silver City and in the Mimbres Valley, New Mexico.

Applications due March 15, 2025. Download flyer here. Download application here. For more information contact Archaeology Southwest at 520-882-6946 or info@archaeologysouthwest.org.

-This is not an NMAC event.

June 10-July 21, 2025: Tucson, AZ & Silver City, NM
(Applications due March 15)

“Preservation Archaeology Museum Curation and Survey Field School” sponsored by Archaeology Southwest, Western New Mexico University, and the University of Arizona, beginning with 3 days at Archaeology Southwest, 281 N. Stone Ave. and the University of Arizona, Tucson, then at the WNMU Museum, Fleming Hall, Silver City.

Times TBA. Field school fees and university tuition rates apply.

This archaeology course is focused on learning from archaeological museum collections and survey data to answer research questions. This approach combines elements of a traditional archaeological field school and a museum studies course, with participants spending spends time on both course components. Curriculum highlights include the practice of preservation archaeology, which integrates research, education, preservation, and engagement with Indigenous and local communities. Together, students and staff will explore ethically responsible and scientifically rigorous field and research methods while investigating compelling questions about our shared past. Students will research and catalog collections, now housed at the WNMU Museum, from Texas A&M University’s 1978-1989 archaeological field school collection from NAN Ranch Ruin, a large Classic Mimbres period (1000-1130 CE) pueblo in the Mimbres Valley. Archaeological survey experience on the NAN Ranch and experimental archaeology will provide essential training in locating and recording archaeological sites, and contextualizing the museum collections research. The field school begins with a three-day orientation to the principles of preservation archaeology in Tucson, with the remainder at the WNMU Museum in Silver City and in the Mimbres Valley, New Mexico.

Applications due March 15, 2025. Download flyer here. Download application here. For more information contact Archaeology Southwest at 520-882-6946 or info@archaeologysouthwest.org.

-This is not an NMAC event.

June 10-July 21, 2025: Tucson, AZ & Silver City, NM
(Applications due March 15)

“Preservation Archaeology Museum Curation and Survey Field School” sponsored by Archaeology Southwest, Western New Mexico University, and the University of Arizona, beginning with 3 days at Archaeology Southwest, 281 N. Stone Ave. and the University of Arizona, Tucson, then at the WNMU Museum, Fleming Hall, Silver City.

Times TBA. Field school fees and university tuition rates apply.

This archaeology course is focused on learning from archaeological museum collections and survey data to answer research questions. This approach combines elements of a traditional archaeological field school and a museum studies course, with participants spending spends time on both course components. Curriculum highlights include the practice of preservation archaeology, which integrates research, education, preservation, and engagement with Indigenous and local communities. Together, students and staff will explore ethically responsible and scientifically rigorous field and research methods while investigating compelling questions about our shared past. Students will research and catalog collections, now housed at the WNMU Museum, from Texas A&M University’s 1978-1989 archaeological field school collection from NAN Ranch Ruin, a large Classic Mimbres period (1000-1130 CE) pueblo in the Mimbres Valley. Archaeological survey experience on the NAN Ranch and experimental archaeology will provide essential training in locating and recording archaeological sites, and contextualizing the museum collections research. The field school begins with a three-day orientation to the principles of preservation archaeology in Tucson, with the remainder at the WNMU Museum in Silver City and in the Mimbres Valley, New Mexico.

Applications due March 15, 2025. Download flyer here. Download application here. For more information contact Archaeology Southwest at 520-882-6946 or info@archaeologysouthwest.org.

-This is not an NMAC event.

June 10-July 21, 2025: Tucson, AZ & Silver City, NM
(Applications due March 15)

“Preservation Archaeology Museum Curation and Survey Field School” sponsored by Archaeology Southwest, Western New Mexico University, and the University of Arizona, beginning with 3 days at Archaeology Southwest, 281 N. Stone Ave. and the University of Arizona, Tucson, then at the WNMU Museum, Fleming Hall, Silver City.

Times TBA. Field school fees and university tuition rates apply.

This archaeology course is focused on learning from archaeological museum collections and survey data to answer research questions. This approach combines elements of a traditional archaeological field school and a museum studies course, with participants spending spends time on both course components. Curriculum highlights include the practice of preservation archaeology, which integrates research, education, preservation, and engagement with Indigenous and local communities. Together, students and staff will explore ethically responsible and scientifically rigorous field and research methods while investigating compelling questions about our shared past. Students will research and catalog collections, now housed at the WNMU Museum, from Texas A&M University’s 1978-1989 archaeological field school collection from NAN Ranch Ruin, a large Classic Mimbres period (1000-1130 CE) pueblo in the Mimbres Valley. Archaeological survey experience on the NAN Ranch and experimental archaeology will provide essential training in locating and recording archaeological sites, and contextualizing the museum collections research. The field school begins with a three-day orientation to the principles of preservation archaeology in Tucson, with the remainder at the WNMU Museum in Silver City and in the Mimbres Valley, New Mexico.

Applications due March 15, 2025. Download flyer here. Download application here. For more information contact Archaeology Southwest at 520-882-6946 or info@archaeologysouthwest.org.

-This is not an NMAC event.

June 10-July 21, 2025: Tucson, AZ & Silver City, NM
(Applications due March 15)

“Preservation Archaeology Museum Curation and Survey Field School” sponsored by Archaeology Southwest, Western New Mexico University, and the University of Arizona, beginning with 3 days at Archaeology Southwest, 281 N. Stone Ave. and the University of Arizona, Tucson, then at the WNMU Museum, Fleming Hall, Silver City.

Times TBA. Field school fees and university tuition rates apply.

This archaeology course is focused on learning from archaeological museum collections and survey data to answer research questions. This approach combines elements of a traditional archaeological field school and a museum studies course, with participants spending spends time on both course components. Curriculum highlights include the practice of preservation archaeology, which integrates research, education, preservation, and engagement with Indigenous and local communities. Together, students and staff will explore ethically responsible and scientifically rigorous field and research methods while investigating compelling questions about our shared past. Students will research and catalog collections, now housed at the WNMU Museum, from Texas A&M University’s 1978-1989 archaeological field school collection from NAN Ranch Ruin, a large Classic Mimbres period (1000-1130 CE) pueblo in the Mimbres Valley. Archaeological survey experience on the NAN Ranch and experimental archaeology will provide essential training in locating and recording archaeological sites, and contextualizing the museum collections research. The field school begins with a three-day orientation to the principles of preservation archaeology in Tucson, with the remainder at the WNMU Museum in Silver City and in the Mimbres Valley, New Mexico.

Applications due March 15, 2025. Download flyer here. Download application here. For more information contact Archaeology Southwest at 520-882-6946 or info@archaeologysouthwest.org.

-This is not an NMAC event.

June 10-July 21, 2025: Tucson, AZ & Silver City, NM
(Applications due March 15)

“Preservation Archaeology Museum Curation and Survey Field School” sponsored by Archaeology Southwest, Western New Mexico University, and the University of Arizona, beginning with 3 days at Archaeology Southwest, 281 N. Stone Ave. and the University of Arizona, Tucson, then at the WNMU Museum, Fleming Hall, Silver City.

Times TBA. Field school fees and university tuition rates apply.

This archaeology course is focused on learning from archaeological museum collections and survey data to answer research questions. This approach combines elements of a traditional archaeological field school and a museum studies course, with participants spending spends time on both course components. Curriculum highlights include the practice of preservation archaeology, which integrates research, education, preservation, and engagement with Indigenous and local communities. Together, students and staff will explore ethically responsible and scientifically rigorous field and research methods while investigating compelling questions about our shared past. Students will research and catalog collections, now housed at the WNMU Museum, from Texas A&M University’s 1978-1989 archaeological field school collection from NAN Ranch Ruin, a large Classic Mimbres period (1000-1130 CE) pueblo in the Mimbres Valley. Archaeological survey experience on the NAN Ranch and experimental archaeology will provide essential training in locating and recording archaeological sites, and contextualizing the museum collections research. The field school begins with a three-day orientation to the principles of preservation archaeology in Tucson, with the remainder at the WNMU Museum in Silver City and in the Mimbres Valley, New Mexico.

Applications due March 15, 2025. Download flyer here. Download application here. For more information contact Archaeology Southwest at 520-882-6946 or info@archaeologysouthwest.org.

-This is not an NMAC event.

June 10-July 21, 2025: Tucson, AZ & Silver City, NM
(Applications due March 15)

“Preservation Archaeology Museum Curation and Survey Field School” sponsored by Archaeology Southwest, Western New Mexico University, and the University of Arizona, beginning with 3 days at Archaeology Southwest, 281 N. Stone Ave. and the University of Arizona, Tucson, then at the WNMU Museum, Fleming Hall, Silver City.

Times TBA. Field school fees and university tuition rates apply.

This archaeology course is focused on learning from archaeological museum collections and survey data to answer research questions. This approach combines elements of a traditional archaeological field school and a museum studies course, with participants spending spends time on both course components. Curriculum highlights include the practice of preservation archaeology, which integrates research, education, preservation, and engagement with Indigenous and local communities. Together, students and staff will explore ethically responsible and scientifically rigorous field and research methods while investigating compelling questions about our shared past. Students will research and catalog collections, now housed at the WNMU Museum, from Texas A&M University’s 1978-1989 archaeological field school collection from NAN Ranch Ruin, a large Classic Mimbres period (1000-1130 CE) pueblo in the Mimbres Valley. Archaeological survey experience on the NAN Ranch and experimental archaeology will provide essential training in locating and recording archaeological sites, and contextualizing the museum collections research. The field school begins with a three-day orientation to the principles of preservation archaeology in Tucson, with the remainder at the WNMU Museum in Silver City and in the Mimbres Valley, New Mexico.

Applications due March 15, 2025. Download flyer here. Download application here. For more information contact Archaeology Southwest at 520-882-6946 or info@archaeologysouthwest.org.

-This is not an NMAC event.

June 10-July 21, 2025: Tucson, AZ & Silver City, NM
(Applications due March 15)

“Preservation Archaeology Museum Curation and Survey Field School” sponsored by Archaeology Southwest, Western New Mexico University, and the University of Arizona, beginning with 3 days at Archaeology Southwest, 281 N. Stone Ave. and the University of Arizona, Tucson, then at the WNMU Museum, Fleming Hall, Silver City.

Times TBA. Field school fees and university tuition rates apply.

This archaeology course is focused on learning from archaeological museum collections and survey data to answer research questions. This approach combines elements of a traditional archaeological field school and a museum studies course, with participants spending spends time on both course components. Curriculum highlights include the practice of preservation archaeology, which integrates research, education, preservation, and engagement with Indigenous and local communities. Together, students and staff will explore ethically responsible and scientifically rigorous field and research methods while investigating compelling questions about our shared past. Students will research and catalog collections, now housed at the WNMU Museum, from Texas A&M University’s 1978-1989 archaeological field school collection from NAN Ranch Ruin, a large Classic Mimbres period (1000-1130 CE) pueblo in the Mimbres Valley. Archaeological survey experience on the NAN Ranch and experimental archaeology will provide essential training in locating and recording archaeological sites, and contextualizing the museum collections research. The field school begins with a three-day orientation to the principles of preservation archaeology in Tucson, with the remainder at the WNMU Museum in Silver City and in the Mimbres Valley, New Mexico.

Applications due March 15, 2025. Download flyer here. Download application here. For more information contact Archaeology Southwest at 520-882-6946 or info@archaeologysouthwest.org.

-This is not an NMAC event.

June 10-July 21, 2025: Tucson, AZ & Silver City, NM
(Applications due March 15)

“Preservation Archaeology Museum Curation and Survey Field School” sponsored by Archaeology Southwest, Western New Mexico University, and the University of Arizona, beginning with 3 days at Archaeology Southwest, 281 N. Stone Ave. and the University of Arizona, Tucson, then at the WNMU Museum, Fleming Hall, Silver City.

Times TBA. Field school fees and university tuition rates apply.

This archaeology course is focused on learning from archaeological museum collections and survey data to answer research questions. This approach combines elements of a traditional archaeological field school and a museum studies course, with participants spending spends time on both course components. Curriculum highlights include the practice of preservation archaeology, which integrates research, education, preservation, and engagement with Indigenous and local communities. Together, students and staff will explore ethically responsible and scientifically rigorous field and research methods while investigating compelling questions about our shared past. Students will research and catalog collections, now housed at the WNMU Museum, from Texas A&M University’s 1978-1989 archaeological field school collection from NAN Ranch Ruin, a large Classic Mimbres period (1000-1130 CE) pueblo in the Mimbres Valley. Archaeological survey experience on the NAN Ranch and experimental archaeology will provide essential training in locating and recording archaeological sites, and contextualizing the museum collections research. The field school begins with a three-day orientation to the principles of preservation archaeology in Tucson, with the remainder at the WNMU Museum in Silver City and in the Mimbres Valley, New Mexico.

Applications due March 15, 2025. Download flyer here. Download application here. For more information contact Archaeology Southwest at 520-882-6946 or info@archaeologysouthwest.org.

-This is not an NMAC event.

June 10-July 21, 2025: Tucson, AZ & Silver City, NM
(Applications due March 15)

“Preservation Archaeology Museum Curation and Survey Field School” sponsored by Archaeology Southwest, Western New Mexico University, and the University of Arizona, beginning with 3 days at Archaeology Southwest, 281 N. Stone Ave. and the University of Arizona, Tucson, then at the WNMU Museum, Fleming Hall, Silver City.

Times TBA. Field school fees and university tuition rates apply.

This archaeology course is focused on learning from archaeological museum collections and survey data to answer research questions. This approach combines elements of a traditional archaeological field school and a museum studies course, with participants spending spends time on both course components. Curriculum highlights include the practice of preservation archaeology, which integrates research, education, preservation, and engagement with Indigenous and local communities. Together, students and staff will explore ethically responsible and scientifically rigorous field and research methods while investigating compelling questions about our shared past. Students will research and catalog collections, now housed at the WNMU Museum, from Texas A&M University’s 1978-1989 archaeological field school collection from NAN Ranch Ruin, a large Classic Mimbres period (1000-1130 CE) pueblo in the Mimbres Valley. Archaeological survey experience on the NAN Ranch and experimental archaeology will provide essential training in locating and recording archaeological sites, and contextualizing the museum collections research. The field school begins with a three-day orientation to the principles of preservation archaeology in Tucson, with the remainder at the WNMU Museum in Silver City and in the Mimbres Valley, New Mexico.

Applications due March 15, 2025. Download flyer here. Download application here. For more information contact Archaeology Southwest at 520-882-6946 or info@archaeologysouthwest.org.

-This is not an NMAC event.