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.

A new class of prehistoric artifacts called portable lithophones has been identified from Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve and the San Luis Valley in southern Colorado. “Litho” is Greek for stone and “phone” means sound. A lithophone is a musical instrument consisting of a purposely-selected rock, often formally-shaped, that is tapped or rubbed with friction to produce musical notes. Portable and stationary lithophones have been utilized in ancient and modern cultures around the world for thousands of years. Only a few highly-modified, portable lithophones have been formally recognized in North America, and none have been previously documented in Colorado. The artifacts being studied were originally thought to have functioned as grinding stones, pestles, and/or digging tools; however, testing has verified their acoustical properties. Twenty-two lithophones were analyzed as part of a Colorado State Historical Fund archaeological assessment grant. Their characteristics will be discussed, and a few sample lithophones will be demonstrated.

For more info and to register: https://crowcanyon.org/programs/lithophones-in-colorado-were-these-ground-stone-artifacts-utilized-to-play-some-of-the-earliest-music-in-the-western-u-s/

-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.

Within research projects, the value or importance of including or using an information professional is often unknown by the researcher or research team, particularly when Indigenous Peoples’ data is involved. This presentation aims to provide an overview of the important ways an information professional with the proper training and experience can influence and provide valuable insight for research. I will draw on my experience as a Ph.D. Candidate in American Indian Studies and a Graduate Research Associate with the Collaboratory for Indigenous Data Governance to show that through an understanding of relationality, positionality, and an intentionality of experience, a non-Indigenous archivist/librarian can provide pivotal viewpoints and input within a variety of projects and fields to promote Indigenous Peoples’ rights to their data. In addition to providing a high-level overview of Indigenous Data Sovereignty (IDSov), Indigenous Data Governance, and the CARE Principles, I will also highlight the connections between IDSov and information sciences.

For more info: https://crowcanyon.org/programs/the-importance-of-information-professionals-in-research-from-project-development-to-the-repository/

-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.

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.