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For the first time, New Mexico has a volume dedicated to all projectile point types dating from the Paleoindian through Historic period. Filled with historical details, measurements, defining attributes, age estimates, interpretations, references, and images, Projectile Points of New Mexico: 13,000 Years of Technological Innovation edited by Dr. Bradley J. Vierra and with many contributing authors and supporters, is graciously offered on the Archaeological Society of New Mexico's website courtesy of the New Mexico Bureau of Land Management, who provided the grant for production costs, New Mexico State University, who was responsible for the contract, and Statistical Research, Inc., who produced the volume.

There are two posters also available for download included in the volume that provide an overview of the different projectile point types and some well-known flaked stone raw material source locations.

Greetings to the NewsMAC readership!

I hope the end-of-summer rains are finding you wherever you are. As the end of the year approaches that means it’s time for the annual NMAC conference. This year’s conference is an opportunity for the community to familiarize themselves with some of the excellent work that has been done in the Middle Rio Grande that may be hiding in the gray literature. Details on the conference can be found in this issue, and updates will be posted on the NMAC website, so make sure to check online as we get closer to the event. Beyond the NMAC conference, several events are lined up for the back half of the year and details can also be found in this issue.

The NMAC executive committee held their third quarterly meeting at the beginning of September. The NMAC grant committee has awarded student research and member research awards to five individuals, including students at both ENMU and UNM. NMAC committee members have also been active participants in addressing several legislative issues, particularly with the development and renewal of programmatic agreements out of the BLM Farmington and Carlsbad Field Offices.

We want to continue providing important news to the archaeological community via this newsletter, so please contact me if you have any announcements you would like included in a future issue of the newsletter.
Thank you to everyone for your continued support of NMAC and participation in NMAC events.

Sincerely,
Evan Giomi
2025 NMAC President
egiomi@sricrm.com