Grant County Archaeological Society
Photo: Disert collection, 2024.5.29, WNMU Museum
Next Meeting
Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in-person at 6:00 PM New Mexico (Mountain) time: The GCAS will meet at the clubhouse at 2045 Memory Lane in Silver City (a couple blocks south of Hwy-180, on the right just before the entrance to Memory Lane cemetery) for light refreshments, a brief business meeting, and a presentation on Pinos Altos Gold Mining History by retired mining engineer and the GCAS’s very own Lee Brown. More details as they become available.
We’ll see you there – introduce yourselves to our new members!
Next Field Trip
Next GCAS Field Trip: Sunday, April 5, 2026, is Easter Sunday so a field trip will be deferred due to the calendar conflict. Watch this space and members, check your email inbox for upcoming field trip info.
News & Events
February 22, 2026: Potsherd Sorting
Eleven GCAS members and a guest had a grand time on February 22 sorting through FIVE bins of orphan sherds in the GCAS’s library and adjacent lab/workroom at the Mimbres Culture Heritage Site. We are contributing these unprovenienced items to t…
February 1, 2026, GCAS Field Trip to Picture Rocks Site
The GCAS’s first field trip of 2026 to an Arenas Valley petroglyph site was an ideal way for folks to stretch their legs and enjoy a clear, cool, sunny day outdoors. Sixteen members and guests carpooled to an informal trailhead which led about …
December 7, 2025, Field Trip to Old Town
The GCAS could not have asked for better weather on our last field trip of 2025. The day was cool, crisp, clear, and sunny for 15 members and their guests to explore the archaeological site of Old Town in the southern Mimbres Valley watershed. Site S…
Meet the GCAS Board of Directors
The GCAS’s annual meeting on November 19, 2025, resulted in the election of 4 new members to our GCAS Board of Directors, each of whom will serve a 3-year term! GCAS members voted with unanimous approval to maintain a full 9-member board plus o…
November 2, 2025, Field Trip to GCAS Library
Our November 2, 2025, field trip to the GCAS library and lab to sort orphan potsherds by color succeeded in 7 members processing 1-1/2 bins of plainware, corrugated, and painted sherds. The early autumn weather was stellar and just right for inspecti…
October 5, 2025, Field Trip to Apache Post Office
The October weather was stellar with clear blue skies and light air when 5 hardy souls in one 4WD vehicle explored the Apache Post Office petroglyph site near Virden NM. For those members who didn’t have 4×4 capability or the time for the …