Upcoming Events

March 30, 2024

Governor's Easter Bash
Saturday, March 30th, 2024

April 10, 2024

Tewa Decorated Types Produced during the “Historic” Period: Trends and Connections
OAS Brown Bag talk by C. Dean Wilson (OAS Research Associate) at the CNMA, 12:00 noon, free!

April 12, 2024

Fort Stanton State Monument
Friday, April 12th through Saturday, April 13th, 2024
Cost of trip: $135


April 24, 2024

Journey to the Stone Lions
OAS Brown Bag talk by OAS graphic artist Scott Jaquith at the CNMA, 12:00 noon, free!

May 4, 2024

Comanche Gap tour, Part 2
May 4th and 5th, 2024
Cost of trip: $85

Mesa Verde National Park—Cliff Palace: Preliminary Assessment and Potential Stabilization Methods

June 18, 2019


Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at 12:00 noon, free!

James A. Mason, Ph.D., P.E. (National Park Service) will give a presentation reviewing the construction means and methods history of the Cliff Palace Alcove Complex and subsequent work by the National Park Service to repair and stabilize this extraordinary archaeological site. The talk will progress from the initial discovery by local Anglo ranchers, through early repair and stabilization work by National Park Service archeologists and staff, and concludes with results from current preliminary condition assessments and possible stabilization methods for the overall complex.

The Brown Bag talks are held in the OAS conference room at the Center for New Mexico Archaeology. Talks are informal (and you can bring your bag lunch). Usually, seating is adequate, but we have had 80-plus people show up for a talk in a room that can only hold 35. Seating is available on a first-come-first-served basis. Admission is free.

The Center for New Mexico Archaeology (7 Old Cochiti Road) is located off of Caja del Rio Road, across from Challenge New Mexico on the way to the Santa Fe Municipal Golf Course. Take 599 to South Meadows Road, continue through the traffic circle west along the Frontage Road to Caja del Rio Road. CNMA is on the left-hand side of the road and is the large building with white sail-like skylights on the roof.