Upcoming Events

March 28, 2024

Education Outreach at the Española Public Library
Thursday, March 28th, 2024, 1 pm until 4 pm, free!

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!

The Salinas Pueblo Region: Cultural Crossroads of Prehistoric New Mexico

August 27, 2018


Monday, August 27, 2018 at 12:00 noon, free!

Archaeologist Ward Beers offers an overview of the prehistoric Salinas Pueblo region and will discuss recent discoveries in the area. He will also give details of the upcoming Friends of Archaeology tour of the area in September.

While the Salinas region is relatively unknown, the area has a rich human prehistory dating back 12,000 years. Located in central New Mexico where the Plains meet the mountain Southwest and between the northern Pueblo cultural area and the southern Jornada Mogollon region, the Salinas region was a cultural crossroads in part due to location, and in part due to demand for the salt from which the region takes its name. The multiple influences in the area have made the Salinas area one of the most culturally diverse regions of Southwestern archaeology.

The Brown Bag talk will take place at the Center for New Mexico Archaeology at 12:00 noon in the CNMA library. Seating is limited. 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.