New Mexico Archaeological Sites Field Trips
New Mexico Archaeological Sites and Other Field Trips
AAS Field Trips – 2025 schedule being formulated (Must be a Current Member of AAS)
Trips include easy, moderate, and strenuous levels of effort. We hope to accommodate the interests and physical condition of all our members.
Check back later for the preliminary field trip list
2024 Field Trip Summary
Saturday January 27, 2024: Special Tour of Albuquerque Museum.
Sunday February 25, 2024: Special Tour of Albuquerque Museum, Coast to Coast to Coast Exhibit with Carol Chamberland as our docent.
Saturday April 27, 2024: Docent led tour of the Allan Hauser Sculpture Garden, south of Santa Fe.
Saturday May 18, 2024: Docent led tour of the Bosque Redondo Memorial at the Fort Sumner Historic Site.
Saturday July 13, 2024: Hike in the Santa Fe National Forest near Valles Caldera, Rabbit Mountain area, led by member and experienced hiker/guide Earlene Shroyer.
Sunday July 14, 2024, visit to the Albuquerque Museum’s exhibit “The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts”, Carol Chamberland will be our docent – always an outstanding tour leader.
Saturday August 3, 2024, Bison, Elk outing
Saturday October 6, 2024, Chama Valley Archaeological Conservancy Tewa site
Saturday October 19, 2024: Forest Service Archaeologist led trip to the Ponderosa Area - cancelled, snow
November 2024: San Jose de las Huertas in Placitas, Archaeological Conservancy - cancelled, snow
2023 Field Trip Summary
Tuesday January 31, 2023: Special Tour of Albuquerque International Airport Facilities, including the original Albuquerque Airport building, now the TSA Headquarters.
Sunday February 5, 2023: Special Docent Tour of the Grounded in Clay Exhibit, MIAC
Saturday, February 18, 2023: Behind the Scenes tour of the Maxwell Museum Archaeological Collections
Sunday, March 26, 2023: Field trip to the Albuquerque Museum Exhibit “Indigenous Art, Culture, and Community”, Carol Chamberland
Saturday, April 15, 2023: Field trip to the “Foothills Pueblo” site in the Sandias, Jeremy Kulisheck, Santa Fe Forest Service archaeologist
Saturday, April 29, 2023: Field trip to Caja del Rio Plateau, Jeremy Kulisheck, Santa Fe Forest Service archaeologist, Mike Bremer, retired Santa Fe Forest Service archaeologist, Gary Newgent, Site Steward
Saturday, May 13, 2023: Field Trip to Piro Pueblo of Seville, Michael Bletzer, PhD
Saturday, July 22, 2023: Field Trip to the Behind-the-Scenes tour of the Special Collections at Maxwell Museum, Dr. Kari Schleher, Curator of Archaeology, Maxwell Museum.
Saturday, September 30, 2023: Field Trip to Lion Mountain Community, Blair Mills, Cibola Forest Magdalena District Archaeologist. Visit focused on a cluster of sites scattered along two small ridges and visit to a great Kiva.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, October 20 -22, 2023: Field Trip to Grant County Archaeological Society.
Photo highlights of some recent trips
Caja del Rio Field Trip
Museum Tours
A sampling of our museum tours is shown in this carousel.
Allan Houser Sculpture Garden
40 acres of sculptures
Piro Pueblo of Seville
Elk Ridge Ranch Outing
Bison, elk, sunset, apples, marshmallows
what a trip
2024 Field Trip Video Summary
SUMMARY OF 2024 AAS TRIPS Music.mp4Video Summary of the 2023 Field Trips
AAS 2023 Trip Summary.mp4