New Mexico Archaeological Sites and Other Field Trips

AAS Field Trips – 2026 schedule (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.

Trips being planned - stop by later as the schedule firms up

We hope to re-schedule the Pintado Pueblo trip and the tour at the Petroglyph National Monument.  I also have inquiries into Blair Mills, Magdalena area and Becky Baiden of Ponderosa area about trips in the spring or fall, 2026.

We may be able to catch a museum for a tour in the winter months.

I’m open to trip suggestions at trips@abqarchaeology.org

Pat Harris, Trip Chair  

2025 Field Trip Summary

 Saturday May 17, 2025: Ponderosa area trip to the two Pueblos that was rained out previously happened this time.  Great trip. Enjoyed by all.

Saturday June 21, 2025: Tsankawi Pueblo, Bandelier National Monument.  Updated cultural tour, petroglyphs, cavates and more - great trip.

Friday July 11, 2025: Trip to OAS Research Laboratories is a follow-on to the Shelby Jones Seminar.  Toured the newly reorganized laboratories.  One of a kind experimental equipment - good trip.

Saturday September 27, 2025: Field trip to Chacoan Great House, CANCELLED, got rained out

Saturday, October 18, 2025: CANCELLED GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. 

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