Upcoming Events

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March 25, 2026

Silent Auction

6:30 PM-Silent auction of Southwest themed items donated by our generous members. Come to browse and buy, all proceeds to our chapter.

 

March 25, 2026

Colorado Archaeological Society Speakers 2026

Speaker: Jim Krehbiel, astronomer, mathematician, and writer who worked for 16 years on the Archeoastronomy Survey of Southeast Utah project.

Topic: Sightlines and Site Lines, Archeoastronomy Discoveries in Southeast Utah

 

April 22, 2026

Speaker: Jody Patterson, owner and principal investigator of Montgomery Archaeological Consultants in Moab, Utah. Jody’s archaeological interests focus on historical ecology and geography, archaeological landscapes and remote sensing. Jody has a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. He has worked in the American southwest, Great Basin, Western Subarctic and Upper Egypt.

Topic: Wind, Sand and Ruins: Application of Aerial Archaeology above the Colorado Plateau

 

May 27, 2026

Speaker: Joseph Weixelman is an American West historian who has extensively researched topic relating to national parks and indigenous peoples and, most importantly, how the two intersect. He has a PhD from the University of New Mexico and has published multiple scholarly articles.

Topic: Hidden Heritage:  The Cultural Appropriation of Pueblo Indian History. Did the Anasazi mysteriously vanish? What role did the National Park Service play in this myth?

How has the myth led to erroneous claims today?