OAS | August 2024

The Museum of New Mexico Foundation is excited to support an upcoming lecture with Dr. David Rachal about his research on the White Sands Footprints. The event will be held at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science on Thursday, September 12 from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. This engaging lecture will delve into the fascinating footprints left behind by early humans and the incredible stories they tell. Dr. Rachal, a renowned geoarchaeologist, will guide us through evolving discoveries and research created in collaboration with Robert Dello Russo and Matthew Cuba. The lecture will overview ancient geomorphology in relation to the footprints near the White Sands Missile Range. Whether you're a history buff, a science enthusiast, or just curious about our human origins, this event promises to be both enlightening and inspiring.

Tickets are $20. All proceeds will support the educational programming and research initiatives at the Office of Archaeological Studies. Visit this link to save your seat today.

In other exciting news, the OAS recently hired a new Educational Coordinator, Ziggy Prothro. In her role, Ziggy will leverage donations made through the Museum Foundation to create and implement educational programs across the state of New Mexico. A little more about Ziggy:

While at the University of Texas in Austin, Ziggy developed a love for public outreach while delivering programming at a local archaeological center and volunteering with schools and community organizations. From there, Ziggy developed a lifelong interest in Paleoindian studies while working at the Gault site in central Texas and volunteering at the Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory. Ziggy moved to New Mexico in 2004 to attend graduate school at Eastern New Mexico State University. At the university, she engaged with research at Blackwater Locality #1 and continued public outreach programming. Ziggy’s master's thesis; Archaeology in Education: Public Outreach for Archaeological Awareness and Educational Enrichment, cemented her desire to work in outreach, bringing all of the exciting aspects of archaeological research to the public.