08/21/2026
Pecos Conference 2026 đź“Ť Mancos, Colorado
We kicked things off with a visit to Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde — a powerful reminder of why we do this work. (And if you haven’t seen it yet, check out our Mesa Verde magazine issue from last year—https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/product/asw37-1/)
Then we moved on to the Pecos Conference itself, tents pitched in a field while amazing SW archaeologists took the stage to share their current or past work; no PowerPoints, just people, ideas, and good conversation.
Our own Paul Reed, Preservation Archaeologist, gave a talk titled “A Terrible Year for Preservation.” He’ll be following up with a blog covering both the setbacks and wins, so we can stay informed and keep fighting.
At our vendor booth, we debuted our new tee: “Respect the Land You Stand Upon.” Grab one through the link in our bio, https://www.bonfire.com/respect-the-land-you-stand-upon/.
Huge shout out to the students working with Karen Gust Schollmeyer! Annika Mayer, Nicole Lewis, and Keenan Raj presented “Crockery and Cooking Pots: Examining Variability in Technological Style of Corrugated Ceramics at the Dinwiddie Site,” and Lisa Mullendore presented “The View from the Valencia Site” and “Patterns in Unusual Fauna in SW New Mexico.”
Thanks to everyone in Mancos for a wonderful year — and to all our supporters we got to see there. We will see you next year for the 100th Pecos Conference anniversary!
