The ENMU-Portales campus will be closed tomorrow (Friday, January 10, 2025) in an abundance of caution due to winter weather and hazardous road conditions. Essential personnel from the Department of Public Safety and the Physical Plant will be required to show up to work at regularly scheduled times unless otherwise directed by a supervisor. Please feel free to contact the Department of Public Safety at 575.562.2393 or 575.760.2945 with any questions, comments, or concerns you may have.

Field School

Field schools are offered during selected summers, for both undergraduate and graduate students. Recent field school locations are shown below.

Field School Information

YearLocation
2003 Mesa Portales
2004 Maroon Cliffs
2005 Mesa Portales
2006 Hackberry Lake and the Black River Recreation Area
2007 Black River Archaeological Project
2009 Blackwater Draw Locality No. 1
2010 Blackwater Draw Locality No. 1
2013 Blackwater Draw Locality No. 1 and Arena Alta Chaco Site
2015

XIT Ranch Near the Texas/New Mexico Border

2017 Archaeological and Forensic methods at ENMU, Blackwater Draw, Arch Lake, and Creekside Village site
2019

Northern New Mexico and Blackwater Draw Locality No. 1

2021

Jornada Mogollon rock shelter site south of Hatch, NM


Blackwater Draw

For more Information

Department of Anthropology and Applied Archaeology
Office Location: Arts and Anthropology, Room 113
Phone: 575.562.2206