This Year’s Pecos Conference is Co-Sponsored by SAR. We Offer Exciting Programs Like... “Sparks’ Off-Beat New Mexico”

Hundreds of people have been introduced to SAR through intimate talks about off-beat New Mexico, a series we call “SAR Sparks.” Lowrider culture, witch persecution in Abiquiu, the sacred intimacy of dressing La Conquistadora, and the politics of land preservation are open for discussion in these interactive talks that address New Mexico’s unique cultural history. These afternoon talks join our evening Lecture Series that brings in world-renowned scholars, from archaeologist Brian Fagan to medical anthropologist Paul Farmer.

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2007 Pecos Conference, August 9-12

Deliberately informal, the Pecos Conference affords Southwestern archaeologists a superlative opportunity to talk with one another, both by presenting field reports and by casual discussions. It is a chance to see old friends, meet new ones, pick up fresh information, organize future conferences, and have a great time.

In recent years, Native Americans, avocational archaeologists, the general public and media organizations have come to play an increasingly important role, serving as participants and as audience, to celebrate archaeological research and to mark cultural continuity.

About The 2007 Pecos Conference

The tradition of research collaboration and sharing that began in 1927 at Pecos Pueblo returns to its home at Pecos National Historical Park, under the guidance of dedicated archaeologists, Federal, state and local agency sponsors, and tribal representatives...

This year, 2007, marks the 80th anniversary of the Pecos Conference, first convened by Alfred V. Kidder at Pecos Pueblo, New Mexico, in 1927. Because the Conference was not held during certain years (due to World War II and other circumstances [cf. * Woodbury 1993]), this year’s meeting will not be the 80th annual gathering. This year is, in fact, the 70th annual meeting of the Pecos Conference. In the early 1990s, the numbering of the Pecos Conference became confused, when the anniversary year was substituted for the actual count of prior conferences. Clearly, we cannot mend past problems with the numbering of the Pecos Conference. Our solution is to indicate that this year’s conference will be the 70th occurrence and refer formally to this year’s event simply as the Pecos Conference 2007.

Need more information about the 2007 Pecos Conference? Visit SWA’s page on the 2007 Pecos Conference.

* Woodbury, Richard 1993 Sixty Years of Southwestern Archaeology: A History of the Pecos Conference. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque.