Benjamin Pelletier, Preservation Archaeologist (June 17, 2026)—Archaeology Southwest’s New Mexico Office has been working on a fascinating cultural resources survey at El Malpais National Monument (ELMA), located in western New Mexico just south of the town of Grants and southeast of the Zuni Mountains. To ELMA’s northeast is Mount Taylor (Kaweshtima, to Acoma Pueblo), and to the east are Acoma and Laguna Pueblos. To the west are the Ramah Chapt…
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