Monday, August 17, 2026. 7 pm Hybrid Speaker: Dr. Kevin Johnson. Kevin Johnson is Chair of the Department of History, Global, and Political Studies and Associate Professor of History and Global Studies at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana. His research focuses on the late Nineteenth and early Twentieth Dynasties, a pivotal period in Egyptian history. Our meetings are free and open to the public. Members will receive the Zoom link by email. If you are not a member and wou

From Rocks to Tools: Basic Lithic Analysis Workshop Save the Date: December 5, 2026. History Colorado Center More Details to follow later in the fall. Description: Ready to move beyond "just rocks" and be able to interpret the archaeological record? This hands-on workshop is designed for participants of all levels who want to build confidence in the fundamentals of chipped stone analysis. Across five focused hours, you'll move from core concepts to practical application.

The Community Connections Meetups are on Summer Break in the Field We anticipate that our 3rd Thursday meetups at locations around Denver will be starting back up this fall. Check back later this fall.

International Archaeology Day, Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre, Morrison, October 17, 2026 (8:30am-1:30pm MT): CAS-Denver Chapter will once again be participating in International Archaeology Day. We are seeking volunteers to help with preparation, set up/tear down the day of the event, greeting guests who stop by our table and handing out material about our organization. We welcome any assistance, no matter how small! The event’s organizers, Community Connections, LLC will

On October 2-5, 2026, the Hisatsinom Chapter will be hosting the 2026 Annual CAS Conference in Cortez, CO. at the Lamp Post Creative Learning Center, the Crow Canyon Campus and the Montezuma Heritage Museum. This year's meeting will be bigger than anything CAS has done in a long time with more field trips and symposiums. Saturday will be the regular meeting capped by the Keynote address by Joy Harjo, the 23rd US Poet Laureate. Registration will be open in early August.

Monday, July 13, 2026 - 5:30 pm MT (Hybrid) 5:30 pm: CAS Business and Information Meeting 6:00 pm: Speaker Speaker: Marie Matsuda, Project Archaeologist, ERO Resources Corporation Our meetings are free and open to the public. Members will receive the Zoom link by email. If you are not a member and would like to attend this talk, please contact us to receive the Zoom link. Location: Englewood Public Library, Perrin Room, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, CO 801

Monday, June 8, 2026 - 6 pm MT (Hybrid) Speaker: Catherine Gaither, PhD Upper Iowa University Our meetings are free and open to the public. Members will receive the Zoom link by email. If you are not a member and would like to attend this talk, please contact us to receive the Zoom link. Location: Englewood Public Library, Perrin Room, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, CO 80110. The library is located on the first floor of the Englewood Civic Center Building (Google Map Link

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE PUBLICATION OF THE FINAL REPORT ON THE SWALLOW SITE (5JF321) Download the Report Here Click on the report’s title to access, read and/or save the pdf file. The report is available to download as a “Read Only” pdf document from the Online Resource for Colorado Archaeology and Historic Preservation (ORCA) website via this link to ORCA’s Distributed Reports web page – https://archaeologycolorado.org/content/distributed-publications . We are pleased to announc

Monday, May 11, 2026 - 6 pm MT (Hybrid) Speaker: Dr. Jamie Hodgkins, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Colorado, Denver Our meetings are free and open to the public. Members will receive the Zoom link by email. If you are not a member and would like to attend this talk, please contact us to receive the Zoom link. Location: Englewood Public Library, Perrin Room, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, CO 80110. The library is located on the first floor of the Engl

AIA-Denver Society and CAS-Denver Joint Meeting Saturday, March 14, 2026 - 1:00pm-3:00pm MT (Hybrid) Speakers: Dr. Kayeleigh Sharp (kayeleigh.sharp@nau.edu), Northern Arizona University; Eowyn Ann Stojanowski, Northern Arizona University; Maegan Jankowski, George Mason University; and Kate Collette, Northern Arizona University Our meetings are free and open to the public. Members will receive the Zoom link by email. If you are not a member and would like to attend this talk,

CAS-Denver April Meeting Monday, April 13, 2026 6:00 MT (Hybrid) Speakers: Jim Young, He has among other degrees, a BA in Anthropology with some graduate-level work in linguistics. He has been hiking, guiding and exploring the southwest for over 40 years and currently spends his summers in Rocky Mountain National Park as Park Naturalist on the West side in the Kawuneeche Valley. Winters are also spent on the West side as a Volunteer, leading snowshoe and ski tours and workin

DC-CAS Monday, February 9, 2026 General Meeting – 7:00pm MT (Online Only) Speaker: Anne Whitfield, President of the Colorado Rock Art Association Our meetings are free and open to the public. Members will receive the Zoom link by email. If you are not a member and would like to attend this talk, please Contact Us to receive the Zoom link. Abstract: A SPECTACULAR rock art site on private land in eastern Colorado is in the final stage of site recording. The project is spo

Monday, January 12, 2026 – 7:00PM MST (Hybrid) Our meetings are free and open to the public. Please join us in person. Members will receive a Zoom link by email. If you are a non-member and would prefer to receive the Zoom link or have any questions, please reach out to us using the link below: Contact Us We are proud to present Dr. Holly Norton, Colorado State Archaeologist and Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer as our guest speaker for the January 12, 2026 Gene