New Docent Training
Are you interested in archaeology, the prehistory of El Paso and the American Southwest, or Native American cultures? Do you enjoy public speaking and working with others? The El Paso Museum of Archaeology is looking for docents! Docents volunteer as much time as they are able to, and help give tours to school classes, families, and adult groups visiting the museum. No previous experience is necessary!
Museum docents allow EPMArch to serve more audiences and, while gaining valuable experience in education, public speaking, and archaeology.
Docent training will be held in-person on Sept. 10th and 11th at the El Paso Museum of Archaeology from INSERT TIMES. If you are interested or have any questions, please contact Brooke Thorson at [email protected] or 915-212-3272. (Docents are required to be city volunteers and will be unpaid.)
Slithering…Horned and Crested Serpents in Jornada Mogollon and Mimbres Iconography
Lecture by Margaret Berrier
DATE: September 14
TIME: 2:00 p.m.
Horned, crested, and feathered serpents have been documented throughout North America. Schaafsma states that “horned, and sometimes feathered” serpents are less frequent in the Jornada Mogollon rock imagery and that their distribution is mostly in the vicinity of El Paso. Several authors have suggested this figure has an affinity with the Mexican deity Quetzalcoatl, and state that these are “signature images” of the Jornada Mogollon style. This overview of these figures in Jornada Mogollon rock imagery and in Mogollon and Mimbres ceramics documents their distribution beyond the vicinity of El Paso (but still in the Jornada Mogollon Region) and shows that none of the images have feathers. The imagery includes a few striking examples but overall the number of horned and crested serpents is incidental rather than significant, suggesting that horned and crested snakes may not qualify as a signature image of the Jornada Mogollon.
Margaret Berrier has researched, recorded, and photographed rock art sites in the west and in other countries since 1986. She has concentrated her efforts on the documentation and study of rock imagery in southern New Mexico and west Texas and uses her graphic skills to illustrate her own as well as other researchers' publications and presentations. In 2021 she received a grant from the New Mexico Site Steward program for her free educational Three Rivers Coloring Book. Margaret received ARARA's Castleton Award in 2017, the Archaeological Society of New Mexico's Brice Award in 2018, and Associate of the Year 2021 for the Jornada Research Institute. She served on the ARARA Board from 2021 to 2023 and won their Wellmann Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2023.
Wilderness Day
Ready to connect with the outdoors? September is Wilderness month, and we want to celebrate!
🏛 4301 Transmountain
📅 September 14
⌚ 9:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m.
🎟 FREE
Joins us for WILDERNESS DAY at the Museum of Archaeology! Experience the perfect Saturday morning with our partners: Live Active, Frontera Land Alliance, Border Mountain Bike Association, Second Chance Wildlife Rescue, We Hike and more! We will have hikes, yoga, tabling activities and more!
Let’s explore, stretch, and enjoy the great outdoors together! Stay tuned for activity schedule!
Pop-Up Outdoor Concert!
Make plans for this pop-up concert by The Amore Strings' cellist, Rebecca Samaniego
When: September 14
Time: 4:00-4:45pm
Where: EPMArch's Gazebo
FREE to the public.
Come join us under the open sky!