Announcements
August 13th Monthly Meeting
Pinch Pot Kit Making Sessions
Pinch Pot Kit Making Sessions
Using Obsidian to Understand the Ancient Maya
August 13th, 7pm
UNT Health Fort Worth
Room EAD 108
Dr. Kara A. Fulton will present on obsidian, a volcanic glass prized by the ancient Maya for tools, weapons, and ceremonial objects. Archaeologists can identify where artifacts originated and trace the movement of materials across the landscape using portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) analysis. Dr. Fulton will discuss how this material offers archaeologists a unique opportunity to investigate ancient trade and exchange through distinctive geochemical signatures.
Pinch Pot Kit Making Sessions
Pinch Pot Kit Making Sessions
Pinch Pot Kit Making Sessions
Saturday, August 22nd
9am - 12pm
Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
It's pinch-pot kit making season! NTAS received materials from the Texas Historical Commission to make pinch-pot kits to hand out during the numerous Texas Archeology Month events in which NTAS participates.
We will need to make at least 1,000 kits for this year. RSVP is required for this event. Exact location details will be sent closer to the date.
A session in Dallas will also be scheduled. Details will be announced soon.
TAS Annual Meeting
Registration is open!
This year's Texas Archeological Society 97th Annual Meeting will be held October 2nd - 4th at the Gateway Center at the University of North Texas in Denton.
General Session Paper and Poster Abstracts Deadline
August 15, 2026
Submit all abstracts to am-programs@txarch.org as attachments. Submissions must specify paper or poster and include title, author(s), affiliation(s), and abstract (150 words maximum). All presenters must be TAS members and register for the meeting.
Friday Public Forum Speaker
Dr. C. Reid Ferring will share insights from his long career of archeological research in North Texas and the southern Plains.
Saturday Evening Banquet Address
Myles Miller will discuss how his work in Texas archeology and interpretation has helped bring the region’s archeological heritage to a wide audience.
Registration prices increase September 18th. We hope to see everyone there!
TAS Annual Meeting Volunteer Opportunity
The TAS Annual Meeting Local Arrangements Committee (LAC) is seeking volunteers to assist with the Artifact Identification during
the Friday Night Public Forum.
This outreach event will accompany Dr. Reid Ferring’s keynote presentation and will provide members of the public an opportunity to bring artifacts and archeological finds for informal identification and discussion.
Volunteers will help engage with attendees, examine artifacts, discuss regional archeology, and promote stewardship and preservation.
Anyone interested in volunteering
should email am-organizer@txarch.org
Get Involved
Professional and avocational archeologists gather monthly for member meetings and throughout the year for excavations, special projects, and events. NTAS is a family friendly organization. All ages and experience levels are welcome! Members can also contribute their research to the annual journal.