The San Juan Basin Archaeological Society invites the public to a presentation. After a brief business meeting, Dr. Kaitlyn Elizabeth Davis will present "Early Tewa occupations and colonial-era Tewa adaptations in the Northern Rio Grande (near Pojoaque, NM)." A reception will start things off at 6:30 p.m. in the CSWS foyer. For log-in information, go to SJBAS.ORG.

Kaitlyn is a Registered Professional Archaeologist and she earned her PhD in anthropology (archaeology) from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 2022. She conducts field work in collaboration with Indigenous communities in the American Southwest. Her research interests include frontiers and borders, particularly trade interaction processes, and transitions in settlement patterns and landscape use. Her most recent positions held prior to joining Northern Arizona University were Senior Archaeologist at Chronicle Heritage, research staff at the Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies, instructor at the University of Colorado, and archaeologist with the USDA Forest Service.

Current research focuses on using spatial data, environmental models, field surveys, and archaeobotanical analyses to investigate how (and to what extent) Pueblo people in the Rio Grande region of New Mexico adjusted their agricultural practices when confronted with Spanish colonization. Other current projects support archaeological compliance and community-engaged and student-driven research on public lands.