Professional Presentations and Publications
Presentations
Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project volunteers participate in giving presentations to the public as opportunities arise. Project volunteers are available to address archaeological and other groups in Northern New Mexico. Recent presentations include:
Janet MacKenzie and Candie Borduin - "Archaic Period Petroglyphs of Mesa Prieta". New Mexico Archaeological Council, Hibben Center, UNM, Albuquerque, NM, November 10, 2018
Janet MacKenzie - "Historic Period on Mesa Prieta". BLM Wild and Scenic Rivers Anniversary, Pilar, NM. September 7, 2018
Janet MacKenzie - "Historic Period Heritage Features at the Northern Terminus of El
Camino Real de Tierra Adentro in New Mexico". CARTA Conference, Historic Los
Luceros, NM, July 21 2016
Candie Borduin - "Petroglyph Recording on Mesa Prieta". Radio interview on KRSN Radio,
Los Alamos, N.M., April 12, 2016 HERE
Janet MacKenzie - "Lost on the Way: Recording Trails on Mesa Prieta." 2015
Archaeological Society of New Mexico Annual Meeting, May 1-3, 2015, Taos, New
Mexico.
Esta Gutierrez - 2015 Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project 4th-7th Grade Teacher's Curriculum Guide. Powerpoint presented at Education Conference, Española Public Schools, Indian Education Department, Española, NM, August 2015.
Kim Wallen and and Janet MacKenzie - 2015 “Possible Lunar Significance of an of an of an Iconic Petroglyph” PowerPoint presented at San Diego Rock Art Association 40th Annual Symposium, 5 Nov 2015, San Diego, CA .
Candie Borduin - "Development of a GIS/GPS Based Method of Setting Proveniences."
2013 International Federation of Rock Art Organizations (IFRAO) International Rock
Art Congress, May 26-31, 2013, Albuquerque, NM.
Janet MacKenzie - "Religious Iconography of the Historic Period, Mesa Prieta and area,
Northern New Mexico." 2013 International Federation of Rock Art Organizations
(IFRAO) International Rock Art Congress, May 26-31, 2013, Albuquerque, NM.
Janet MacKenzie and Candie Borduin - 2013 Cross Connections: Religious Iconography of the Historic Period, Mesa Prieta and Area, Northern New Mexico. Power Point presentation, International Federation of Rock Art Organizations (FRAO), International Rock Art Congress, May 26-31 Proceedings, Albuquerque, NM.
Janet MacKenzie - "Voices of the Ancestors, Whispers of the Remote Past and the
Heritage of Yesterday." Historias de Nuevo Mexico - Histories of Nes Mexico,
Academic and Community Conference at Northern New Mexico College, October 12
& 13, 2012.
Katherine Wells - "The Wells Petroglyph Preserve." The Archaeological Conservancy,
October 19, 2011.
Katherine Wells and Janet MacKenzie - "Education = Preservation." Utah Rock Art
Research Association, September 25, 2011
Professional Publications
"Archaic Period Petroglyphs of Mesa Prieta" by Janet MacKenzie and Candie Borduin - New
Mexico Archaeological Council Annual Publication, 2019 HERE
"2018 Silent Music: The Animal Flute Players on the Wells Petroglyph Preserve in Northern
New Mexico" by Katherine Wells and John Kincheloe, Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Books,
Velarde, NM.
"Rocks of Ages - the Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project" by Paul Weideman. Pasatiempo, The
Santa Fe New Mexican, September 21, 2018
"Treasure Trove of Petroglyphs at the Terminus of el Camino Real de Tierra Adentro." by
Katherine Wells. Chronicles of the Trail, CARTA, Los Lunas, NM, Spring/Summer, 2016
"Katherine Wells - The Discovery of a Lifetime." By Deborah Busemeyer | Photography
by Douglas Merriam. New Mexico Magazine, May, 2016 HERE
"Mysteries on the Mesa." Judith Chaddick, 2016 Tumbleweeds, Summer 2016, pp. 18-19,
26-27, Santa Fe, NM.
Discovering Mesa Prieta: The Petroglyphs of Northern New Mexico and the People Who
Made Them - 4th - 7th Grade Teacher Curriculum. Judith A. Chaddick, Esta Guitierriez,
Katherine Wells, Janet MacKenzie. Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project, September,
2015, Velarde, NM
“Development of a GIS/GPS Based Method of Setting Proveniences.” Candie Borduin, Jeff
Toomey, Lee Borduin and Janet MacKenzie. 2013 International Federation of Rock Art
Organizations (IFRAO) International Rock Art Congress, May 26-31, 2013.
Proceedings, Albuquerque, NM.
“Cross Connections: Religious Iconography of the Historic Period, Mesa
Prieta and Area, Northern New Mexico.” Janet MacKenzie, Powerpoint
presentation, International Federation of Rock Art Organizations (IFRAO)
International Rock Art Congress, May 26-31, 2013. Proceedings,
Albuquerque, NM.
“Vecinos del Rio Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project.” Katherine Wells, Candie Borduin,
Suzie Frazier. Between the Mountains - Beyond the Mountains; Papers in Honor of
Paul R. Williams. Papers of The Archaeological Society of New Mexico
35. 2009.
Discovering Mesa Prieta: The Petroglyphs of Northern New Mexico and the People
Who Made Them - A Fourth Grade Curriculum. Judy Chaddick, Janet
MacKenzie, 2009, Vecinos del Rio Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project.
Life on the Rocks: One Woman’s Adventures in Petroglyph Preservation by
Katherine Wells, University of New Mexico Press, 2009.
“Vecinos del Rio Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project.” Katherine Wells, Candie
Borduin, Suzie Frazier. Set in Stone: A Binational Workshop on Petroglyph
Management in the United States and Mexico. Workshop Proceedings,
September 19-21, 2007, Albuquerque, NM. Petroglyph National Monument,
National Park Service, 2008.
