Desert Archaeology Society (DAS) 2026-2027
Annual Club | Registration opens Saturday, August 29, 2026 9:30 AM MDT
ICL membership is not required, but all prior and new members need to register here and pay $10 annual club dues for the current year Sept. 2026 - May 2027.
The club generally meets the second Wednesday of each month from Sept-Nov and Jan-May. However, this fall, the first meeting will be on the third Wednesday, Sept. 16th.Meeting dates for Fall 2026:
September 16
October 14
November 11
(No meeting in December)
Tentative meeting dates for Spring 2027:
January 13
February 10
March 17 (3rd Wednesday due to Spring Break)
April 14
May 12
Field trips are on the third Saturday each month. Details are announced by email about two weeks prior to each trip. NO DOGS ALLOWED on field trips, per Utah Tech policy.
This club is for friends of Archaeology, pictographs, petroglyphs, rock art, preserving the past, protecting the past, and Native American history.
The Desert Archaeology Society is a group of individuals whose purpose is to become better educated citizens so that we can help the general public become more aware of the value of irreplaceable archaeological resources; especially rock art, within Utah, the Arizona Strip and Southern Nevada.
We accomplish our goal by:
1) Having monthly meetings with lectures by subject matter experts.
2) Having monthly field trips to local archaeological sites, lead by knowledgeable persons who may help us to better understand the archaeological, cultural, and spiritual values of the sites.
We believe that the preservation of rock art as well as other archaeological sites lies in education. This education involves lectures, classroom instruction and field trips. We believe that the public must be able to visit archaeological sites and view them “in situ” in order to fully appreciate the value of these traces of “those who came before”. We strive to make each site a “living museum”.
By registering for this activity, you agree to the release of liability as specified - CLICK HERE for liability agreement.
Gary Smith
Gary is an amateur archaeologist who has tried to learn as much as possible about Ancestral Native Americans since moving to the St. George area in 2014. He has an education degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Through educating the public he hopes to help protect the rich archaeological heritage we have here. For several years he conducted Field Trips for the Desert Archaeology Society (DAS). He is also a site steward for Utah's State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO).