NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico has launched a free Archaeology Field Training Program to provide state residents with skills to work on archeological projects.

The primary goal, according to John Taylor-Montoya, Executive Director of the Office of Archaeological Studies, is to help preserve culture and heritage in New Mexico while modern development projects are underway.

"By bolstering the workforce, that we're helping to get development projects and critical infrastructure projects done quickly or at a quicker pace. You know, a lot of those have to have an environmental and archaeological review before they're approved," Taylor-Montoya explained.

Participants in the program will get hands-on training designed to prepare them to become a field technician, a role open to anyone who has

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