For Immediate Release
Included in this announcement:
(1) Our Announcements and Opt-Out Options
(2) Summary of Upcoming Presentations, Classes, Tours, and Other Activities
(3) Details on Upcoming Activities
(1) OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS and OPT-OUT OPTIONS
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your opt-out options are provided at the end of this message.
(2) SUMMARY OF UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS, CLASSES, TOURS, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
(For details on each activity see DETAILS ON UPCOMING ACTIVITIES below.)
On-going: OPEN3 simulated archaeological dig, OPENOUT archaeology
presentations, and guided tours of archaeological sites for children’s
groups.
May 16, 2013: Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “Third Thursday Food for
Thought” dinner presentation program will resume in September
May 18, 2013 Library Presenters “Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern
Arizona Hohokam Indians” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for
Pima County Public Library's Caviglia-Arivaca Branch at the Old Arivaca
Schoolhouse, Arivaca
Saturday May 18, 2013 Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society’s
“Kinishba and Ft. Apache Tour” in and near Fort Apache, Arizona*
Monday May 20, 2013 “Hohokam Petroglyphs at Sutherland Wash: Flower World
and Gender Imagery” free presentation by Janine Hernbrode and Peter Boyle at
Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society meeting, Tucson*
May 22, 2013 “Behind the Scenes Tour with Curator” sponsored by the
nonprofit Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary at Pueblo Grande Museum and
Archaeological Park, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix*
NEW MEXICO: May 26-31, 2013 “Ancient Hands Around the World” 2013
International Rock Art Congress hosted by the American Rock Art Research
Association (ARARA) at the Marriott Pyramid North, Albuquerque*
June 3, 2013 Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free presentation by
archaeologist Allen Dart for Maricopa Public Libraries at Sunrise Mountain
Library, 21109 N. 98th Ave., Peoria, Arizona*
June 3-7, 2013 “Summer Camp Session I” at Deer Valley Rock Art Center, 3711
W. Deer Valley Road, Phoenix*
June 4, 2013 Library Presenters “What Is an Archaeologist?” free children’s
presentation at Pima County Public Library's Murphy-Wilmot Branch, Tucson
June 6, 2013 "Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona" free presentation by
archaeologist Allen Dart for Maricopa Public Libraries at Fairway Library,
10600 W. Peoria Ave. Room 144, Sun City, Arizona*
COLORADO: Saturday June 8, 2013 “4th Annual Tribute to Western Movies Day”
at Museum of the Mountain West, 68169 E. Miami Road, Montrose, Colorado*
June 11, 2013 "Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona" free presentation by
archaeologist Allen Dart for Maricopa Public Libraries at Northwest Regional
Library, 16089 N. Bullard Ave., Surprise, Arizona*
June 12-14, 2013 “Making Preservation Relevant: The Past in Future Tense”
Arizona Historic Preservation Conference at the Hilton Phoenix East/Mesa,
Mesa, Arizona*
June 13, 2013 "Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona" free presentation by
archaeologist Allen Dart for Maricopa Public Libraries at Burton Barr
Central Library, 1221 N. Central Ave., Phoenix*
June 14, 2013 "Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona" free presentation by
archaeologist Allen Dart for Maricopa Public Libraries at Desert Foothills
Library, 38443 N. Schoolhouse Road, Cave Creek, Arizona*
June 17, 2013 “Recent Discoveries at the Hardy Site and Fort Lowell” free
presentation by J. Homer Thiel for Arizona Archaeological and Historical
Society monthly meeting, Tucson*
June 17-21, 2013 “Summer Camp Session II” at Deer Valley Rock Art Center,
3711 W. Deer Valley Road, Phoenix*
June 18, 2013 "Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona" free presentation by
archaeologist Allen Dart for Maricopa Public Libraries at Morristown
Volunteer Library, 25950 W. Rockaway Hills Rd., Morristown, Arizona*
June 19, 2013 "Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona" free presentation by
archaeologist Allen Dart for Maricopa Public Libraries at El Mirage Branch
Library, 14011 N. 1st Avenue, El Mirage, Arizona*
June 20, 2013 "Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona" free presentation by
archaeologist Allen Dart for Maricopa Public Libraries at Tempe Public
Library, 3500 S. Rural Rd., Tempe*
[The June 22-23, 2013 “Mimbres Ruins, Rock Art, and Museums of Southern New
Mexico” archaeology education tour to New Mexico’s Silver City, Mimbres, &
Deming areas has been cancelled for this year.]
June 29, 2013 Library Presenters “Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Pima County Public Library’s
Martha Cooper Branch, Tucson
July 15, 2013 “Tucson Underground: The Archaeology of a Desert Community”
free presentation by William H. Doelle for Arizona Archaeological and
Historical Society monthly meeting, Tucson*
July 24, 2013 Library Presenters “What is an Archaeologist?” free children’s
presentation at Pima County Public Library’s Woods Memorial Branch, 3455 N.
First Ave., Tucson
August 8-11, 2013 Annual Pecos Archaeological Conference at Flagstaff
Hotshots camp on the Coconino National Forest, 10 miles northwest of
Flagstaff, Arizona*
August 15, 2013 "Archaeology and You: Preserving the Past for the Future"
free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Homolovi Chapter, Arizona
Archaeological Society, at Winslow Chamber of Commerce, Winslow, Arizona*
September 19, 2013 “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner & presentation,
“Along the California Trail” with Dr. Jay Craváth at Coco's Bakery
Restaurant, 7250 N. Oracle Rd., Tucson
September 22, 2013 “Autumnal Equinox Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks
Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart departing
from near Silverbell Road & Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana, Arizona
NEW MEXICO: September 26-30, 2013 “Chaco Canyon, Aztec, and Salmon Great
Pueblos and Other Archaeological Sites” educational tour with archaeologist
Ronald H. Towner
October 2, 2013 “Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free presentation by
archaeologist Allen Dart for the Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary meeting at
Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix*
October 9, 2013 “Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern Arizona Hohokam
Indians” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Friends of
SaddleBrooke Libraries in SaddleBrooke, Arizona*
October 10-13, 2013 “Canyon de Chelly Archaeology and Cultures,” Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center educational tour with archaeologist Ronald H. Towner,
meets in Chinle, Arizona
NEW MEXICO: October 16-19, 2013 “The Paleoamerican Odyssey Conference” at
the Santa Fe Community Convention Center, 201 W. Marcy Street, Santa Fe*
October 17, 2013 “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner & presentation,
“Carbon 14 Dating, from the Earliest Dog to the World's Most Mysterious
Manuscript” with Professor Greg Hodgins, at El Parador Tropical Garden
Restaurant, Tucson
October 21, 2013 “New Research with the Earliest Perishable Collections from
Southeastern Utah” free presentation by Laurie Webster for Arizona
Archaeological and Historical Society monthly meeting, Tucson*
October 24, 2013 “Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Verde Valley Chapter, Arizona
Archaeological Society, Sedona*
November 9, 2013 “Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Pima County Public Library's
Southwest Branch, Tucson
November 13, 2013 Library Presenters “Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern
Arizona Hohokam Indians” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at
Pima County Public Library's Valencia Branch, Tucson
November 18, 2013 “Prehistory, Personality, and Place: Emil W. Haury and the
Mogollon Controversy” free presentation by J. Jefferson Reid for Arizona
Archaeological and Historical Society monthly meeting, Tucson*
November 21, 2013 Library Presenters “Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona”
free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Pima County Public
Library’s Salazar-Ajo Branch, 33 Plaza, Ajo, Arizona
November 21, 2013 “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner & presentation,
“Archaeological Resource Crime” with Bureau of Indian Affairs Regional
Archaeologist Garry J. Cantley, at [Tucson restaurant TBA]
November 30, 2013 “Rock Art and Archaeology of Ventana Cave” Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center carpooling educational tour with archaeologist Allen Dart
departing from Tucson
December 7, 2013 Library Presenters “Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona”
free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Pima County Public
Library’s Joyner-Green Valley Branch, Green Valley, Arizona
December 16, 2013 “Mimbres: Its Causes and Consequence” free presentation by
Stephen H. Lekson for Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society monthly
meeting. Tucson*
December 19, 2013 “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner & presentation,
“An Archaeological Record of the Sears Point Petroglyph Complex” with Evelyn
F. Billo at Dragon's View Asian Cuisine Restaurant, Tucson
January 16, 2014 “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner & presentation,
“Catalina Highway & Gordon Hirabayashi Prison Camp Site” with archaeologist
Peter Taylor at [Tucson restaurant TBA]
* Asterisked programs may be sponsored by organizations other than Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center.
(3) DETAILS ON UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
ON-GOING: OPEN3 simulated archaeological dig, OPENOUT archaeology
presentations, and guided tours of archaeological sites for children’s
groups
Reservations are being taken for school classes and other children’s
groups to experience the OPEN3 simulated archaeological dig education
program, to have archaeologists come to your classrooms to provide OPENOUT
archaeology outreach presentations, and to take guided tours to local
archaeological sites. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center offers a hands-on
simulated archaeological excavation program field trip in which students
apply social studies, science, and math skills in a practical, real-life
situation, as well as in-classroom archaeology outreach presentations.
For more information on the OPEN3 and OPENOUT programs please visit
the following Old Pueblo Archaeology Center web pages:
OPEN3 Simulated Excavation for Classrooms
<http://www.oldpueblo.org/open3.html> http://www.oldpueblo.org/open3.html
Classroom Outreach - "Ancient People of Arizona":
http://www.oldpueblo.org/azplp.html
Classroom Outreach "What is an Archaeologist?"
<http://www.oldpueblo.org/whatarch.html>
http://www.oldpueblo.org/whatarch.html
Classroom Outreach “Lifesyle of the Hohokam” Classroom outreach presentation
<http://www.oldpueblo.org/lifestyles.html>
http://www.oldpueblo.org/lifestyles.html
Site Tours for Classrooms
<http://www.oldpueblo.org/sitetour.html>
http://www.oldpueblo.org/sitetour.html
Saturday May 18, 2013
Library Presenters “Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern Arizona
Hohokam Indians” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Pima
County Public Library's Caviglia-Arivaca Branch at the Old Arivaca
Schoolhouse, 17180 W. Fourth St. (1 block north of Main Street's Arivaca
Mercantile) in Arivaca, Arizona*
2-3:30 p.m. Free
The Hohokam Native American culture flourished in southern Arizona
from the sixth through fifteenth centuries. Hohokam artifacts, architecture,
and other material culture provide archaeologists with clues for identifying
where the Hohokam lived, for interpreting how they adapted to the Sonoran
Desert for centuries, and explaining why the Hohokam culture mysteriously
disappeared. In this presentation archaeologist Allen Dart illustrates the
material culture of the Hohokam and presents possible interpretations about
their relationships to the natural world, their time reckoning, religious
practices, beliefs, and deities, and possible reasons for the eventual
demise of their way of life.
* Sponsored by Pima County Public Library; presented by Tucson’s
not-for-profit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center. No reservations are needed.
For meeting details contact Librarian Leesa Jacobson in Arivaca at
520-594-5235 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask];
for information about the presentation subject matter contact Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center at 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Saturday May 18, 2013
Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society’s “Kinishba and Ft.
Apache Tour” starting at the Fort Apache Museum at Fort Apache Historic
Park, Fort Apache, Arizona*
10:00 a.m. AAHS members only
Join AAHS for a tour of Kinishba, a Western Pueblo site located on
the Fort Apache Indian Reservation in east-central Arizona. We will meet Dr.
John Welch at the Ft. Apache Museum where we will pay a fee to visit the
area, then we will go to Kinishba, which has a similar architectural style
to Grasshopper and Q-Ranch pueblos. After Kinishba we will have lunch (pack
your own) at a “not often visited” rock art site. We then can go back to
tour Ft. Apache, both the prehistoric and historic components. If time
permits, we may visit an unexcavated pueblo nearby. The museum/cultural
center is about 1 hour, 40 minutes from Globe, or 4 hours from Tucson. You
may want to spend Saturday night in Pinetop or the Hon-Dah Casino, or in
Globe. Those spending the night in Globe can visit the partially
reconstructed Salado pueblo of Besh-ba-gowah on Sunday, prior to returning
to Tucson. Hopefully, Dr. Welsh will have copies of the newest (this
spring!) publication on Kinishba for sale. Limited to 20 participants.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
Reservations are required. You must be a member of AAHS to participate. For
more information contact Chris Lange in Tucson at 520.792.1303 or
[log in to unmask]
Monday May 20, 2013
“Hohokam Petroglyphs at Sutherland Wash: Flower World and Gender
Imagery” free presentation by Janine Hernbrode and Peter Boyle for Arizona
Archaeological and Historical Society monthly meeting at University of
Arizona Medical Center's Duval Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson*
7:30-9 p.m. Free
Recent research in the Sutherland Wash Rock Art District, at the
western foot of the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, has recorded
3,251 prehistoric petroglyphs and a variety of surface features, artifacts,
trails, and solar markers believed to be associated primarily of with late
Preclassic Hokokam culture. Analysis of these features suggest this rich
rock art area was a ceremonial place associated with ideas about the
Uto-Aztecan Flower World. Flowers hold special meaning to speakers of Uto-
Aztecan languages, representing a spiritual landscape, a flowery, colorful,
glittering paradise that can be evoked through prayers, songs, and other
human actions. Other ideas that seem to have been important to the makers of
rock symbols in this area include gender (evidenced by many male and female
anthropomorphs, vulva forms, family groups, birthing scenes, and natural
features reminiscent of female and male genitalia) and interaction of
sunlight and shadows among some of the rock art panels to mark the equinoxes
and solsticesTaken together, the findings have implications about the
Hohokam worldview and its probable Mesoamerican origins.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No
reservations are needed. For details contact Jon Boyd at Tucson telephone
520-444-6385 or visit www.az-arch-and-hist.org.
Wednesday May 22, 2013
“Behind the Scenes Tour with Curator” sponsored by the nonprofit
Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary (PGMA) at Pueblo Grande Museum and
Archaeological Park, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix**
2 to 2:30 p.m. General admission prices apply; free admission for
PGMA and Old Pueblo Archaeology Center members
Join Curator of Collections Holly Young for a “behind the scenes”
tour of the City of Phoenix’s Pueblo Grande Museum. This is an opportunity
to learn about the artifacts that are not on display on the museum and see
how museums care for their collections. This is a first come, first serve
tour. Space is limited.
** This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No
reservations are needed. For details contact the Pueblo Grande Museum at
602-495-0901 or [log in to unmask]
NEW MEXICO: Sunday-Friday May 26-31, 2013
“Ancient Hands Around the World” 2013 International Rock Art
Congress, hosted by the American Rock Art Research Association (ARARA), at
the Marriott Pyramid North, 5151 San Francisco Road NE, Albuquerque*
All 5 days $150 per person, $110 for spouse/partner, $50 for
student; daily rate $50; banquet $45
Scientists, researchers, educators, conservators, and all interested
people are invited to the XVII International Congress of the International
Federation of Rock Art Organizations (IFRAO) in conjunction with the ARARA
2013 Conference. The theme "Ancient Hands Around the World" is designed to
bring together the diverse interests of the many people who study and work
to conserve pictographs and petroglyphs in all countries; depictions of
hands are found in rock art of all cultures and in all time periods, and
their symbolism portrays the conference goal of assembling people from
across the globe to share their experiences and knowledge. Featured opening
ceremonies speaker is Dr. Jean Clottes, Past IFRAO President and Retired
General Inspector for Archaeology and Scientific Advisor for Prehistoric
Rock Art at the French Ministry of Culture, presenting his talk “From Cave
Art to IFRAO.” Field trips will provide opportunities for all attendees to
learn about the rock art of central New Mexico. The Congress will have four
days of oral and poster presentations in sessions organized by topics, and
Wednesday will be devoted to field trips for all attendees. Other special
cultural events are planned throughout the week including evening lectures
open to the public, dances by local Pueblo groups, and vendor offerings of
rock-art-related merchandise.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
Registration is required. For more information or to register, visit
www.arara.org/2013_ifrao_conference.html or www.ifrao2013.org.
Monday June 3, 2013
“Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free presentation by Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist Allen Dart, for Maricopa
Public Libraries at Sunrise Mountain Library, 21109 N. 98th Ave., Peoria,
Arizona. Cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council.*
10-11:30 a.m. Free
Many different peoples have contributed to making Arizona such a
unique and fascinating cultural place. In this program archaeologist Allen
Dart summarizes and interprets the archaeology of Arizona from the earliest
“Paleoindians” through Archaic period hunters and foragers, the transition
to true village life, and the later prehistoric archaeological cultures
(Puebloan, Mogollon, Sinagua, Hohokam, Salado, and Patayan). He also
discusses connections between archaeology and history, and provides an
overview of the Native American, European, Mexican, African, and Asian
peoples who have formed our state’s more recent history. Funding for program
provided by the Arizona Humanities Council.
No reservations needed. For event details contact Librarian Cathy
Coffman in Peoria at 623-773-8663 or Tony Apodaca, Adult Services Manager,
Maricopa County Library District in Phoenix at 602-652-3006 or
[log in to unmask]; for information about the activity subject matter
contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Monday-Friday June 3-7, 2013
“Summer Camp Session I” at Deer Valley Rock Art Center (DVRAC), 3711
W. Deer Valley Road, Phoenix*
8 a.m.-3 p.m. daily. $140 ($120 for DVRAC members)
DVRAC offers an action-packed summer camp for children ages 8 to 11
at a real archaeological site and nature preserve. Campers learn about
archaeology, cultural anthropology, American Indian cultural traditions,
desert ecology, and animals through hands-on educational activities,
archaeological fieldwork and demonstrations, art projects, nature hikes,
storytelling, and games. Each camp session is limited to 20 children.
[Session II is offered June 17-21.]
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
Advance registration is required. To register, complete the
<http://dvrac.asu.edu/files/Summer%20Camp%20Registration%20Form%202013.pdf>
registration form at dvrac.asu.edu and return the form to DVRAC with
payment.
Tuesday June 4, 2013
Library Presenters “What Is an Archaeologist?” free children’s
presentation by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center instructor at Pima County
Public Library's Murphy-Wilmot Branch, 530 N. Wilmot Rd., Tucson.*
3-4 p.m.; Free
“What Is an Archaeologist?” is designed to give children an idea of
what archaeologists do, how they do it, and how they learn about people
through their work. This presentation includes examples of the tools
archaeologists work with, real and replica artifacts, and activities to help
children experience how archaeologists interpret the past.
* Sponsored by Pima County Public Library; presented by Tucson’s
not-for-profit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center. No reservations are needed.
For meeting details contact Librarian Amanda Zagloba in Tucson at
520-594-5422 or [log in to unmask]; for information about the
presentation subject matter contact Old Pueblo Archaeology Center at
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Thursday June 6, 2013
“Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free presentation by Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist Allen Dart, for Maricopa
Public Libraries at Fairway Library, 10600 W. Peoria Ave. Room 144, Sun
City, Arizona. Cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council.*
10-11:30 a.m. Free
Many different peoples have contributed to making Arizona such a
unique and fascinating cultural place. In this program archaeologist Allen
Dart summarizes and interprets the archaeology of Arizona from the earliest
“Paleoindians” through Archaic period hunters and foragers, the transition
to true village life, and the later prehistoric archaeological cultures
(Puebloan, Mogollon, Sinagua, Hohokam, Salado, and Patayan). He also
discusses connections between archaeology and history, and provides an
overview of the Native American, European, Mexican, African, and Asian
peoples who have formed our state’s more recent history. Funding for program
provided by the Arizona Humanities Council.
No reservations needed. For event details contact Tony Apodaca,
Adult Services Manager, Maricopa County Library District at 602-652-3006 or
[log in to unmask]; for information about the activity subject matter
contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
COLORADO: Saturday June 8, 2013
“4th Annual Tribute to Western Movies Day” at Museum of the Mountain
West, 68169 E. Miami Road, Montrose, Colorado
9 a.m.-4 pm. $10 for the entire day for adults, $5 for school-age
children, $25 for an immediate family.
Western Colorado is rich in western history, and history comes alive
during the 4th Annual Tribute to Western Movies Day at at the Museum of the
Mountain West (MMW). Featured is the movie “Butch Cassidy & the Sundance
Kid” and guest speaker/author Bill Betenson, great grandson of Lula Parker
Betenson, sister of Robert LeRoy Parker (Butch Cassidy). After 20 years of
research, Betenson published the book “Butch Cassidy, My Uncle: A Family
Portrait” in 2012. Located east of Montrose on US 50 at Miami Road, the
festivities begin at 9 a.m. and continue nonstop until 4 p.m. MMW’s
knowledgeable and adventuresome volunteers will assure that you have a
fantastic day, reliving events and history of the region's past. Gunfights,
souvenirs, strollers in period dress, food, a working blacksmith,
candle-making, rug-making, spinning, barrel-making, horses, period cooking,
numerous musical entertainers, and many more attractions too numerous to
list, will be there to entertain, excite and educate you. These are all in
addition to the Museum's regular displays of 25 original buildings, over
500,000 original relics, artifacts, and items of historical significance,
all explained and described by trained docents. Housed in the 10,000 square
foot main building is an historic post office, doctor's and dentist's
offices, drug store, saloon, dry goods store and many more fascinating
displays from our past. From the 1913 German Lutheran Church to the 1890
school to the 1882 Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Section House, you will be
captivated at life as it was over a century ago.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. For
more information contact MMW in Montrose at 970-240-3400 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] or visit
www.mountainwestmuseum.com/index.html.
Tuesday June 11, 2013
“Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free presentation by Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist Allen Dart, for Maricopa
Public Libraries at Northwest Regional Library, 16089 N. Bullard Ave.,
Surprise, Arizona. Cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council.*
7-8:30 p.m. Free
Many different peoples have contributed to making Arizona such a
unique and fascinating cultural place. In this program archaeologist Allen
Dart summarizes and interprets the archaeology of Arizona from the earliest
“Paleoindians” through Archaic period hunters and foragers, the transition
to true village life, and the later prehistoric archaeological cultures
(Puebloan, Mogollon, Sinagua, Hohokam, Salado, and Patayan). He also
discusses connections between archaeology and history, and provides an
overview of the Native American, European, Mexican, African, and Asian
peoples who have formed our state’s more recent history. Funding for program
provided by the Arizona Humanities Council.
No reservations needed. For event details contact Tony Apodaca,
Adult Services Manager, Maricopa County Library District at 602-652-3006 or
[log in to unmask]; for information about the activity subject matter
contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Wednesday-Friday June 12-14, 2013
“Making Preservation Relevant: The Past in Future Tense” Arizona
Historic Preservation Conference at the Hilton Phoenix East/Mesa, 1011 W.
Holmes Avenue, Mesa, Arizona*
Times TBA. Fee required to register
For the first time, the Historic Preservation Conference is coming
to the beautiful city of Mesa where great developments in preservation are
underway. We are anticipating the greatest number of sponsors and financial
partners in the history of the conference in 2013. The growth and
sustainability of this program, now in its 11th year, depends upon many
partnering organizations, municipalities, non-profits, historic homeowner
associations, museums, archives, archaeologists, city planners, architects,
and countless others. This is the largest and most consistent historic
preservation conference in the Southwest.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
Registration is required. For more information or to register, contact Dave
Ryder, Veer Consulting, at 602-568-6277 or [log in to unmask]
Thursday June 13, 2013
“Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free presentation by Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist Allen Dart, for Maricopa
Public Libraries at Burton Barr Central Library, 1221 N. Central Ave.,
Phoenix. Cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council.*
6-7:30 p.m. Free
Many different peoples have contributed to making Arizona such a
unique and fascinating cultural place. In this program archaeologist Allen
Dart summarizes and interprets the archaeology of Arizona from the earliest
“Paleoindians” through Archaic period hunters and foragers, the transition
to true village life, and the later prehistoric archaeological cultures
(Puebloan, Mogollon, Sinagua, Hohokam, Salado, and Patayan). He also
discusses connections between archaeology and history, and provides an
overview of the Native American, European, Mexican, African, and Asian
peoples who have formed our state’s more recent history. Funding for program
provided by the Arizona Humanities Council.
No reservations needed. For event details contact Tony Apodaca,
Adult Services Manager, Maricopa County Library District at 602-652-3006 or
[log in to unmask]; for information about the activity subject matter
contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Friday June 14, 2013
“Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free presentation by Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist Allen Dart, for Maricopa
Public Libraries at Desert Foothills Library, 38443 N. Schoolhouse Road,
Cave Creek, Arizona. Cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council.*
10:30 a.m. to noon. Free
Many different peoples have contributed to making Arizona such a
unique and fascinating cultural place. In this program archaeologist Allen
Dart summarizes and interprets the archaeology of Arizona from the earliest
“Paleoindians” through Archaic period hunters and foragers, the transition
to true village life, and the later prehistoric archaeological cultures
(Puebloan, Mogollon, Sinagua, Hohokam, Salado, and Patayan). He also
discusses connections between archaeology and history, and provides an
overview of the Native American, European, Mexican, African, and Asian
peoples who have formed our state’s more recent history. Funding for program
provided by the Arizona Humanities Council.
No reservations needed. For event details contact Tony Apodaca,
Adult Services Manager, Maricopa County Library District at 602-652-3006 or
[log in to unmask]; for information about the activity subject matter
contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Monday June 17, 2013
“Recent Discoveries at the Hardy Site and Fort Lowell” free
presentation by J. Homer Thiel for Arizona Archaeological and Historical
Society monthly meeting at University of Arizona Medical Center's Duval
Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson*
7:30-9 p.m. Free
****[Description to be provided later.]
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No
reservations are needed. For details contact Jon Boyd at Tucson telephone
520-444-6385 or visit <http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/>
www.az-arch-and-hist.org.
Monday-Friday June 17-21, 2013
“Summer Camp Session I” at Deer Valley Rock Art Center (DVRAC), 3711
W. Deer Valley Road, Phoenix*
8 a.m.-3 p.m. daily. $140 ($120 for DVRAC members)
DVRAC offers an action-packed summer camp for children ages 8 to 11
at a real archaeological site and nature preserve. Campers learn about
archaeology, cultural anthropology, American Indian cultural traditions,
desert ecology, and animals through hands-on educational activities,
archaeological fieldwork and demonstrations, art projects, nature hikes,
storytelling, and games. Each camp session is limited to 20 children.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
Advance registration is required. To register, complete the
<http://dvrac.asu.edu/files/Summer%20Camp%20Registration%20Form%202013.pdf>
registration form at dvrac.asu.edu and return the form to DVRAC with
payment.
Tuesday June 18, 2013
“Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free presentation by Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist Allen Dart, for Maricopa
Public Libraries at Morristown Volunteer Library, 25950 W. Rockaway Hills
Rd., Morristown, Arizona. Cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council.*
6:30-8 p.m. Free
Many different peoples have contributed to making Arizona such a
unique and fascinating cultural place. In this program archaeologist Allen
Dart summarizes and interprets the archaeology of Arizona from the earliest
“Paleoindians” through Archaic period hunters and foragers, the transition
to true village life, and the later prehistoric archaeological cultures
(Puebloan, Mogollon, Sinagua, Hohokam, Salado, and Patayan). He also
discusses connections between archaeology and history, and provides an
overview of the Native American, European, Mexican, African, and Asian
peoples who have formed our state’s more recent history. Funding for program
provided by the Arizona Humanities Council.
No reservations needed. For event details contact Tony Apodaca,
Adult Services Manager, Maricopa County Library District at 602-652-3006 or
[log in to unmask]; for information about the activity subject matter
contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Wednesday June 19, 2013
“Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free presentation by Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist Allen Dart, for Maricopa
Public Libraries at El Mirage Branch Library, 14011 N. 1st Avenue, El
Mirage, Arizona. Cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council.*
10-11:30 a.m. Free
Many different peoples have contributed to making Arizona such a
unique and fascinating cultural place. In this program archaeologist Allen
Dart summarizes and interprets the archaeology of Arizona from the earliest
“Paleoindians” through Archaic period hunters and foragers, the transition
to true village life, and the later prehistoric archaeological cultures
(Puebloan, Mogollon, Sinagua, Hohokam, Salado, and Patayan). He also
discusses connections between archaeology and history, and provides an
overview of the Native American, European, Mexican, African, and Asian
peoples who have formed our state’s more recent history. Funding for program
provided by the Arizona Humanities Council.
No reservations needed. For event details contact Tony Apodaca,
Adult Services Manager, Maricopa County Library District at 602-652-3006 or
[log in to unmask]; for information about the activity subject matter
contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Thursday June 20, 2013
“Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free presentation by Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist Allen Dart, for Maricopa
Public Libraries at Tempe Public Library, 3500 S. Rural Rd., Tempe.
Cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council.*
6:30-8 p.m. Free
Many different peoples have contributed to making Arizona such a
unique and fascinating cultural place. In this program archaeologist Allen
Dart summarizes and interprets the archaeology of Arizona from the earliest
“Paleoindians” through Archaic period hunters and foragers, the transition
to true village life, and the later prehistoric archaeological cultures
(Puebloan, Mogollon, Sinagua, Hohokam, Salado, and Patayan). He also
discusses connections between archaeology and history, and provides an
overview of the Native American, European, Mexican, African, and Asian
peoples who have formed our state’s more recent history. Funding for program
provided by the Arizona Humanities Council.
No reservations needed. For event details contact Tony Apodaca,
Adult Services Manager, Maricopa County Library District at 602-652-3006 or
[log in to unmask]; for information about the activity subject matter
contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
The June 22-23, 2013 “Mimbres Ruins, Rock Art, and Museums of Southern New
Mexico” archaeology education tour to New Mexico’s Silver City, Mimbres, &
Deming areas has been cancelled for this year. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
may schedule the tour again next year.
Saturday June 29, 2013
Library Presenters “Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Pima County Public Library’s
Martha Cooper Branch, 1377 N. Catalina Ave., Tucson
10-11:30 a.m.; Free
Many different peoples have contributed to making Arizona such a
unique and fascinating cultural place. In this program archaeologist Allen
Dart summarizes and interprets the archaeology of Arizona from the earliest
“Paleoindians” through Archaic period hunters and foragers, the transition
to true village life, and the later prehistoric archaeological cultures
(Puebloan, Mogollon, Sinagua, Hohokam, Salado, and Patayan). He also
discusses connections between archaeology and history, and provides an
overview of the Native American, European, Mexican, African, and Asian
peoples who have formed our state’s more recent history.
* Sponsored by Pima County Public Library; presented by Tucson’s
not-for-profit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center. No reservations are needed.
For meeting details contact Librarian David Schmersal in Tucson at
520-594-5322 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask];
for information about the presentation subject matter contact Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center at 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Monday July 15, 2013
“Tucson Underground: The Archaeology of a Desert Community” free
presentation by William H. Doelle for Arizona Archaeological and Historical
Society monthly meeting at University of Arizona Medical Center's Duval
Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson*
7:30-9 p.m. Free
****[Description to be provided later.]
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No
reservations are needed. For details contact Jon Boyd at Tucson telephone
520-444-6385 or visit <http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/>
www.az-arch-and-hist.org.
Wednesday July 24, 2013
Library Presenters “What is an Archaeologist?” free children’s
presentation by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center at Pima County Public Library
Woods Memorial Branch, 3455 N. First Ave., Tucson
3:30-4:30 p.m. Free.
“What Is an Archaeologist?” is a presentation designed to give
children an idea of what archaeologists do, how they do it, and how they
learn about people through their work. The presentation includes examples of
the tools archaeologists work with, real and replica artifacts, and
activities to help children experience how archaeologists interpret the
past. Sponsored by Pima County Public Library; presented by Tucson’s
not-for-profit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center.
For event details contact Children's Librarian Maureen Kearney in
Tucson at 520-594-5445 or [log in to unmask]
Thursday-Sunday August 8-11, 2013
Annual Pecos Archaeological Conference, this year hosted by the
Museum of Northern Arizona and the USDA Coconino National Forest at
Flagstaff Hotshots camp on the Coconino National Forest 10 miles northwest
of Flagstaff, Arizona*
Thursday evening conference registration and reception; Friday and
Saturday field reports and symposium on recent archaeological research;
Sunday archaeological site tours
Registration fee $**** before July 1, thereafter $**** ($**** per
student any time); camping at the conference site $****/night; Saturday
evening dinner & dance $**** per person
This annual conference, begun in 1927, brings southwestern
professional and avocational archaeologists, the general public, and media
organizations together under open skies at a different place in the
Southwest every year to share findings of recent archaeological research and
to recent field research and challenges of the profession. Open to all, the
Pecos Conference is an important opportunity for students and others
interested in archaeology and prehistory to meet with professional
archaeologists one-on-one to learn about archaeology, gain access to
resources and to new research opportunities, and test new methods and
theories related to archaeology.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. For
more information visit www.swanet.org/2013_pecos_conference/index.html or
contact 2013 Principal Organizer Kimberly Spurr at [log in to unmask]
Thursday August 15, 2013
"Archaeology and You: Preserving the Past for the Future" free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Homolovi Chapter, Arizona
Archaeological Society, at Winslow Chamber of Commerce (Old Hubbell
Building), 523 W. Second St., Winslow, Arizona. Cosponsored by the Arizona
Humanities Council.
7-8 p.m. Free
Tombs in an ancient Maya city are sacked by looters seeking
artifacts to sell. Relic collectors lease an archaeological site and dig it
up to collect artifacts, leaving craters littered with human bones and
broken grave objects. A petroglyph is chiseled out of a rock face. These
actions destroy part of the archaeological record of humankind. In this
presentation Mr. Dart notes that artifacts and cultural features ranging
from small pieces of pottery and arrowheads to petroglyphs, glass bottles,
coins, and other historical objects often are the only sources of
information that archaeologists have to answer questions about an ancient
people's way of life, which makes it important for these items to be left
undisturbed in their original context.Funding for program provided by the
Arizona Humanities Council.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Darlene
Brinkerhoff or Karen Berggren (both in Winslow) at 928-524-6569 or
[log in to unmask] (Diane) or 928-607-1836 or [log in to unmask]
(Karen); for information about the presentation subject matter contact Allen
Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Thursday September 19, 2013
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought”
dinner & presentation: “Along the California Trail” with American Indian
cultures scholar-musicologist Dr. Jay Craváth, at Coco's Bakery Restaurant,
7250 N. Oracle Rd., Tucson.
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s
menu)
An ancient set of Indian paths and the natural flow of the Gila
River created a major artery for travel through Arizona. The Gila provided a
ready route for the earliest traders (who some would say included the
Toltecs of Mexico) who traded among the Mogollon, Anasazi (Ancestral
Pueblo), and Hohokam. This program focuses on the varied travelers along
this route – their struggles, stories, and fates. It also explores the
legacies these explorers left. The journals, stories, songs and art that
came from these travels are rich and revealing of our state’s explorers and
citizens.
Jay Craváth is a composer, writer, and scholar in the field of music
and American Indian studies. Dr. Craváth crafts programs from these
interests into interactive discussions that include stories, musical
performance, and dance. His most recent publication is “The Mohave Book for
Little Ones.”
Guests may select and purchase their own dinners from the
restaurant’s menu. There is no entry fee but donations will be requested to
benefit Old Pueblo’s educational efforts. Because seating is limited in
order for the program to be in compliance with the Fire Code, those wishing
to attend must call 520-798-1201 and must have their reservations confirmed
before 5 p.m. Wednesday September 18.
**** IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos
about the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer” and INCLUDE
THE EVENT’S DATE in your email subject line.
Sunday September 22, 2013
"Autumnal Equinox Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs
Archaeological Sites" with archaeologist Allen Dart, departing from
northeast corner of Silverbell Road & Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana, Arizona
8 a.m. to noon. $20 ($16 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and
Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members)
To celebrate the autumnal equinox, archaeologist Allen Dart (Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center's executive director) leads this tour to Los
Morteros, an ancient village site that includes a Hohokam ballcourt and
bedrock mortars, and to Picture Rocks, where ancient petroglyphs include a
solstice and equinox marker, dancing human-like figures, whimsical animals,
and other rock symbols made by Hohokam Indians between A.D. 650 and 1450.
LIMITED TO 32 PEOPLE. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED: 520-798-1201 or
[log in to unmask]
**** IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos
about the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer” and INCLUDE
THE EVENT’S DATE in your email subject line.
NEW MEXICO: Thursday September 26-Monday September 30, 2013
“Chaco Canyon, Aztec, and Salmon Great Pueblos and Other
Archaeological Sites” educational tour with archaeologist Ronald H. Towner,
sponsored by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center. Drive your own vehicle and meet
tour in Gallup, NM, on Thursday; actual touring begins Friday and continues
through Sunday, with Monday reserved for return trip home
Fee $195 for the full three days of touring ($175 for Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members), or $70 per
day to attend tour on individual days ($60/day for Old Pueblo and PGMA
members). Participants are responsible for their own transportation, meals,
and lodging.
The archaeological sites in Chaco Canyon are some of the most
famous, yet enigmatic, sites in the Southwest. A World Heritage Site, Chaco
attracts thousands of visitors each year, yet most people see only sand,
mud, rock walls, and a treeless desolate landscape. Old Pueblo’s intensive
five-day tour will take you beyond the simple brochures and photo-ops to
explore the multiple contexts of the people who created these magnificent
structures. We not only will examine sites within Chaco Canyon, but also
will visit outlier sites to the north and, time permitting, to the south as
well. This tour will be led by archaeologist Ronald H. Towner, Ph.D., is the
Agnese N. Haury Endowed Chair of Archaeological Dendrochronology at the
University of Arizona’s Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research. A native
southwesterner, he has 30+ years experience in the archaeology and history
of the Southwest and in guiding tours to archaeological sites. TRIP
ITINERARY: THURSDAY DAY 1: Travel; meet at El Rancho Motel in Gallup, NM
(www.elranchohotel.com). FRIDAY DAY 2: Drive from Gallup to the South
entrance to Chaco Canyon via Twin Lakes and Crownpoint (high clearance
vehicle recommended); tour Great House sites on north side of the Canyon;
travel to Farmington, NM, via the North Chaco road, US 550, and US 64, stay
at the Red Lion Hotel (700 Scott Ave.). SATURDAY DAY 3: Morning tour of
Salmon Ruins; afternoon tour of Aztec Ruins; return to Farmington to stay in
Red Lion overnight. SUNDAY DAY 4: Leave at 8 a.m. for Chaco Canyon via US
64, US550, and north entrance to the canyon; tour Small House sites and Casa
Rinconada; depart for Gallup via South entrance to Canyon, NM 371 past
Crownpoint to Thoreau; tif time allows we will also take a side trip to
Casamero Ruins near Prewitt; stay in El Rancho Motel, Gallup. MONDAY DAY 5:
Check out and return home. Other hotels, camping, and other accommodations
for those who wish to arrange their own lodging are available in and near
Farmington and Gallup; camping also is available in Chaco Canyon, first
come, first served.
Reservations required: 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
**** IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos
about the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer” and INCLUDE
THE EVENT’S DATE in your email subject line.
Wednesday October 2, 2013
“Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free presentation by Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist Allen Dart, for the
Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary meeting at Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E.
Washington St., Phoenix. Cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council.*
7:30-9 p.m. Free
Many different peoples have contributed to making Arizona such a
unique and fascinating cultural place. In this program archaeologist Allen
Dart summarizes and interprets the archaeology of Arizona from the earliest
“Paleoindians” through Archaic period hunters and foragers, the transition
to true village life, and the later prehistoric archaeological cultures
(Puebloan, Mogollon, Sinagua, Hohokam, Salado, and Patayan). He also
discusses connections between archaeology and history, and provides an
overview of the Native American, European, Mexican, African, and Asian
peoples who have formed our state’s more recent history. Funding for program
provided by the Arizona Humanities Council.
No reservations needed. For event details contact the Pueblo Grande
Museum in Phoenix at 602-495-0901 or Don Appel at [log in to unmask]; for
information about the activity subject matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson
telephone 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Fridays October 4, 11, 18 and 25, and November 1, 2013
“Archaeology, Cultures, and Ancient Arts of Southern Arizona"
5-session adult education class with archaeologist Allen Dart, RPA, for
OLLI-UA Green Valley members at Casa Community Services, 780 South Park
Centre Ave., Green Valley, Arizona
3:30 to 5 p.m. each Friday. Open only to Osher Lifelong Learning
Institute (OLLI) members who reside in Green Valley: OLLI-UA Green Valley
$130 annual membership fee covers this course and other fall, spring, and
summer OLLI sessions; Fall-sessions only fee is $95
In this five-session class on Friday evenings, Mr. Allen Dart, a
Registered Professional Archaeologist and volunteer director of the Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center in Tucson, will provide information about the
archaeology and cultures of Arizona and the Southwest, focusing on the arts
and material culture of southern Arizona’s prehistoric peoples. The course
begins with an overview of the archaeology and cultures of Arizona from the
earliest Paleoindians through Archaic period hunters and foragers, the
transition to agriculture and village life, and the later prehistoric
archaeological cultures (Pueblo, Mogollon, Hohokam, etc.). It will focus on
the Hohokam, illustrating and discussing the artifacts and other material
culture from which archaeologists interpret Hohokam relationships to the
natural world and possible reasons for the eventual demise of their way of
life. Later sessions will include detailed illustrations and discussions of
the ancient Native American pottery and Indian rock art (petroglyphs and
pictographs).
To join Green Valley OLLI visit www.olli.arizona.edu/olli to
download a registration and payment form or pay and register online; for
information about this course contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone
520-798-1201 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Wednesday October 9, 2013
“Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern Arizona Hohokam Indians” free
presentation by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist
Allen Dart, for Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries at 64500 E. SaddleBrooke
Blvd., SaddleBrooke, Arizona; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities Council
4-5 p.m. Free
The Hohokam Native American culture flourished in southern Arizona
from the sixth through fifteenth centuries. Hohokam artifacts, architecture,
and other material culture provide archaeologists with clues for identifying
where the Hohokam lived, for interpreting how they adapted to the Sonoran
Desert for centuries, and explaining why the Hohokam culture mysteriously
disappeared. In this presentation archaeologist Allen Dart illustrates the
material culture of the Hohokam and presents possible interpretations about
their relationships to the natural world, their time reckoning, religious
practices, beliefs, and deities, and possible reasons for the eventual
demise of their way of life. The program features slides of Hohokam
artifacts, rock art, and other cultural features, a display of authentic
prehistoric artifacts, and recommended readings for more information about
the Hohokam. Funding for program provided by the Arizona Humanities Council.
For event details contact Merna Maxwell in SaddleBrooke at
520-818-3527 or [log in to unmask]; for information about the activity
subject matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Thursday October 10-Sunday October 13, 2013
“Canyon de Chelly Archaeology and Cultures” educational tour with
archaeologist Ronald H. Towner, sponsored by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center.
Drive your own vehicle and meet tour in Chinle, Arizona. Actual touring
begins Friday and continues through Saturday, with Sunday reserved for
return trip home.
Fee $225 ($210 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande
Museum Auxiliary members). Participants are responsible for their own
transportation, meals, and lodging.
Canyon de Chelly National Monument in northeastern Arizona is one of
the most beautiful and unique places on the planet. Towering sandstone
cliffs, abundant streamside vegetation, ancient cliff dwellings, and Navajo
families who have lived n the canyon for generations make Canyon de Chelly a
must-see destination in the Southwest. Old Pueblo’s tour will take you
inside the Canyon to experience its geology, environment, prehistory,
history, and cultures with archaeologist Ronald H. Towner, Ph.D., the Agnese
N. Haury Endowed Chair of Archaeological Dendrochronology at the University
of Arizona’s Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research. A native southwesterner, Dr.
Towner has 30+ years experience in the archaeology and history of the
Southwest and in guiding tours to archaeological sites.
THURSDAY DAY 1: Travel; meet at Best Western Canyon de Chelly Inn in
Chinle, AZ (canyondechelly.com).
FRIDAY DAY 2: 8:30 AM. Short drive to Canyon de Chelly Visitor
Center; morning tour of South Rim of Canyon; afternoon tour of North Rim of
Canyon.
SATURDAY DAY 3: 8:30 AM, short drive to Thunderbird Lodge; all day
Thunderbird Lodge 4-wheel-drive vehicle tour inside Canyon de Chelly (
<http://www.tbirdlodge.com/> www.tbirdlodge.com).
SUNDAY DAY 4: Return travel from Chinle to home. Other hotels,
camping, and other accommodations may be available in or near Chinle for
those who wish to arrange their own lodging.
Reservations required: 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
**** IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos
about the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer” and INCLUDE
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NEW MEXICO: Wednesday-Saturday October 16-19, 2013
“The Paleoamerican Odyssey Conference” at the Santa Fe Community
Convention Center, 201 W. Marcy Street, Santa Fe*
Wednesday evening (registration) through 5 p.m. Saturday. $225
adult, $125 student, $75 banquet
Come explore the mystery and saga of the first people to colonize the
Americas during the last Ice Age, during this historic conference for
everyone interested in archaeology – professional and avocational
archaeologists, Quaternary scientists, students, and the general public.
Leading experts in the field of “First Americans archaeology” will present
and discuss the evidence for the Ice Age colonization of the Americas.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
Registration is required. For more information visit
paleoamericanodyssey.com or contact the Center for the Study of the First
Americans at 979-845-4046 or [log in to unmask]
Thursday October 17, 2013
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought”
dinner & presentation: “Carbon 14 Dating, from the Earliest Dog to the
World's Most Mysterious Manuscript” with Professor Greg Hodgins, at El
Parador Tropical Garden Restaurant, 2744 E. Broadway Blvd., Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s
menu)
The time-depth of written history is about 5,000 years, while that
of artifacts about 2.5 million. Needless to say, a lot of human history
happened before the invention of the written word, and a lot afterwards that
nobody had the time or inclination to write about. Luckily, artifacts tell
tales. It is the job of archaeologists to find ways to allow them to speak;
to tell the stories of human existence that were not written down. A
fundamental tool in this endeavor is carbon dating. Radiocarbon dating
covers the last 50,000 years, which is only the most recent 2% of artifact
time-depth. Nevertheless, that span covers the most recent one-third of Homo
sapiens existence, from the end of Neanderthals, the end of the last Ice
Age, the peopling of the New World, the origins of animal domestication and
agriculture, and the rise of complex societies. Carbon dating helps order
artifacts within the vast and confusing jumble of past human and natural
events. This talk will describe how carbon dating works, and provide some
examples of how it contributes to our understanding of past human existence.
Guests may select and purchase their own dinners from the
restaurant’s menu. There is no entry fee but donations will be requested to
benefit Old Pueblo’s educational efforts. Because seating is limited in
order for the program to be in compliance with the Fire Code, those wishing
to attend must call 520-798-1201 and must have their reservations confirmed
before 5 p.m. Wednesday October 16.
**** IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos
about the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer” and INCLUDE
THE EVENT’S DATE in your email subject line.
Monday October 21, 2013
“New Research with the Earliest Perishable Collections from
Southeastern Utah” free presentation by Laurie Webster for Arizona
Archaeological and Historical Society monthly meeting at University of
Arizona Medical Center's Duval Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson*
7:30-9 p.m. Free
****[Description to be provided later.]
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No
reservations are needed. For details contact Jon Boyd at Tucson telephone
520-444-6385 or visit <http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/>
www.az-arch-and-hist.org.
Thursday October 24, 2013
“Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Verde Valley Chapter, Arizona
Archaeological Society, at Sedona Public Library, 3250 White Bear Road,
Sedona, Arizona. Cosponsored by Arizona Humanities Council.*
7-8:30 p.m. Free
Native Americans in the Southwest developed sophisticated skills in
astronomy and predicting the seasons, centuries before Old World peoples
first entered the region. In this presentation archaeologist Allen Dart
discusses historically known sky-watching practices of various southwestern
peoples, and how their ancestors’ observations of the heavens may have been
commemorated in ancient architecture and rock symbols. The program
illustrates cardinal, solstice, and equinox alignments and possible
calendrical reckoning features at such places as Arizona’s Casa Grande Ruins
and Picture Rocks petroglyphs sites, New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon
archaeological district, the Hovenweep area of Utah, and the Mesa Verde and
Chimney Rock regions of Colorado. Mr. Dart also offers interpretation of how
these discoveries may relate to ancient Native American ritual.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact
Scott Newth in Sedona at 928-274-7773 or [log in to unmask]; for information
about the presentation subject matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Saturday November 9, 2013
Library Presenters "Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time
Pieces" free presentation at Pima County Public Library's Southwest Branch,
6855 S. Mark Road, Tucson.
Native Americans in the Southwest developed sophisticated skills in
astronomy and predicting the seasons, centuries before Old World peoples
first entered the region. In this presentation archaeologist Allen Dart
discusses the petroglyphs at Picture Rocks, the architecture of the "Great
House" at Arizona's Casa Grande Ruins, and other archaeological evidence of
ancient astronomy and calendrical reckoning; and interprets how these
discoveries may have related to ancient Native American rituals. Sponsored
by the Pima County Public Library.
11 a.m. to noon. Free
For event details contact Librarian Jackie Macias at Tucson
telephone no. 520-594-5272 or [log in to unmask]; for information
about the presentation subject matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone
520-798-1201 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Wednesday November 13, 2013
Library Presenters “Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern Arizona
Hohokam Indians” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Pima
County Public Library's Valencia Branch, 202 W. Valencia Rd., Tucson*
6-7:30 p.m.; free
The Hohokam Native American culture flourished in southern Arizona
from the sixth through fifteenth centuries. Hohokam artifacts, architecture,
and other material culture provide archaeologists with clues for identifying
where the Hohokam lived, for interpreting how they adapted to the Sonoran
Desert for centuries, and explaining why the Hohokam culture mysteriously
disappeared. In this presentation archaeologist Allen Dart illustrates the
material culture of the Hohokam and presents possible interpretations about
their relationships to the natural world, their time reckoning, religious
practices, beliefs, and deities, and possible reasons for the eventual
demise of their way of life.
* Sponsored by Pima County Public Library; presented by Tucson’s
not-for-profit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center. No reservations are needed.
For meeting details contact Librarian Kelly Urman at Tucson telephone
520-594-5390 or [log in to unmask]; for information about the presentation
subject matter contact Old Pueblo Archaeology Center at 520-798-1201 or
[log in to unmask]
Monday November 18, 2013
“Prehistory, Personality, and Place: Emil W. Haury and the Mogollon
Controversy” free presentation by J. Jefferson Reid for Arizona
Archaeological and Historical Society monthly meeting at University of
Arizona Medical Center's Duval Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson*
7:30-9 p.m. Free
****[Description to be provided later.]
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No
reservations are needed. For details contact Jon Boyd at Tucson telephone
520-444-6385 or visit <http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/>
www.az-arch-and-hist.org.
Thursday November 21, 2013
Library Presenters “Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Pima County Public Library’s
Salazar-Ajo Branch, 33 Plaza, Ajo, Arizona
10-11:30 a.m.; Free
Many different peoples have contributed to making Arizona such a
unique and fascinating cultural place. In this program archaeologist Allen
Dart summarizes and interprets the archaeology of Arizona from the earliest
“Paleoindians” through Archaic period hunters and foragers, the transition
to true village life, and the later prehistoric archaeological cultures
(Puebloan, Mogollon, Sinagua, Hohokam, Salado, and Patayan). He also
discusses connections between archaeology and history, and provides an
overview of the Native American, European, Mexican, African, and Asian
peoples who have formed our state’s more recent history.
* Sponsored by Pima County Public Library; presented by Tucson’s
not-for-profit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center. No reservations are needed.
For meeting details contact Librarian Lee Irwin in Ajo at 520-387-6075 or
[log in to unmask]; for information about the presentation subject matter
contact Old Pueblo Archaeology Center at 520-798-1201 or
[log in to unmask]
Thursday November 21, 2013
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought”
dinner & presentation: “Archaeological Resource Crime” with Bureau of Indian
Affairs Regional Archaeologist Garry J. Cantley, **** at a Tucson restaurant
to be announced
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s
menu)
Garry Cantley has been an archaeologist with the BIA since 1992. One
of his focuses is the prevention of cultural resources looting. In this
month’s program he will show photographs of looted archaeological sites and
discuss strategies for discouraging this practice.
Guests may select and purchase their own dinners from the
restaurant’s menu. There is no entry fee but donations will be requested to
benefit Old Pueblo’s educational efforts. The restaurant needs advance
notice to schedule staff and must limit seating to comply with the fire
code, so reservations are due by 5 p.m. the day before the dinner date.
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
**** IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos
about the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer” and INCLUDE
THE EVENT’S DATE in your email subject line.
Saturday November 30, 2013
"Rock Art and Archaeology of Ventana Cave" Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center carpooling educational tour with archaeologist Allen Dart departing
from Pima Community College, 401 N. Bonita Ave., Tucson.
6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Fee $35 ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members; no charge for members or
employees of the Tohono O’odham Nation)
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center offers this early-morning carpool tour
onto the Tohono O’odham Nation to visit the Ventana Cave National Historic
Landmark site. During the Arizona State Museum’s 1940s excavations in the
cave, led by archaeologists Emil W. Haury and Julian Hayden, evidence was
found for human occupation going back from historic times to around 10,000
years ago. The cave, which actually is a very large rockshelter, also
contains pictographs, petroglyphs, and other archaeological features used by
Native Americans for thousands of years. Tour leaves Tucson at 6:30 a.m. to
ensure the pictographs can be seen in the best morning light. Fees will
benefit the Tohono O’odham Hickiwan District’s efforts to develop a
caretaker-interpretive center at Ventana Cave, and the nonprofit Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center’s education programs.
Reservations required: 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
**** IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos
about the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer” and INCLUDE
THE EVENT’S DATE in your email subject line.
Friday December 7, 2013
Library Presenters “Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Pima County Public Library’s
Joyner-Green Valley Branch, 601 N. La Canada Dr., Green Valley, Arizona
2-3 p.m.; Free
Many different peoples have contributed to making Arizona such a
unique and fascinating cultural place. In this program archaeologist Allen
Dart summarizes and interprets the archaeology of Arizona from the earliest
“Paleoindians” through Archaic period hunters and foragers, the transition
to true village life, and the later prehistoric archaeological cultures
(Puebloan, Mogollon, Sinagua, Hohokam, Salado, and Patayan). He also
discusses connections between archaeology and history, and provides an
overview of the Native American, European, Mexican, African, and Asian
peoples who have formed our state’s more recent history.
* Sponsored by Pima County Public Library; presented by Tucson’s
not-for-profit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center. No reservations are needed.
For meeting details contact Robin Green in Green Valley at 520-594-5295 or
[log in to unmask]; for information about the presentation subject matter
contact Old Pueblo Archaeology Center at 520-798-1201 or
[log in to unmask]
Monday December 16, 2013
“Mimbres: Its Causes and Consequence” free presentation by Stephen
H. Lekson for Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society monthly meeting
at University of Arizona Medical Center's Duval Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell
Ave., Tucson*
7:30-9 p.m. Free
****[Description to be provided later.]
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No
reservations are needed. For details contact Jon Boyd at Tucson telephone
520-444-6385 or visit <http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/>
www.az-arch-and-hist.org.
Thursday December 19, 2013
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought”
dinner & presentation: “An Archaeological Record of the Sears Point
Petroglyph Complex” with stone-symbol researcher Evelyn F. Billo at Dragon's
View Asian Cuisine, 400 N. Bonita Ave., Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s
menu)
The Sears Point Archaeological District (SPAD) is a large and
complex cultural resource strewn along the terraces on the south side of the
Gila River. Steep volcanic cliffs and boulders contain over 2,000 panels of
petroglyphs, one of the largest concentrations in North America. Evelyn F.
Billo and Robert K. Mark of Rupestrian CyberServices, and archaeologist
Donald E. Weaver, Jr., of Plateau Mountain Desert Research mapped all
petroglyph panels, and photographed and recorded at least 9,746 individual
rock symbols and an additional 87 archaeological features. Geoglyphs
(intaglios), rock piles, rings, and alignments, cleared areas, extensive
trails, historical features from the 1800s, and traces of temporary
habitation features all were documented. A variety of archaeological
cultures including the Desert Archaic, Patayan, and Hohokam used the site,
and it is possible there was Paleoindian presence.
Guests may select and purchase their own dinners from the
restaurant’s menu. There is no entry fee but donations will be requested to
benefit Old Pueblo’s educational efforts. The restaurant needs advance
notice to schedule staff and must limit seating to comply with the fire
code, so reservations are due by 5 p.m. the day before the dinner date.
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
**** IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos
about the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer” and INCLUDE
THE EVENT’S DATE in your email subject line.
Thursday January 16, 2014
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought”
dinner & presentation: “****[Catalina Highway & Gordon Hirabayashi prison
camp site]” with archaeologist Peter Taylor at ****[Tucson restaurant to be
announced]
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s
menu)
****[Description to be provided later.]
Guests may select and purchase their own dinners from the
restaurant’s menu. There is no entry fee but donations will be requested to
benefit Old Pueblo’s educational efforts. The restaurant needs advance
notice to schedule staff and must limit seating to comply with the fire
code, so reservations are due by 5 p.m. the day before the dinner date.
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
**** IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos
about the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer” and INCLUDE
THE EVENT’S DATE in your email subject line.
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Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s mission is to educate children and
adults to understand and appreciate archaeology and other cultures, to
foster the preservation of archaeological and historical sites, and to
develop a lifelong concern for the importance of nonrenewable resources and
traditional cultures. Old Pueblo is recognized as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit
organization under the U.S. tax code, therefore donations and Old Pueblo
membership fees are tax-deductible up to amounts allowed by the Internal
Revenue Service.
If you are a member of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SUPPORT! If you are not an Old Pueblo member we would be grateful if
you would become a member so you can provide more support for our education
and research programs and receive membership benefits. You can become a
member by going to Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s
http://www.oldpueblo.org/member.html web page, scrolling to the bottom of
that page, and following the instructions for using our secure online
membership form or our printable Enrollment/Subscription form.
Membership fees, and donations, also can be made using cash or
check. Checks may be made payable to “OPAC” and mailed to Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center, PO Box 40577, Tucson AZ 85717-0577. (Please do not send
cash through the mail.) You can also donate using your Visa, MasterCard, or
Discover credit card, either by calling Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201 or by
clicking on “Donation Form” at Old Pueblo’s secure
www.oldpueblo.org/donate.html web page.
All of us at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center appreciate your support!
Regards,
Allen Dart, RPA, Executive Director
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
PO Box 40577
Tucson AZ 85717-0577 USA
(520) 798-1201 office, (520) 798-1966 fax
Email: [log in to unmask]
URL: www.oldpueblo.org
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Disclosure: Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's Executive Director Allen
Dart volunteers his time to Old Pueblo. Mr. Dart works full-time as a
cultural resources specialist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation
Service in Arizona. Views expressed in communications from Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center do not necessarily represent views of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture or of the United States.
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