For Immediate Release
Included in this announcement:
(1) Summary of Upcoming Presentations, Classes, Tours, and Other Activities
(2) Details on Upcoming Activities
(1) SUMMARY OF UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS, CLASSES, TOURS, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
(For details on each activity see the DETAILS ON UPCOMING ACTIVITIES below.)
On-going: OPEN3 simulated archaeological dig, OPENOUT archaeology
presentations, and guided tours of archaeological sites for children’s
groups.
March 10, 2012 “Archaeology's Deep Time Perspective on Environment and
Social Sustainability” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for
the Smoki Museum and the Yavapai Chapter, Arizona Archaeological Society,
Prescott, Arizona*
March 14, 2012 “OPEN3 Free Simulated Archaeological Excavation
Experience for Teachers” at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
March 14, 2012 “Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Desert Foothills Chapter,
Arizona Archaeological Society, Cave Creek, Arizona*
March 15, 2012 Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for
Thought” dinner & presentation, Tucson: “Archaeology’s Deep Time
Perspective on Environment and Social Sustainability” with archaeologist
Allen Dart
March 17, 2012 “Ancient Native American Pottery of Southern Arizona” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Rim Country Chapter, Arizona
Archaeological Society, Payson*
March 17, 2012 "Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces"free
presentation by Allen Dart, RPA, Executive Director of Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center, at the Casa Malpais Museum, 418 E. Main St.,
Springerville, Arizona*
March 19-23, 2012 “Celebrating the Sonoran Desert Tri-National Symposium -
Celebrando el Desierto Sonorense Simposio Tri-Nacional” at Organ Pipe
Cactus National Monument, Ajo, Arizona*
March 20, 2012 “Spring Equinox Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks
Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites” in Marana, Arizona
March 21, 2012 “Ancient Native American Pottery of Southern Arizona” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Salt River Pima-Maricopa
Indian Community Multipurpose Building, Scottsdale*
March 22, 2012 “Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free presentation by
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist Allen Dart at
Queen Valley RV Resort in Queen Valley (east of Apache Junction),
Arizona*
March 24, 2012 “Vista del Rio Archaeology Celebration” children’s
activities program at City of Tucson’s Vista del Rio Cultural Resource
Park
March 31, 2012 “Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces” free
presentation by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist
Allen Dart for Arizona Site Stewards Conference in Winslow, Arizona*
April 14-15, 2012 “A Discovering Brown Canyon Weekend – Some Archaeology
of Southern Arizona and the Altar Valley” with archaeologist Allen Dart at
Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge near Sasabe, Arizona*
April 26, 2012 Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Fourth Thursday Food for
Thought” dinner & presentation: “Recent Archaeological Investigations at
Tucson's University Indian Ruin” with Drs. Paul and Suzanne Fish
April 27, 2012 Fundraising Raffle of a 2012 Nissan Leaf All-Electric
Automobile to benefit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and other Tucson
nonprofit organizations. Get your tickets from Old Pueblo!
May 5, 2012 “Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” Free Library Presenters
program with archaeologist Allen Dart at Pima County Public Library’s
Woods Memorial Branch, Tucson
May 9, 2012 “Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for the “Explore Arizona” lecture
series at Glendale Public Library Foothills Branch, Glendale*
June 15-20, 2012 "Mimbres Ruins, Rock Art, and Museums of Southern New
Mexico" archaeology education tour with archaeologist Allen Dart, starting
in Silver City and ending near Truth or Consequences, NM
July 16, 2012 “Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free presentation by
archaeologist Allen Dart for Little Colorado Chapter, Arizona
Archaeological Society, Springerville, Arizona*
* Asterisked programs may be sponsored by organizations other than Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center.
(2) 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
Classroom Outreach - "Ancient People of Arizona":
http://www.oldpueblo.org/azplp.html
Classroom Outreach "What is an Archaeologist?"
http://www.oldpueblo.org/whatarch.html
Classroom Outreach “Lifesyle of the Hohokam”Classroom outreach presentation
http://www.oldpueblo.org/lifestyles.html
Site Tours for Classrooms
http://www.oldpueblo.org/sitetour.html
Saturday March 10, 2012
"Archaeology's Deep Time Perspective on Environment and Social
Sustainability" free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for the
Smoki Museum in conjunction with the Yavapai Chapter, Arizona
Archaeological Society, at the Smoki Museum, 147 N. Arizona St.,
Prescott, Arizona
1 to 2 p.m. Free
The deep time perspective that archaeology provides on natural hazards,
environmental change, and human adaptation not only is a valuable
supplement to historical records, it sometimes contradicts historical
data that modern societies use to make decisions affecting social
sustainability and human safety. What can be learned from archaeological
evidence that virtually all prehistoric farming cultures in Arizona and
the Southwest eventually reach a threshold of unsustainability, which
probably was a factor in the ultimate collapse or reorganization of their
societies? Could the disastrous damages to nuclear power plants damaged
by the Japanese tsunami of 2011 have been avoided if the engineers who
decided where to build those plants had not ignored prehistoric
archaeological evidence of tsunamis? This presentation looks at some of
the archaeological evidence on environmental changes and how human
cultures have adapted to those changes, and discusses the value of a
“beyond history” perspective for modern society. Funding for program
provided by the Arizona Humanities Council.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Cindy Gresser in
Prescott at 928-445-1230 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]
Wednesday March 14, 2012
“OPEN3 Free Simulated Archaeological Excavation Experience for Teachers”
at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th Street in Tucson Unified
School District’s Ajo Service Center
4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Free
Educators are invited to attend this open house, in which Tucson’s
not-for-profit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center demonstrates its hands-on
archaeology learning program in which students learn and apply Arizona
curriculum social studies, science, math, and art standards in a
practical, real-life situation. As part of its “Old Pueblo Educational
Neighborhood” (OPEN) program, Old Pueblo offers a hands-on simulated
archaeological excavation program field trip at “OPEN3,” its full-scale
model of an archaeological site, where students and adults learn what
archaeology is all about by participating in a simulated archaeological
excavation. For a full description of the OPEN3 program visit Old
Pueblo’s www.oldpueblo.org/assets/open3_flyer.pdf web page.
This is a hands-on open house that includes excavating the replica
archaeological site, so participants are advised to wear long pants,
shoes that completely cover the feet (no sandals, flip-flops or other
open-toed shoes), and other clothing that they don’t mind getting dirty.
The open house may be counted toward the hours that educators need for
their continued professional development. Contact Old Pueblo and your
school district administrator to confirm which of Old Pueblo’s programs
may be counted toward Arizona certification.
For reservations (required) or more information contact Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or
[log in to unmask]
[The Tucson Unified School District and other school districts neither
endorse nor sponsor the organization or activity represented in these
offerings. The distribution of this material is provided as a community
service to TUSD and other schools and districts.]
Wednesday March 14, 2012
“Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces” free presentation
by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist Allen Dart,
for Desert Foothills Chapter, Arizona Archaeological Society, monthly
meeting at Good Shepherd of the Hills Episcopal Church, 6502 E. Cave
Creek Road, Cave Creek, Arizona. Cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities
Council.
7-8 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 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. Funding for this program is being provided by the Arizona
Humanities Council.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Kathryn Frey in
Carefree at 480-695-2609 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]
Thursday March 15, 2012
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner
& presentation: “Archaeology’s Deep Time Perspective on Environment and
Social Sustainability” with archaeologist Allen Dart, at Dragon’s View
Asian Cuisine, 400 N. Bonita Avenue (just west of the Santa Cruz River
between St. Mary's Rd. & Congress St.), Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s menu)
The deep time perspective that archaeology provides on natural hazards,
environmental change, and human adaptation not only is a valuable
supplement to historical records, it sometimes contradicts historical
data that modern societies use to make decisions affecting social
sustainability and human safety. What can be learned from archaeological
evidence that virtually all prehistoric farming cultures in Arizona and
the Southwest eventually reach a threshold of unsustainability, which
probably was a factor in the ultimate collapse or reorganization of their
societies? Could the disastrous damages to nuclear power plants damaged
by the Japanese tsunami of 2011 have been avoided if the engineers who
decided where to build those plants had not ignored prehistoric
archaeological evidence of tsunamis? This presentation looks at some of
the archaeological evidence on environmental changes and how human
cultures have adapted to those changes, and discusses the value of a
“beyond history” perspective for modern society.
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. Wednesday March 14. 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 March 17, 2012
“Ancient Native American Pottery of Southern Arizona” free Arizona
Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month presentation by archaeologist
Allen Dart for Rim Country Chapter, Arizona Archaeological Society,
monthly meeting at Church of the Holy Nativity, 1414 Easy Street, Payson,
Arizona. Cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council.
10-11:30 a.m. Free.
Using digital images and actual ancient pottery, archaeologist Allen Dart
shows Native American ceramic styles that characterized specific eras in
Arizona prehistory and history, and discusses how archaeologists use
pottery for dating archaeological sites and interpreting ancient
lifeways. Allen discusses the importance of context in archaeology, how
things people make change in style over time, and how different styles
are useful for identifying different cultures and for dating pottery.
Then he shows illustrations and examples of the pottery styles that were
made in southern Arizona by the ancient Early Ceramic and Hohokam
cultures, and historically by Piman (Tohono O’odham and Akimel O’odham),
Yuman (including Mohave and Maricopa), and Apachean peoples from as early
as 800 B.C. into the early twentieth century. The program features slides
and a display of authentic prehistoric pottery, and recommended readings
for more information about ancient ceramics. Funding for program provided
by the Arizona Humanities Council.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Evelyn Christian in
Payson at 928-476-3092 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 March 17, 2012
"Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces"free presentation by
Allen Dart, RPA, Executive Director of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, at
the Casa Malpais Museum, 418 E. Main St., Springerville, Arizona.
Cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council.
3:30-5 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 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. Funding for program provided by the Arizona Humanities Council.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Greg Cross in
Springerville at 928-333-5375 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]
Monday-Friday March 19-23, 2012
“Celebrating the Sonoran Desert Tri-National Symposium - Celebrando el
Desierto Sonorense Simposio Tri-Nacional” at ****[address to be
announced], Ajo, Arizona*
Time ****TBA. Fee ****TBA
Organized by representatives from the Tohono O'odham Nation, Mexico, and
the United States, this tri-national symposium will address successes and
continuing challenges of conserving the beauty of the Sonoran Desert. The
symposium will focus on cultural and natural resource issues. A variety
of special field trips are being planned for Monday March 19 and Friday
March 23. On Tuesday through Thursday there will be plenary sessions, a
rich choice of breakout sessions, and ample networking time. Wednesday
afternoon will feature field trips to several sites in Organ Pipe Cactus
National Monument and a barbecue dinner at Organ Pipe's Pinkley Peak.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored activity. For
event details visit www.sonoransymposium.com
Tuesday March 20, 2012
“Spring Equinox Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs
Archaeological Sites” departs from northeast corner of Silverbell Road &
Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana, Arizona
8 a.m. to noon. Free
As part of the annual Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month
celebration, 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.
Thursday March 21, 2012
“Ancient Native American Pottery of Southern Arizona” free presentation
by archaeologist Allen Dart at Salt River Pima--Maricopa Indian Community
Multipurpose Building, 2055 N. Longmore Road, Scottsdale
6-7 p.m. Free
Using digital images and actual ancient pottery, archaeologist Allen Dart
shows Native American ceramic styles that characterized specific eras in
Arizona prehistory and history, and discusses how archaeologists use
pottery for dating archaeological sites and interpreting ancient
lifeways. Allen discusses the importance of context in archaeology, how
things people make change in style over time, and how different styles
are useful for identifying different cultures and for dating pottery.
Then he shows illustrations and examples of the pottery styles that were
made in southern Arizona by the ancient Early Ceramic and Hohokam
cultures, and historically by Piman (Tohono O’odham and Akimel O’odham),
Yuman (including Mohave and Maricopa), and Apachean peoples from as early
as 800 B.C. into the early twentieth century. The program features slides
and a display of authentic prehistoric pottery, and recommended readings
for more information about ancient ceramics.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Angela D.
Garcia-Lewis in Scottsdale at 480-362-6325 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]
Thursday March 22, 2012
“Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free presentation by Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist Allen Dart, at Queen Valley
RV Resort, 50 W. Oro Viejo Drive in Queen Valley (east of Apache
Junction), Arizona. Cosponsored by Arizona Humanities Council.
7-8 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 meeting details contact Sally Phillips in
Queen Valley at 520-463-2300 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 March 24, 2012
AN EXCELLENT CHILDREN’S HANDS-ON PROGRAM: “Vista del Rio Archaeology
Celebration” children’s activities at City of Tucson’s Vista del Rio
Cultural Resource Park, 7575 E. Desert Arbors St. (at Dos Hombres Road),
Tucson, Arizona.
9 a.m-3 p.m. Free.
This Old Pueblo Archaeology Center program, sponsored by Vista del Rio
Residents' Association, is designed to educate children, especially ages
6 to 12, about the ancient Hohokam Indians who lived at Tucson's Vista
del Rio archaeological site and elsewhere in southern Arizona. Includes
hands-on activities including making pottery artifacts to take home,
grinding corn using an ancient metate and mano, and learning to play
traditional Native American games, plus demonstrations of traditional
Native American pottery-making and arrowhead-making crafts. The hands-on
activities, demonstrations, and informational materials will be along the
trails through the Vista del Rio Cultural Park where part of an ancient
Hohokam Indian village is preserved.
No reservations needed. For more information contact Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center in Tucson at 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 March 31, 2012
“Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces” free presentation
by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist Allen Dart,
for Arizona Site Stewards Conference at the historic La Posada Hotel, 303
E. 2nd Street (Route 66) in Winslow, Arizona. Cosponsored by Arizona
Humanities Council.
2-3 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 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. Funding for this program is being provided by the Arizona
Humanities Council.
No reservations needed. For event details contact Kristen McLean in
Phoenix at 602-542-7389 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]
Saturday & Sunday April 14-15, 2012
“A Discovering Brown Canyon Weekend – Some Archaeology of Southern
Arizona and the Altar Valley” with Registered Professional Archaeologist
Allen Dart, at Brown Canyon Education Center, Buenos Aires National
Wildlife Refuge near Sasabe, Arizona*
1 p.m. Saturday to about 2 p.m. Sunday. $105 ($95 for Friends of Buenos
Aires National Wildlife Refuge members) includes lodging in Brown Canyon
Education Center Lodge plus catered dinner on Saturday, breakfast and
lunch on Sunday
A memorable weekend educational workshop hosted by the Friends of Buenos
Aires National Wildlife Refuge, featuring before-and-after-dinner
presentations by archaeologist Allen Dart. Allen’s “Arts and Culture of
Ancient Southern Arizona Hohokam Indians” presentation provides an
overview of Hohokam artifacts, architecture, and other material culture
including a display of authentic prehistoric artifacts; and his “Altar
Valley Archaeological Surveys: Sierrita and Coyote Mountains, and the
Brown Canyon Area of the Baboquivaris" presentation discusses the
archaeology of the Altar Valley.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored activity. For
event details contact Friends of Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge in
Tucson at 520-405-5665 or [log in to unmask], or visit
http://friendsofbanwr.squarespace.com/workshops-and-walks/ and
http://friendsofbanwr.squarespace.com/brown-canyon-activity-registra/;
for information about the archaeology presentations contact Allen Dart at
Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Thursday April 26, 2012
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday (on the Fourth Thursday)
Food for Thought” dinner & presentation: “Recent Archaeological
Investigations at Tucson's University Indian Ruin” with archaeologists
Paul Fish and Suzanne Fish, at Dragon’s View Asian Cuisine, 400 N. Bonita
Avenue (just west of the Santa Cruz River between St. Mary's Rd. &
Congress St.), Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s menu)
****[Description to be provided later.]
Old Pueblo’s guest speakers for this “dinner-format” program are Suzanne
and Paul Fish, archaeologists affiliated with the Arizona State Museum,
University of Arizona.
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. Wednesday April 25. 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 April 27, 2012
Fundraising Raffle of a 2012 Nissan Leaf All-Electric Automobile at a
Tucson location to be announced
Time TBA. Free to attend. Raffle tickets $25 each or 5 for $100
To celebrate 40 years in Tucson, the Jim Click Automotive Team is
presenting a new 2012 Nissan LEAF SL automobile to the entire city by
featuring the car as the prize in a community-wide raffle to raise money
for Tucson nonprofit organizations. Your contribution ($25 per ticket, or
5 raffle tickets for $100) could win you a 2012 Nissan LEAF SL. And the
best part is that 100% of your contribution will support Tucson
charities, including Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, which keep all the
proceeds from the maximum 40,000 tickets that will be sold.
Raffle tickets for entry in the drawing must be received by Old Pueblo by
April 19, 2012, so that we can turn them in to the Jim Click Automotive
Team’s raffle coordinator by April 20. Rather than mailing out raffle
tickets to everyone on our mailing list, we are responding to individual
requests for tickets, so if you would like to receive tickets, or have
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center enter tickets into the drawing for you, or
to obtain more information contact Old Pueblo at 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 May 5, 2012
Library Presenters free presentation “Archaeology and Cultures of
Arizona” with archaeologist Allen Dart at Pima County Public Library’s
Woods Memorial Branch, 3455 N. First Ave., Tucson
2 to 4 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.
For event details contact Librarian Sarah Batchelder at Tucson telephone
no. 520-594-5445 ext 3 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]
Wednesday May 9, 2012
“Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces” free presentation
by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist Allen Dart,
for the “Explore Arizona” lecture series at Glendale Public Library
Foothills Branch, 19055 N 57th Avenue
Glendale, Arizona. Cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council.
6:30-8 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 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. Funding for this program is being provided by the Arizona
Humanities Council.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Librarian Sarah
Herlache in Glendale at 623-930-3844 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]
Friday-Wednesday June 15-20, 2012
"Mimbres Ruins, Rock Art, and Museums of Southern New Mexico" archaeology
education tour with archaeologist Allen Dart, sponsored by Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center. Drive your own vehicle and meet tour in Silver City,
NM. Actual touring begins Saturday and continues through Wednesday.
Fee $235 for the full four-day tour ($210 for Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members), or $50 per day to
attend tour on individual days ($45/day for Old Pueblo and PGMA members).
Participants are responsible for their own transportation, meals, and
lodging
Registered Professional Archaeologist Allen Dart leads this tour to
Classic Mimbres and Early Mogollon village archaeological sites,
spectacular petroglyph and pictograph sites, and a museum with probably
the finest Mimbres Puebloan pottery collection in the world, all in
southwestern New Mexico's Silver City, Mimbres, Deming, and southern Rio
Grande Valley areas. Places we plan to visit include the original
Mogollon Village and Harris sites excavated by archaeologist Emil W.
Haury; sites in the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument and vicinity;
Classic and Postclassic Mimbres sites (Beauregard-Montezuma, Cottonwood,
Gattons Park, Lake Roberts Vista, Mattocks, Old Town, and Woodrow); the
Frying Pan Canyon and Pony Hills petroglyph sites; and the Western New
Mexico University Museum. As an added bonus this year we plan to visit
two archaeological field school excavations in the Rio Grande area:
Arizona State University’s dig at the Roadmap Village site and New Mexico
State University’s project near Cottonwood Springs. The tour will be
based in Silver City Friday through Monday nights, Deming on Tuesday
night, and will depart from hotels in those two cities each morning.
Hotels, camping, and other accommodations for those who wish to arrange
their own lodging and transport are available in and near Silver City.
Reservations required: 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Monday July 16, 2012
“Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free presentation by archaeologist
Allen Dart for Little Colorado Chapter, Arizona Archaeological Society,
at the Old Springerville School, 418 E. Main St. (in same building as the
Casa Malpais Museum), Springerville, Arizona
6:30 business meeting, 7-8:30 p.m. presentation. 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 meeting details contact Carol Farnsworth in
Springerville at 928-333-3219 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]
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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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