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Allen Dart, RPA, Executive Director (Volunteer)
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
PO Box 40577
Tucson AZ 85717-0577 USA
520-798-1201
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Disclosure: Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's Executive Director Allen Dart is
a USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service cultural resources specialist
who volunteers his time to Old Pueblo. Views expressed in Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center communications do not necessarily represent views of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture or of the United States.
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Subject: Upcoming archaeology, history, and cultures activities
My apology if you already have received the message below – Some problems
with URL links in previous versions prevented the message below from getting
posted to all of the listserves to which we sent it previously.
Allen Dart, RPA, Executive Director (Volunteer) Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center PO Box 40577 Tucson AZ 85717-0577 USA
520-798-1201
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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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For Immediate Release
TABLE OF CONTENTS
(1) Art for Archaeology!
(2) Two Last-But-Not-Least Notes about 2016
(3) Other Upcoming Activities
(4) Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s youth education programs
(5) Our Mission and Support
(6) Our Announcements and Opt-Out Options
(1) ART FOR ARCHAEOLOGY!
We list lots of upcoming activities below, but before we get to them . . .
We Invite You to Join Us at “Art for Archaeology”
A Festive Affair to Benefit the Education and Research Programs of Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center
Saturday January 21, 2017, 6 to 10 p.m.
at the JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort
3800 West Starr Pass Blvd., Tucson
Marc Geyer, Auctioneer
Matt Mitchell, Guitarist
Your entry donation to this event will provide you with the opportunity to
indulge in delicious hors d’oeuvres, wine, and soft guitar music as you
support Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s education and research efforts by
placing your bids on over 200 beautiful Southwestern ethnic arts, crafts,
and western U.S.-themed art items. Please return the accompanying
ticket-request card to Old Pueblo Archaeology Center with your entry
contribution.
Sincerely,
Monica Z. Young
President
Allen Dart
Executive Director
Photographs and descriptions of most of the auctionable art items, and
information on how you can make proxy bids if you are unable to attend, will
be available at www.oldpueblo.org after New Year’s Day 2017.
TO SEE A FLYER with a fuller description of the Art for Archaeology event
please visit:
http://www.oldpueblo.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20170121_WebPage01_ArtFo
rArchaeology.pdf
To download and print your
Art for Archaeology ticket-request form please go to:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/32727110/OPAC2017ArtForArchaeologyTicket
RequestForm.docx
(Please reply by January 11)
To make your entry donation to the Art for Archaeology event you can send a
check with your ticket-request form; enter your Visa, MasterCard, or
Discover charge-card information and signature on that form; or make your
donation using PayPal by clicking on the Donate button at the bottom of Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center’s www.oldpueblo.org home page. If you select the
PayPal option please indicate in the “+ Enter any special instructions here”
section that your payment is your entry donation to attend Art for
Archaeology on January 21st.
Old Pueblo offers our sincere thanks to the Vista del Rio Residents'
Association and SinfoniaRx for their generous contributions to cosponsor the
January 21 Art for Archaeology event.
(2) TWO LAST-BUT-NOT-LEAST NOTES ABOUT 2016
1. “Making Archaeology Public: Commemorating 50 Years of The National
Historic Preservation Act”
View anytime, free
From Lynne Sebastian: Readers might want to check out the “Making
Archaeology Public” website http://preservation50.org/mapp/ celebrating the
50th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, one of
the most important pieces of federal legislation ever enacted.
Enjoy!
2. 2016 has been our National Parks Centennial Year.
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR NATIONAL PARKS!
For more information visit http://findyourpark.com/.
(3) OTHER UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
Saturday January 7, 2017: Tubac, AZ
“Guided Tour of the Barrio de Tubac Archaeological Site” departing
from the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park visitor center, 1 Burruel
Street, Tubac, Arizona*
11 a.m.-1 p.m. $10 fee includes all day admission to tour the
Presidio Park
Phil Halpenny and Gwen Griffin lead this tour of the Spanish
colonial archaeological site just south of the Tubac Presidio State Historic
Park. The site preserves what is left of the original Tubac town site
including residence foundations, plaza area, refuse area, and partial
irrigation ditch. The Archaeological Conservancy owns and protects the
Barrio de Tubac archaeological site and requires tour participants to sign
an acknowledgement-of-risk document before entering. Total walking distance
is about 1¼ miles. Wear walking shoes, sunscreen, and hat. Tour limited to
15 people.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Reservations
are encouraged. For more information call 520-398-2252 or email
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Monday January 16, 2017: Tucson
“Archaeology in the Valleys of the Sierra Madre Occidental, Sonora,
Mexico” free presentation by Matthew C. Pailes for Arizona Archaeological
and Historical Society (AAHS) meeting at Banner University Medical Center
DuVal Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson*
7:30-9 p.m. Free
Spanish exploration-era chronicles suggested dense populations
occupied eastern Sonora, Mexico, in the 1500s. Using these documents,
ethnohistorians inferred long distance trade, foreign religious influences,
warfare, and abundant agricultural surplus contributed to the development of
large politically unified groups. This was a time when the surrounding
regions, such as Hohokam and Casas Grandes, lost population. Using
archaeological data to evaluate these arguments, Matt Pailes has concluded
that numerous small independent communities characterized this region
instead of large politically unified territories, and that some of these
groups were socially isolated, overturning assumptions about long distance
exchange and regional ideological traditions. These observations
significantly change how we view prehistoric interaction patterns in the
Greater Southwest. * This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored
event. No reservations needed. For details visit www.az-arch-and-hist.org or
contact John D. Hall at Tucson telephone 520-205-2553 or [log in to unmask]
Tuesday January 17, 2017: Camp Verde, AZ
“A Game for the Gods: Mesoamerican Ball Courts in Arizona and
Central America” presentation by archaeologist Dr. Todd Bostwick, sponsored
by Verde Valley Archaeology Center at Cliff Castle Casino Hotel, 555 Middle
Verde Rd, Camp Verde*
6:30-8:30 p.m. Free for VVAC members; $5 donation is suggested for
nonmembers
More than 235 Hohokam ball courts have been recorded in Arizona, including
the Verde Valley. Archaeologists believe these courts were used to play a
ritual ballgame that originated in Central America where it was played for
over 2,000 years. The Olmec, Maya, Aztec, Zapotec, Hohokam, and other
cultures played a ballgame that involved team participation and has been
called “the sport of life and death.” This richly illustrated presentation
by VVAC Director of Archaeology Dr. Todd Bostwick discusses the Mesoamerican
ballgame, its ritual and cosmological significance, and the variety of
courts, game equipment, and art associated with the game. He also will
present current ideas about Hohokam ball courts and their importance in
facilitating trade and resolving social conflicts in prehistoric Arizona.
Photographs taken by Dr. Bostwick will be shown of ball courts in Mexico,
Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, and Arizona. This free talk will follow the
Center's annual meeting and is open to the public.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Verde Valley Archaeology Center at 928-567-0066 or
[log in to unmask]
Tuesday January 17, 2017: Phoenix
“Look on My Works, Ye Mighty: Modeling Chaco Great House Visibility”
free presentation by Dr. Katherine Dungan at the Archaeology Café, in the
Aztec Room of Macayo’s Central, 4001 N. Central Ave., Phoenix*
Both now and in the past, visibility – views to, from, and between
places – has been a key part of people’s experiences of the landscape and of
architectural space, and visibility has played a small but important role in
our understanding of Chaco Canyon and the greater Chaco World. Dr. Dungan
will discuss how archaeologists use computer modeling to reconstruct past
visibility, as well as the place of visibility in the very different
histories of two great house communities near Chaco Canyon. Presented by the
folks at Archaeology Southwest, Archaeology Café is an informal forum where
adults can learn more about the Southwest’s deep history and speak directly
to experts.
5:30-7:30 p.m. Free
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Share tables
and make new friends! Archaeology Café is free, but guests are encouraged to
order their own refreshments from the menu. For more information contact
Linda Pierce at 520-882-6946 ext. 23 or [log in to unmask]
Thursday January 19, 2017: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought”
dinner featuring the presentation “Native Roads: A Pictorial Guide to the
Hopi and Navajo Nations” by Arizona historian Jim Turner at Village Inn
Restaurant, 6251 N. Oracle Rd., Tucson; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities
This presentation covers the broad area from Flagstaff, Arizona, to
Farmington, New Mexico. In addition to detailing trading posts, prehistoric
sites, and the geological wonders of the Four Corners region, this virtual
tour uses beautiful slides to present the history, folklore, and legends of
this unique domain. Historian Jim Turner was editor of the third edition of
Native Roads: A Complete Motoring Guide to the Navajo and Hopi Nations
written by Fran Kosik and first published in 1995. He shares his travel
experiences, insights, and enthusiasm for this enchanting region. This
program was made possible by Arizona Humanities.
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. on the Wednesday before the program date.
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Saturday January 21, 2017: Tucson
Tickets Are Now Available for for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Art
for Archaeology” Auction of Southwestern Arts and Crafts! Please see the
full announcement and links for this event in item (1) above.
Saturday January 21, 2017: Tubac, AZ
“The Chiricahua Apaches: A Comprehensive Story of a Famous People”
presentation by Jack Lasseter at Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1
Burruel Street, Tubac, Arizona*
2 p.m. $15
Sip some wine and indulge in hors d'oeuvres as you witness Jack’s
fresh comprehensive story of the Chiricahua Apaches, famous warriors of the
Southwest and their leaders Victorio, Lozen, Geronimo, Chatto, Loco, Mangas
Coloradas, and Cochise and his blood brother Tom Jeffords. Jack will discuss
the lives, culture, and tactics of these brave people. A portion of the
proceeds supports Tubac Presidio State Historic Park’s education and
preservation programs.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Please call
for reservations and future dates: 520-398-2252 or e-mail
info@tubacpresidio.org..
Wednesday January 25, 2017: Tubac, AZ
“Guided Tour of the Barrio de Tubac Archaeological Site” departing
from the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park visitor center, 1 Burruel
Street, Tubac, Arizona*
11 a.m.-1 p.m. $10 fee includes all day admission to tour the
Presidio Park
Phil Halpenny and Gwen Griffin lead this tour of the Spanish
colonial archaeological site just south of the Tubac Presidio State Historic
Park. The site preserves what is left of the original Tubac town site
including residence foundations, plaza area, refuse area, and partial
irrigation ditch. The Archaeological Conservancy owns and protects the
Barrio de Tubac archaeological site and requires tour participants to sign
an acknowledgement-of-risk document before entering. Total walking distance
is about 1¼ miles. Wear walking shoes, sunscreen, and hat. Tour limited to
15 people.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Reservations
are encouraged. For more information call 520-398-2252 or email
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Friday & Saturday January 27 & 28, 2017: Dragoon, AZ
“Hopi Collectors’ Workshop” at the Amerind Museum, 2100 N. Amerind
Road, Dragoon, Arizona*
10 a.m.-4 p.m. $650 ($550 Amerind member price) per person, double
occupancy, includes one night lodging and meals
Join Duane Maktima (Hopi-Laguna) as he explores Amerind’s Hopi
cultural objects. Along Maktima’s journey to becoming a master
jeweler-metalsmith, he traveled to numerous repositories of Hopi objects to
study the designs and techniques used to create the items. The experience of
having surrounded himself with Hopi objects has given Maktima extensive
knowledge few people have today. Maktima has applied what he learned to his
work, resulting in countless awards and recognitions. Maktima will make a
special selection of Amerind’s items currently not on display in the museum
and share his knowledge of the objects with you. The workshop is limited to
12 people.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact the Amerind at 520-586-3666 or [log in to unmask]
Saturday February 11, 2017: Tucson and Marana, AZ
“Tucson and Marana Yoeme (Yaqui Indian) Communities” Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center car-caravan cultural sites tour with Yoeme historian
Felipe S. Molina, starting at Bwe'u Hu'upa (Big Mesquite) site, 1317 W.
Irvington Road, Tucson (on south side of Irvington just west of the Santa
Cruz River)
8 a.m. to noon; $25 ($20 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and
Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members)
A steady stream of Yoeme (Yaqui Indians) migrated into southern
Arizona to escape the Mexi¬can government’s war on and deportations of the
Yoeme in the 1890s and early 1900s. By 1940 there were about 3,000 Yoeme in
Arizona, mostly living in the well-established villages of Libre (Barrio
Libre) and Pascua (Barrio Loco) in Tucson, Yoem Pueblo and Wiilo Kampo in
Marana, and others near Eloy, Somerton, Phoenix, and Scottsdale. Felipe S.
Molina, a Yoem Pueblo resident, was taught the indigenous language, culture,
and history of the Yoemem (Yaquis) by his maternal grandfather and
grandmother, his grandmother's cousin, and several elders from Tucson’s
original Pascua Village. Mr. Molina will lead this tour to places settled
his-torically by Yoeme in the Tucson and Marana areas including Bwe'u Hu'upa
Village, the San Martin Church and plaza in the 39th Community (Barrio
Libre), Pascua, Ili Hu'upa, Yoem Pueblo (including the San Juan Church and
plaza), Wiilo Kampo, and possibly others.
Reservations and prepayment required by Wednesday February 8:
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
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Saturday February 11, 2017: Tucson
“Back-of-the-House Tour of the Arizona History Museum” sponsored by
Arizona Pathfinders at the Museum, 949 E. Second St., Tucson AZ 85719*
9:15 a.m. $25
This is an extraordinary opportunity to view some of the hidden
treasures that are not on display in the Museum. These include firearms,
pottery and baskets, saddles and furniture, and Cele Peterson’s clothing
collection. Refreshments, coffee and tea will be available. Water is
available at a fountain; water bottles are restricted during the tour.
Backpacks and bulky items are not encouraged but if needed will be stored
safely in the tour area. Dress warmly as the area is chilly. Free parking is
one block west of the Museum in the Arizona History Museum parking lot at
the corner of Euclid and Second St. (Enter from Second St. and drive
straight in.)
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Space is
limited – sign up early. For more information contact Pathfinders at
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Tuesday February 14, 2017: Camp Verde, AZ
“New Discoveries in Belize” presentation by archaeologist Dr. Jaime
José Awe, sponsored by Verde Valley Archaeology Center (VVAC) at Cliff
Castle Casino Hotel, 555 Middle Verde Rd, Camp Verde*
6:30-8 p.m. Free for VVAC members; $5 donation is suggested for
nonmembers
Dr. Jaime José Awe is a Belizean archaeologist who specializes in
the ancient Maya. He is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Northern
Arizona University, and the Director of the Belize Valley Archaeological
Reconnaissance Project. Dr. Awe will give a presentation on the 2016 field
season which he describes as "particularly exciting with the discovery of
two hieroglyphic panels and a large tomb at Xunantunich." He will talk about
these new discoveries and their ongoing Belize cave research.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Verde Valley Archaeology Center at 928-567-0066 or
[log in to unmask]
Wednesday February 15, 2017: Tucson-Marana, AZ
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Los Morteros Village and Picture
Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites" guided tour with archaeologist Allen
Dart departing from near Silverbell Road and Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana,
Arizona
8 a.m. to noon. $20 ($16 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and
Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members)
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's executive director, archaeologist
Allen Dart, 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 calendar marker,
dancing human-like figures, whimsical animals, and other rock symbols made
by Hohokam Indians between AD 650 and 1450.
Reservations and prepayment required by Monday February 13. 520-798-1201 or
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about the above-listed activity please reply with “Send February 15 TOUR
flyer” in your email subject line.
Wednesday February 15, 2017: Tucson-Marana, AZ
“Archaeological Investigations in Marana’s Crossroads at Silverbell
District Park” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Wheeler Taft
Abbett Sr. Library, 7800 N. Schisler Dr., Tucson (actually in Marana)
1-3:30 p.m. Free
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's executive director, archaeologist
Allen Dart, will illustrate artifacts, architecture, and other material
culture of southern Arizona’s ancient Hohokam culture, and will discuss the
archaeological excavations that Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Desert
Archaeology, Inc., conducted at the Yuma Wash Hohokam village site and the
Bojórquez-Aguirre Ranch historic archaeological site, which are in the Town
of Marana’s Crossroads at Silverbell District Park near the Wheeler Taft
Abbett Sr. Library. Sponsored by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, the Abbett
Library, and the Arizona Archaeological Society’s Desert Foothills Chapter.
No reservations are needed. For meeting details contact Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center at 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
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about the above-listed activity please reply with “Send February 15
PRESENTATION flyer” in your email subject line.
Thursday February 16, 2017: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought”
dinner featuring the presentation “New Insights into Mimbres Pueblo
Communities: Excavations at the Elk Ridge Site” by archaeologist Barbara
Roth at El Molinito Mexican Restaurant, 10180 N. Oracle Rd., Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s
menu)
Excavations in 2015 and 2016 at the Elk Ridge archaeological site, a
200-room pueblo dating to the Classic Mimbres period (AD 1000-1130) have
provided new insights into Classic Mimbres period pueblo communities. The
Elk Ridge site has a sad history, as it represented the only unlooted large
Classic Mimbres pueblo until the owner of the southern portion of the site
bulldozed his section prior to the passage of the New Mexico state
burials-discovery law. Fortunately, a portion of the site located on US
Forest Service land remains nearly intact, although recent damage from an
arroyo cutting through the western portion of the site has exposed some
pueblo rooms. Dr. Roth, along with project co-director Dr. Darrell Creel,
has been conducting excavations of rooms exposed along this arroyo. Their
work, and excavations directed by William Russell and Karl Laumbach on the
south end of the site after it was looted, have begun to provide new
insights into this important pueblo community. In this presentation, Dr.
Roth presents some of the initial findings of their work at Elk Ridge.
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. on the Wednesday before the program date.
**** 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 February 18, 2017: Tohono O'odham Nation, AZ
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Ventana Cave, Rock Art & Tohono
O'odham Children’s Shrine” car-caravan educational tour with archaeologist
Allen Dart departing from Tucson at the Park & Ride parking lot at I-10 and
Ruthrauff Rd. (northeast corner of the I-10 westbound Frontage Road at Exit
252) or at 7 a.m. on the east (front) side of the McDonalds Restaurant at
3160 N. Toltec Rd. in Eloy (accessible from I-10 Exit 203)
6 a.m. (Tucson departure) or 7 a.m. (Eloy departure) to 4 p.m. Fee
$40 ($32 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 car-caravan
tour to visit the Ventana Cave National Historic Landmark site and a Native
American sacred site on the Tohono O’odham Nation. The Arizona State
Museum’s 1940s excavations in Ventana Cave, led by archaeologists Emil W.
Haury and Julian Hayden, found evidence for human occupation extending from
historic times back 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.
After visiting the cave we will stop at a Native American petroglyphs site
and the “Children’s Shrine,” a Tohono O'odham sacred site where legend says
Tohono O'odham children were offered to the waters to stop a great flood
that threatened to engulf the world. Tour leaves Tucson at 6 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 and prepayment required by Wednesday February 15:
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
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Monday February 20, 2017: Tucson
“O’Odham History in Spanish Written Accounts” free presentation by
Dale S. Brenneman, Bernard Siquieros, and Ronald Geronimo at location to be
announced for Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society (AAHS) meeting
at Banner University Medical Center DuVal Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave.,
Tucson*
7:30-9 p.m. Free
****Description coming.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No
reservations needed. For details visit www.az-arch-and-hist.org or contact
John D. Hall at Tucson telephone 520-205-2553 or [log in to unmask]
Saturday March 4, 2017: Tucson
“Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop” with flintknapper Sam
Greenleaf at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th Street, Tucson
(in Tucson Unified School District's Ajo Service Center, just west of La
Cholla Blvd., ½-mile north of John F. Kennedy Park)
9 a.m. to noon. $35 ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and
Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members) fee includes all materials and
equipment.
Learn how to make arrowheads, spear points, and other flaked stone
artifacts just like ancient peoples did. In this workshop, flintknapping
expert Sam Greenleaf provides participants with hands-on experience and
learning on how prehistoric people made and used projectile points and other
tools created from obsidian and other stone. The class is designed to help
modern people understand how prehistoric Native Americans made traditional
crafts, and is not intended to train students how to make artwork for sale.
Minimum enrollment 6, maximum 8.
Reservations and prepayment required by 5 p.m. Thursday March 2:
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
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Saturday March 11, 2017: Topawa, AZ
“Arizona Archaeology Expo” at Himdag Ki - The Tohono O’odham
Nation’s Cultural Center and Museum in Topawa, Arizona, 8 miles south of the
Tohono O'odham Nation capital of Sells*
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free
The Arizona Archaeology Expo is the main event of the annual Arizona
Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month in March. Held in a different
community each year, the Expo features archaeology-related hands-on
activities, craft demonstrations, free presentations, and other fun and
educational events. The Expo features displays by archaeological and
historical organizations, museums, Native American tribes, state and federal
agencies, and others, allowing visitors to participate as archaeologists
might in their research today, or make crafts and tools that teach how
prehistoric Native Americans and other early inhabitants survived in the
Southwest. Cultural and historical demonstrations, talks by archaeologists,
and interactive activities help make the past come alive. Free-prize raffles
will occur throughout the day.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. For
more detailed information, contact Kris Dobschuetz at 602-542-7141 or
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Thursday March 16, 2017: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought”
dinner featuring the presentation “Ancient Southwestern Native American
Pottery” by archaeologist Allen Dart at U-Like Asian Buffet Restaurant, 330
S. Wilmot Rd., Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s
menu)
In this presentation Mr. Dart will show and discuss Native American
pottery styles that characterized specific eras in the U.S. Southwest prior
to about 1450, and will talk about how archaeologists use pottery for dating
archaeological sites and interpreting ancient lifeways. He will indicate how
the things people make change in style over time, how different styles are
useful for identifying different cultures and for dating archaeological
sites, and why context in archaeology is important for making these
interpretations. His many illustrations will include examples of ancient
pottery types made throughout the American Southwest from about 2000 to 500
years ago.
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. on the Wednesday before the program date.
**** 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 18, 2017: Tucson
“Vista del Rio Archaeological Site” free tour guided by
archaeologist Allen Dart sponsored by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and
Vista del Rio Residents' Association at the Vista del Rio Cultural Resource
Park, 7575 E. Desert Arbors St. (at Dos Hombres Road), Tucson
9-10 a.m. Free (reservations required)
In celebration of Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month,
archaeologist Allen Dart (Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's executive
director) leads this tour to Vista del Rio, an ancient village of the
Hohokam archaeological culture that inhabited southern Arizona between AD
650 and 1450.
Reservations required by Thursday March 16. 520-798-1201 or
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Monday March 20, 2017: Tucson
“Gambling Dice and Speaking Birds: New Approaches to Ritual Power at
Chaco Canyon” free presentation by Robert Weiner for Arizona Archaeological
and Historical Society (AAHS) meeting at Banner University Medical Center
DuVal Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson*
7:30-9 p.m. Free
Chaco Canyon has been the focus of a century’s worth of
archaeological research, but fundamental questions remain about the site’s
status as the center of the Ancestral Puebloan world in the 11th century.
What gave Chaco the power to draw the labor necessary to construct
monumental Great Houses and roads within the canyon, and to exert influence
over a vast region twice the size of Ireland? Recent research has used two
lines of evidence – oral traditions of the Pueblo and Navajo people that
describe large-scale gambling in the canyon, and the striking sensory
properties of exotic goods of Mesoamerican origin found at Chaco such as
macaws and cacao – to shed light on the compelling ceremonialism and
ideology that may have fueled Chaco’s regional influence. In this talk
Robert Weiner will describe how gambling that brought together groups from
across the Chaco world, in tandem with stimulating sensory rituals of sound,
taste, and sight, offer new insight into the power underlying Chaco’s
regional influence across the American Southwest.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No
reservations needed. For details visit www.az-arch-and-hist.org or contact
John D. Hall at Tucson telephone 520-205-2553 or [log in to unmask]
Tuesday-Saturday March 28-April 1, 2017: Santa Fe
“Trails, Traditions, and New Directions” is the theme of the 77th
annual Society for Applied Anthropology (SFAA) meeting at La Fonda on the
Plaza Hotel, 100 E. San Francisco St., Santa Fe*
Times and registration fees to be announced
Santa Fe, like much of New Mexico, is steeped in centuries of
traditions. Native histories reach back 10,000 years and follow paths
through time and across geographical space. Ancient roads meet recent
trails. The city was the terminus of three major routes bringing ideas,
goods, people and both positive and negative change. After the railroad
bypassed Santa Fe in 1880 the city had to explore new directions so
advertised its climate to attract health seekers and highlighted its native
cultures and their past to encourage tourism, promoting itself as the City
Different. The SFAA meeting embraces this history with its theme of "Trails,
Traditions, and New Directions" and their implications for practice, theory,
and action. In New Mexico, from Chaco roads to Santa Fe’s Canyon Road, old
trails and new thoroughfares have profound effects on the communities
through which they pass. Such landscapes and traditions inform the research
and practice anthropologists embrace worldwide. The SFAA meeting
presentations will focus on current issues from a historical perspective on
this theme including health disparities, energy and climate change, and
interpreting culture.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Nancy Owen Lewis at 505-954-7212 or [log in to unmask]; or
visit https://www.sfaa.net/annual-meeting/theme/.
Tuesday April 11, 2017: Camp Verde, AZ
“The Significance of Prehistoric Cotton in Central and Northern
Arizona” presentation by archaeologist Kimberly Spurr, sponsored by Verde
Valley Archaeology Center (VVAC) at Cliff Castle Casino Hotel, 555 Middle
Verde Rd, Camp Verde*
6:30-8 p.m. Free for VVAC members; $5 donation is suggested for
nonmembers
In this presentation archaeologist Kim Spurr will discuss how
prehistoric agriculture in the Southwest is typically equated with corn,
beans, and squash. Another important crop was cotton, which provided both
food and fibers for weaving. Cotton was cultivated throughout the Southwest
but had limited distribution in central and northern Arizona due to its need
for ample water and a long growing season. Recent excavations and genetic
studies have expanded our understanding of the role of cotton in prehistoric
commerce and society. This presentation will highlight cotton textiles from
the VVAC’s Dyck Rockshelter collection and will provide a broad background
on the uses and cultural significance of cotton in the Southwest.
Professional archaeologist Kimberly Spurr is Archaeology Division Director
at the Museum of Northern Arizona and Vice-President of the VVAC.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Verde Valley Archaeology Center at 928-567-0066 or
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Monday April 17, 2017: Tucson
“La Playa (SON F:10:3): Exploring 12,000 Years of Adaptation in the
Sonoran Desert” free presentation by John Carpenter for Arizona
Archaeological and Historical Society (AAHS) meeting at Banner University
Medical Center DuVal Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson*
7:30-9 p.m. Free
****Description coming.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No
reservations needed. For details visit www.az-arch-and-hist.org or contact
John D. Hall at Tucson telephone 520-205-2553 or [log in to unmask]
Thursday April 20, 2017: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought”
dinner featuring the presentation “Footprints along the Santa Cruz: 3,000
Years of Farming Where the Rillito Meets the River” by archaeologist Suzanne
Griset in the Dining Hall and Petroglyph Auditorium of the Picture Rocks
Redemptorist Renewal Center (PRRNC), 7101 W. Picture Rocks Road, Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. $15 per person
Dr. Suzanne Griset, SWCA Environmental Consultants’ Principal
Investigator for the Sunset Road archaeological excavations, will discuss
the finding of footprints in an Early Agricultural period irrigated field.
The footprints represent seven adults, a juvenile, a toddler, and a dog, and
show how the likely family unit irrigated their fields along the banks of
the Santa Cruz River. She will also discuss other findings from the project
and how they fit or add to Tucson Basin archaeology.
For this one-time event the dinner fee is $15 per person payable to
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center by check or credit/debit card no later than 5
p.m. Tuesday April 18, so that Old Pueblo can tell the PRRNC on April 19 how
many people will attend. Donations will be requested during the event to
benefit Old Pueblo’s educational efforts. Call Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201 no
later than 5 p.m. April 18 to make reservations and pay for dinner.
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Sunday-Saturday April 23-29, 2017: Petrified Forest, AZ
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Petrified Forest Petroglyphs and
Pueblos” car-caravan tour with archaeologist William Reitze and rock art
photographer David Daniel, departing from Petrified Forest National Park
Visitor Center, 1 Park Road, Petrified Forest, Arizona
April 23 Travel to Holbrook area; April 24-28 visit archaeological
sites; April 29 return home. $349 for all five touring days ($319 for Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members) OR:
per-day rate $79 ($74 for Old Pueblo & PGMA members); registrants provide
their own travel, meals, and lodging arrangements
Plan now to spend five days (or fewer days that you can choose)
touring the spectacular Southwestern petroglyph localities and pueblo
archaeological sites in Petrified Forest National Park near Holbrook,
Arizona, with expert guides Dr. William Reitze and David Daniel. Tentative
places to be visited during the tour include (alphabetically) a 500-room
pueblo Agate House, Billings Gap, Martha’s Butte, McCreery Pueblo & Great
Kiva, Mountain Lion Mesa, Newspaper Rock, Patio House, Petroglyph Canyon,
Puerco Pueblo, rock art below the Puerco Pueblo rim and “across the street”
(Puerco Ridge), and Stagecoach Stop with associated historical signatures
and rock art. April 23 (Sunday) will be a travel day for participants to get
to Holbrook. Site touring will take place each day Monday-Friday April
24-28, and April 29 is an optional extra day for participants to depart
Holbrook for their homes or other destinations.
Reservations and prepayment required by 5 p.m. Wednesday April 12:
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
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(4) OLD PUEBLO ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER’S YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Reservations are taken continually for school classes and other
children’s groups take advantage of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s OPEN3
simulated archaeological excavation, OPENOUT archaeology outreach
presentations, and archaeological site-touring children’s education
programs.
The OPEN3 Simulated Archaeological Excavation Education Program
The Old Pueblo Educational Neighborhood (OPEN) program allows
students and adults to learn what archaeology is all about by excavation in
“OPEN3,” a full-scale model of an archaeological site. OPEN3 is a simulated
excavation site that archaeologists have constructed to resemble a southern
Arizona Hohokam Indian ruin. It has full-size replicas of prehistoric
pithouses and outdoor features that the Hohokam used for cooking, storage,
and other (sometimes surprising) purposes. Students participating in the
program get to learn and practice techniques used to excavate real
archaeological sites. They are also exposed to scientific interpretation of
how ancient people constructed their houses, what they looked like, ate, and
believed in, and how they created beauty in their lives.
OPENOUT Archaeology Outreach Presentations
Old Pueblo’s OPEN¬OUT (Old Pueblo Educational Neighborhood Outreach)
program offers 45-60 minute presenta¬tions by pro¬fes¬sional archaeologists.
Each presentation shows kids how some aspects of everyday life have changed
while others have stayed the same.
The “Ancient People of Arizona” presentation gives children an
overview of how the Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi), Mogollon, and Hohokam
peoples lived. The “Lifestyle of the Hohokam” program shows children
how the ancient Hohokam lived.
The “Ancient People of Arizona” and “Lifestyle of the Hohokam”
presentations both include real and replica artifacts, plus abundant
illustrations to help children experience how prehistoric Native Americans
of our area lived and to appreciate the arts they created.
“What is an Archaeologist?” is a program 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.
The hands-on materials and fun lesson plans in our OPENOUT programs
bring archaeology and the past alive for children and are a per¬fect prelude
for the OPEN3 simulated archaeological excavation program.
Tours for Youth
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center offers guided tours to real
archaeological sites for classrooms and other organized children’s groups.
Heritage sites that can be visited in this program include a choice of the
Picture Rocks petroglyphs site (visited by the school group shown in the
accompanying photo), Los Morteros Hohokam Village, or Vista del Rio Hohokam
Village. Each youth tour is a guided visit that does not include
archaeological excavation; participants are not allowed to collect
artifacts.
For details and pricing of our children’s education programs please
visit our
http://www.oldpueblo.org/programs/educational-programs/childrens-programs/
web page.
(5) OUR MISSION AND SUPPORT
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.
If you are a member of Old Pueblo, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! If
your membership has lapsed, we would be grateful if you would rejoin us so
that you can again receive membership benefits. Old Pueblo members receive
substantial discounts on most of our tours and other activities for which
both Old Pueblo and the Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary charge fees. You can
renew your membership by going to this Old Pueblo Archaeology Center web
page: http://www.oldpueblo.org/about-us/membership/
If you then scroll down to the bottom of that page, you can simply
follow the instructions for using our secure online membership form or our
printable Enrollment/Subscription form.
Donations by check can be made payable to “OPAC” and mailed to Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center, PO Box 40577, Tucson AZ 85717-0577. You can also
donate using a major credit or debit card by clicking on “Donation Form” at
Old Pueblo’s secure donations web page:
http://www.oldpueblo.org/about-us/donations/
All of us at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center appreciate your support!
I hope you enjoy reading this and future issues of the Old Pueblo
Archaeology bulletin!
Regards,
Allen Dart, RPA, Executive Director (Volunteer)
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
PO Box 40577
Tucson AZ 85717-0577 USA
(520) 798-1201 office, (520) 798-1966 fax
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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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