For Immediate Release
OLD PUEBLO ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE
THESE UPCOMING ACTIVITIES:
Here’s a SUMMARY – For details on each activity see the DETAILS OF
ACTIVITIES descriptions below.
On-going: Reservations being taken for school classes and other children’s
groups to experience the OPEN3 simulated archaeological dig education
program, have archaeologists come to your classrooms to provide OPENOUT
archaeology outreach presentations, and take tours guided tours of local
archaeological sites.
December 16, 2010 “Armchair Archaeologists, Tours of the Southwest from A
to Z (in Reverse Beginning at Zuni Pueblo)” with archaeologist Marc
Severson
December 18, 2010 “Casa Grande Ruins and Middle Gila Archaeology”
educational tour with archaeologist Allen Dart
December 21, 2010 “Winter Solstice Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks
Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart
January 11-March 19, 2011 “Cultural Resources Survey Techniques and
Practice” 60-hour class with archaeologist Allen Dart
January 20, 2011 “Archaeological Insights into the 1698 Victory of the
Sobaípuri O’odham over the Enemies of the Sonoran Province” with
archaeologist Deni J. Seymour
January 29, 2011 Arrowhead-Making and Flintknapping Workshop with
flintknapper Allen Denoyer
February 12, 2011 “Florence Historic Homes and the Casa Grande Ruins” tour
to historic Coolidge and Florence, Arizona
February 17, 2011 “Leadership in the Pimería Alta: Spanish Exploitation of
a Native American 'Staffs of Office' Custom, 1687-1767” with archaeologist
José Alvarez
March 5, 2011 “Southern Arizona’s Spanish Colonial Legacy: The Historic
San Xavier and Tumacácori Missions and the Tubac Presidio” guided tour
with ethnohistorian Dr. Bernard L.“Bunny” Fontana, architect Robert Vint,
and historian David Yubeta*
March 10, 2011 "Ancient Native American Pottery of Southern Arizona" free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart in Tubac, Arizona*
March 15, 2011 “Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free presentation by
archaeologist Allen Dart in Lake Havasu City, Arizona*
March 17, 2011 “Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock
Art” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart
March 23, 2011 “The Historic San Agustín del Tucson Mission and Its Impact
on Local Native Americans” free presentation by Monica Z. Young
April 21, 2011 Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for
Thought” dinner & presentation
June 24-28, 2011 "Mimbres Ruins, Rock Art, and Museums of Southern New
Mexico" educational tour with archaeologist Allen Dart
* Asterisked programs may be sponsored by organizations other than Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center.
DETAILS OF ACTIVITIES LISTED ABOVE
On-going through the School Year
Reservations are now being taken for school classes and other children’s
groups to experience the OPEN3 simulated archaeological dig education
program, have archaeologists come to your classrooms to provide OPENOUT
archaeology outreach presentations, and take tours guided tours of 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 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
Thursday December 16, 2010
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner
& presentation: “Armchair Archaeologists, Tours of the Southwest from A
to Z (in Reverse Beginning at Zuni Pueblo)” with archaeologist Marc
Severson, at Black Angus Steakhouse, 5075 N. Oracle Road, Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s menu)
In this month’s Third Thursdays presentation, well known Tucson tour
guide and archaeologist Marc Severson will showcase the traditional
Native American art project in the Spanish Colonial period mission church
that was built in 1629 in the Pueblo of Zuni, plus the impressive
archaeological site of Hawikuh and the rock art at the Village of the
Great Kivas archaeologcial site near Zuni Pueblo in western New Mexico.
Reservations are due by 3:00 p.m. on the Thursday one week prior to the
presentation date. 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Saturday December 18, 2010
“Casa Grande Ruins and Middle Gila Valley Archaeology and History” Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center carpooling educational tour with archaeologist
Allen Dart departing from Pima Community College, 401 N. Bonita Ave.,
Tucson
8 a.m. to 6 p.m. $40 ($32 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo
Grande Museum Auxiliary members)
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s director, archaeologist Allen Dart, leads
tour to Coolidge-Florence area. Tour includes an extended visit to
archaeological features in the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in
Coolidge plus visits to the Grewe site (early Hohokam village), Poston
Butte Ruin (Preclassic village with Hohokam ballcourt), historic
Adamsville Cemetery and settlements along the Gila River, and Pinal
County Historical Society Museum in Florence. REGISTRANTS PROVIDE THEIR
OWN TRANSPORTATION – carpools are encouraged. Bring your own picnic lunch
and water.
Reservations required: 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Tuesday December 21, 2010
“Winter Solstice 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. $15 ($12 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo
Grande Museum Auxiliary members)
To explore ancient people’s recognition of solstices and other
calendrical events, 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]
Tuesday evenings January 11-March 1,
& Saturdays January 22, February 5 & 19, and March 5 & 19, 2011
“Cultural Resources Survey Techniques and Practice” 60-hour class with
Registered Professional Archaeologist Allen Dart; classroom sessions (20
hours) at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th Street at Tucson
Unified School District’s Ajo Service Center, just west of La Cholla
Blvd., ½-mile north of John F. Kennedy Park, Tucson; fieldwork sessions
(40 hours) in undeveloped areas within 70 miles of Tucson (mostly
closer).
Classroom sessions 7 to 9:30 p.m. each Tuesday evening January 11-March
1, 2011; field sessions 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturdays January 22,
February 5 & 19, and March 5 & 19. Fee $180 ($165 for Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members). Minimum
enrollment 5, maximum 10.
Cultural resources survey is the process of initial discovery,
evaluation, determination of location, and preliminary mapping and
recording of archaeological sites. Accordingly, this course includes
eight 2.5-hour classroom sessions and five 8-hour fieldwork sessions led
by Allen Dart, a Registered Professional Archaeologist (see
www.rpanet.org), to teach participants how different types of surveys are
organized, to provide training and experience in recognizing and
evaluating archaeological sites, and to teach basic orienteering, site
recording, and mapping techniques. Course objectives are to ensure that
the student is qualified to participate in cultural resources surveys
directed by professional archaeologists. Training will be provided in
archaeological site identification, recording, and interpretation; use of
degree-reading compass and global positioning systems (GPS) equipment;
interpretation of aerial photographs and topographic maps; and field
photography.
Persons who complete the class satisfactorily are eligible for
certification from the Arizona Archaeological Society (AAS) provided that
they are current members of the AAS (a separate organization from Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center) and are enrolled in the AAS Certification
Program. For AAS Certification the student must successfully complete all
written and administrative work assigned, submit a brief final report of
fieldwork undertaken, and pass an instructor's evaluation of classroom
and field work. For full course description and AAS certification
requirements visit the following Arizona Archaeological Society web
pages:
www.azarchsoc.org/
www.azarchsoc.org/certification.htm
www.azarchsoc.org/cert_courses.htm
www.azarchsoc.org/cert_manual.htm
www.azarchsoc.org/cert_manual.htm
Registration deadline January 5, 2011. Reservations required: 520-798-1201
or [log in to unmask] to register or for more information.
Thursday January 20, 2011
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner
& presentation: “Archaeological Insights into the 1698 Victory of the
Sobaípuri O’odham over the Enemies of the Sonoran Province” with
archaeologist Deni J. Seymour, Ph.D., at Mimi’s Café, 120 S. Wilmot Rd.,
Tucson (at Broadway Blvd.)
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s menu)
One of the most consequential and colorful events in the history of
Arizona occurred on the San Pedro River on Easter day in 1698 when the
Sobaípuri O’odham village of Santa Cruz de Gaybanipitea was attacked by
Apache, Jocome, Jano, Manso, and Suma Indians. While there are some
historical Spanish chronicles of this event, now there is also
archaeological evidence to augment the story, filling in gaps and
providing tangible enhancements about what happened during and
immediately after the attack. The archaeological record also provides
insights not only into who the attackers and the attacked Sobaípuri
O’odham were and how they lived, but also about what happened to the
attacking Jocome, Jano, Manso, and Suma Indians, who did not survive as
distinct groups into the modern age. Perspectives of modern descendants
of the Sobaípuri O’odham clarify the active role of history.
Because the restaurant seating is limited, reservations are due by 3:00
p.m. Wednesday January 19. 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Saturday January 29, 2011
Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop with flintknapper Allen
Denoyer 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 Allen Denoyer 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 required: 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Saturday February 12, 2011
“Florence Historic Homes and the Casa Grande Ruins” tour with Terri
Contapay, sponsored by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, departing from Pima
Community College, 401 N. Bonita Ave., Tucson
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. $99 per person includes van transportation; or $39 if
you provide your own transportation and drive in caravan with the Old
Pueblo tour van ($10 discount for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and
Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members)
Experience the depth of history in the Gila River Valley with a visit to
the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument followed by the annual Florence
Historic Homes tour. Our first stop will be in Coolidge, Arizona, at the
Casa Grande Ruins, a pivotal site of the Hohokam Indians, where you can
see remnants of their homes and the “Casa Grande” (the “Great House” for
which the monument is named) that were inhabited between about A.D. 1300
to 1450. Following the Casa Grande visit we will drive the few miles
eastward to Florence, the Pinal County Seat, to visit the Pinal County
Historical Society Museum and then go on the Florence Historic Homes
Tour. Although Florence is a relatively small city it probably has more
buildings listed in the National Register of Historic Places than any
other Arizona community, including Sonoran style rooted in the mid-1800s
through Sonoran-American Transitional and American-Victorian
architecture. Lunch options are either bring your own picnic to eat at
the city park across from the Museum, or buy your own lunch at the L & B
Mexican Restaurant next door to the museum. Pick and choose how long your
want to be at each stop, as we’ll be spending 3 hours in Florence,
headquartering at the museum. Guide Terri Contapay, a native of Arizona,
has a Master's degree in education and has led this and other study tours
for years with Pima Community College. Her passion is exploring and
learning about Arizona, and she is always excited to share her
experiences and knowledge with others. For tour details contact Terri in
Tucson at 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask] WEAR COMFORTABLE WALKING
SHOES AND SUN PROTECTION, AND BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH AND WATER OR ENOUGH
MONEY TO BUY YOUR LUNCH.
Reservations required: 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Thursday February 17, 2011
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner
& presentation: “Leadership in the Pimería Alta: Spanish Exploitation of
a Native American 'Staffs of Office' Custom, 1687-1767” with
archaeologist José M. Alvarez at ****[ restaurant to be announced]**** ,
Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s menu)
José M. Alvarez, a recent graduate of the University of Arizona Master’s
program in anthropology, will present a summary of his Master’s thesis
research on the Spanish Colonial practice of awarding staffs of office to
legitimize Native American leaders, exploiting a native custom that
appears to have roots deep in the prehistoric period.
Because the restaurant seating is limited, reservations are due by 3:00
p.m. Wednesday February 16. 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Saturday March 5, 2011
“Southern Arizona’s Spanish Colonial Legacy: The Historic San Xavier and
Tumacácori Missions and the Tubac Presidio” guided tour with Bernard L.
Fontana, Robert Vint, and David Yubeta
9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.. $150 ($125 for Southwestern Mission Research Center
members)
In a special one-day tour to three of the most outstanding historic
Spanish Colonial period sites in Arizona, ethnohistorian Dr. Bernard
L.“Bunny” Fontana and historic architect Bob Vint will show and interpret
the recently restored and renovated San Xavier Mission (the so-called
“White Dove of the Desert”), which is featured in Dr. Fontana’s and
photographer Edward McCain’s new book “A Gift of Angels: The Art of
Mission San Xavier del Bac,” then Vint and retired National Park Service
historian David Yubeta will take the tour group into the beautiful upper
Santa Cruz Valley to visit San José de Tumacácori Mission and to the
historic Tubac Presidio. Coach transportation and box lunch will be
provided.
This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
Reservations and payment are due no later than February 26. For more
information and registration contact Susan Smith at [log in to unmask]
or visit http://southwestmissions.org.
Thursday March 10, 2011
"Ancient Native American Pottery of Southern Arizona" free presentation
by archaeologist Allen Dart for Santa Cruz Valley Chapter, Arizona
Archaeological Society, at Santa Cruz County’s North County Facility, 50
Bridge Road, Tubac, Arizona
7-8:30 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. Funding for program provided
by the Arizona Humanities Council.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Alan Sorkowitz in
Tucson at 520-207-7151 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]
Tuesday March 15, 2011
“Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free presentation by Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist Allen Dart, at Lake Havasu
Museum of History, 328 London Bridge Road, Lake Havasu City, Arizona
(located just off of US 95). 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 meeting details contact Ruth Brydon in Lake
Havasu City at 928-854-4938 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 17, 2011
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner
& presentation: “Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian
Rock Art” free presentation by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's director,
archaeologist Allen Dart, at Dragon’s View Asian Cuisine Restaurant, 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)
Archaeologist Allen Dart, Executive Director of Tucson, Arizona’s
nonprofit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, illustrates pictographs (rock
paintings) and petroglyphs (symbols carved or pecked on rocks), and
discusses how even the same rock art symbol may be interpreted
differently from popular, scientific, and modern Native American
perspectives.
Because the restaurant seating is limited, reservations are due by 3:00
p.m. Wednesday March 16. 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Wednesday March 23, 2011
“The Historic San Agustín del Tucson Mission and Its Impact on Local
Native Americans” free presentation by Monica Z. Young at Pima County
Public Library - Mission Branch, 3770 S. Mission Rd. (at Ajo Way), Tucson
6:30-7:30 p.m. Free.
In the 1690s, Father Kino described Tucson as a highly suitable place to
establish a mission community. Once it was founded in the latter half of
the 18th century, the Tucson’s San Agustín Mission became a “visita” of
the area’s “cabecera” (head mission), San Xavier Agustín del Bac. After
Mexico gained its independence from Spain in 1821, San Agustín Mission
was slowly abandoned and fell into ruin as the church property was
homesteaded, given away, sold off, and eventually reused for a brick
manufacturing plant and a public landfill. Among the challenges in recent
plans to reconstruct the San Agustín Mission complex are deciding what
the reconstruction should look like and the degree to which it will
interpreted from Native American as well as more traditional European
viewpoints. This presentation will utilize a historical archaeological
approach to examine the impact of the San Agustín Mission on Tucson's
indigenous population.
No reservations needed. Contact Old Pueblo Archaeology Center at Tucson
telephone 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask] for more information.
Friday June 24-Tuesday June 28, 2011
"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 Tuesday.
Fee $195 for the full four-day tour ($175 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, and Deming
areas. Places tentatively to be visited 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 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. The tour will be based in Silver City and depart
from a hotel there 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]
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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 so 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 one 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.
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 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
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