For Immediate Release
Hello!
This is Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s semimonthly
upcoming-activities email blast providing announcements about upcoming
southwestern archaeology, history, and cultures activities offered by Old
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For activities marked “This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
event” the information may be out of date – Readers are advised to confirm
dates, times, and details with the organizers of those activities.
Time zones are specified in these listings only for online
activities. Each in-person activity listed is in the time zone of its
location.
Table of Contents
Some Online Resources
Upcoming Activities
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s Mission and Support
Opt-Out Options
SOME ONLINE RESOURCES
Check out these online resources about archaeology, history, and
cultures that you can indulge in at any time! (Other upcoming online
offerings that are scheduled for specific days and times are listed
sequentially by date below under the UPCOMING ACTIVITIES heading.)
* Old Pueblo Archaeology Center has posted recordings of many of our Third
Thursday Food for Thought and Indigenous Interests webinar presentations on
our Youtube channel:
<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDgPTetfOL9FHuAW49TrSig/videos>
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDgPTetfOL9FHuAW49TrSig/videos.
* Crow Canyon Archaeological Center: Why Corrugated Cooking Pots? featuring
Dr. Chris Pierce, February 8: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G51-FGwjfy8>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G51-FGwjfy8.
UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
The following listings include announcements about activities offered
by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and other organizations interested in
archaeology, history and cultures. Time zones are specified only for online
activities; each in-person activity listed is in the time zone of its
location.
For activities marked “This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
event” the information may be out of date – Readers are advised to confirm
dates, times, and details with the organizers of those activities.
Ongoing
Grants for Archaeology & Anthropology: the Arizona Archaeological
Society’s Verde Valley Chapter offers the Dr. David R. Wilcox Archaeology
Grant of up to $2500 to qualified applicants, to increase the knowledge and
application of archaeology and anthropology to university and college
students. The grant program is open to all archaeology, anthropology
undergraduate and graduate students, or students in any discipline with an
archaeology or anthropology component, at nationally accredited colleges and
universities who wish to advance education, opportunity, and experience in
these fields of study.
The grants may be used for education including tuition, books, and
field school; research projects including required materials and travel;
fieldwork in Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico including required materials
and travel; and travel to local conferences or presentations in Arizona.
Proof of matriculation is required to receive an award. Funds must be used
within 9 months of award.
The grants are open to qualified archaeological and/or
anthropological projects within Arizona, with preference given to, but not
limited to, projects in the Verde Valley. This includes research in other
disciplines that have a component related to archaeology or anthropology.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center offering. For more
information visit this link <https://www.vvcaas.org/> or email
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Tuesday February 13, 2024: Phoenix
“What’s New on 8th Street? An Update on Archaeological Investigations
for the City of Tempe 8th Street Multiuse Pathway Project” free presentation
by archaeologist Travis Cureton sponsored by Phoenix Chapter, Arizona
Archaeological Society at S’edav Va’aki Museum, 4619 E. Washington St.,
Phoenix*
7-8 pm (Doors open at 6:30). Free.
A team of researchers at Logan Simpson Inc. are nearing completion of
their phased data recovery study for the City of Tempe Multi-Use Pathway
project. This presentation will summarize the project’s 25-year history, the
key findings of the archaeological and ethnographic investigations
undertaken for the project, and how those findings are being incorporated
into the final multi-use pathway design.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Call the S’edav
Va’aki Museum at 602-495-0901 for more information.
Wednesday February 14, 2024: Queen Creek, AZ
(Rescheduled from January)
“This Native American Tribe Is Taking Back Its Water” free
presentation by archaeologist M. Kyle Woodson, PhD, for San Tan Chapter,
Arizona Archaeological Society meeting at San Tan Historical Society Museum,
20425 S. Old Ellsworth Rd. (at intersection of Queen Creek Rd. and Ellsworth
Loop Rd.), Queen Creek, Arizona*
6:30 pm. Free.
Dr. Woodson is Director of the Gila River Indian Community’s Cultural
Resource Management Program in Sacaton, Arizona. His research focuses on
southern Arizona and includes Hohokam canal irrigation agriculture,
community organization, and ceramic production and technology as well as
Ancestral Pueblo migrations and other topics.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Marie Britton at 480-390-3491 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]
Thursday February 15, 2024: Online
“The Leupp Isolation Center and Japanese American Imprisonment on
Diné (Navajo) Lands” free online presentation with archaeologist Davina Two
Bears, PhD (Diné), sponsored by the Archaeological Conservancy, Albuquerque*
5 pm Mountain Standard Time. Free.
The Old Leupp Boarding School (OLBS), a historical archaeological
site on the southwestern Navajo Reservation, is a significant place that is
important to the Diné communities of Leupp and Birdsprings, Arizona. The
U.S. government established this Federal Indian boarding school to educate
Navajo children from 1909 to 1942. After the start of World War II, however,
the U.S. War Department reutilized the OLBS as a Japanese Isolation Center,
the Leupp Isolation Center, in 1943. This presentation will briefly explore
the Leupp Isolation Center’s history of oppression of Japanese American
citizens on Indigenous lands by the U.S. government. Davina Two Bears is a
Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Human Evolution and Social
Change, Arizona State University.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To register go
to
<https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9J6wWrLBSpSdFDJ_ZlvBJg#/registr
ation>
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9J6wWrLBSpSdFDJ_ZlvBJg#/registra
tion.
Thursday February 15, 2024: Online
“Third Thursday Food for Thought” free Zoom online program featuring
the presentation “Recent University of New Mexico Research at Chaco Canyon
with some Background and Future” by archaeologist W. H. Wills, PhD,
sponsored by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, PO Box 40577, Tucson AZ 85717
7 to 8:30 pm Mountain Standard Time. Free.
In Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s February Third Thursday
presentation Dr. W. H. Wills, Professor of Anthropology and Regents'
Lecturer, University of New Mexico, will offer a brief historical overview
of UNM’s archaeological investigations at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, with an
emphasis on the joint National Park Service - UNM Chaco Project (1969-1984).
More recent UNM work includes studies of water control features,
agricultural suitability modeling, and remote sensing applications that
have built on the innovative research of the Chaco Project.
To register for the Zoom webinar go to
<https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rHpfWqbkQdeiUNI2YNLLLw>
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rHpfWqbkQdeiUNI2YNLLLw. For more
information contact Old Pueblo at <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask] or 520-798-1201.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos about the
above-listed activity send an email to <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask] with “Send February THIRDTHURSDAY flyer” in your email
subject line.
Thursday February 15, 2024: Online
“Diné Being & Seeing through Storytelling” free online presentation
by Rapheal Begay sponsored by Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, Cortez,
Colorado*
4 PM Mountain Standard Time. Free (donations encouraged).
Through photographs and life stories on the Navajo Nation, Rapheal
Begay will illustrate how one’s artistic journey is an extension of one’s
holistic being. Inspired by past, present, and future memories, Rapheal
invites you to see through his lens to connect with and understand Diné
concepts of land, home, kinship, and life.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To learn more
and register visit
<https://crowcanyon.org/programs/dine-being-seeing-through-storytelling/>
https://crowcanyon.org/programs/dine-being-seeing-through-storytelling/.
Thursday February 15, 2024: Cave Creek, AZ
“The Great Murals of Baja California: A Glimpse into the Spirit World
of Ancient Hunter-Gatherers” free presentation by archaeologist Todd
Bostwick, PhD, for Desert Foothills Chapter, Arizona Archaeological Society
meeting at Good Shepherd of the Hills Fellowship Hall, 6502 E. Cave Creek
Rd., Cave Creek, Arizona*
7:30-8:30 pm (refreshment and socialization begin at 7). Free.
Scattered among the deep canyons of Baja California’s rugged
mountains are some of the most spectacular rock art sites in the Americas.
They include both petroglyphs and pictographs, but the latter are especially
impressive for their vivid polychrome colors depicting large anthropomorphs
and bighorn sheep, deer, rabbits, birds, sea turtles, whales, fish, manta
rays and occasional mountain lions, coyotes, and snakes. Many of the figures
are up to six feet in height and some of the anthropomorphs and animals have
arrows or spears piercing their bodies. Created by unknown hunter-gatherer
groups, these pictographs date as far back as 7,500 years ago and have been
named the Great Murals of Baja. Dr. Bostwick will share his recent
experiences visiting these UNESCO designated sites during two mule trips
into the canyons and will discuss current ideas about what these incredible
pictograph panels may represent.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Mary Kearney at <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]
Friday February 16, 2024: Tucson
“Presidio District Tour – Why is Tucson the City It is Today” walking
tour with historian Ken Scoville, sponsored by the Presidio San Agustín del
Tucson Museum, beginning at the 1928 Pima County Courthouse, 115 N Church
Ave, Tucson*
10 am-12 pm. $30 ($20 Presidio Museum members).
Beginning at Tucson’s 1928 Pima County Courthouse, guide Ken Scoville
will discuss the archaeological efforts to find the Spanish presidio (fort),
two earlier courthouses built at this same location, and the beginning of
the burg now known as “the Old Pueblo.” El Presidio Historic District
provides many of the answers to why Tucson is the city it is today. Homes
constructed there responded to and later denied the desert environment. The
constant pressure for change and real estate speculation in a growing city
is also a part of the story as the infancy of historic districts established
the desire to preserve the buildings and landscape environment of an area
that connects to important past events and people in the community and
nation.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information and to register click on this link:
<https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=9589&qid=854610> Friday,
Feb. 16, 10 am-12 pm; or contact the Tucson Presidio Museum at 520-622-0594
or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday February 17, 2024: Near Sierra Vista, AZ
“History Walk to Murray Springs Clovis Site” free hike sponsored by
the Friends of the San Pedro River, Sierra Vista, Arizona, starting east of
Moson Rd., 1.28 miles north of E Highway 90/AZ-90, Sierra Vista*
10 am to approximately 12 noon. Free.
Take a walk to the Murray Springs Clovis archaeological site, a
National Historic Landmark. Archaeologist Vance Haynes led an excavation
here in the 1970s that found the remains of megafauna that had been hunted,
killed, butchered, and consumed by the Clovis Paleoindians ca. 13,000 years
ago. This is an easy walk of less than a half mile, which includes dirt
steps into and out of a dry wash. There is little shade so it will be hot if
the day is sunny. Please realistically assess your ability to do this walk.
Wear a hat, sun protection, appropriate clothing, and sturdy shoes. Bring
water and snacks.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. No reservations
required. For more information call 520-508-4445 or email
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday February 17, 2024: Payson, AZ
“The Joyce Well Site” free presentation by archaeologist Thatcher A.
Seltzer-Rogers, PhD, for Rim Country Chapter, Arizona Archaeological Society
meeting at Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Rd., Payson, Arizona*
10-11:30 am. Free.
The Joyce Well site is in the remote boot heel of New Mexico, within
the Gray Ranch, a huge spread whose owners continue to exercise careful
control over its archaeological and natural resources. The site consists of
a single-story pueblo of about 200 rooms. Habitation peaked between 1200 and
1400 CE. A portion of the site was excavated in 1963 and a large-scale
investigation of it and the surrounding region, including a ballcourt, was
done in 1999 and 2000. Analysis included plant remains, skeletal material,
ball courts, ritual performance, archaeomagnetic dating, and comparison with
the Animas Phase and Paquimé (Casas Grandes) further south in Chihuahua,
Mexico. Dr. Seltzer-Rogers is Director of Business Operations for the New
Mexico Office of Archaeological Studies.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information visit <https://azarchsoc.org/RimCountry>
https://azarchsoc.org/RimCountry.
Saturday February 17, 2024: Tucson
“Preserving Language through Poetry” free presentation by Ofelia
Zepeda, PhD, sponsored by Pima County Natural Resources, Parks & Recreation,
at Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger Rd., Tucson*
1-2:30 p.m. $5 per person plus Active Net fee of $2.50 per
transaction + 3% of the entire transaction cost.
Join Ofelia Zepeda, Tohono O'odham poet, linguist, author, Regents’
Professor, and recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship, for a discussion of
her work preserving and advocating for Indigenous languages. Part of the
Pima County Natural Resources, Parks & Recreation 2024 Native Peoples,
Native Voices Winter Speaker Series.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To register
visit
<https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/nrpr/home?onlineSiteId=0&from_origina
l_cui=true>
https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/nrpr/home?onlineSiteId=0&from_original
_cui=true, click on Register for Activities, scroll to the bottom until no
new entries come up, do a find/search (Ctrl-F) for PRESERVING LANGUAGE then
click on the program title.
Saturday February 17, 2024: Tucson
“With Padre Kino – On the Trail to Sainthood” Salon and Saloon
lecture by Father Greg Adolf sponsored by Presidio San Agustín del Tucson
Museum in the Monsoon Room at JoJo’s Restaurant, 201 N. Court Ave., Tucson*
2 pm. $5 per person at the door, or register online here.
<https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=11613&qid=931975>
With the ongoing process of Padre Kino’s elevation to sainthood in
the Catholic Church, this pioneer explorer is now receiving international
attention and acclaim. Father Greg Adolf of the Southwestern Mission
Research Center and Kino Heritage Society will give an overview of Padre
Kino’s life (1645-1711) and extraordinary range of activities during his 24
years in the Pimería Alta of southern Arizona and northern Sonora. Father
Greg also will discuss Kino’s continuing impact on the cultures and the
self-understanding of the people in the area..
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information on this and other Presidio Museum activities visit
<http://www.TucsonPresidio.com> www.TucsonPresidio.com or contact the Tucson
Presidio Museum at 520-622-0594 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]
Monday February 19, 2024: Springerville, AZ
“Long term changes in Ancestral Pueblo settlement and land use in the
Hay Hallow Valley and influence of Chaco Canyon and the SW Cibola Region of
Eastern Central Arizona” free presentation by archaeologist Abraham Arnett
for Little Colorado River Chapter, Arizona Archaeological Society, at
Springerville Heritage Center, 418 E. Main St., Springerville, Arizona*
6:30-8 pm. Free.
Abraham Arnett is an archaeologist with the Arizona Game and Fish
Department.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Susan Kulbacki at <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]
Monday February 19, 2024: Tucson and online
“Road Signs and Walking Shoes: Sandal Imagery as Part and Parcel of
the Chaco Road System” free presentation by archaeologist Benjamin A.
Bellorado, PhD, sponsored by Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society
(AAHS), optional online or in Environmental & Natural Resources (ENR) Bldg.
2, Room 107 (ground-floor auditorium), 1064 E. Lowell St., University of
Arizona, Tucson*
7-8:30 pm Mountain Standard Time. Free.
The roads that crisscross the Chaco landscape have fascinated
archaeologists and the public for over a century. Using newly developed
technologies and ethnographic insights to inform their interpretations,
scholars have proposed that roads served several potential purposes, such as
aiding resource procurement, facilitating exchange networks, or projecting
religious power. However, definitive interpretations of their meaning and
use remain largely elusive. In this presentation Dr. Bellorado, Assistant
Curator of Archaeology at the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona,
will argue that roads were a unique kind of performance space, and will
present new research on roads, rock art, and footwear (specifically
sandals), using communication theory to elicit clues to how these perplexing
avenues were used and who used them.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. For
in-person meeting, no reservations are needed and $1/hr parking is available
in U of A 6th St. garage immediately east of ENR. To register for online
presentation go to <https://bit.ly/2024FebBellorado_REG>
https://bit.ly/2024FebBellorado_REG. For details visit
<http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org> www.az-arch-and-hist.org or contact Susan
Bierer at <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Monday-Friday February 19-23, 2024: Tucson
“Sabino Canyon Survey” volunteer opportunities offered by Tucson’s
Archaeology Southwest (ASW) in the Santa Catalina Mountains northeast of
Tucson*
Times TBA. Free.
Led by Sara Anderson and Allen Denoyer, the volunteer-assisted Sabino
Canyon pedestrian archaeological survey project will be in the field five
days a week. The ideal field crew size for this project is 6 per day
including the field leaders, so up to four volunteers may participate daily,
for a full day or just a half day.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To learn more,
contact Sara Anderson at 520-882-6946 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask], or fill out
<https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/volunteer/volunteer-interest-form/>
this form to indicate you are interested in the project and ASW will reply
with details and a sign-up sheet.
Wednesday, February 21, 2024: Online
“Let’s Go on a Trek! Shumla’s Public Outreach and Treks Programs”
free Lunch & Learn presentation by archaeologist Katie Wilson, MA, sponsored
by Shumla Archaeological Research & Education Center, Comstock, Texas*
12 pm Central Standard Time. Free.
Whether you’re thinking about signing up for a Shumla Trek or you’ve
already filled your Treks Passport, come find out more about Shumla Treks
and Shumla’s Outreach Programs from archaeologist and outreach coordinator
Katie Wilson. She’ll include sneak peeks of sites on the Spring calendar and
tips for the best trekking experience.
*This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To register go
to <https://shumla.org/lunchandlearn/> https://shumla.org/lunchandlearn/.
For more information contact Shumla at <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]
Thursday February 22, 2024: Online
“Utah Preservation Consultant Workshop” free online program sponsored
by the Utah State Historic Preservation Office, Salt Lake City*
9 am-12 pm Mountain Standard Time. Free.
Topics in this workshop will focus on various National Register items
and State/Federal Tax Credits applications. The Utah SHPO encourages firms
that do either of these types of projects to attend. Agenda items include
SHPO updates and planning on office activities including scanning, National
Register requirements, and tax credit discussion.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For
reservations (required) or more information visit
<https://ushpo.utah.gov/event/utah-preservation-consultant-workshop/>
https://ushpo.utah.gov/event/utah-preservation-consultant-workshop/.
Thursday February 22, 2024: Online
“YAKANAL: Rekindling Our Ancestral Relationship to Place” free online
presentation with Isabel Hawkins, PhD and Shelly Valdez, PhD, part of the
Sense of Place Speaker Series: Indigenous Perspectives of Earth, Water and
Sky sponsored by the Indigenous Education Institute, Friday Harbor,
Washington*
12 pm Pacific Standard Time. Free.
YAKANAL engages Indigenous youth in cultural exchanges and cultural
preservation programs of local impact, offering unique opportunities to
share rich cultures and traditional knowledge. The program brings together
multi-generational groups of Pueblo participants from New Mexico with Maya,
Zapotec, Mixtec, and other Indigenous groups from Latin America to engage
them in immersive cultural exchange experiences. YAKANAL joins the words for
“corn” in the Western Keres and Yucatec Mayan languages, honoring a mutual
and sacred relationship with our ancestral food. Its mission is “To
strengthen cultural identity and leadership capacities in Indigenous youth,
preparing them to engage with other cultures while preserving their own.”
Dr. Hawkins is with the Exploratorium in San Francisco and Dr. Valdez is
President of Native Pathways, Laguna NM.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To register go
to <https://bit.ly/iei-yakanal> https://bit.ly/iei-yakanal.
Friday February 23, 2024: Tucson
“Santa Cruz River History Tour” sponsored by Presidio San Agustín del
Tucson Museum, starting and ending at Mission Garden, 946 W. Mission Lane,
Tucson*
10 am-12 pm. $35 ($25 for Presidio Museum members) includes admission
to Mission Gardens.
This two-mile walking tour led by Mauro Trejo focuses on our
relationship with the Santa Cruz River, how it supported Tucson’s early
residents, and the 19th and 20th century factors that affected its demise.
The tour includes the sites of the former Spanish mission and O’odham
village that was the origin of modern Tucson, plus visits to Tucson’s
tallest tree and the Garden of Gethsemane, a holy site of statues made by
WWI veteran and artist Felix Lucero in the 1940s.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information or to register click on this link:
<https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=9958&qid=870055> Friday,
February 23, 10 am-12 pm; or contact the Tucson Presidio Museum at
520-622-0594 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday February 24, 2024: Tucson
“Archaeology Day” free activities and demonstrations at Mission
Garden, 946 W. Mission Lane, Tucson*
8 am-1 pm. Free (All gifts are appreciated).
Representatives of Tucson's archaeology community come to Mission
Garden to teach practical hands-on skills. Allen Denoyer will lead
Archaeology Southwest’s Hands-on Archaeology program that allows kids of all
ages to try out fascinating ancient technologies such as etching shell,
painting with natural pigments, or throwing spears with atlatls. Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center is also represented on these fourth Saturday events,
presenting interactive programs in which kids can make their own cordage,
pinch pots, pendants, and petroglyphs.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information visit <http://www.tucsonsbirthplace.org>
www.tucsonsbirthplace.org or call 520-955-5200.
Saturday February 24, 2024: Near Fairbank, AZ
“History Walk to Grand Central Mill” free hike sponsored by Friends
of the San Pedro River, Sierra Vista, Arizona, starting in Fairbank,
Arizona*
10 am to approximately 12 noon. Free.
Take a walk to the ruins of the historic Grand Central Mill. During
the Tombstone silver boom, this stamp mill operated 24 hours a day,
processing the ore brought in from Tombstone by wagons. Learn about the
mining history of the area and take a three-mile round trip walk to the mill
site. This walk follows an uneven dirt and gravel trail. There is limited
shade, and it will be hot on sunny days. Please realistically assess your
ability to do this walk. Wear a hat, sun protection, appropriate clothing,
and sturdy shoes. Bring water and snacks.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. No reservations
required. For more information call 520-508-4445 or email
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday February 24, 2024: Tucson
“43rd Fort Lowell Day/La Reunión de El Fuerte” free activities at
Fort Lowell Park, 2900 N. Craycroft Rd., Tucson*
11 am to 3:30 pm. Free.
Visitors and neighbors are invited to step back in time to get a
glimpse of the rich history of Old Fort Lowell, a neighborhood that was
occupied by the Hohokam 1,700 years ago and later was the site of a cavalry
fort from 1873-1891. Scheduled activities include:
* 11:15 am-12 pm: 4th Cavalry Band performance
* 12-12:30 pm: Flag raising ceremony
* 12:30-1:30 pm: Tour of officers’ quarters by archaeologist and
historian Homer Thiel
* 2:30-3 pm: Cavalry drills on the Parade Ground by B Troop, 4th US
Cavalry Regiment (Memorial) Fort Huachuca
* 3-3:30 pm: Cannon demonstration
Plus: Self-guided walking tours of the Fort Lowell Historic District hosted
by the Old Fort Lowell Neighborhood Association; displays by the Civil War
Roundtable, Buffalo Soldiers, 3rd US Artillery, Fort Lowell civilians and
ranchers, Fort Lowell quartermaster, a faro dealer and the Fort Lowell
Cavalry; lectures and presentations on the cultural significance of Old Fort
Lowell and its role in the development of the Southwest; music by the
Regimental Band, Mariachis and Way Out West; children’s activities including
mining for “precious metals”; re-enactors at the hospital site and the Fort
Lowell Museum; and San Pedro Chapel open with activities for all.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact the Tucson Presidio Museum at 520-622-0594 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday February 24, 2024: Benson, AZ
“Archaeology’s Deep Time Perspective on Environment and Social
Sustainability” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Cochise
College Coffee and Free Lecture series at the Benson Center, 1025 AZ-90,
Benson, Arizona; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
12-1:30 pm. Free.
The deep time perspective that archaeology and related disciplines
provide about natural hazards, environmental change, and human adaptation
not only is a valuable supplement to historical records, it sometimes
contradicts historical data used by modern societies to make decisions
affecting social sustainability and human safety. What can be learned from
scientific evidence that virtually all prehistoric farming cultures in
Arizona and the Southwest eventually surpassed their thresholds of
sustainability, leading to 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 evidence of prehistoric tsunamis? This
presentation looks at archaeological, geological, and
sustainable-agricultural 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. This program is made possible by
Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact the Benson Center at 520-586-1981 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday February 24, 2024: Tucson
“Building Partnerships for Agricultural Sustainability” free
presentation by Andrea Carter, PhD, sponsored by Pima County Natural
Resources, Parks & Recreation (NRPR) at Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger
Rd., Tucson*
1-2:30 p.m. $5 per person plus Active Net fee of $2.50 per
transaction + 3% of the entire transaction cost.
For 40 years, Native Seeds/SEARCH has collected, preserved, and
shared seeds with the public, believing seeds of the past are best conserved
when they are grown today. The Native Seeds/SEARCH seed bank now holds
hundreds of varieties of crops adapted to arid landscapes and affiliated
with the cultural heritage and farming knowledge of over 50 Indigenous
communities of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico. Dr. Carter will present on
the nutritional, ecological, and social value of regionally adapted foods
and lessons to be learned from traditional farming systems that form
intimate relationships between plants and the land.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To register
visit
<https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/nrpr/home?onlineSiteId=0&from_origina
l_cui=true>
https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/nrpr/home?onlineSiteId=0&from_original
_cui=true, click on Register for Activities, scroll to the bottom until no
new entries come up, do a find/search (Ctrl-F) for BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS
then click on the program title.
Saturday February 24, 2024: Green Valley, AZ
“The Chiricahua Apaches: A Concise History” presentation by Bill
Cavaliere, part of the 2024 Native Peoples, Native Voices speaker series at
Raul M. Grijalva Canoa Ranch Conservation Park, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road,
Green Valley, Arizona (accessible from I-19 Canoa Road Exit 56)*
1-2:30 pm. $5 per person plus Activenet registration fee
approximately $3/ticket. (Purchase multiple tickets together to lower the
per-ticket fee.) Cash will not be accepted at the door.
Join author and historian Bill Cavaliere for an overview of the
Chiricahua Apaches including Cochise, his son Naiche, and Geronimo.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To register
visit
<https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/nrpr/activity/search?onlineSiteId=0&a
ctivity_select_param=2&viewMode=list>
https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/nrpr/activity/search?onlineSiteId=0&ac
tivity_select_param=2&viewMode=list and enter CHIRICAHUA in the Activity
Search cell to find the program. (Activenet charges an administration fee in
addition to the county activity fee.)
Saturday February 24, 2024: Tubac, AZ
“Blacksmithing: From Colonial Tools to Contemporary Art” presentation
and exhibit at Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel Street, Tubac,
Arizona*
2 pm. Free.
Blacksmiths have been important members of society for thousands of
years. The museum at Tubac Presidio State Historic Park has many examples of
their work supporting the Tubac Presidio and the Spanish colonial settlers
in the area. This event will explore some of the stories behind those
artifacts: what life was like for a colonial blacksmith at the Presidio as
well as a brief look at the tools and techniques the blacksmith would have
used. It also will show some ways in which things have changed for
blacksmiths from the colonial period to the present day leading to the
sculptures currently on display on the Presidio grounds.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information call 520-398-2252 or email <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]
Monday February 26, 2024: Tucson
“Fort Lowell Neighborhood Walking Tour” with historian Ken Scoville
sponsored by the Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum starting at Fort
LowellA Park, 2900 N. Craycroft Rd., Tucson*
10 am-12 pm. $30 ($20 for Presidio Museum members).
Historian and preservationist Ken Scoville explains how physical
features, cultural layers, and political decisions have shaped not just the
story of the district but the development of Arizona as well, from Apache
wars to development wars. Discover why the Fort Lowell area and the State
of Arizona are the places they are today.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information or to register click on this date link:
<https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=569> Monday,
February 26, 10 am-12 pm; or contact the Tucson Presidio Museum at
520-622-0594 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
(Applications due March 1)
May 13-June 21, 2024: Southwestern Colorado
“2024 Archaeological Field School at BLM Canyons of the Ancients
National Monument” sponsored by Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado*
Tuition $1,890 for Colorado residents, $4,674 for out-of-state
residents, + $1,000 course fee per student to for transportation and other
expenses; members of federally recognized Tribes may apply for a tuition
waiver.
In this six-week archaeological methods training field school
students will gain experience in archaeological survey, manual and digital
mapping, architectural and site documentation, and archaeological
collections management and curation. Field trips to local sites will provide
additional context for the project. Course is ANTH 369: Field Training in
Archaeology, 6 credits; open to students who have completed ANTH 201 or an
equivalent introduction to archaeology class.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information visit <http://www.fortlewis.edu/fieldschool>
http://www.fortlewis.edu/fieldschool.
Saturday March 2, 2024: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Vista del Rio Archaeological Site
Free Tour” guided by archaeologist Allen Dart at the Vista del Rio Cultural
Resource Park, 7575 E. Desert Arbors St. (at Dos Hombres Road), Tucson
9-11 am. Free.
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
southern Arizona Hohokam archaeological culture that was inhabited between
1000 and 1150 CE.
Reservations are required by 5 pm Thursday February 29: 520-798-1201
or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos about the
above-listed activity send an email to <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask] with “Send March 2 Morning Tour flyer” in your email
subject line.
Saturday March 2, 2024: Near Sierra Vista, AZ
“History Walk, Fairbank Historic Townsite” sponsored by the Friends
of the San Pedro River, Sierra Vista, Arizona, starting on N. Old Fairbanks
Rd. 5.93 miles west of the AZ-80/AZ-82 intersection (and 0.1 mile past W.
Schieffelin Monument Rd.), Fairbank, Arizona*
10 am-12 pm. Free.
Tour this historic townsite with docents from the Friends of the San
Pedro River. The tour is on gravel walkways that are level. The walk to the
cemetery and return is about 1 mile total. Reaching the cemetery requires
walking up a short slope with poor footing and loose rock. You are welcome
to participate in the townsite tour and not go to the cemetery. Come on out
for this great event, to be led by Friends docent Ron Stewart. It’s a good
way to learn a little history of the area and enjoy some time outdoors.
Entrance to the townsite is five miles east of Whetstone on Highway 82, just
east of the San Pedro River bridge. Look for a sign on the north side of the
road at the entrance to the parking lot. Park in the outer lot and use the
fenced trail to walk to the schoolhouse.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. No reservations
required. For more information call 520-508-4445 or email
[log in to unmask]
Saturday March 2, 2024: Tucson
“Growing the Desert: A Story of Farming and Community in San Xavier”
free presentation by Jacelle Ramon-Sauberan, PhD, sponsored by Pima County
Natural Resources, Parks & Recreation (NRPR) at Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E.
Roger Rd., Tucson*
1-2:30 p.m. $5 per person plus Active Net fee of $2.50 per
transaction + 3% of the entire transaction cost.
Many Arizonans call the Sonoran Desert and its striking landscapes
home. Long before our urban centers and city lights lit up the dark desert
skies, the Tohono O’odham were cultivating and shaping the land with
abundant agriculture – from squash and beans to corn and cotton. For
generations they passed down their rich knowledge and culture grown from
their connection to the desert. Join Dr. Ramon-Sauberan as she shares her
knowledge about the history and culture of her people, the Tohono O’odham.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To register
visit https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/nrpr/home?onlineSiteId=0
<https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/nrpr/home?onlineSiteId=0&from_origina
l_cui=true> &from_original_cui=true, enter GROWING THE DESERT in the
Activity Search cell, then click on the program title.
Tuesday March 5, 2024
“Tres Hornos: Experimental Archaeology of Earthen Ovens” free
Archaeology Café online lecture with archaeologist Jun Sunseri presented by
Archaeology Southwest (ASW), Tucson*
6-7 pm Mountain Standard Time. Free.
Everyone’s ancestors cooked with earth in one form or another. As a
participant-observer and experimental archaeologist, Jun Sunseri
(University of California Berkeley) has found that the construction and use
of such features are not only important aspects of his research, but also
serve as the foci of social experiences that bring people together through
labor and food.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To preregister
(required) go to
<https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PoeR4daHTKO2Oo7nvnxQDg#/registr
ation>
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PoeR4daHTKO2Oo7nvnxQDg#/registra
tion.
Wednesday March 6, 2024: Tucson
(Rescheduled from February 28)
“Chaco, Mimbres and Paquimé: A New Synthesis” free presentation by
archaeologist Steven LeBlanc, PhD, sponsored by the Arizona State Museum
(ASM) in Environmental & Natural Resources (ENR) Bldg. 2, Room S107
(ground-floor auditorium), 1064 E. Lowell St., University of Arizona campus,
Tucson*
3-4 pm. Free.
Chaco Canyon and Paquimé (Casas Grandes) are both World Heritage
Sites. When they were florescing, between them lay the unique Mimbres
archaeological culture. For over 50 years the relationships among these
three culture regions have produced many theories, but little consensus.
Recent information strongly suggests the terminal dates for Chaco and
Mimbres at ca. 1130 CE are very near the initial date for the founding of
Paquimé, thus changing ideas on how they might have been related. A new
synthesis provides insights into the links among these three cultures. Dr.
LeBlanc is retired Director of Collections, Peabody Museum/Harvard
University.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Parking is
available in the U of A 6th St Garage, 1201 E. 6th St. For more information
contact Darlene Lizarraga at 520-626-8381 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]
March 7, 2024: Online
“Towards a History of American Indian – Jewish Relations” free online
presentation by historian David S. Koffman, PhD, sponsored by Crow Canyon
Archaeological Center, Cortez, Colorado*
4 pm Mountain Standard Time. Free (donations encouraged).
This talk outlines the long, twisted, fascinating, and largely
unknown history of relationships between Jews and American Indians on Turtle
Island, both in the realms of the imagination and in human-to-human,
face-to-face encounters. The saga runs from the seventeenth century supposed
kinship between descendants of the so-called Lost Tribes of Israel and
ancient American Indians, to present-day American debates about who is
Indigenous to Israel-Palestine. In the middle, there will be a discussion on
how Jews fit in among the settlers’ expansion of the western frontier in the
nineteenth century, and the twentieth century Jews who advocated for Native
rights and justice. David S. Koffman is the J. Richard Shiff Chair for the
Study of Canadian Jewry and an associate professor in the Department of
History at York University, where he teaches courses on Canadian Jewish
history, religion in American life, the meanings of money, genealogy as
history, modern antisemitism, and religion & capitalism.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To learn more
and register visit
<https://crowcanyon.org/programs/towards-a-history-of-american-indian-jewish
-relations/>
https://crowcanyon.org/programs/towards-a-history-of-american-indian-jewish-
relations/.
Saturday March 9, 2024: Near Fairbank, AZ
“History Walk to Presidio Santa Cruz de Terrenate” sponsored by the
Friends of the San Pedro River (Sierra Vista, Arizona); north of Fairbank,
Arizona (contact the Friends for meeting place directions)*
10 am-12 pm. Free.
Join a docent from the Friends of the San Pedro River on a walking
tour of the Spanish Presidio of Santa Cruz de Terrenate. This fort was
operational during the late 1770s, the centerpiece for a planned Spanish
occupation of the San Pedro River Valley that failed. This is a three-mile
round trip walk over trails and uneven ground. The return walk is gradually
uphill. There is no shade, and it will be hot on sunny days. Please
realistically assess your ability to do this walk. Wear a hat, sun
protection, appropriate clothing, and sturdy shoes, and bring water and a
snack. Meet at the Presidio Parking Area (west side of the San Pedro River
on Highway 82, turn north on In Balance Ranch Road (shows as Kellar Rd. on
Google Maps), go 1 mile to parking area).
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. No reservations
required. For more information call 520-508-4445 or email
[log in to unmask]
Saturday March 9, 2024: Tucson
“Turquoise Trail Guided Walking Tour” starting at the Presidio San
Agustín del Tucson Museum, 196 N. Court Ave., Tucson*
10 am-12:30 pm. $30 (Presidio Museum members $20).
Sponsored by the Presidio Museum, this tour guided by Mauro Trejo
takes attendees on a walk along the 2.5-mile Turquoise Trail through
downtown Tucson to see historic buildings and hear stories that make
Tucson’s history special. The trail passes many of Tucson’s historic
buildings, parks, sculptures and shrines.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To preregister
(required) click on the date link:
<https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=10444&qid=891558>
Saturday, March 9, 10 am-12:30 pm; or contact the Tucson Presidio Museum at
520-622-0594 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday March 9, 2024: Tucson
“Benefit Sale of Indigenous Art” sponsored by Friends of the ASM
Collections on the front lawn of the Arizona State Museum (ASM), University
of Arizona, 1013 E. University Blvd., Tucson*
10 am-3 pm. Free to browse.
Shop an array of previously owned Southwest Native pottery, jewelry,
baskets, carvings, flat art, and more. You might even find some handicrafts
from around the world. These items are donated by individuals and estates
throughout the year specifically to be sold at this event. The inventory is
always different and the prices are always phenomenal – in a good way! No
tax. Proceeds benefit ASM's ethnological collections. And while you’re
there, visit the amazing ASM galleries!
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Darlene Lizarraga at 520-626-8381 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday March 9, 2024: Online
“Assessing the Variability and Chronology of Red Linear Style
Pictographs in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands of Texas” free Zoom presentation
by archaeologist Jerod Roberts sponsored by American Rock Art Research
Association (ARARA)*
5:30-7:30 pm Pacific Standard Time. Free.
This presentation aims to further define the characteristics of Red
Linear style anthropomorphic figures, identify regional variations, and
establish its temporal relationship with other regional rock art styles of
the Lower Pecos Canyonlands of Texas and Coahuila, Mexico. In 2013,
archaeologist Carolyn Boyd et al. presented a list of diagnostic attributes
for the Red Linear style, shedding light on its unique features. They also
identified 38 Red Linear figures under the Pecos River style, suggesting
that the Red Linear style is either older than or contemporaneous with the
Pecos River style. Building on this foundation, this thesis incorporates
anthropomorphic attributes from 15 additional Red Linear sites documented
during Shumla Archaeological Research and Education Center's Alexandria
Project, resulting in a comprehensive list of 614 Red Linear anthropomorphs
across 25 sites. Statistical and geospatial analyses helped discern regional
variation patterns in the Red Linear style, and radiocarbon dates on seven
Red Linear style anthropomorphs fell between 4830±35 and 4275±35 BP. These
findings bolster Boyd et al.'s conclusions and offer enriched understanding
through absolute dating methods.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To register for
the Zoom go to <https://arara.wildapricot.org/event-5612078>
https://arara.wildapricot.org/event-5612078.
Saturday & Sunday March 9 & 10, 2024: Tucson
“ASM Library Benefit Book Sale” sponsored by the Arizona
Archaeological and Historical Society (AAHS) at the Arizona State Museum
(ASM), University of Arizona, 1013 E. University Blvd., Tucson*
10 am-4 pm Saturday, 10 am-2 pm Sunday. Free to browse.
Shop a huge selection of used anthropology books with an emphasis on
the Southwest but with selections from all of the Americas, Europe, the
Middle East, and Africa. A large number of volumes of American and world
history, philosophy, biography, economics, etc. Many books are priced at $2
and $4. Prices drop to half price from 12-2 on Sunday. Proceeds support the
ASM library.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Darlene Lizarraga at 520-626-8381 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Wednesday March 13, 2024: Cave Creek, AZ
“Hiking into the Past: The Sierra Ancha Cliff Dwellings" free
presentation by historian Dr. John Nathan Mack for Desert Foothills Chapter,
Arizona Archaeological Society meeting at Good Shepherd of the Hills
Fellowship Hall, 6502 E. Cave Creek Rd., Cave Creek, Arizona*
Talk begins at 7:30-8:30 pm; refreshment and socialization beginning at
7 pm. Free.
This presentation examines the remarkable cliff dwelling structures
built by people who lived in the canyons of the Sierra Ancha wilderness
during the early Middle Ages. Their architecture reflects the culture and
history and helps us understand their contributions to life in the Arizona
desert. The presentation includes numerous photos from expeditions or John
Nathan Mack, a University of Kansas with graduate with a master’s degree in
Russian history and a PhD in American history. This presentation is
supported by the Arizona Humanities AZ Speaks program.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Mary Kearney at <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]
Thursday March 14, 2023: Tucson & San Xavier, AZ
“Tucson’s O’odham and Spanish Food Heritage Day Trip” fundraising
coach trip to support the ongoing work of the Arizona State Museum's Office
of Ethnohistorical Research, starting at Mission Garden, 946 W. Mission
Lane, Tucson.
8 am-5 pm. $275 ($225 for ASM members) includes motor coach
transportation, breakfast, parking, entry fees, gratuities, guest speaker
honoraria, lunch, snacks and beverages.
Spend the day with ASM scholars Dale S. Brenneman, PhD, and Monica
Young, MA, exploring Tucson’s rich Native and Hispanic food heritages. See
how culture, religion, and farming intersected and transformed the landscape
in multiple ways, shaping southern Arizona and the future city of Tucson.
Tour begins at Tucson’s Mission Garden (where full-day parking is available)
with light breakfast and a tour of the garden with Maegan Lopez and Kendall
Kroesen. From there it will depart by motor coach to visit ancient Hohokam
agave fields at the base of Tumamoc Hill with archaeologist and
ethnobotanist Suzanne Fish, PhD, then to the San Xavier Co-op Farm where
lunch will be served followed by a tour of the farm. The last stop will be
at the Tucson Presidio for a tour with a Presidio docent and food display
before the tour returns to Mission Garden.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information visit <https://statemuseum.arizona.edu/events/food-heritage>
https://statemuseum.arizona.edu/events/food-heritage or contact Darlene
Lizarraga at 520-626-8381 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]
Thursday March 14, 2023: Online
“Feathered Serpents and Pole Climbing Clowns: The Paradox of the
Southwest/Northwest and Mesoamerican Connection” free online presentation by
archaeologist Randall McGuire, PhD, sponsored by Crow Canyon Archaeological
Center, Cortez, Colorado*
4 pm Mountain Daylight Time. Free (donations encouraged).
A comparison of the US Southwest/Mexican Northwest and Mesoamerican
culture areas reveals an intriguing paradox. Parallels occur in cosmology,
iconography, metaphor, and ritual, yet the societies of the two regions
remain qualitatively different. In the past, archaeologists have attempted
to resolve this paradox by either denying significant connections between
the regions (regionalists) or by seeing the SW/NW as the northernmost
extension of Mesoamerica (Mesoamerican advocates). The vast majority of
these scholars have been archaeologists working in the SW/NW. Regionalists
seek an understanding based on the specifics of Southwest history and
ethnography. Mesoamerican advocates argue for profound iconographic,
cosmological, and metaphorical parallels and connections between the
Southwest and the Mesoamerican religions. This has resulted in explanations
for the connections between the two regions that are both too specific and
too general. A multiscalar relational approach presents an alternative to
the two camps. Such comparisons necessitate approaching the problem from
both the SW/NW and Mesoamerica. From this perspective, Dr. McGuire will ask
how the relations between migrations, commerce, conquest, religion, and
elites through time and in space made and remade the Southwest/Northwest and
Mesoamerican connection.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To learn more
and register visit
<https://crowcanyon.org/programs/feathered-serpents-and-pole-climbing-clowns
-the-paradox-of-the-southwest-northwest-and-mesoamerican-connection/>
https://crowcanyon.org/programs/feathered-serpents-and-pole-climbing-clowns-
the-paradox-of-the-southwest-northwest-and-mesoamerican-connection/.
(Applications due March 15)
June 5-July 23, 2024: Silver City, NM
“2024 Preservation Archaeology Museum Curation & Survey Field School”
sponsored by Archaeology Southwest, Western New Mexico University (WNMU),
and the University of Arizona (U of A) in Silver City, New Mexico*
$4,886 per student excluding tuition; if sponsors receive applied-for
grant, 12 attending undergraduate students each will receive $4,700 stipend
to support attendance. (Graduate and foreign students are not eligible for
the stipend.)
This field school’s curriculum integrates research, education,
preservation, and engagement with Indigenous and local communities.
Collections-based research, museum curation, experimental archaeology, and
archaeological survey work is complemented by public outreach activities and
field trips to archaeological and cultural sites that immerse students in
the history and cultures of the U.S. Southwest. Students will be active
participants in ongoing research project on corporate groups and
extended-family households who cooperated for activities like growing crops
and maintaining irrigation systems in the Mimbres area from AD 1000-1130. 3
field course & 4 lab course credits through U of A or WNMU.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information visit <http://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/field-school/>
www.archaeologysouthwest.org/field-school/ or email Dr. Karen Schollmeyer at
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday March 16, 2024: Comstock, TX
“Guided Tour to Halo Shelter and the Devils River Overlook” with
archaeologist Katie Wilson sponsored by Shumla Archaeological Research &
Education Center, meets at Shumla Center, 28 Langtry St., Comstock, Texas*
8 am-5 pm. $120.
Halo Shelter sits within a small tributary canyon approximately 5 km
from the Devils River on a private ranch in Val Verde county. Halo Shelter
boasts one of the best-preserved Pecos River style pictograph panels in the
region. The site gets its name from a unique arch motif with rayed lines
extending from it over the top of several figures’ heads. This is a wide
assortment of unique and vibrant Pecos River style figures and motifs
intricately executed. The unique vantage point of the Devils River overlook
provides an unforgettable view of one of Texas’s most protected treasures.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To register go
to <http://www.shumla.org/shumlatreks/> www.shumla.org/shumlatreks/. For
more information contact Shumla at <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]
Saturday March 16, 2024: Oro Valley, AZ
“Honey Bee Village Nature Trek” guided nature walk sponsored by Pima
County Natural Resources, Parks & Recreation at Honey Bee Village
Archaeological Preserve, E. Moore Rd. and N. Rancho Vistoso Blvd., Oro
Valley, Arizona*
8:30 -10 am. $5 per person plus Active Net fee of $2.50 per
transaction + 3% of the entire transaction cost.
Enjoy a naturalist-guided nature walk at Honey Bee Village
Archaeological Preserve to learn about this amazing historic cultural site.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To register
visit https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/nrpr/home?onlineSiteId=0
<https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/nrpr/home?onlineSiteId=0&from_origina
l_cui=true> &from_original_cui=true, enter HONEY BEE in the Activity Search
cell, then click on the program title.
Saturday March 16, 2024: Near Sierra Vista, AZ
“History Walk to Millville and Petroglyph Site” sponsored by the
Friends of the San Pedro River, Sierra Vista, Arizona, starting at Millville
Petroglyph and Discovery Trail, 31.636736, -110.172538, along Charleston Rd.
8.4 miles northeast of the AZ-90 & Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy intersection
in Sierra Vista, Arizona*
9-11 am. Free.
Take a tour of Millville, the site of an historic silver mill, and an
adjacent Indian rock art site. Along the way you will visit the site of the
Corbin and Gird silver mills and then a viewpoint from which you can see
numerous petroglyphs that date back a thousand years and more to the Native
Nations that once lived along the San Pedro. This is about a 2 mile walk on
an uneven dirt and gravel trail that crosses through a deep wash. There is
no shade, and it will be hot on sunny days. Please realistically assess your
ability to do this walk. Wear a hat, sun protection, appropriate clothing,
and sturdy shoes, and bring water and a snack.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. No reservations
required. For more information call 520-508-4445 or email
[log in to unmask]
Saturday & Sunday March 16 & 17, 2024: Rimrock, AZ
“Beaver Creek Heritage Days” free activities at The Crane Petroglyph
Heritage Site at V-V (V Bar V Ranch) near Rimrock, Arizona, 2.8 miles east
of the I-17 & AZ-179 junction on Forest Road 618 (less than ½-mile past
Beaver Creek Day-Use Picnic Area)*
9:30 am-3 pm each day. Free admission; parking is $5 per vehicle or
show America the Beautiful or Red Rock Pass.
The Beaver Creek Heritage Days event features engaging activities for
adults, kids, and families! Hands-on experiences include precontact hunting,
atlatl-and-dart throwing, fiber spinning, textile weaving, flintknapping,
cordage, fire, and split-twig figurine technologies as well as rock art and
blade demonstrations. There will be a special performance by the
Warriorettes, a Yavapai-Apache Nation youth dance and drum group. Discover
new insights about The Crane petroglyph panel in the Verde Valley’s largest
known petroglyph site features over 1,200 rock art images including an
advanced solar and lunar calendar marker. Learn about 3D photo documentation
of archaeological sites, ethnobotany of the region, a history of the
Homol’ovi pueblos, and more. Dogs are not permitted on the premises.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information go to www.verdevalleyarchaeology.org
<http://www.verdevalleyarchaeology.org/> or
azarchsoc.wildapricot.org/VerdeValley
<http://azarchsoc.wildapricot.org/VerdeValley> or email Linda Krumrie at
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Sunday March 17, 2024: Comstock, TX
“Guided Tour to Fate Bell Annex, Fate Bell Shelter, and Running Horse
Shelter” with archaeologist Katie Wilson sponsored by Shumla Archaeological
Research & Education Center, meets at Seminole Canyon State Park and
Historic Site Visitors Center, US-90, Comstock, Texas*
8 am-3 pm. $120.
Fate Bell Annex, Fate Bell Shelter and Running Horse Shelter are all
situated in Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site. Fate Bell is one
of the most famous and largest Pecos River style rock art sites in the Lower
Pecos Canyonlands Archeological District — a National Historic Landmark. The
archaeological deposits within the shelter are also extremely well
preserved. Then you will visit Running Horse Shelter, which offers, in
addition to beautiful remnant Pecos River Style rock art, intriguing
Historic period art and even a historic stone wall.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To register go
to <http://www.shumla.org/shumlatreks/> www.shumla.org/shumlatreks/. For
more information contact Shumla at <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]
Monday March 18, 2024: Tucson
“Learning from the Grandmothers: The 2023 Traditional Technologies
Navajo Weaving Seminar to Washington, D.C.” free presentation by Diné
weavers Barbara Teller Ornelas, Lynda Teller Pete, Kevin Aspaas, Calandra
Cook, Elisio Curley, and TahNibaa Naataanii, sponsored by Arizona
Archaeological and Historical Society (AAHS) in Environmental & Natural
Resources (ENR) Bldg. 2, Room 107 (ground-floor auditorium), 1064 E. Lowell
St., University of Arizona, Tucson*
7-8:30 pm. Free.
In October 2023 six Diné weavers traveled to Washington, D.C. for a
week to study historic and contemporary Navajo textiles at the National
Museum of the American Indian, National Museum of Natural History, and The
Textile Museum. Led and organized by master weavers and educators Barbara
Teller Ornelas and Lynda Teller Pete, the seminar group also included
emerging artists Kevin Aspaas, Calandra Cook, Elisio Curley, and TahNibaa
Naataanii. Sponsored by the AAHS Traditional Technologies program, the
seminar’s goals were to learn more about the yarns, dyes, and techniques
used to create the older weavings, experience the artistry and resiliency of
their weaving ancestors, create opportunities for artistic growth, and
expand Diné perspectives in Navajo weaving education, interpretation, and
scholarship. In this in-person presentation the participants will share
their experiences from the seminar with the AAHS membership. They will also
share examples of their weavings inspired by the research.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No
reservations needed; $1/hr parking is available in U of A 6th St. garage
immediately east of ENR. For details visit
https://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/event/laurie-webster-aahs-traditional-techn
ologies-program/ or contact Susan Bierer at <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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Tuesday March 19, 2024: Tucson-Marana, AZ
TOUR FULL – WAITING LIST Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Spring
Equinox Tour to Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological
Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart departing from near Silverbell Road and
Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana, Arizona
8 am to noon. $35 donation ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and
S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members) helps cover Old Pueblo’s tour
expenses and supports its education programs about archaeology and
traditional cultures.
The 2024 vernal equinox occurs on Tuesday March 19, 2024 at 8:06 pm
Mountain Standard Time (Mar. 20, 3:06 am Greenwich Mean Time). To celebrate
the equinox day (but not the exact time!) and explore ancient people's
recognition of equinoxes 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,
bedrock mortars, and other archaeological features; 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
mostly Hohokam Indians between 800 and 1100 CE. An equinox calendar
petroglyph at the site exhibits a specific interaction with a ray of
sunlight on the morning of each equinox regardless of the hour and minute of
the actual celestial equinox, so participants in this tour will see that
sunlight interaction with the calendar glyph unless clouds block the
sunlight.
Donations are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Sunday
March 17, whichever is earlier: 520-798-1201 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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Wednesday, March 20, 2024: Online
“The Cultural and Environmental Context of Pecos River Style Art”
free Lunch & Learn presentation by archaeobotanist Phil Dering, PhD,
sponsored by Shumla Archaeological Research & Education Center, Comstock,
Texas*
12 pm Central Daylight Time. Free.
The nonprofit Shumla Archaeological Research & Education Center is
“all about the art” but it’s important to remember that the art is a part of
and was informed by a wider cultural and environmental context.
Archaeobotanist In this Lunch & Learn session Dr. Phil Dering will share
findings about the timing of Pecos River style art, the conditions under
which it was produced, and the nature of the society that produced it.
*This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To register go
to <https://shumla.org/lunchandlearn/> https://shumla.org/lunchandlearn/.
For more information contact Shumla at <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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March 21, 2024: Online
“The Eyes of the Army: Indian Scouts and the Rise of Military
Innovation during the Apache Wars” free online presentation by Professor
Felicity Amaya Schaeffer, sponsored by Crow Canyon Archaeological Center,
Cortez, Colorado*
4 pm Mountain Daylight Time. Free (donations encouraged).
This talk explores the question: How has the US-Mexico border become
a militarized war zone replete with virtual walls and surveillance? Rather
than consider the migrant threat as key to this question, University of
California, Santa Cruz Professor Amaya Schaeffer goes back to the Southwest
Indian wars to consider how the control of Apache fugitives structured the
development of military innovations in surveillance. While Indian scouts
were dubbed “the eyes of the army,” Apache visionary practices with land had
the power to aid or disorient military control of the Southwest border
region. At the same time, Apache and other Native skills maneuvering the
land were tied to centuries of adaptations to all the forces of land that
she calls a “sacredscience.” Their animated vision and communication across
space constituted a powerful tie to land that was dangerous to
military-backed settler belonging. Early military innovations, such as the
heliograph and binoculars, were created to extend settler seeing in order to
track down, contain, and replace Apache fugitives in frontier regions
considered remote, wile, untamable, and hostile to the civilizational might
of settler presence.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To learn more
and register visit
<https://crowcanyon.org/programs/the-eyes-of-the-army-indian-scouts-and-the-
rise-of-military-innovation-during-the-apache-wars/>
https://crowcanyon.org/programs/the-eyes-of-the-army-indian-scouts-and-the-r
ise-of-military-innovation-during-the-apache-wars/.
Thursday March 21, 2024: Online
“Third Thursday Food for Thought” free Zoom online program featuring
the presentation “In Search of a Borderland: Archaeological Patterns of
Northwest Mexico and Neighbors” by archaeologist Matthew C. Pailes, PhD,
sponsored by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, PO Box 40577, Tucson AZ 85717
7 to 8:30 pm ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight
Time). Free.
Description coming. Dr. Pailes, Associate Professor of Anthropology
at the University of Oklahoma, has done extensive archaeological research in
Sonora, Chihuahua, and Arizona.
For more information contact Old Pueblo at
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] or 520-798-1201.
Saturday March 23, 2024: Comstock, TX
“Guided Tour to VV75 and the Red Linear Type Site” with archaeologist
Katie Wilson sponsored by Shumla Archaeological Research & Education Center,
meets at Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site Visitors Center,
US-90, Comstock, Texas*
8 am-5 pm. $120.
Rock imagery site VV75 contains extremely well preserved
archaeological deposits and remnant Pecos River style rock art; it is the
location where the very first radiocarbon samples for rock art in the Lower
Pecos were collected. The Red Linear type site is a shallow overhang
containing some of the best-preserved examples of Red Linear style of rock
art. Some figures are seen interacting with various animal-like figures,
like canids and deer, and provide an interesting contrast to the
better-known Pecos River style rock art. Both sites are located in Seminole
Canyon State Park.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To register go
to <http://www.shumla.org/shumlatreks/> www.shumla.org/shumlatreks/. For
more information contact Shumla at <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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Saturday March 23, 2024: Near Sierra Vista, AZ
“History Walk to Clanton Ranch” sponsored by the Friends of the San
Pedro River, Sierra Vista, Arizona, starting at Escapule Trailhead on E.
Escapule Rd. northeast of Sierra Vista, ca. 1.4 miles southeast of
Charleston Rd. intersection*
9-11 am. Free.
Take a walk to the Clanton Ranch site, a key location in the Wyatt
Earp vs. The Cowboys epic. Here Old Man Clanton grazed (stolen) cattle in a
pasture along the San Pedro. The round trip to the site requires 1.5 miles
of walking on an uneven gravel/dirt trail. The last 100 feet or so are up a
gradual hill on a rocky, uneven trail. Make sure you are able to handle this
walk. Wear a hat, sun protection, appropriate clothing, sturdy shoes, and
bring water and a snack.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. No reservations
required. For more information call 520-508-4445 or email
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Saturday March 23, 2024: Vail, AZ
“Cienega Creek Nature and Cultural History Hike” sponsored by Pima
County Natural Resources, Parks & Recreation starting at Gabe Zimmerman
Davidson Canyon Trailhead, Cienega Creek Natural Preserve, 16248 E. Marsh
Station Road, Vail, Arizona*
9 am-1 pm. $10 per person plus Active Net fee of $2.50 per
transaction + 3% of the entire transaction cost.
Cienega Creek Natural Preserve offers a unique opportunity to explore
a perennial stream flow in southern Arizona. The consistent water of the
creek supports a lush riparian habitat that is home to an abundance of
vegetation and wildlife. Archaeological evidence suggests that Archaic and
Hohokam cultures relied on the Creek as an important resource for thousands
of years. Join a local archaeologist and a Pima County naturalist to learn
about the areas rich human and natural history and what makes Cienega Creek
such as special place.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To register
visit
<https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/nrpr/home?onlineSiteId=0&from_origina
l_cui=true>
https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/nrpr/home?onlineSiteId=0&from_original
_cui=true, click on Register for Activities, scroll to the bottom until no
new entries come up, do a find/search for CIENEGA CREEK NATURE then click on
the program title.
Saturday March 23, 2024: Tubac, AZ
“Who Was Padre Kino?” presentation by historian Alex La Pierre at
Tubac Presidio State Historic Park visitor center, 1 Burruel Street, Tubac,
Arizona*
2 pm. $15 fee includes admission to tour the Presidio Park.
Discover the captivating life and legacy of one of the most important
figures in the history of the Southwest and Mexico, Padre Eusebio Francisco
Kino. While his name graces geographical locations, streets, and businesses,
there is a deeper story to be told about the region's first peacemaker and
how he has impacted our past, and present. Public historian Alex La Pierre
will discuss how many Sonoran Desert folkways can be traced back to Kino’s
encounters with the Indigenous people and the cultural syncretism between
the Americas and other continents that ensued in the missions he founded
that are located now on both sides of the border.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For
reservations go to
<https://www.tubacpresidio.org/events-1/who-was-padre-kino?utm_campaign=afaa
ac64-ace5-498f-94be-945777de6cad&utm_source=so&utm_medium=mail&cid=f00a65fb-
93c5-4c84-b9a6-4946900ab9ae>
https://www.tubacpresidio.org/events-1/who-was-padre-kino?utm_campaign=afaaa
c64-ace5-498f-94be-945777de6cad&utm_source=so&utm_medium=mail&cid=f00a65fb-9
3c5-4c84-b9a6-4946900ab9ae.
Sunday March 24, 2024: Comstock, TX
“Virtual Trek to Panther Cave” with archaeologist Katie Wilson
sponsored by Shumla Archaeological Research & Education Center, meets at
Shumla Center, 28 Langtry St., Comstock, Texas*
8:30 am-4 pm. $120.
Panther Cave is one of the most requested and an iconic Pecos River
style rock art site, but visiting the site is currently not possible. Join
Katie Wilson for a virtual trek of Panther Cave through Shumla’s digital
archive! The Shumla organization has taken thousands of photos and made 3D
models and panoramic photos of the site, giving the next-best thing to being
there in person. After lunch, there is an option to go to Seminole Canyon
State Park & Historic Site and participate in one of their Van-tastic Tours
that allow a glimpse of Panther Cave from across the canyon.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To register go
to <http://www.shumla.org/shumlatreks/> www.shumla.org/shumlatreks/. For
more information contact Shumla at <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]
Monday March 25, 2024: Glendale, AZ
“Archaeology’s Deep Time Perspective on Environment and Social
Sustainability” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Glendale
Public Library Foothills Branch, 19055 N. 57th Ave., Glendale, Arizona;
cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
6:30-7:45 pm. Free.
See February 24 description of the presentation. This program is made
possible by Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Sarah Herlache at 623-930-3844 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Thursday March 28, 2024: Florence, AZ
“Archaeology’s Deep Time Perspective on Environment and Social
Sustainability” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at McFarland
State Historic Park, 24 W. Ruggles St., Florence, Arizona; cosponsored by
Arizona Humanities*
11 am-12:30 pm. Free.
See February 24 description of the presentation. This program is made
possible by Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information visit <https://azstateparks.com/mcfarland/>
https://azstateparks.com/mcfarland/ or contact McFarland State Historic Park
at 520-868-4496 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]
Saturday March 30, 2024: Near Fairbank, AZ
“History Walk to Presidio Santa Cruz de Terrenate” sponsored by the
Friends of the San Pedro River (Sierra Vista, Arizona); north of Fairbank,
Arizona (contact the Friends for meeting place directions)* 9-11 am.
Free.
Join a docent from the Friends of the San Pedro River on a walking
tour of the Spanish Presidio of Santa Cruz de Terrenate. This fort was
operational during the late 1770s, the centerpiece for a planned Spanish
occupation of the San Pedro River Valley that failed. This is a three-mile
round trip walk over trails and uneven ground. The return walk is gradually
uphill. There is no shade, and it will be hot on sunny days. Please
realistically assess your ability to do this walk. Wear a hat, sun
protection, appropriate clothing, and sturdy shoes, and bring water and a
snack. Meet at the Presidio Parking Area (west side of the San Pedro River
on Highway 82, turn north on In Balance Ranch Road (shows as Kellar Rd. on
Google Maps), go 1 mile to parking area).
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. No reservations
required. For more information call 520-508-4445 or email
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Saturday April 6, 2024: Fort Huachuca/Sierra Vista & Naco, AZ
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Garden Canyon, Fort Huachuca, and
Camp Naco Pictographs, Archaeology, and History” tour with archaeologist
Stanislava Romih and historic architect R. Brooks Jeffery, starting at the
Van Deman Gate Visitor Control Center, Hatfield St., Fort Huachuca, Arizona
8:30 am to 3:30 pm. $55 donation per person ($45 for Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members) supports Old
Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures.
Located on the historic Fort Huachuca Army Post, the Garden Canyon
site is a precontact American Indian settlement near where the Mogollon,
Hohokam, and Trincheras archaeological cultures came together. Limited
excavations at this site revealed remnants of pithouses and above-ground
dwellings, funerary features, and pottery and other artifacts. Farther up
Garden Canyon, a few hundred feet above its floor, are rockshelters that
contain pictographs that may have been painted in the 1700s by Apaches. In
part 1 of this Old Pueblo tour, Fort Huachuca Cultural Resources Manager
Stanislava “Sasha” Romih will guide our visit to these sites and the Fort
Huachuca Museum, which focuses on the region’s military history. After
visiting Fort Huachuca, the tour group will take a lunch break then caravan
from Sierra Vista to Naco, Arizona to visit historic Camp Naco. This early
twentieth-century Buffalo Soldiers installation is now the target of a City
of Bisbee rehabilitation effort to explore a wide range of future uses that
commemorate history, expand cultural opportunities, and serve as a resource
for the communities of Naco and southern Cochise County. Tour participants
need to bring picnic lunch and water, wear sturdy hiking shoes, and be able
to hike along a short, narrow mountain trail.
Donations are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Monday
April 1st, whichever is earlier: 520-798-1201 or
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Saturday April 6, 2024: Tucson
“Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop” with flintknapper Sam
Greenleaf at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th Street, Tucson
9 am to noon. $35 donation ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and
S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members; 50% off for persons who have taken
this class previously) supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about
archaeology and traditional cultures.
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 pre-European Contact people made and used projectile points
and other tools created from obsidian and other stone. All materials and
equipment are provided. The class is designed to help modern people
understand how Native Americans made traditional crafts and is not intended
to train students how to make artwork for sale. Limited to six registrants.
Donations are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm
Thursday April 4, whichever is earlier: 520-798-1201 or
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Thursday April 18, 2024: Online
“Third Thursday Food for Thought” free Zoom online program featuring
the presentation “Interaction on the Northern Mogollon Frontier:
Perspectives from the Cañada Alamosa” by archaeologist Karl W. Laumbach,
sponsored by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, PO Box 40577, Tucson AZ 85717
7 to 8:30 pm ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight
Time). Free.
The Cañada Alamosa is a spring-fed canyon located on the northeastern
edge of the Mimbres Mogollon world. The Ojo Caliente or Warm Spring supplies
2,000 gallons per minute, ensuring a perennial flow to Rio Alamosa as it
flows to the Rio Grande. Separated by 50 miles and the imposing Black Range
from the Mimbres Mogollon cultural center, the canyon’s well-watered
position on a “zone of interaction” between the Mogollon and Ancestral
Pueblo peoples resulted in a unique cultural sequence from the pithouse
period up to the abandonment of the canyon in the 14th century, reflecting a
variety of local interactions as well as changes in their respective
centers. Karl Laumbach’s archaeological career in southern New Mexico since
1974 included direction of the Human Systems Research nonprofit
organization’s Cañada Alamosa project.
To register for the Zoom webinar go to
<https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_J1BZ0X4DRN-qDvxO4h60Tg>
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_J1BZ0X4DRN-qDvxO4h60Tg. For more
information contact Old Pueblo at <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask] or 520-798-1201.
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Wednesdays May 8-August 7, 2024: Online
“The Mogollon Culture of the US Southwest” 14-session online adult
education class with archaeologist Allen Dart, sponsored by Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center, PO Box 40577, Tucson AZ 85717-0577
6:30 to 8:30 pm each Wednesday evening May 8-August 7, 2024. $109
donation per person ($90 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and S’edav Va’aki
Museum Foundation members) supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about
archaeology and traditional cultures. Donation does not include cost of
optional AAS membership or AAS Certification Program enrollment.
Registered Professional Archaeologist Allen Dart teaches this class
in 14 two-hour sessions on Wednesday evenings May 8-August 7, 2024, to
explore the archaeology of the ancient Mogollon culture of the American
Southwest. The class covers the history of Mogollon archaeology, Mogollon
origins, the complex subregional Mogollon “branches,” chronology of
habitation, subsistence and settlement patterns through time, artifacts,
rock art, religious and social organization, depopulation and movement, and
descendant peoples. Minimum enrollment 10 people.
The class meets the requirements of the Arizona Archaeological
Society (AAS) Training, Certification and Education (TCE) program's
“Advanced Southwest Archaeology – Mogollon” course. Students seeking AAS
Certification are expected to prepare a brief research report to be
presented orally or in written or video format. The AAS basic “Archaeology
of the Southwest” class is recommended as a prerequisite but this is
negotiable with the instructor. For information on the AAS and the TCE visit
<http://www.azarchsoc.org/page-807603> www.azarchsoc.org/page-807603.
Reservations and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request
or by 5 pm Friday May 3, whichever is earlier. To register or for more
information contact Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos about the
above-listed activity send an email to <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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Wednesdays September 4-December 11, 2024
(skipping October 23): Online
“The Hohokam Culture of Southern Arizona” 14-session online adult
education class with archaeologist Allen Dart, sponsored by Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center, PO Box 40577, Tucson AZ 85717-0577
Each Wednesday 6:30 to 8:30 pm ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time (same
as Pacific Daylight Time through Oct. 30). $109 donation per person ($90 for
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, AAS, and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation
members) supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and
traditional cultures. Donation does not include costs of recommended text
(The Hohokam Millennium by Paul R. Fish and Suzanne K. Fish, editors) or of
the optional AAS membership or AAS Certification Program enrollment.
Registered Professional Archaeologist Allen Dart teaches this class
in 14 two-hour sessions to explore the archaeology of the ancient Hohokam
culture of the American Southwest. The class covers Hohokam origins,
subsistence and settlement systems, social and organizational systems,
material culture including ceramics, other artifacts, and architecture,
interaction within and beyond the Hohokam culture's regional boundaries, and
ideas on religion and exchange. Students seeking the AAS Certification are
expected to prepare a brief research report to be presented orally or in
written or video format. Minimum enrollment 10 people. The class meets the
requirements of the Arizona Archaeological Society (AAS) Training,
Certification and Education (TCE) program's “Advanced Southwest Archaeology
–Hohokam” class. The AAS basic “Archaeology of the Southwest” class is
recommended as a prerequisite but this is negotiable with the instructor.
For information on the AAS and its Certification program visit
<http://www.azarchsoc.org/page-807603> www.azarchsoc.org/page-807603.
Reservations and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request
or by 5 pm Friday August 30, whichever is earlier. To register or for more
information contact Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201 or
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