For Immediate Release
Hello!
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Table of Contents
Thanks for Thirty!
Some Online Resources
Upcoming Activities
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s Mission and Support
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THANKS FOR THIRTY!
Monday March 18, 2024, is Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s 30th
Anniversary! Old Pueblo Archaeology Center is a Tucson, Arizona-based
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that was founded by anthropologist and
author Carolyn O’Bagy Davis, educator and archaeologist Marc Severson, and
archaeologist Allen Dart in 1993, and incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization on March 18, 1994 to offer educational and research programs in
archaeology, history, and cultures. Its focus is on the cultures and history
of the southwestern US but its area of interest is broader. Old Pueblo’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.
From its present office facilities at the Tucson Unified
School District’s Ajo Service Center in Tucson, Old Pueblo offers programs
and activities to fulfill its mission including archaeology education
programs for children and adults, guided tours to archaeological and
cultural sites, online and in-person classes and workshops, online
presentations, publications, research services, these email blasts
announcing upcoming archaeology, history, and culture-related activities,
and a membership program that provides research and education opportunities.
We at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center are truly grateful to the
many individuals and organizations who have supported us over these past 30
years. If you have not yet made a commitment to assist us in implementing
our mission, please consider becoming a member of Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center’s Archaeology Opportunities support organization. Yearly membership
fees support our education programs and provide members with benefits
including:
* Invitations and discounts for field trips and other archaeology
events.
* Yearly subscription to our quarterly bulletin Old Pueblo
Archaeology.
* 20% discount on some of Old Pueblo’s tours, courses, publications,
and other sales items.
If you would like to support us by becoming a member, please visit
our <https://www.oldpueblo.org/about-us/membership/>
https://www.oldpueblo.org/about-us/membership/ web page. You can also make a
secure donation using PayPal by clicking on the “Donate” illustration at the
top of this message.
Sincerely yours,
Allen Dart, RPA
Executive Director
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.
* School for Advanced Research: So Much Stuff: How Humans Discovered Tools,
Invented Meaning, and Made More of Everything featuring archaeologist and
author Chip Colwell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdxglbwKWY0.
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.
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 Rd. 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 [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
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Old Pueblo's next tour to Los Morteros and Picture Rocks is set for
the 2024 autumn equinox day, see September 22 listing below.
Tuesday March 19, 2024: Albuquerque and online
“Horses and Humans in the North American West” free in-person
and online presentation by archaeologist Emily Lena Jones, PhD, for
Albuquerque Archaeological Society meeting at Albuquerque Museum of Art and
History, 2000 Mountain Rd. NW, Albuquerque, and online*
7:30 pm Mountain Daylight Time. (Zoom link opens around 7 pm).
Free (donations encouraged).
In the centuries following Spanish colonization of the
Americas, domestic horses revolutionized the North American West, giving
rise to the great horse cultures of the plains and deserts and forming the
backbone of Indigenous empires that were economically, politically, and
militarily dominant during the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth
centuries. How this process unfolded, however, remains contested, with
academics and Indigenous researchers often holding very different
perspectives. This talk presents recent results from the Horses and Human
Societies in the North American West project, a collaborative initiative
that integrates data from archaeological horse remains (radiocarbon dating,
ancient DNA, stable isotopes, and ZooMS) with historical narratives and
Indigenous knowledge to develop an interpretative framework for the
dispersal of domestic horses across North America. Emily Lena Jones,
Professor of Anthropology and Regents’ Lecturer at the University of New
Mexico, studies the connections between the human-animal relationship and
environmental change across time and space, particularly during times of
accelerated environmental change.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information or to request Zoom link email [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Wednesday March 20, 2024: Florence, AZ
“Historic Florence Walking Tour” with Chris Reid sponsored by
and starting at Pinal County Historical Museum (PCHM), 715 S. Main St.,
Florence, Arizona*
10 am. $20 ($15 PCHM members)
Gain a greater appreciation for Florence's diverse
architectural styles on the Historic Florence Walking Tour. Discover which
movie star was married in Florence, how the town’s street grid differs from
most other towns, and more! Limited to 12 participants.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To
register Click here
<https://89zdiicbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Z2XRa5j9-0d1H4YcKp6Jix8hq6Pg6TOpdR
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call 520-868-4382.
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/. For more information
contact Shumla at [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Wednesday, March 20, 2024: Silver City, NM
“Hopi Quilts and Textiles as Cultural Artforms” fundraising
presentation by historian and author Carolyn O’Bagy Davis sponsored by the
Grant County Archaeological Society (GCAS) at Western New Mexico University
Museum on W. 10th St., Silver City, New Mexico (next to Aldo Leopold Charter
School, 410 W. 10th St.)*
5-6:30 pm. Minimum $5 donation at the Museum’s front desk or
payable to the Museum via the GCAS's secure Paypal portal
(https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=PMLnrr_ThyhkQdGgC33Z9G1Gyt7dYsm2n8UU0pT
oRq2ELt2XB9eote-NaN0F55FfyKdfKXegWb78Ro0F) supports the WNMU Museum’s
curation of its historic documents and photo archives.
Historian and award-winning author Carolyn O’Bagy Davis in an
inducted member of the Arizona Quilters Hall of Fame and founding president
of the Tucson Quilters Guild and Old Pueblo Archaeology Center. Drawing on
her years of experience with Hopi quilters, Carolyn will introduce the
audience to Hopi quilts and textiles as cultural artforms. After the talk
she will offer several original 25" x 30" quilted wall hangings with
original designs created by Hopi artist Bonnie Nampeyo Chapella for $150
each. Proceeds from the sale of the Butterfly Maiden quilt shown here will
be donated to the WNMU Museum.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact the GCAS at [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Daily (except Tuesdays) through May 5, 2024: West of Tucson
“A Western Experience at Old Tucson” at Old Tucson, 201 S.
Kinney Rd., Tucson, Arizona*
10:30 am-5 pm daily. $39 adults, $24 ages 5-12, 4 and under
free.
Old Tucson, where many Western movies have been filmed, goes
back to its roots with “Legends of the Wild West” where you'll meet some of
the people who braved southern Arizona during the 1800s. Old Tucson brings
to life the legendary Calamity Jane, Billy the Kid, Wild Bill Hickok, and
Jesse James through live entertainment. Antique attractions in the Western
Experience at Old Tucson include old-fashioned games, the blacksmith,
vintage carousel, miniature locomotive train ride, the Iron Door Mine, and a
petting zoo, engaging shows like “The Ballad of Bonney Will” Grand Palace
musical and a stunt show demonstration hosted by Buffalo Bill Cody and Annie
Oakley re-enactors.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information visit https://oldtucson.com/western-experience/ or call
520-883-0100.
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-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.
In this presentation Matthew Pailes will review recent
archaeological research in Northwest Mexico, a region frequently invoked as
a tierra incognita in grand schemas of continental history. Was it the
origin point for major social movements? A source or destination of
populations known from the US Southwest? Or even more basically, is there
continuity in traditions from the US Southwest to Mesoamerica? Thanks to
decades of work by Mexican and international archaeologists we can now begin
to place Northwest Mexico in its rightful place in continental scale
narratives. This review will span the traditions of Northwest Mexico,
focusing most on the Sierra Madre Occidental. New data suggest this region
presents a unique story of persistent occupation for millennia, avoiding the
boom and bust political cycles of many neighbors and resisting incorporation
into the religious and political tumult that characterized much of the 1200
to 1400s period in the US Southwest. Dr. Pailes, Associate Professor of
Anthropology, University of Oklahoma, has done extensive archaeological
research in Sonora, Chihuahua, and Arizona.
To register for the Zoom webinar go to
<https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hLrnZPIESWmns2V-0qk67g>
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hLrnZPIESWmns2V-0qk67g. For more
information contact Old Pueblo at [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or 520-798-1201.
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Friday March 22, 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 date link:
<https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=9959&qid=870055> Friday,
March 22, 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 March 23, 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 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]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday March 23, 2024: Scottsdale, AZ
“Cemait/Modiily/Tortilla Festival” sponsored by Salt River
Pima-Maricopa Indian Community at Huhugam Ki: Museum Grounds, 10005 E.
Osborn Road, Scottsdale, Arizona*
8 am-2 pm. Free.
Join the Huhugam Ki: Museum its annual Tortilla Festival!
Activities include demonstrations, tortilla history, tortilla making,
chicken scratch band, food vendors, games. and more.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information click here: Cemait-Modiily-Tortilla Festival.
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
northeast of Sierra Vista*
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.
Directions: Meet at the Escapule Trailhead. Escapule Road
intersects with Charleston Road 6 miles east of Sierra Vista. Turn south on
Escapule Road and drive 1.3 miles south. Look for a dirt parking area on the
left side. The docent will place a directional sign at its entrance, a left
turn. This location is directly addressable in Google Maps as “Escapule
Trailhead.”
* 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]
<file:///D:/OPAC/News/Old%20Pueblo%20Releases/2024/Events%20list%20-%20upcom
[log in to unmask]> .
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
<https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/nrpr/home?onlineSiteId=0&from_origina
l_cui=true> &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: Tucson
“Colonialism and the Archaeology of Animal Bones” free
presentation with Professor Barnet Pavão-Zuckerman, sponsored by University
Indian Ruin Friends at University Indian Ruin, 2799 N. Indian Ruins Road,
Tucson*
10 am. Free.
Free and open to the public. Dr. Pavão-Zuckerman is Professor
and Chair of the Department of Anthropology, University of Maryland. A
reception and tour of the University Indian Ruin property follows the
lecture.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact the University of Arizona School of Anthropology at
520-621-1767 or [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Saturday March 23, 2024: Tucson
“The Science of History Family Funday” at the Fort Lowell
Museum in Fort Lowell Park, 2900 N. Craycroft Rd., Tucson*
10 am-1 pm. Included in admission: $3/person (ages 13 and
younger, and Fort Lowell and Presidio Museum members free).
Fort Lowell was a military supply post active from 1873 to
1891. The Tucson Presidio Trust manages the historic Fort Lowell Museum and
sponsors this event, in which hands-on activities will teach how
archaeologists and historians use science to understand history, focusing on
things such as dendrochronology (tree-ring dating) and C-14 (carbon-14)
dating.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To
register go to www.TucsonPresidio.com/calendar
<http://www.TucsonPresidio.com/calendar> . For more information contact the
Tucson Presidio Museum at 520-622-0594 or [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Saturday March 23, 2024: Tucson
“Basketry Showcase | Basket Weaver Expo | Book Signing” free
exhibition and demonstrations on the front lawn of the Arizona State Museum
(ASM), University of Arizona, 1013 E. University Blvd., Tucson*
10 am-2 pm. Free to attend and free admission to ASM.
To help celebrate the publication of Woven from the Center:
Native Basketry in the Southwest by ASM Associate Curator Diane Dittemore
(UA Press, 2023), basket weavers from around the region (many highlighted in
the book) will show and sell their wares. Buy directly from artists Annie
Antone (Tohono O'odham), Ruby Chimerica (Hopi), Austin Coochyamptewa (Hopi),
Rikki Francisco (Akimel O’odham), Angelina and Elsie Holiday (Diné), Iva
Casuse Honwynum (Hopi/Navajo), Terrol Dew Johnson and Tohono O'odham Basket
Weavers, Kathy Kooyahoema (Hopi), Chris Lewis (Zuni), Jessica Lomatewama
(Hopi), Shelden Nuñez-Velarde (Jicarilla Apache), Mary Pablo (Tohono
O’odham), Leona Romero (Tohono O’odham), Evelyn Rope (Western Apache),
Alberta Selina (Hopi), Lola Thomas (Tohono O’odham), August Wood (Salt River
Pima-Maricopa), and others! Bring your copy of the book or buy one onsite
($75) for the author to sign. Also, take advantage of today’s free museum
admission to view ASM’s exhibit Woven through Time: American Treasures of
Native Basketry and Fiber Art.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Darlene Lizarraga at 520-626-8381 or
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
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>
https://www.tubacpresidio.org/events-1/who-was-padre-kino.
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: Tucson
“Fort Lowell Neighborhood Walking Tour” with historian Ken
Scoville sponsored by the Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum starting at
Fort Lowell 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=574> Monday,
March 25, 10 am-12 pm; or contact the Tucson Presidio Museum at 520-622-0594
or <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.
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 Sarah Herlache at 623-930-3844 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Monday March 25, 2024: Springerville, AZ
“Three Artists’ Perceptions of the Petrified Forest” free
presentation by Carol Sletten for Little Colorado River Chapter, Arizona
Archaeological Society, at Springerville Heritage Center, 418 E. Main St.,
Springerville, Arizona *
6:30-8 pm. Free.
Carol Sletten, author, photographer and mixed media artist was
the first from Arizona’s White Mountains area to be selected to serve for a
month as a Petrified Forest National Park Artist-in-Residence. Carol will
share what she learned and created while living in the park, and will show a
film by her brother and his wife, who were selected to be
Artists-in-Residence the following year. Living and working in a cabin near
Pinetop with her husband and two dogs, Carol Sletten’s motto is “History is
my teacher. Nature is my inspiration. Wonder is my companion. And I am still
learning.”
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Bill Butler at 928-245-9098.
Wednesday March 27, 2024: Santa Fe, NM
“An Evening with Bill Frej and Polly Schaafsma in Conversation
with Anne Frej” sponsored by Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project (Velarde, New
Mexico), at the Santa Fe Woman's Club, 1616 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, New
Mexico*
Doors open at 5:30pm. $50 per ticket in advance, $55 at the
door.
As part of its 25 Anniversary Year of special events, the Mesa
Prieta Petroglyph Project is honored to host award-winning photographer Bill
Frej and renowned archaeologist and rock art researcher Polly Schaafsma in
conversation with editor and author Anne Frej, to discuss their recent
publication Blurred Boundaries: Perspectives of Rock Art of the Greater
Southwest. Hors d'oeuvres presented by The Feasting Place: Food Is Much More
Than Just Eating. Signed copies of Blurred Boundaries will be available for
sale. Your $50 ticket helps support Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project’s ongoing
efforts of preservation, education, and scientific recording.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Buy your
tickets online here
<https://mesaprietapetroglyphs.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4455428cb9d
93ce7bdeb3ed42&id=234c66844f&e=156e4ddb0b> . For more information contact
Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project at 505-852-1351 or
[log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Wednesday March 27, 2024: Online
“Hopi View Finder: An Exploration of Hopi Landscape and Photo
History” free online presentation featuring Native photographer Charnelle
Leslie, sponsored by the Arizona State Museum (ASM), Tucson*
6:30-7:30 pm ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time. Free.
Charnelle “Nellie” Leslie is from the Hopi village of
Sitsom'ovi (Sichomovi). After graduating high school, she attended the Art
Institute of Phoenix where she set off on her photography journey. In this
program she will talk about the relationship Hopi people have had with
photography and how the landscape inspires her work. This talk is presented
in conjunction with the Arizona State Museum’s exhibit Light Handlers:
Indigenous Photographers in the Southwest, on display through July 20, 2024.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To
register for the Zoom program go to
https://arizona.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uzO2AZUnRkWC4ZAhyaSmUQ#/registra
tion.
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 March 25 listing for description.
* 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 28, 2024: Online
“Food Sovereignty in the Desert: Reclaiming Traditional
O’odham Foodways” free “Climate Conversations” presentation by Jacelle
Ramon-Sauberan, PhD, sponsored by Arizona Humanities, Phoenix*
6 pm Mountain Standard Time. Free.
Traditional foodways of the Tohono O’odham are inextricably
linked to their ancestral lands in the Sonoran Desert. O’odham knowledge of
hunting, farming, and harvesting wild foods has evolved over generations and
continues to adapt to the land. How are communities sharing contemporary
cultivation methods? How is climate change affecting traditional foodways?
What can we learn from O’odham practices for sustainability? Join Arizona
Humanities for a conversation with Dr. Jacelle Ramon-Sauberan about the
cultural food systems of the Tohono O’odham and their connection to the
land, plants, and animals. Dr. Ramon-Sauberan is Tohono O’odham from the San
Xavier District. She serves as faculty in the Tohono O’odham Studies Program
at Tohono O’odham Community College and as the Tohono O’odham Nation
Education Development Liaison for Kitt Peak National Observatory.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Register
here
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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, starting on N.
Kellar Rd. 1.8 miles north of AZ-82 near Fairbank, Arizona*
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
<file:///D:/OPAC/News/Old%20Pueblo%20Releases/2024/Events%20list%20-%20upcom
[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday March 30, 2024: Tucson
“Native Nations Craft Market & Demonstrations” at Presidio San
Agustín del Tucson Museum, 196 N. Court Ave., Tucson*
10 am-2 pm. Included with admission: $9 adults; $6 ages 6-13;
$3 off for members of military with ID, seniors 65+, & Pima County
residents; 5 & under free.
Celebrate the history and culture of the Indigenous people of
Arizona with cultural demonstrations, a craft market, and the sale of
popovers and fry bread, both sweet and savory.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information on this and other Presidio Museum activities visit
www.TucsonPresidio.com <http://www.TucsonPresidio.com> or contact the
Tucson Presidio Museum at 520-622-0594 or [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Monday & Wednesday April 1 & 3, 2024: Vail, AZ
“Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock
Art, Part 1” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart, sponsored by
Arizona Senior Academy at Academy Village Auditorium, 13715 E. Langtry Lane,
Tucson*
2:30-3:30 pm. Free.
Ancient Indian pictographs (rock paintings) and petroglyphs
(symbols carved or pecked on rocks) are claimed by some to be forms of
writing for which meanings are known. But are such claims supported by
archaeology or by Native Americans themselves? In this Part 1 of a two-part
presentation, archaeologist Allen Dart introduces the U.S. Southwest as a
“culture area” and the main Native American archaeological cultures that
have inhabited the region for several thousand years. He then distinguishes
two basic rock art styles – abstract and representational – and shows
examples of the rock imagery styles of the pre-150 CE Archaic and Early
Agricultural periods and of post-150 Mogollon and Ancestral Pueblo cultures.
In Part 2 on Wednesday April 3 from 2:30-3:30 pm he will show
and discuss rock art of the Hohokam and Patayan cultures, followed by an
overall interpretation of what can be learned of ancient peoples from their
rock art.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. The
presentations are in Vail, Arizona, but GPS shows the location as a Tucson
address. For more information call 520-647-0980 or email
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Tuesday April 2, 2024: Online
“Archaeology Café: A Lifelong Zuni Farmer’s Authority and
Influence” free online lecture with Jim Enote presented by Archaeology
Southwest, Tucson*
6 to 7 pm ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time. Free.
With experience planting crops for 67 consecutive years, Jim
Enote will share thoughts about traditional knowledge, climate change,
economics, and life on the precipice.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To
preregister go to
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gf2FNydqQoK2jNwvKxcOyA#/registra
tion. For more information contact Sara Anderson at 520-882-6946 or
[log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Wednesday April 3, 2024: Vail, AZ
Part 2 of “Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern
Indian Rock Art” free presentation at Academy Village Auditorium, 13715 E.
Langtry Lane, Tucson*
2:30-3:30 pm. Free.
Ancient Indian pictographs (rock paintings) and petroglyphs
(symbols carved or pecked on rocks) are claimed by some to be forms of
writing for which meanings are known. But are such claims supported by
archaeology or by Native Americans themselves? In a previous Part 1 of this
two-part presentation, archaeologist Allen Dart discussed the U.S. Southwest
as a “culture area,” Native American cultures that have inhabited the region
for several thousand years, basic rock art styles, and the rock imagery of
the pre-150 CE Archaic and Early Agricultural periods and of post-150
Mogollon and Ancestral Pueblo cultures. In this Part 2 of his presentation
he will show and discuss rock art of the post-150 Hohokam and Patayan
cultures, and provide an overall interpretation of what can and maybe cannot
be learned about ancient peoples from their rock art. He observes that many
rock art symbols may be interpreted differently from popular, scientific,
and modern Native American perspectives; considers whether precontact
southwestern rock art is an early form of writing; and discusses how much
meaning can accurately be derived from ancient people’s petroglyphs and
pictographs.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. The
presentations are in Vail, Arizona, but GPS shows the location as a Tucson
address. For more information call 520-647-0980 or email
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Saturday April 6, 2024: Fort Huachuca/Sierra Vista & Naco, AZ
TOUR FULL – WAITING LIST Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s
“Garden Canyon, Fort Huachuca, and Camp Naco Pictographs, Archaeology, and
History” tour with archaeologist Allen Dart 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 tour archaeologist Allen Dart, Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center’s Executive Director, 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 <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 Garden Canyon
flyer” in your email subject line.
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
<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 flintknapping
flyer” in your email subject line.
April 6, 2024: Near Sierra Vista, AZ
“History Walk to Grand Central Mill” sponsored by Friends of
the San Pedro River, Sierra Vista, AZ starting at the Fairbank Townsite
along Arizona Highway 82, 10.0 miles east of the AZ-82/AZ-90 intersection in
Whetstone, Arizona. Parking area entrance is on north side of AZ-82 0.5 mile
east of the San Pedro River bridge; tour meets near the Schoolhouse Museum
just inside the Townsite. “Fairbank AZ” is searchable in Google Maps.*
9-11 am. 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 so realistically assess your ability
to do this walk. Wear a hat, sun protection, appropriate clothing, and
sturdy shoes. Bring water and snacks. Park in the outer lot and use the
fenced trail to walk to the schoolhouse.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact the Friends of the San Pedro River at 520-508-4445 or
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Saturday April 6, 2024: Queen Creek, AZ
“Archaeology Mini Expo: Learning about the Past through
Archaeology” celebration sponsored by San Tan Chapter, Arizona
Archaeological Society, at the San Tan Historical Society Museum, 20425 S.
Old Ellsworth Rd. (at intersection of Queen Creek Rd. and Ellsworth Loop
Rd.), Queen Creek, Arizona*
10 am to 2 pm. Free.
Free and open to the public, family friendly hands-on
activities includikng fire starting, shell etching, site stewardship, safe
hiking, ancient weaponry, pottery making and much more!
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Marie Britton at 480-390-3491 or [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Saturday April 6, 2024: Online
“Capturing Water in Chaco Canyon and the Legacy of R. Gwinn
Vivian” free online presentation by archaeologist Samantha Fladd, PhD,
sponsored by the Amerind Museum, Dragoon, Arizona*
11 am Arizona/Mountain Standard Time. Free.
While Chaco Canyon is renowned for massive great houses and
concentrations of nonlocal materials, the ability of residents to farm the
arid landscape productively has remained contentious within archaeology.
These debates have ranged from questions over soil quality to the existence
and use of water management features. Throughout his career, archaeologist
Dr. R. Gwinn Vivian worked tirelessly to locate and document evidence of
water management, particularly canal systems, from within and around the
Canyon. In this talk, Samantha Fladd, Assistant Professor of Anthropology
and Director of the Museum of Anthropology at Washington State University,
will provide an overview of this evidence and discuss the importance of
Gwinn Vivian’s legacy on the field of Southwest archaeology.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To
register go to https://bit.ly/Amerindonline04062024Fladd.
Sunday April 7, 2024: Tucson
“Armory Park Walking Tour” with Alan Kruse, sponsored by the
Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum, starting across the street from the
Blenman Inn, 204 S. Scott Ave., Tucson*
9-11 am. $30 ($20 Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum
members)
In the Armory Park neighborhood south of Broadway Blvd. and
east of Stone Ave. buildings started to go up with the arrival of the
railroad in 1880. This tour covers a half-mile in two hours and includes the
outsides (not insides) of public buildings on the west side of the
neighborhood. These include the Blenman Inn, Carnegie Free Library, Scottish
Rite Cathedral, Safford School, Willard Hotel, and the Temple of Music and
Art. Personalities discussed include Charles Rivers Drake, Charles Blenman,
Isabella Greenway, Mattie Dreyfus Heineman, and renowned architects Henry C.
Trost and A. G. Rockfellow. This is a good tour for people who want more
information and less walking. Free on-street parking is available.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To
preregister (required) click on the date link: Sunday, April 7, 9-11 am
<https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=10434&qid=891558> . For
more information contact the Tucson Presidio Museum at 520-622-0594 or
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Tuesday April 9, 2024: Phoenix
“Southern Phoenix Basin Rock Art” free presentation by
archaeologist Chris Loendorf, PhD, 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 for refreshments and setup). Free.
The Akimel O’Odham have lived along the middle Gila River, in
the southern portion of the Phoenix Basin, since Euroamericans first visited
the region in the late 1600s. The Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) was
established to encompass their villages by an act of the US Congress in
1859. Because this large portion of the basin was never settled by
non-Indigenous populations, its archaeological manifestations, including
petroglyphs, are comparatively unknown. Importantly, the Akimel O’Odham
still continue to produce rock imagery and to perform traditional religious
practices associated with petroglyph sites. Thus, the GRIC has an unbroken
record of petroglyphs, pictographs, and geoglyphs that spans at least the
last several thousand years. This presentation explores some of the
stylistic motifs that typify the region and relates them to their associated
culture traditions. Chris Loendorf is the Senior Project Manager for the
GRIC Cultural Resource Management Program.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information call the S’edav Va’aki Museum at 602-495-0901.
Wednesday April 10, 2024: Online
“Making This World a Better Place” free online presentation
featuring Native photographer Shannon Stevens, sponsored by the Arizona
State Museum (ASM), Tucson*
6:30-7:30 pm ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time. Free.
Shannon Stevens’s zeal for photography began when she was in
seventh grade and her parents gave her a Canon 35mm camera. Photography is
her passion, bringing her joy. She especially loves bringing out the beauty
in the people she photographs. In this program through her images and a
discussion about her background, Shannon (Pueblo of Laguna) will share why
photography is the tool she uses to express her Native experience. She will
discuss why she is inspired to capture happiness and bring that forth in
those who view her photographs. This talk is presented in conjunction with
the Arizona State Museum’s exhibit Light Handlers: Indigenous Photographers
in the Southwest, on display through July 20, 2024.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To
register for the Zoom program go to
https://arizona.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MlY_tkLsRruPxnGQXdXf9w#/registra
tion.
Saturday April 13, 2024: Langtry, TX
“Guided Tour to Eagle Cave, Skiles Shelter, and Kelley Cave”
with archaeologist Katie Wilson sponsored by Shumla Archaeological Research
& Education Center, meets at Judge Roy Bean Museum and Langtry Travel
Information Center, 526 State Loop 25, Langtry, Texas*
8 am-5 pm. $120.
Eagle Cave, Skiles Shelter, and Kelley Cave are large
rockshelters located within Eagle Nest Canyon in Langtry, Texas. Combined,
all three sites contain evidence of human occupation spanning over 10,000
years into Paleoindian times. The rock art is predominantly Pecos River
style with that in Eagle Cave having recently returned radiocarbon dates
between 3350 and 3210 years ago. Following the Eagle Nest Canyon tour is a
chance to visit the Judge Roy Bean Visitor’s Center to learn more about
Langtry’s history as well as a tour of Shumla’s research facility and
laboratory in Comstock, Texas.
* 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 April 13, 2024: Tucson
“Turquoise Trail Guided Walking Tour” starting at the Presidio
San Agustín del Tucson Museum, 196 N. Court Ave., Tucson*
9-11:30 am. $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 here: Saturday, April 13, 9-11:30 am
<https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=10445&qid=891558> . For
more information contact the Tucson Presidio Museum at 520-622-0594 or
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
April 13, 2024: Near Sierra Vista, AZ
“History Walk at Fairbank Historic Townsite” sponsored by
Friends of the San Pedro River (FSPR), Sierra Vista, AZ starting at the
Fairbank Townsite along Arizona Highway 82, 10.0 miles east of the
AZ-82/AZ-90 intersection in Whetstone, Arizona. Parking area entrance is on
north side of AZ-82 0.5 mile east of the San Pedro River bridge; tour meets
near the Schoolhouse Museum just inside the Townsite. “Fairbank AZ” is
searchable in Google Maps.*
9 am-12 pm. Free.
Take a walk around historic Fairbank with FSPR docent Ron
Stewart. It's a good way to learn a little history of the area and enjoy
some time outdoors. Fairbank dates to 1882 when it grew up around a train
depot – the closest to Tombstone. The optional walk to the cemetery is about
a one-mile round trip on a trail that includes a short uphill section with
poor footing and loose rock. Participants are welcome to skip the cemetery
walk. Wear a hat, sun protection, appropriate clothing, and sturdy shoes.
Bring water and snacks.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact the Friends of the San Pedro River at 520-508-4445 or
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Sunday April 14, 2024: Comstock, TX
“Guided Tour to Black Cave and Vaquero Shelter” with
archaeologist Katie Wilson sponsored by Shumla Archaeological Research &
Education Center, meets at Shumla Center, 28 Langtry St., Comstock, Texas*
8 am-3 pm. $120.
Black Cave is a large rockshelter within Upper Presa Canyon in
Seminole Canyon State Park that contains striking and vibrant rock art,
owing its preservation to its location high above the shelter floor (which
probably would have required the construction of scaffolding to create).
Vaquero Shelter gets its name for the Historic period rock art depicting two
riders mounted on horseback with a longhorn cow and calf adjacent to a
structure resembling a Spanish mission and a man in a Spanish uniform. Other
rock art styles are present, denoting continued use throughout precontact
times.
* 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]
Wednesday April 17, 2024: New Orleans
“Ten Steps for Recording a Rock Art Site” workshop with
archaeologists and rock art researchers Larry Loendorf, Amanda Castaneda,
Laurie White, and Mark Willis sponsored by Sacred Sites Research
(Albuquerque) and the Society for American Archaeology Rock Art Interest
Group at the SAA Annual Meetings at the New Orleans Marriott and the
Sheraton New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana*
10 am-5 pm. $20 per person.
Material covered in this workshop includes up-to-date methods
and techniques for recording pictograph and petroglyph sites, like use of
DStretch image enhancement software, constructing 3D models with Structure
from Motion, portable XRF, dating procedures, and drone mapping. Important
parts of the workshop will include the use of software like Photoshop on
drawing tablets to obtain finished panel drawings, and use of a total site
approach to search for tools used to make the rock imagery and look for
associated psychotropic plants like tobacco, datura, and others.
Participants will be taught to look for sun/solar interactions, acoustics,
and viewshed, much of the knowledge of which comes from working with Native
Americans on-site during the recording process. The instructors have
recorded rock image sites for dozens of years, including the Crow Tribal
Historic Preservation Officer Aaron Brien, who will offer his thoughts
through the workshop.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information or to register visit
<https://documents.saa.org/container/docs/default-source/doc-annualmeeting/p
reliminary-program/pdx2023_event-guide_final.pdf?sfvrsn=f4b1e4d0_9&_gl=1*1o9
6nxt*_ga*Nzg5MDY3NzYxLjE2OTkyOTQ2MDY.*_ga_6SSR7BY1NJ*MTcwNjMyMzcyMC40LjEuMTc
wNjMyMzc5Mi4wLjAuMA>
https://documents.saa.org/container/docs/default-source/doc-annualmeeting/pr
eliminary-program/pdx2023_event.
Wednesday April 17, 2024: Online
“How We Reveal the Paint Sequence of Pecos River Style Murals”
free Lunch and Learn presentation by David Keim, MA, sponsored by Shumla
Archaeological Research & Education Center, Comstock, Texas*
12 pm Central Standard Time. Free.
You’ve heard us say over and over that nothing in Pecos River
Style art is random. But how do we know? How do we know the artists, whether
5,000 years ago or 2,000 years ago, followed the same rules about how the
murals should be painted? In this Lunch and Learn, David will tell how a
portable microscope and a sophisticated diagram software have led to some of
Shumla’s most exciting discoveries.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To
register go to https://shumla.org/lunchandlearn/. For more information
contact Shumla at [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Wednesday April 17, 2024: Online
“Investigating Plant and Animal Resources at the Harris Site:
An Exercise in Ecosystem Engineering” free online presentation by
archaeologist Kristin Corl, sponsored by the Grant County Archaeological
Society (GCAS), Silver City, New Mexico*
6 pm Mountain Daylight Time. Free.
The Harris site (LA 1867) is a Late Pithouse period (550-1000
CE) agricultural village located in New Mexico’s upper Mimbres River valley.
This period is seen as a time of great demographic and social change and is
typified by the transition to a sedentary agricultural subsistence strategy.
While committed agriculturalists, the plant and animal remains recovered
from the Harris site tell us that they continued to depend on a wide variety
of wild resources even as they grew more dependent on agricultural
practices. Their agricultural practices not only transformed the physical
landscape but had cascading effects on other species in the environment. To
better understand the ways in which people living at the Harris site
interacted with their environment, Kristin Corl considers a variety of
archaeological, environmental, and ethnographic data. In this talk she will
focus on the faunal materials encountered at the Harris site help paint a
more complete picture of the ways in which the surrounding environment of
the village was constructed, maintained, and changed through the occupation
of the site.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Contact
the GCAS at <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] for the Zoom
link.
Thursday April 18, 2024: Online
“Climate History & Indigenous Futures: Climate Adaptation for
Contested Landscapes” free online presentation by archaeologist Lindsey
Schneider, sponsored by Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, Cortez, Colorado*
4-5 pm Mountain Daylight Time. Free (donations encouraged).
This presentation considers how narratives of ecological
damage – particularly those associated with climate change – have been used
to constrain, contest, and erase Indigenous land relationships and tribal
sovereignty. Yet, in the last few decades there has been a surge of interest
in Indigenous environmental knowledges, particularly for its relevance in
developing climate adaptation strategies. Tribal nations now find themselves
being asked to share their traditional knowledge with the same colonial
institutions that occupy and manage their homelands. What would it look like
to rethink environmental land management through the lens of Indigenous
futurisms? Using this framework, Dr. Schneider will discuss examples of the
process of building institutional partnerships with tribal communities that
center the needs, visions, and agency of tribal nations as a starting point
for climate adaptation.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To
register visit
https://crowcanyon.org/programs/climate-history-indigenous-futures-climate-a
daptation-for-contested-landscapes/.
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 the
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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April 20, 2024: Near Sierra Vista, AZ
“History Walk to Murray Springs Clovis Site” sponsored by
Friends of the San Pedro River, Sierra Vista, AZ starting east of Moson Rd.,
1.28 miles north of E Highway 90 (AZ-90), Sierra Vista. From AZ-90 in Sierra
Vista, drive north on Moson Rd. for 1.28 miles and turn east. Meet the
docent at the gate to the site. The entrance to the site is searchable as
“Murray Springs Clovis Site” in Google Maps.*
9-11 am. Free.
Join docents from the Friends of the San Pedro River for a
tour of the Murray Springs mammoth kill site. Archaeologist Vance Haynes led
an expedition here in the 1970s that found bones of megafauna that had been
hunted, killed, butchered, and consumed by the Clovis Paleoindians 13,000
years ago. This is an easy walk of less than a half mile, though it does
include dirt steps into and out of a dry 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. Bring water and a snack.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact the Friends of the San Pedro River at 520-508-4445 or
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
April 19, 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 date link: Friday, April 19, 10
am-12 pm <https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=9591&qid=854610>
, or contact the Tucson Presidio Museum at 520-622-0594 or
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Sunday April 21, 2024: Tucson
“Mansions of Main Avenue Walking Tour” with Alan Kruse
sponsored by Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum, meeting at Café a la
C’art, 150 N. Main Ave., Tucson*
9-11 am. $30 (Presidio Museum members $20).
Presidio Museum tour guide Alan Kruse leads a 1/4-mile-long
stroll down Main Avenue to view the homes and hear the stories of the movers
and shakers of early Tucson who lived in them, including Hiram and Petra
Stevens (a prominent merchant couple whose domestic life was less than
perfect), Sam Hughes (called by some the “father of Tucson” but involved in
the Camp Grant Massacre along Aravaipa Creek), Annie Cheyney (whose newly
restored 1905 home was the talk of the town), Albert Steinfeld (famous
department store proprietor), Frank Hereford (attorney who represented the
defendants in the Wham Robbery), and William Herring (Wyatt Earp’s lawyer
once upon a time).
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information or to register click on this date link: Sunday, April 21, 9-11
am <https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=9599&qid=854610> ; or
contact the Tucson Presidio Museum at 520-622-0594 or
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Saturday April 27, 2024: Del Rio, TX
“Guided Tour to Crab and Sunburst Shelters” with archaeologist
Katie Wilson sponsored by Shumla Archaeological Research & Education Center,
meets at Devils River State Natural Area – Dan Hughes (South) Unit, Miers
Ranch Road, Del Rio, Texas*
8 am-4 pm. $120.
Crab and Sunburst shelters are located within the Devils River
State Natural Area, 45 miles north of Del Rio. Hiking to these sites you
will not only see Pecos River style rock art but also stunning views of the
Devils River, one of the last pristine, wild rivers in Texas and a haven for
adventurers from all walks of life. Access to this spring-fed river is
extremely limited and is one of the reasons why it has remained one of
Texas’s most protected treasures. These state-protected lands are home to a
diverse range of plants and animals and also designated as an International
Dark Sky Sanctuary.
* 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]
April 27, 2024: Near Sierra Vista, AZ
“History Walk to Millville and Petroglyphs” sponsored by
Friends of the San Pedro River, Sierra Vista, AZ starting at the Millville
and Petroglyph Discovery Trail parking area. This trailhead is located 7.5
miles east of Sierra Vista on Charleston Road. Turn into the Millville
parking area near the “Fire Danger Level” sign on the north side of
Charleston Rd. and meet by the vault toilet. This location is searchable as
“Millville and Petroglyph Discovery Trail” in Google Maps.*
9-11 am. Free.
Take a tour with an FSPR docent to of Millville, the location
of several historic silver mills and a once-thriving town as well as an
adjacent Indian rock art site. The tour will focus on the history of mining
and the mills. which were active during the Tombstone silver boom. This is
about a two-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. Bring water and a
snack.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact the Friends of the San Pedro River at 520-508-4445 or
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Sunday April 28, 2024: Comstock, TX
“Guided Tour to Painted Shelter” with archaeologist Katie
Wilson sponsored by Shumla Archaeological Research & Education Center, meets
at Shumla Center, 28 Langtry St., Comstock, Texas*
8 am-2 pm. $60.
Painted Shelter is in an unnamed tributary canyon of the Rio
Grande on private property. A spring-fed stream runs in front of the
pictographs panel, creating several long pools. Painted Shelter is home to
the best-preserved example of the Red Monochrome style of rock imagery as
well as remnant Pecos River style murals.
* 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]
Friday-Sunday May 3-5, 2024: Las Vegas, NM
“Archaeological Society of New Mexico (ASNM) Annual Meeting”
hosted by the Site Steward Foundation (SSF) at the Plaza Hotel, 230 Plaza
St., Las Vegas, New Mexico*
Times TBA. Registration $50 until April 1, thereafter $60 ($30
students with ID); Saturday buffet dinner extra (purchase by April 1).
“Archaeology of Northeastern New Mexico and Pueblo-Plains
Interactions” is the theme of this year’s ASNM Conference. Friday,
registration and tour signup, meet and greet reception, appetizers, cash
bar, silent auction, affiliates tables. Saturday, registration and tour
signup, coffee, pastries and fruit, affiliates tables, session
presentations, ASNM members meeting, silent auction, cash bar, buffet
dinner, awards and Bandelier Lecture “Interesting Times: A Career
Perspective on Archaeology, History, and Identity in New Mexico” by
archaeologist Dr. Eric Blinman. Sunday tour options: Arroyo Hondo Pueblo
Tour (Santa Fe), La Cieneguilla Petroglyphs (Santa Fe), Forked Lightning
Pueblo (Pecos National Historic Park), El Pueblo (LA 1697 south of San Jose
along I-25), Mills Canyon Comanche Pictographs (Mills, NM). Discounted hotel
room rates available for conference registrants at the Plaza Hotel and
Castaneda Hotel, Las Vegas; reservations for discounted room rate due by
April 1.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information go to https://archaeologicalsocietynm.org/.
Saturday May 4, 2024: Gallup, NM
“Friends of Hubbell Native Arts Auction” sponsored by Friends
of Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, at Gallup Community Center,
410 Bataan Veterans St., Gallup, New Mexico*
Preview 9-11:30 am, auction 12-4 pm. Free to attend and free
parking.
Approximately 350 items will be auctioned in this Friends of
Hubbell Trading Post semiannual event that generates funds for Native
American college scholarships. The Friends of Hubbell organization
contributes to the management objectives of the National Park Service at
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, supports revitalization of
Native American arts and crafts, and provides college scholarships to
Navajo, Hopi, Zuni, Acoma, Laguna, and Southern Ute Nation students. The
Gallup Community Center is most easily accessed from I-40 Exit 22. A special
room rate is available at La Quinta Inn in Gallup when you mention FoH.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information visit www.friendsorhubbell.org <http://www.friendsorhubbell.org>
or email [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
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]
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about the above-listed activity send an email to
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Saturday July 13, 2024: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Tour of the Desert Laboratory on
Tumamoc Hill and the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research at U of A” meets in
the courtyard at Mercado San Agustín, 100 S. Avenida del Convento, Tucson
7:45 am to 12:30 pm. $35 donation ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members) supports Old Pueblo’s
education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures.
This Old Pueblo Archaeology Center summer tour visits two TOO-COOL
environmental-science laboratories in Tucson – the Desert Laboratory on
Tumamoc Hill and the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research (LTRR), both
administered by The University of Arizona (UA). The Tumamoc Desert
Laboratory began its existence in 1903 as the Carnegie Desert Botanical
Laboratory established by the Carnegie Institution of Washington and is now
listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Tree-Ring Lab also
has a venerable record of research in archaeology, astronomy, and
environmental sciences, created in 1937 by the founder of dendrochronology
as a science: UA Professor of Astronomy Andrew Ellicott Douglass. Tour
presenters and guides will include archaeologists Paul and Suzanne Fish, the
Tumamoc Lab’s Robert Villa and Lynne Schepartz, and LTRR docent Donna
MacEachern. The drive from the Mercado San Agustín meeting place to the
Tumamoc Lab is limited to five vehicles so tour is limited to 20 people and
carpooling is required. After returning to the Mercado, all participants can
take their own vehicles in a caravan to the LTRR.
Donation prepayments are required 10 days after reservation
request or by 5 pm Wednesday July 10, whichever is earlier: 520-798-1201 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
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about the above-listed activity send an email to
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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
<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
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Center’s upcoming-activities announcements!
Thank you again!
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Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
PO Box 40577
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