For Immediate Release
Table of Contents
Some Thank-Yous
Some Online Resources
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s Activities Coming Up in the Next Month or So
Upcoming Activities
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s Youth Education Programs
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s Mission and Support
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SOME THANK-YOUS
This month we thank the following folks (in somewhat alphabetical order) who have joined or rejoined Old Pueblo Archaeology Center as members or who have made donations to support our general education programs since our previous first-of-the-month email blast: Kathleen Yarbrough, David Winston, Seth Weide, Peter Watts (of Australia!), Randall Turner & Daniel Jones, Laraine Turk, Sharon Strachan, Jane Stone, Sharon Smith, Gail Siqueiros, Ralph & Ingeborg Silberschlag, Thatcher Seltzer-Rogers, William Risner, Audrey Rada, Leslie O’Toole, Marie Nibel, Gwendolyn Muzzy, Christine Moe, Kyle Meredith,Michael McNulty, Melissa Loeschen, Aleta Lawrence, Ellie Large, Doug Kupel, Sherry Jones, Gary Ingles, Bert Furmansky, Butch Farabee, Joan Eerkes, Al Dart, Elizabeth Butler, Bernd Brand, Hazel Bond, Dinah Bear & Roger McManus, and Barbara am Ende. Also, Harry Winters donated several books to Old Pueblo’s library.
Thank you all so much!
SOME ON SOME ONLINE RESOURCES
Check out some of 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.
* Chicago Archaeological Society: The Movement of Peoples into and thru the Americas with Jennifer Raff, author of Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas (2022): <https://www.facebook.com/ChicagoArchaeologicalSociety/videos/917023402971644> https://www.facebook.com/ChicagoArchaeologicalSociety/videos/917023402971644.
* Crow Canyon Archaeological Center: Canyons through the Ages: Ancestral Pueblo, Historic Ute, and Euro-American Rock Art and Historical Inscriptions in the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, Colorado (and other videos): <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiT1D3iEUnpDwPMWOerteiFtfQX5bWply> https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiT1D3iEUnpDwPMWOerteiFtfQX5bWply.
OLD PUEBLO ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER’S ACTIVITIES COMING UP IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO
Thursday June 15: “Third Thursday Food for Thought” free Zoom online program featuring “A Photo Essay of the Apache Surrender” presentation by historian Bill Cavaliere
Thursday July 20: “Third Thursday Food for Thought” free Zoom online program featuring “’O’odham Place Names: Meanings, Origins and Histories” presentation by Harry J. Winters, Jr., PhD
Saturday July 22: “Archaeology, Paleontology, and Environmental Sciences Laboratories Tour” of the University of Arizona’s Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill and Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research.
See green font listings below for details on these and other activities sponsored by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center.
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.
Saturday June 3, 2023: Phoenix
“World Atlatl Day” free activities at S’edav Va’aki Museum, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix*
9 am to noon. Free (donations are welcome).
Celebrate World Atlatl Day and test your ancient hunting skills at S’edav Va’aki (formerly Pueblo Grande) Museum! The local primitive skills group, S.A.L.T. (Study of Ancient Lifeways and Technologies), will be conducting demonstrations of the atlatl, a weapon predating the bow and arrow. Used worldwide for thousands of years, it proved an effective weapon. A stick with a hook on the end held the dart/spear and increased the distance, speed, and force at which it could be thrown. No preregistration or experience is needed to join the demonstration. The Museum’s goals for this year’s World Atlatl Day are to increase awareness and appreciation of this ancient technology and have as many people throw an atlatl on a single day as possible.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. For details visit <http://www.pueblogrande.com> www.pueblogrande.com or contact S’edav Va’aki Museum at 602-495-0901.
Monday, June 5, 2023: Online
“The Laymen’s Guide to the American Upper Paleolithic” free online presentation by archaeologist D. Clark Wernecke, PhD, sponsored by The Aztlander Magazine, Chicago*
7 pm Central Daylight Time. Free.
Though a number of researchers over the years publicly doubted the mainstream idea that the Clovis culture represented the first peoples in the Americas, the excavations at Monte Verde, Chile, in the 1970s changed the nature and tenor of the arguments. For the first time, a large number of archaeologists agreed that a site met the rules of evidence showing human occupation in the Western Hemisphere prior to Clovis. As more evidence surfaced and older sites were reexamined, we were forced to revise the story of the peopling of the Americas. Paradigm shifts are messy and we still have nearly as many questions as answers, but it is clear that we need to more closely test new hypotheses to identify and understand the earliest Americans. Clark Wernecke is the retired Director of the Prehistory Research Project at the University of Texas at Austin and the nonprofit Gault School of Archaeological Research.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Go to <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83900006939> https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83900006939 on the event date to join the session. For more information contact James Reed at <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Monday-Friday June 5-9, 2023: Tucson
“Archaeology Camp” at Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum, 196 N. Court Ave., Tucson*
8:30 am-2:30 pm. $290 (Presidio Museum members $265)
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be an archaeologist? Now is your chance to find out! This camp teaches the science of archaeological and artifact analysis as well as history. Campers ages 9-14 will learn how archaeologists really work through a series of hands-on activities that include:
**Excavating a simulated archaeological site
**Analyzing the artifacts found during excavation
**Using precontact tools
**Making string from agave
Some activities will take place in the Presidio Museum’s new Early People’s Park (which includes a replica pithouse). The excavation and artifact analysis will take place on June 9 from 8:30 am-2:30 pm at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 E. 44th St., Tucson.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. For more information or to register go to <https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=465> https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=465 or contact the Tucson Presidio Museum at 520-622-0594 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Thursday June 8, 2023: Online
“Un-Erasing the Indigenous Paleolithic: Re-Claiming and Re-Writing the Indigenous Past of the Western Hemisphere (the Americas)” free online presentation Indigenous archaeologist Dr. Paulette Steeves, sponsored by Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, Cortez, Colorado*
4-5 pm Mountain Daylight Time. Free (donations encouraged).
In the Americas, the deep Indigenous past prior to 12,000 years before the present has been aggressively denied by American anthropologists for over a century. In this webinar, Dr. Paulette Steeves (Cree-Métis) argues that people have been in the Western Hemisphere for over 130,000 years based on research and the published data of hundreds of North and South American archaeological sites older than 11,200 years plus oral traditions, environmental evidence, and paleo-mammalian migrations. An Indigenous archaeologist, Dr. Paulette Steeves focuses her research on the Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere, and healing and reconciliation. Currently she is an Associate Professor in Sociology-Anthropology and Chair of the Geography, Geology, and Land Management Program at Algoma University, and a Canada Research Chair in Indigenous History Healing and Reconciliation.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To learn more and register visit <https://4454pp.blackbaudhosting.com/4454pp/Un-Erasing-the-Indigenous-Paleolithic-Re-Writing-the-Indigenous-Past-of-the-Western-Hemisphere> https://4454pp.blackbaudhosting.com/4454pp/Un-Erasing-the-Indigenous-Paleolithic-Re-Writing-the-Indigenous-Past-of-the-Western-Hemisphere.
Thursday June 8, 2023: Irvine, CA & online
“Genetic Evidence for Ancient Population Shifts and Migrations in Central and Southern California” free presentation by geneticist Nathan Nakatsuka, MD, sponsored by Pacific Coast Archaeological Society (PCAS) online and at Irvine Ranch Water District Community Room, 15500 Sand Canyon Ave., Irvine, California*
7:30 pm Pacific Daylight Time. Free.
Prior to European contact, California harbored more linguistic diversity than all Europe. Studies of language relationships, archaeological evidence, and traditional oral histories have led to many hypotheses about movements of people over the minimum of 13,000 years this region has been occupied. In the absence of ancient DNA, it has not been possible to test directly alternative hypotheses about the spread of groups with distinct biological ancestry. Working collaboratively with local Indigenous groups in California and Mexico, Dr. Nakatsuka reports genome-wide data from 87 ancient Californian individuals and 40 ancient Mexican individuals ranging from 7,600 to 200 years before present, and co-analyzes these with previously reported data. Evidence suggests movement of ancestry related to ancient and present-day individuals from northwest Mexico, who would have likely spoken Uto-Aztecan languages, arriving in southern and central California from at least 5,300 BP that ultimately reached its highest level in regions where Uto-Aztecan speakers currently reside. Ancient individuals from Baja California share more alleles with the earliest (5,200 BP) central California individual than with later Indigenous Californians, potentially reflecting the first “Hokan” language associated populations in central California having a high degree of relatedness with groups like those in Baja, and subsequent mixture transforming much of their ancestry. Presenter Nathan Nakatsuka grew up in Hawaiʻi and received his MD and PhD from Harvard. He will not be present at the in-person meeting.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Zoom attendance may be limited. Send email to <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] to request Zoom registration link or for more information.
Friday June 9, 2023: Salt Lake City
“Utah Historic Preservation Conference” sponsored by the Utah State Historic Preservation Office and Preservation Utah, at the historic Columbus School/Columbus Community Center, 2531 S 400 E, South Salt Lake, Utah*
8 am-5 pm. $15 registration fee.
“Preservation Engaged: Celebrating Utah's Communities” is the theme of the 2023 Utah Historic Preservation Conference. With an expanded program, slightly different look, and all of the old favorites — this year’s conference will include tracks dedicated to Main Street and Cultural Site Stewardship in addition to traditional Preservation topics. This will be an engaging day of information sessions, panel discussions, and hands-on demonstrations and workshops.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information and to register visit <https://ushpo.utah.gov/conference/> https://ushpo.utah.gov/conference/.
Friday June 9, 2023: Twentynine Palms, CA
“Mohave Nation Version of the Formation of Amboy Crater” presentation by Professor Emeritus Bruce Bridenbacker sponsored by Twentynine Palms Historical Society and Joshua Tree National Park Association’s Desert Institute at the Old Schoolhouse Museum, 6760 National Park Drive, Twentynine Palms, California*
7 pm. $5.
The Amboy Crater is a cinder cone volcano in the Mojave Desert. This is the concluding lecture in the Fall 2022 – Spring 2023 Old Schoolhouse Museum Lecture Series. Presenter Bruce Bridenbacker is Professor Emeritus of Earth and Physical Science at Copper Mountain College.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information call 760-819-4714 or email <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Friday & Saturday June 9 & 10, 2023: Tucson
“Fort Lowell: The History of Arizona Teacher Workshop” with Ken Scoville at the Fort Lowell Historic District’s San Pedro Chapel, 5230 E. Ft. Lowell Rd., Tucson*
8:30-11 am. $45.
In this workshop public historian, preservationist, and retired teacher Ken Scoville explains how geography, people, and their decisions and actions have shaped Arizona into what it is today, using Tucson’s Fort Lowell and vicinity as an example. The workshop will help teachers organize their Arizona history instruction with geography and Concept Development teaching strategy. Participants can design their own historical suitcases and learn the essentials of historical research. A walking tour of the Fort Lowell Historic District is included.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information contact Ken Scoville at 520-358-8500 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday June 10, 2023: Tucson
“The Surprising History of Agriculture in the Tucson Basin” Salon and Saloon lecture by Diana Hadley at the Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum, 196 N. Court Ave., Tucson*
7-8:30 pm. $5.
Enjoy a Tucson evening with a cocktail, tapas or charcuterie from The Dandelion Cafe (additional charge) while listening to the Salon and Saloon lecture in the Territorial Patio. Doors open at 6 pm.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information and to register go to <https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/event/register/?id=475&reset=1> https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/event/register/?id=475&reset=1.
Saturdays June 10, July 1, and July 8 , 2023: Phoenix
“Summertime Storytelling & Craft Saturday” at S’edav Va’aki Museum, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix*
10 am to noon. $5/child includes Museum admission for the child on the day of the event. Regular admission for accompanying adults.
S’edav Va’aki (formerly Pueblo Grande) Museum invites families to enjoy children’s storytelling and hands-on crafts this summer. This activity has something for everyone! The authors each present their books in their own special way, followed by a fun story-related craft, and snacks. Perfect for pre-kindergarten through fourth grade children. Parents can register kids online using Activenet or check-in at the front desk to participate. All children must be accompanied by an adult. (There is no program fee for adults. Museum admission fees apply.) The programs include:
June 10: Who Will Save the Desert? by Judy L. Paris. Learn about the animals and plants found in the deserts of the Southwest. Explore the effects of litter in the environment and discuss various recycling activities that can help the Earth. Judy Paris has worked in the field of education for over 40 years and continues educating children through her writings. She pursues her desire to instill positive messages that will permeate the brains of the young so they may be better prepared to face the unknown world of tomorrows. Activenet code #47009.
July 1: The Mohave Book for Little Ones by Dr. Jay Craváth. Discover how the world began for the Mohave People and how they lived along the Colorado River. Dr. Jay Craváth is a writer, composer, and scholar in the field of music, Southwest history and Indigenous studies. His goal is to share his passion for the arts and humanities with all who will listen. Activenet code #47010.
July 8: The Seed and the Giant Saguaro by Jennifer Ward. Join us for a virtual visit with an interactive read-aloud. Learn about how the plants and animals of the Sonoran Desert inspire this author’s work. Jennifer Ward is the author of more than 25 award-winning nonfiction and fiction books for children and adults. A former educator, she strives to bring science and nature concepts to life through her writing in a fun and engaging way. Activenet code #47009.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. For details contact S’edav Va’aki Museum at 602-495-0901 or <http://www.pueblogrande.com> www.pueblogrande.com.
Saturday June 17 or July 15 or August 26 or September 16, 2023: Tucson
“Barrio Viejo (Old Neighborhood)” walking tour sponsored by the Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum, starting at El Tiradito Wishing Shrine, 418 S. Main Ave., Tucson*
5:30-7 pm $25 ($20 Presidio Museum members); Optional: $10 after-tour gathering at El Minuto Restaurant
Experience the rich history of Tucson on the one-mile Barrio Viejo (“Old Neighborhood”) walking tour, which goes through the largest collection of historic Sonoran row houses in the United States. For over 100 years, Barrio Viejo was the heart of Tucson’s social, economic, and cultural life. On this 90-minute walking tour, your tour guide Mauro Trejo will discuss the history of the neighborhood, its architecture, and the individuals, businesses, and cultures that have met there. For an additional $10 participants have the option of joining MAURO for conversation, a Margarita or alternative, and a cheese crisp after the tour at the historic El Minuto Café.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information or to register click on your preferred date link: <https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=7446&qid=739028> June 17, 5:30-7 pm or <https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=7447&qid=739028> July 15, 5:30-7 pm or <https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=7448&qid=739028> August 26, 5:30-7 pm or <https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=7449&qid=739028> September 16, 5:30-7 pm; or contact the Tucson Presidio Museum at 520-622-0594 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday June 10 to Saturday June 17, 2023: Nacogdoches County, TX
“TAS Archeological Field School” directed by archaeologist Dr. Tamra Walter and regional experts, sponsored by the Texas Archeological Society (TAS), based at the Nacogdoches County Exposition and Civic Center, 3805 NW Stallings Dr., Nacogdoches, Texas*
Daily times TBA. Adult 1-3 days $120, 4 or more days $170; nonparticipant 1-3 days $60, 4 or more days $80; ages 7-17, 1-3 days $45, 4 or more days $70.
Each summer, the Texas Archeological Society (TAS) sponsors a week-long archeological field school that provides training in archeological techniques to Society members and contributes important new data to the state's archeological and historical heritage. For the 2023 field school, excavations will be conducted at the Gallant Falls Site (41NA344), an important contact period Mission Concepcion site, and at two nearby and associated Hainai Caddo structures at the Ben Gallant site (41NA338) and the Belle Gallant site (41NA346). No prior archeological experience is necessary. Activities and learning opportunities are offered for all ages, including excavation techniques, survey methods, and special training for newcomers and teachers. The TAS field school spans seven days and is led by professional archeologists and trained avocationals. Participants may register for a minimum of three days or for the full week and choose excavation, survey, or the laboratory. Volunteers may also participate in the afternoon and evening workshops, educational programs, and social activities spread throughout the week. Several Field School Scholarships are available. Field School Director Tamra L. Walter is an Associate Professor of Archaeology at Texas Tech University, Lubbock.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information visit the TAS Field School page at <https://www.txarch.org/Field-School> https://www.txarch.org/Field-School.
Monday-Friday June 12-16, 2023: Tucson
“The Cultures of Tucson Camp” at Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum, 196 N. Court Ave., Tucson*
8:30 am-2:30 pm. $290 (Presidio Museum members $265)
Have you ever wondered about the people who were responsible for the growth of the city of Tucson? In this camp kids ages 8-14 will learn about these cultures and share their own through a series of hands on activities and demonstrations provided by various local cultural organizations, including:
**Tohono O’odham Nation
**Tucson Chinese Cultural Center
**Mexican American Heritage and History Museum
**Jewish History Museum.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information or to register visit <https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=467> https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=467 or contact the Tucson Presidio Museum at 520-622-0594 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Thursday June 15, 2023: Online
“Archaeological Explorations in the Western Colorado Desert” free online Living Room Lecture by archaeologist Michael Sampson, sponsored by San Diego Archaeological Center, Escondido, California*
6:30 pm Pacific Daylight Time. Free (donations requested)
Retired California State Parks archaeologist Michael Sampson will discuss results of archaeological studies in the western Colorado Desert of southern California over the past 100 years. The region represents the traditional lands of the Cahuilla, Kumeyaay (Ipai and Tipai), and Kwaaymii. Malcolm Rogers worked in the western Colorado Desert during the 1920s and 1930s and made important observations about pictographs, petroglyphs, geoglyphs, cleared circles, trails, house remains, and other cultural remains throughout the region. Sampson will summarize and discuss the major excavation projects in the study area from the 1950s through the 2000s, as well as the results of some site survey projects. The archaeological data from the study area reflect rich, long-held cultural practices that seem consistent with ethnographic accounts and indicate people with strong ties to these lands.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To register go to <https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/TheSanDiegoArchaeologicalCnt/colorado-desert.html> https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/TheSanDiegoArchaeologicalCnt/colorado-desert.html.
Thursday June 15, July 20, August 17, or September 21, 2023:Tucson
“Walking the Wall of the Original Presidio” guided tour with Kathe Kubish meets at Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum, 196 N. Court Ave., Tucson*
8-10 am. $25 ($20 for Presidio Museum members).
Take a walk through downtown Tucson with tour guide Kathe Kubish and discover the extent of the original Presidio Wall. This tour shows attendees just how large the original Presidio San Agustín del Tucson actually was. Along the way, you’ll learn the interesting history of several buildings and hear stories of some of Tucson’s most prominent citizens. Highlights include Old Town Artisans, the Sam Hughes house, the historic Pima County Courthouse, and the location of the old Presidio San Agustín Cemetery. The tour is less than a mile.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information or to register click on your preferred date link: <https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=7438&qid=739028> June 15, 8-10 am or <https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=7439&qid=739028> July 20, 8-10 am or <https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=7440&qid=739028> August 17, 8-10 am or <https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=7441&qid=739028> September 21, 8-10 am; or contact the Tucson Presidio Museum at 520-622-0594 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Thursday June 15, 2023: Online
“Third Thursday Food for Thought” free Zoom online program featuring “A Photo Essay of the Apache Surrender” presentation by historian Bill Cavaliere, 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.
Using a comparison of old photographs with recent ones taken of the same places, Bill Cavaliere will discuss the Chiricahua Apaches and their early frontier photographers, with the emphasis on C. S. Fly, Ben Wittick, and A. Frank Randall. Cavaliere travelled far and wide to locate the scenes where the 1800s shots were taken. Some were very easy to find, such as the photographs taken at Fort Bowie, while others were more difficult, especially ones taken by Tombstone photographer C. S. Fly in Cañon de los Embudos in northern Sonora, Mexico, which entailed modern-day driving on rough four-wheel-drive roads through remote areas disputed by rival drug cartels. Bill’s obsession was finding the location of Fly’s famous “Council Photo” that depicts Geronimo and other hostile Apaches negotiating peace terms with General George Crook and his soldiers.
To register for the Zoom webinar go to <https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-FSKZAk5RIeSw_mIj9vc7Q> https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-FSKZAk5RIeSw_mIj9vc7Q. For more information contact Old Pueblo at <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] or 520-798-1201.
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Saturday June 17, 2023: Santa Ana, CA, and video
“Two Spirit Artists Imagining Otherwise” presentation with Damien Paul Montaño (Yoeme/Tohono O'odham/Purepecha) at Norma Kershaw Auditorium, Bowers Museum, 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana, California*
1:30-2:30 pm. Tickets $15 (Museum member $10); recorded online screening $10 (member $5).
This talk gives us a deeper insight into the artistic productions of various artists who identify as Queer Indigenous or Two Spirit Artists and their contributions to the world. The talk will cover a history of the term Two Spirit, and how American Indian and Indigenous artists have played a part in imagining futures. The speaker will discuss several images through a Queer Indigenous/Two Spirit Lens and their importance in assisting us in imagining otherwise. Online version will be emailed to ticketholders one week after the onsite event. Damien Paul Montaño is a lecturer in the Ethnic Studies Department, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information visit <https://www.bowers.org/index.php/programs/event/3516-two-spirit-artists-imagining-otherwise-with-damien-paul-montano> https://www.bowers.org/index.php/programs/event/3516-two-spirit-artists-imagining-otherwise-with-damien-paul-montano.
Sunday-Friday June 18-23 or June 25-30, 2023: Near Grand Canyon, AZ
“Grandview Lookout Cabin, AZ” HistoriCorps and Kaibab National Forest offer volunteer-assisted rehabilitation and repair project at the Grandview Lookout Tower near the Grand Canyon, Arizona*
Arrive no earlier than 5pm and no later than 7pm on first day; daylight hours daily thereafter. No fees.
Located on the southern rim of the Grand Canyon approximately 2 hours north of Flagstaff, the cabin at the Grandview Lookout Tower serves as a popular recreational stop for folks embarking on the Arizona Trail (AZT) and is just 4 miles from the breathtaking Grandview Point, a spectacular place to see one the America’s most awe-inspiring natural wonders! Built in 1936, the cabin was constructed as as residence for seasonal fire lookouts who manned the adjacent lookout tower. This project involves restoring and replacing exterior elements of the cabin, rehabilitating wood window sashes and screens, and more. Logistics: Tents, truck-campers, campervans, trailers and RVs will have access to the campground. There is an unlimited amount of dispersed camping around the compound. Showers not available. Dogs are allowed but must be leashed.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information visit <https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/kaibab/recarea/?recid=11695> https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/kaibab/recarea/?recid=11695. To register go to <https://www.tfaforms.com/forms/view/5059738/?tfa_dbWorkflowId=6462&tfa_dbWorkflowStep=0&tfa_dbWorkflowControl=c5cea4faacb6dca821d0e3607a3e9a35> https://www.tfaforms.com/forms/view/5059738/?tfa_dbWorkflowId=6462&tfa_dbWorkflowStep=0&tfa_dbWorkflowControl=c5cea4faacb6dca821d0e3607a3e9a35.
Monday June 19, 2023: Online
“Between Casas Grandes and Salado: The Establishment of an Indigenous Borderland in the Late Prehispanic American Southwest/Mexican Northwest” free online presentation by archaeologist Thatcher Seltzer-Rogers sponsored by Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society (AAHS), Tucson*
7-8:30 pm ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time. Free.
While archaeologists continue to investigate processes of culture contact and frontier construction in hunter-gatherer and small agricultural societies using models originally created for or applied to ancient states and modern geopolitical discourse, historians have recently begun investigating Indigenous borderlands. In this talk, Thatcher Seltzer-Rogers discusses his investigation into several spatially restricted culture areas along the US-Mexico border, including what archaeologists widely perceive to be a northern extension of the Casas Grandes culture, one of the most sociopolitically complex entities in the ancient American Southwest/Mexican Northwest. In so doing, he challenges prevailing interpretations of southeastern Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, northeastern Sonora, and northwestern Chihuahua, advocates the need for a more nuanced understanding of Indigenous power and transformation in a lesser-studied portion of the American Southwest/Mexican Northwest, and provide insight into the potential for collections-based research to greatly improve historically under-evaluated portions of the Southwest/Northwest. Thatcher Seltzer-Rogers is a PhD Candidate in the University of New Mexico Department of Anthropology, President of the Archaeological Society of New Mexico, Research Associate with the Jornada Research Institute, and Crew Chief for Aspen CRM Solutions.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. For details visit <http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org> www.az-arch-and-hist.org or contact Fran Maiuri at <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Monday-Friday June 19-23, 2023: Tucson
“Living History & Re-enactment Camp” at Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum, 196 N. Court Ave., Tucson*
8:30 am-2:30 pm. $290 (Presidio Museum members $265).
Camp participants ages 7-14 will experience how people in the Presidio lived through a series of hands-on activities. They will also learn about local history through role play, theatrical re-enactment, and fictional dramatization of historical events. The Presidio Museum is the ideal setting for young imaginations to bring Tucson’s unique history alive. With access to a wide array of period structures, backdrops, costumes, and props, young participants will truly feel they are living history through:
**Blacksmithing/tinsmithing
**Doing the chores of a Spanish soldier
**Experiencing foods that are native to the Sonoran Desert
**Making adobe bricks
**Playing traditional games
**Learning hands-on local agricultural practices
**Play-acting and creation of short skits based on historical characters and events using period costumes and sets.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information or to register visit <https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=466> https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=466 or contact the Tucson Presidio Museum at 520-622-0594 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Wednesday June 21, 2023: Online
“Catching up with the Hearthstone Project” free online presentation by archaeologist Audrey Lindsay, MA, sponsored by Shumla Archaeological Research & Education Center, Comstock, Texas*
12-1 pm Central Daylight Time. Free.
Shumla Senior Preservation Archaeologist Audrey Lindsay will provide an update on the Hearthstone Project, an interdisciplinary and collaborative effort with Texas State University to reveal mysteries of when and how the rock paintings in the lower Pecos Valley were produced and what they were meant to communicate. Ms. Lindsay will briefly review this collaborative project’s overarching goals and research questions, share details about the current status of its fieldwork and labwork, and describe its next steps going forward.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To register go to <https://shumla.org/lunchandlearnjune21/> https://shumla.org/lunchandlearnjune21/. For more information contact Shumla at <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Wednesday June 21, 2023: Prescott, AZ
“Looking for George McJunkin” free presentation by archaeologist Brian W. Kenny for Yavapai Chapter, Arizona Archaeological Society meeting in the Pueblo Room at the Museum of Indigenous Peoples, 147 N. Arizona Ave., Prescott, Arizona*
6:30 pm. Free.
George McJunkin gained a measure of fame as the discoverer of the late Pleistocene Bison antiquus bone locality in Folsom, New Mexico, that is now known as the Folsom type site. An African American former slave cum trail cowboy and ranch foreman, he was an avid reader of science and all-around good guy. Or so the normative tale is told . . . . Fast forward to 2022-2023, about a century after McJunkin's passing, two short seasons of archaeological field reconnaissance surveys revealed that the place-based oral history of the Folsom community can vary in the telling but the basics appear consistent with the historical archaeological remains observed during the surveys. In this presentation, lead archaeological surveyor Brian Kenny will present digital photos from the area and the survey to discuss the capacity-building opportunities he and “Team McJunkin” are working on to tell George McJunkin's story from an archaeologist's perspective.
(Also see Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s September 21 “Third Thursday Food for Thought” online program announcement.)
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information contact Jeff Martin at 928-925-9223 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Wednesday June 21, August 23, or September 27, 2023: Tucson
“Fort Lowell Neighborhood Walking Tour” sponsored by the Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum starting at Fort Lowell Park, 2900 N. Craycroft Rd., Tucson*
Times vary, see links below. $25 ($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 your preferred date link: <https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=6860&qid=718224> June 21, 8-10 am or <https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=6861&qid=718224> August 23, 8-10 am or <https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=6862&qid=718224> September 27, 8:30-10:30 am or contact the Tucson Presidio Museum at 520-622-0594 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Thursday June 29, 2023: Online
“From Hope Chests to Museums: How Women Saved the West” free online presentation with Renea Dauntes sponsored by the Friends of the Texas Historical Commission, Austin*
6-7 pm Central Daylight Time. Free.
From hope chests to museums and everything in-between, women played a crucial role in saving the West. This unique presentation focuses on how women were originators, caretakers, and stewards whose efforts helped retain important parts of history. The myriad ways knowledge was transferred from generation to generation were all subject to the guiding hands of dedicated women. Renea Dauntes grew up disinterested in the Texas Panhandle region’s history but has come to revel in the tales forged by pioneers.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To register go to <https://fthc.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/fthc/eventRegistration.jsp?event=6037&> https://fthc.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/fthc/eventRegistration.jsp?event=6037&.
Wednesday-Friday July 5-7, 2023: Santa Fe
“Women of the Lost Territory” three-day summer course at School for Advanced Research (SAR), 660 Garcia St., Santa Fe, New Mexico*
9:30 am-noon with optional afternoon excursions. $500 includes classes, lunch, and SAR one-year membership.
Professors Flannery Burke and Vanessa Fonseca-Chávez teach three days of learning and discussions on the historic SAR campus in Santa Fe. They will illuminate the legacies of New Mexican women, past and present, and teach about the unique experiences of women of the Lost Territory, and the sacred lands of southern Colorado and northern New Mexico.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information and to register go to <https://sarweb.org/lost-territory-23/?bblinkid=269797764&bbemailid=47728441&bbejrid=-1587730669> https://sarweb.org/lost-territory-23/?bblinkid=269797764&bbemailid=47728441&bbejrid=-1587730669.
Sunday July 9 or Saturday August 12, 2023: Tucson
“Mansions of Main Avenue Walking Tour” sponsored by Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum, starting at Café a la C’art, 150 N. Main Ave., Tucson*
8-10 am. $25 ($20 for Presidio Museum members).
Take a stroll down Main Avenue with Presidio Museum tour guide Alan Kruse 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”; involved in the notorious Camp Grant Massacre of Apaches), Annie Cheyney (whose newly restored 1905 home is the talk of the town), Albert Steinfeld (department store magnate), Frank Hereford (attorney who represented the Wham Robbery defendants) and William Herring (Wyatt Earp’s one-time lawyer). The tour is ¼-mile long; free on-street parking is available.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information or to register click on your preferred date link: <https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=6856&qid=718224> Sunday, July 9, 8-10 am or <https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=6857&qid=718224> Saturday, August 12, 8-10 am or contact the Tucson Presidio Museum at 520-622-0594 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Monday July 17, 2023: Online
“The Fremont Cultural Tradition at the Northern Edge of the Greater Southwest” free Zoom presentation by archaeologist Michael T. Searcy, sponsored by Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society (AAHS), Tucson*
7-8:30 pm ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time. Free.
New excavations and other recent research have contributed to a much better understanding of what has been identified as the Fremont cultural tradition. This lecture reviews some of these new studies and reports the most recent discoveries at a current excavation at the Hinckley Mounds. This site is located on the eastern edge of Utah Lake, the largest natural freshwater lake in Utah, and the ancient ruins are only part of one of the largest Fremont villages occupied during the Late Fremont Period (900-1300 CE). Michael Searcy is an associate professor of anthropology and archaeology in the Department of Anthropology at Brigham Young University.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. To register for online presentation go to <https://bit.ly/2023JulySearcyREG> https://bit.ly/2023JulySearcyREG.
Thursday July 20, 2023: Online
“Third Thursday Food for Thought” free Zoom online program featuring “’O’odham Place Names: Meanings, Origins and Histories” presentation by Harry J. Winters, Jr., 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.
When he was 14 or 15 years old, Harry Winters, Jr., came across John D. Mitchell’s 1953 book Lost Mines and Buried Treasures along the Old Frontier. Mitchell’s tales inspired him to become a geological engineer in the mining industry, partly because of his interest in mathematics, physics, geology and engineering, but also because mining geology (which he calls “modern prospecting”) offered the opportunity to roam the deserts and mountains. He began prospecting and camping in the Arizona desert, and in 1956 he and his friend Ted McIntyre drove into the Tohono O'odham Nation lands (then known as the Papago Indian Reservation). Eventually their 1947 Plymouth got stuck in a narrow wash and an ’O’odham man came over to see what had happened. That fellow, Enos Miguel, didn’t speak English and the boys didn’t speak ’O’odham, but Enos could see what was needed so walked over to his house, brought out a shovel and some boards, and soon Harry and Ted were on their way. Enos was Harry’s first of many O'odham friends made over the next six-plus decades. Combining those friendships with his interest in geology and Native place names, Harry learned the ’O’odham language, spoke with lots of ’O’odham about their knowledge of the landscape, and eventually authored the 1,002-page (not counting the 56 pages in the table of contents and other front matter) tome ’O'odham Place Names: Meanings, Origins and Histories, Arizona and Sonora, Second Edition (2020, SRI Press, Tucson). In this month’s Third Thursday Food for Thought presentation, Dr. Harry Winters, Jr., recounts some of his travels and shares some of his deep knowledge of the ’O’odham landscape lore on both sides of the modern US-Mexico border.
To register for the Zoom webinar go to <https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_e0QYkHObRfCvES3XfFiESg> https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_e0QYkHObRfCvES3XfFiESg. For more information contact Old Pueblo at <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] or 520-798-1201.
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Saturday July 22, 2023: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Archaeology, Paleontology, and Environmental Sciences Laboratories Tour” meets in the courtyard at Mercado San Agustin, 100 S. Avenida del Convento, Tucson
8 am to noon. $35 donation ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Friends of S'edav Va'aki Museum members) .
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, 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. In 1940 the Carnegie Institution sold it to the US Forest Service for $1, and in 1956 the UA bought it from the U.S. government, promising in the deed to use it solely for research and education. During its 115 years of existence the Tumamoc Hill and Desert Laboratory staff have been on the cutting edge in the fields of paleontology and desert ecology.
The UA Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research (LTRR) also has a venerable record of research in archaeology, astronomy, and environmental sciences. Created in 1937 by UA Professor of Astronomy Andrew Ellicott Douglass, founder of the science of dendrochronology, the LTRR has helped establish many other dendrochronology and tree-ring science labs around the world and remains a foremost facility in environmental research, teaching, and outreach.
In the Tumamoc tour segment, archaeologists Paul and Suzanne Fish, and the Tumamoc Lab’s Robert Villa will give PowerPoint presentations about the archaeology and history of Tumamoc Hill, then Robert and the Desert Lab’s Paleontology Collections Manager Lynne Schepartz will lead us through the Desert Laboratory and its Paleontology Lab annex. Then when we get to the LTRR, docent Donna MacEachern will lead us through much of the Tree-Ring Laboratory.
The first tour segment to Tumamoc Hill is limited to five vehicles so carpooling is required and no more than 20 people (including Old Pueblo’s tour coordinator Allen Dart) can attend depending on whether we can designate five 4-passenger vehicles for carpooling from Mercado San Agustin to the Desert Lab. Then after we leave there we will return to the Mercado so carpoolers can get back into their own vehicles, and we will caravan from the Mercado to the LTRR for the second tour segment.
Tour is limited to 20 participants. Reservations and donation prepayments are required by 5 pm Wednesday July 19: 520-798-1201 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
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Saturday July 29, 2023: Greer, AZ
“Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart in Butterfly Lodge Museum’s Applewhite Pavilion, 4 Co Rd 1126, Greer, Arizona; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
1-2:30 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? Mr. Dart illustrates southwestern petroglyphs and pictographs, and discusses how even the same rock art symbol may be interpreted differently from popular, scientific, and modern Native American perspectives. This program is made possible by Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information call 928-735-7514 between 10 am & 3 pm Thursdays-Saturdays; or email <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Thursday August 17, 2023: Online
“Third Thursday Food for Thought” free Zoom online program featuring “New Discoveries of Coronado-era Archaeological Sites in Southern Arizona” presentation by archaeologist Deni J. Seymour, 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.
Details coming. For more information contact Old Pueblo at <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] or 520-798-1201.
Wednesdays September 6-December 6, 2023
(skipping October 25 and November 22): Online
“The Hohokam Culture of Southern Arizona” 12-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 ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Time through Nov. 1st) each Wednesday. $99 donation ($80 for members of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, Arizona Archaeological Society [AAS], and Friends of S’edav Va’aki Museum); 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 12 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 – The Hohokam of Southern Arizona” 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 September 1st, 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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Thursday September 21, 2023: Online
“Third Thursday Food for Thought” free Zoom online program featuring “The Historical George McJunkin Reimagined through His Archaeological Sites” presentation by applied anthropologist and archaeologist Brian W. Kenny, 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.
George McJunkin, who is widely known today as the original discoverer of a fossil bone deposit exposed after a devastating 1908 flood in Wild Horse Arroyo near Folsom, New Mexico, died in Folsom in January 1922. The “Folsom site” he discovered turned out to be where archaeologists in 1927 first confirmed the antiquity of humans in the Americas based on direct association of in-situ stone tools and Pleistocene bison bones. The Folsom site has been examined in popular and academic works, but among professional archaeologists there are generalized and continuing disputes regarding the type and extent of credit and recognition McJunkin should receive for our early historical understanding of the Folsom site. McJunkin was born a slave in Texas, was emancipated, and left home as a young man to become a cowboy in west Texas. He learned his trade from Mexican vaqueros and was known for superior cowboy skills and some wild adventures as he worked in the big cattle outfits that moved stock up from Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado to the transcontinental Overland Route. After the Colorado and Southern Railroad was completed in 1888 he settled near Folsom, patented a homestead, built a house in town, and worked for local ranchers. He was well respected by the local community and became a ranch foreman and leader of Black and Mexican cowboys working for New Mexican ranchers. During his time there, McJunkin built a number of ranch facilities, many of which are now obsolete, abandoned, or reused in alternate ways. These sites, their contents, and the nature of their construction, use, and abandonment hold the key to investigating McJunkin from alternate perspectives. From 2021-2023, a century after McJunkin’s passing, Brian Kenny and colleagues initiated archival, ethnographic, and archaeological research in the Folsom community. In Old Pueblo’s September Third Thursday presentation, Kenny will tell how the members of “Team McJunkin” have visited and documented known McJunkin sites using basic methodologies of community ethnography, archival research, landscape scale characterization, and archaeological survey, and how team members are currently reviewing their field results and preparing for journal publication.
To register for the Zoom webinar go to <https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0SwzVEeWTdGHvp1Qyh_Wsg> https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0SwzVEeWTdGHvp1Qyh_Wsg. For more information contact Old Pueblo at <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] or 520-798-1201.
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Saturday September 23, 2023: Tucson-Marana, AZ
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Autumn Equinox Tour to Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs 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 Friends of S’edav Va’aki Museum members) helps cover Old Pueblo’s tour expenses and supports its education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures.
The 2023 autumn equinox occurs on September 23 at 12:50 am Arizona/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Time; Sept. 23, 6:50 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 by Hohokam Indians between 800 and 1100 CE. An equinox calendar petroglyph at Picture Rocks 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 Thursday September 21, whichever is earlier: 520-798-1201 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
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Saturday October 7, 2023: Tucson & Marana, AZ
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “Tucson and Marana Yoeme (Yaqui Indian) Communities” car-caravan cultural sites tour with Yoeme traditional culture specialist Felipe S. Molina starting in the Santa Cruz River Park ramada at 1317 W. Irvington Road, Tucson (on south side of Irvington just west of the Santa Cruz River)
8 am to 1 pm. $35 donation ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Friends of S’edav Va’aki Museum members) helps cover Old Pueblo’s tour expenses and supports its education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures.
Felipe S. Molina was taught the indigenous language, culture, and history of the Yoemem (Yaqui Indians) by his maternal grandfather and grandmother, his grandmother's cousin, and several elders from Tucson's original Pascua Village. A steady stream of Yoeme migrated into southern Arizona to escape the Mexican government's war on and deportations of the Yoeme in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. By 1940 there were about 3,000 Yoeme in Arizona, mostly living in the well-established villages of Libre (Barrio Libre) and Pascua (Barrio Loco) in Tucson, Yoem Pueblo and Wiilo Kampo in Marana, and others near Eloy, Somerton, Phoenix, and Scottsdale. Mr. Molina will lead this tour to places settled historically by Yoeme in the Tucson and Marana areas including Bwe'u Hu'upa (Big Mesquite) Village, the San Martin Church and plaza in the 39th Street Community (Barrio Libre), Pascua, Ili Hu'upa, Wiilo Kampo, and his home community of Yoem Pueblo including its San Juan Church and plaza.
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Wednesday December 6, 2023: Online or by mail
You could win a 2023 Ford Bronco Raptor valued at $76,580, or two first-class round-trip airline tickets to anywhere in the world, or $5,000 cash in “The Jim Click Millions for Tucson Raffle” on December 14! Ticket sales benefit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and other southern Arizona charities so get your tickets from Old Pueblo before 5 pm Wednesday December 6!
Cost: $25 per ticket.
On Thursday December 14, Tucson’s Jim Click Automotive Team will give away a 2023 Ford Bronco Raptor Edition SUV in a raffle to raise $2,500,000 for southern Arizona nonprofit organizations including Old Pueblo Archaeology Center. With your contribution you could win this fantastic 2023 vehicle (List Price $76,580) – or two first-class round-trip airline tickets to anywhere in the world, or $5,000 in cash! And 100% of what you contribute to Old Pueblo for tickets will go directly to Old Pueblo’s education programs because Old Pueblo gets to keep all of the proceeds from our ticket sales!
Old Pueblo’s raffle rules: To be entered in the raffle Old Pueblo Archaeology Center must receive your request for tickets and your donation for them no later than 5 pm Wednesday December 6th so we can turn in all of our sold tickets to the raffle manager the next day. Old Pueblo must account for all tickets issued to us and must return all unsold tickets, so advance payment for tickets is required. Tickets may be purchased through the PayPal “Donation” button on Old Pueblo’s <http://www.oldpueblo.org> www.oldpueblo.org home page or by calling 520-603-6181 to provide your Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express card payment authorization. Once payment is received, Old Pueblo will enter your name and contact information on your ticket(s), enter your ticket(s) into the drawing, and mail you the correspondingly numbered ticket stubs with a letter acknowledging your contribution.
Winners consent to be photographed and for their names and likenesses to be used by the Jim Click Automotive Team and/or the Russell Public Communications firm for publicity and advertising purposes.
For tickets or more information about Old Pueblo’s involvement in the raffle contact Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] For more information about The Jim Click Automotive Team’s Millions for Tucson Raffle itself visit <http://www.millionsfortucson.org> www.millionsfortucson.org.
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OLD PUEBLO ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER’S YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center is now taking reservations for the 2023-2024 school year’s youth education programs. You can find information about them at the links listed below.
* OPEN3 Simulated Archaeological Excavation Education Program: https://www.oldpueblo.org/programs/educational-programs/childrens-programs/open3-simulated-excavation-classrooms/.
* OPENOUT Archaeology Outreach Presentations “Ancient People of Arizona,” “Lifestyle of the Hohokam,” and “What is an Archaeologist?”: https://www.oldpueblo.org/programs/educational-programs/childrens-programs/.
* Tours for Youth: https://www.oldpueblo.org/programs/educational-programs/childrens-programs/site-tours-classrooms/.
OLD PUEBLO ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER’S MISSION AND SUPPORT
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's mission is to educate children and adults to understand and appreciate archaeology and other cultures, to foster the preservation of archaeological and historical sites, and to develop a lifelong concern for the importance of nonrenewable resources and traditional cultures.
If you are a member of Old Pueblo, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! If your membership has lapsed, we would be grateful if you would rejoin us so you can again receive membership benefits. Old Pueblo members receive substantial discounts on most of our tours and other activities for which donations or fees are required.
Payment Options for Donations and Memberships
For payment by mail please make check or money order payable to Old Pueblo Archaeology Center or simply OPAC, and include a printed explanation of what your payment is for. If it’s for or includes a membership fee, you can print the Enrollment/Subscription form from Old Pueblo’s www.oldpueblo.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Old-Pueblo-Membership-Subscription-Application-Form-20181215.doc <https://www.oldpueblo.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Old-Pueblo-Membership-Subscription-Application-Form-20181215.doc> web page and complete the appropriate information on that form. Mail payment and information sheet to Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, PO Box 40577, Tucson AZ 85717. (Mail sent to Old Pueblo’s street address gets returned to senders because there is no mailbox at our street address.)
To start or renew an Old Pueblo membership online you can visit our www.oldpueblo.org/about-us/membership/ <http://www.oldpueblo.org/about-us/membership/> web page, scroll down to the bottom of that page, and follow the instructions for using our secure online membership form or our printable Enrollment/Subscription form.
To make a donation using PayPal, please go to the www.oldpueblo.org <http://www.oldpueblo.org> home page, scroll down to the “Donate” section, click on the “Donate” button above the PayPal logo, and follow the prompts.
To make a credit card or debit card payment without going online you can call Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201, tell the person who answers you’d like to make a credit card donation or payment, and provide your card authorization. We advise that you do not provide credit card or debit card numbers to us in an email. Old Pueblo accepts Visa, MasterCard, and Discover card payments.
All of us at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center appreciate your support! I hope you enjoy reading this and future issues of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s upcoming-activities announcements!
Warmest regards,
Allen Dart, RPA, Executive Director (Volunteer)
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
PO Box 40577
Tucson AZ 85717-0577 USA
520-798-1201
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