For Immediate Release
Included in this announcement:
(1) Our Announcements and Opt-Out Options.
(2) Summary of Upcoming Presentations, Classes, Tours, and Other Activities.
(3) Details on Upcoming Activities.
(1) OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS and OPT-OUT OPTIONS
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(2) SUMMARY OF UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS, CLASSES, TOURS, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
(For details on each activity see DETAILS ON UPCOMING ACTIVITIES below.)
On-going: OPEN3 simulated archaeological dig, OPENOUT archaeology
presentations, and guided tours of archaeological sites for children’s
groups.
December 4, 2013 “Coffee with the Curators: Turquoise from the Point of
Pines Archaeological Site” with Saul Hedquist at the Arizona State Museum,
University of Arizona campus, Tucson*
December 7, 2013 Library Presenters “Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona”
free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Pima County Public
Library’s Joyner-Green Valley Branch, Green Valley, Arizona
December 16, 2013 “Mimbres: Its Causes and Consequence” free presentation by
Stephen H. Lekson for Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society monthly
meeting. Tucson*
December 19, 2013 “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner & presentation,
“An Archaeological Record of the Sears Point Petroglyph Complex” with Evelyn
F. Billo at Dragon's View Asian Cuisine Restaurant, Tucson
December 21, 2013 “Winter Solstice Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks
Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart departing
from near Silverbell Road & Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana, Arizona
December 21, 2013 “Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for the Arizona Museum of Natural
History at Mesa Grande Cultural Park, 1000 North Date St, Mesa, Arizona*
NEVADA: January 10-11, 2014 “Social Networks in the American Southwest” 14th
Southwest Symposium at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas*
January 16, 2014 “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner & presentation,
“Hohokam and Mimbres Art and Ideology” with archaeologist Allen Dart at
ULike Asian Buffet Restaurant 330 S. Wilmot Rd., Tucson
January 19, 2014 "Ancient Native American Pottery of Southern Arizona" free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Pima County Natural Resources,
Parks and Recreation at Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger Road, Tucson*
January 20, 2014 “New Perspectives on the Origins of Maya Civilization:
Archaeological Investigations at Ceibal, Guatemala” free presentation by
Daniela Triadan for Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society monthly
meeting, Tucson*
February 1, 2014 “Rock Art and Archaeology of Ventana Cave” Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center carpooling educational tour with archaeologist Allen Dart
departing from Tucson
Sundays February 2, 9, 16 & 23, 2014 “Hohokam Pottery Identification
Workshop” instructed by ceramics analyst Linda Gregonis at Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th St., Tucson
February 7, 2014 "Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces" adult
education class with archaeologist Allen Dart for OLLI-UA Green Valley
members at First American Title, Green Valley, Arizona*
February 17, 2014 “Households, Community, and Social Power at the Harris
Site, Mimbres Valley, New Mexico” free presentation by archaeologist Dr.
Barbara Roth for Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society monthly
meeting, Tucson*
February 20, 2014 “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner & presentation,
“Carbon 14 Dating, from the Earliest Dog to the World's Most Mysterious
Manuscript” with Professor Greg Hodgins at Amber Restaurant & Gallery,
Tucson
February 21, 2014 "Archaeology's Deep Time Perspective on Environment and
Social Sustainability" adult education class with archaeologist Allen Dart
for OLLI-UA Green Valley members at First American Title, Green Valley,
Arizona*
February 22-23, 2014 “21st Annual Southwest Indian Art Fair” at the Arizona
State Museum, at Park Ave. & University Blvd., Tucson*
NEW MEXICO: February 27-March 1, 2014 “5th Natural History of the Gila
Symposium” in the Besse-Forward Global Resource Center, Western New Mexico
University, Silver City*
March 18, 2014 20th Anniversary “Old Pueblo - Young People” fundraising
raffle to benefit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s children's archaeology
and culture education programs; for tickets contact Old Pueblo at
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
March 20, 2014 “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner & presentation, “How
Many Archaeological Sites are There in Arizona?” with the Arizona State
Museum’s Rick Karl at Golden Corral Restaurant, 4380 E. 22nd St., Tucson
March 22, 2014 “Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock
Art" free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at the Casa Malpais
Museum, Springerville, Arizona*
March 29, 2014 “Arizona Archaeology Expo” at Catalina State Park, 11570 N
Oracle Rd, Tucson*
March 30, 2013 “Arrowhead-Making and Flintknapping Workshop” with
flintknapper Sam Greenleaf at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th
Street, Tucson
March 30, 2013 “Free Arrowhead-Making and Flintknapping Demonstration” by
flintknapper Sam Greenleaf at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th
Street, Tucson
April 6, 2014 "Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern Arizona Hohokam Indians"
and "Modern and Historical O'odham Culture" free presentations at Colossal
Cave Mountain Park, 16721 E. Old Spanish Trail, Vail, Arizona*
April 17, 2014 “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner & presentation,
“Shell Jewelry and Ornaments
in the Ancient Southwest” with archaeologist Arthur W. Vokes at Dragon's
View Asian Cuisine, 400 N. Bonita Ave., Tucson
June 6-8, 2014 “Conference on Archaeoastronomy in the American Southwest”
sponsored bv the Society for Cultural Astronomy in the American Southwest at
the School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe.*
July 5, 2014 "Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern Arizona Hohokam Indians"
& "Modern and Historical O'odham Culture" free presentations by
archaeologist Allen Dart
at Colossal Cave Mountain Park, Vail, Arizona*
* Asterisked programs may be sponsored by organizations other than Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center.
(3) DETAILS ON UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
ON-GOING: OPEN3 simulated archaeological dig, OPENOUT archaeology
presentations, and guided tours of archaeological sites for children’s
groups
Reservations are being taken for school classes and other children’s
groups to experience the OPEN3 simulated archaeological dig education
program, to have archaeologists come to your classrooms or children’s group
activities to provide OPENOUT archaeology outreach presentations, and to
take guided tours to local archaeological sites. Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center offers a hands-on simulated archaeological excavation program field
trip in which students apply social studies, science, and math skills in a
practical, real-life situation, as well as in-classroom archaeology outreach
presentations.
For more information on the OPEN3 and OPENOUT programs please visit
the following Old Pueblo Archaeology Center web pages:
OPEN3 Simulated Excavation for Classrooms
http://www.oldpueblo.org/open3.html
Classroom Outreach - “Ancient People of Arizona”:
http://www.oldpueblo.org/azplp.html
Classroom Outreach “What is an Archaeologist?”
http://www.oldpueblo.org/whatarch.html
Classroom Outreach “Lifesyle of the Hohokam” Classroom outreach presentation
http://www.oldpueblo.org/lifestyles.html
Site Tours for Classrooms
http://www.oldpueblo.org/sitetour.html
*****
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
[This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center Event] “Coffee
with the Curators” in the lobby of the Arizona State Museum, 1013 E
University Blvd, University of Arizona campus, Tucson*
3-3:45 p.m. Free
Join ASM curators for freshly baked cookies and freshly brewed
coffee and informal conversation. University of Arizona anthropology Ph.D.
candidate Saul Hedquist will discuss turquoise from the long-running U of A
archaeological field school at Point of Pines in northern Arizona.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information visit http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/public/.
Saturday December 7, 2013
Library Presenters “Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Pima County Public Library’s
Joyner-Green Valley Branch, 601 N. La Canada Dr., Green Valley, Arizona
2-3 p.m.; Free
Many different peoples have contributed to making Arizona such a
unique and fascinating cultural place. In this program archaeologist Allen
Dart summarizes and interprets the archaeology of Arizona from the earliest
“Paleoindians” through Archaic period hunters and foragers, the transition
to true village life, and the later prehistoric archaeological cultures
(Puebloan, Mogollon, Sinagua, Hohokam, Salado, and Patayan). He also
discusses connections between archaeology and history, and provides an
overview of the Native American, European, Mexican, African, and Asian
peoples who have formed our state’s more recent history.
* Sponsored by Pima County Public Library; presented by Tucson’s
not-for-profit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center. No reservations are needed.
For meeting details contact Robin Green in Green Valley at 520-594-5295 or
[log in to unmask]; for information about the presentation subject matter
contact Old Pueblo Archaeology Center at 520-798-1201 or
[log in to unmask]
Monday December 16, 2013
[This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center Event] “Mimbres:
Its Causes and Consequence” free presentation by Stephen H. Lekson for
Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society monthly meeting at the Arizona
State Museum, 1013 E. University Blvd., Tucson*
6:30-9 p.m. Free
This lecture is held in conjunction with the AAHS holiday party
and auction to support AAHS scholarship and research grants. Well-known
southwestern archaeologist Stephen H. Lekson will discuss the contrast
between the impression that Mimbres was an isolated society with regrettable
architecture and astonishing artists vs. the reality of being deeply engaged
first with the Hohokam, then the Chaco Canyon, and finally the Casas Grandes
cultures.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Jon Boyd at 520-444-6385 or visit
www.az-arch-and-hist.org <http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/> .
Thursday December 19, 2013
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for
Thought” dinner & presentation: “An Archaeological Record of the Sears Point
Petroglyph Complex” with stone-symbol researcher Evelyn F. Billo at Dragon's
View Asian Cuisine, 400 N. Bonita Ave., Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the
restaurant’s menu)
The Sears Point Archaeological District (SPAD) is a large and
complex cultural resource strewn along the terraces on the south side of the
Gila River. Steep volcanic cliffs and boulders contain over 2,000 panels of
petroglyphs, one of the largest concentrations in North America. Evelyn F.
Billo and Robert K. Mark of Rupestrian CyberServices, and archaeologist
Donald E. Weaver, Jr., of Plateau Mountain Desert Research mapped all
petroglyph panels, and photographed and recorded at least 9,746 individual
rock symbols and an additional 87 archaeological features. Geoglyphs
(intaglios), rock piles, rings, and alignments, cleared areas, extensive
trails, historical features from the 1800s, and traces of temporary
habitation features all were documented. A variety of archaeological
cultures including the Desert Archaic, Patayan, and Hohokam used the site,
and it is possible there was Paleoindian presence.
Guests may select and purchase their own dinners from the
restaurant’s menu. There is no entry fee but donations will be requested to
benefit Old Pueblo’s educational efforts. Because seating is limited in
order for the program to be in compliance with the Fire Code, those wishing
to attend must call 520-798-1201 and must have their reservations confirmed
before 5 p.m. Wednesday December 18.
**** IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos
about the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer” and INCLUDE
THE EVENT’S DATE in your email subject line.
Saturday December 21, 2013
“Winter Solstice Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks
Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart departs from
northeast corner of Silverbell Road & Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana, Arizona
8 a.m. to noon. $20 ($16 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and
Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members)
To explore ancient people's recognition of solstices and other
calendrical events, archaeologist Allen Dart (Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center's executive director) leads this tour to Los Morteros, an ancient
village site that includes a Hohokam ballcourt and bedrock mortars, and to
Picture Rocks, where ancient petroglyphs include a solstice and equinox
marker, dancing human-like figures, whimsical animals, and other rock
symbols made by Hohokam Indians between A.D. 650 and 1450. LIMITED TO 32
PEOPLE.
Reservations required by Friday December 20. 520-798-1201 or
[log in to unmask]
**** IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos
about the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer” and INCLUDE
THE EVENT’S DATE in your email subject line.
Saturday December 21, 2013
[This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center Event]
“Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces” free presentation by
archaeologist Allen Dart for the Arizona Museum of Natural History at Mesa
Grande Cultural Park, 1000 North Date St, Mesa, Arizona; cosponsored by
Arizona Humanities Council*
3:30-4:30 p.m. Free
Native Americans in the Southwest developed sophisticated skills
in astronomy and predicting the seasons, centuries before Old World peoples
first entered the region. In this presentation archaeologist Allen Dart
discusses historically known sky-watching practices of various southwestern
peoples, and how their ancestors’ observations of the heavens may have been
commemorated in ancient architecture and rock symbols. The program
illustrates cardinal, solstice, and equinox alignments and possible
calendrical reckoning features at such places as Arizona’s Casa Grande Ruins
and Picture Rocks petroglyphs sites, New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon
archaeological district, the Hovenweep area of Utah, and the Mesa Verde and
Chimney Rock regions of Colorado. Mr. Dart also offers interpretation of how
these discoveries may relate to ancient Native American ritual.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Alison Stoltman in Mesa
at 480-644-5833 or [log in to unmask]; for information about the
presentation subject matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
NEVADA: Friday & Saturday January 10-11, 2014
[This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center Event] “Social
Networks in the American Southwest” 14th Southwest Symposium in the Philip
J. Cohen Theatre, University of Nevada, Las Vegas*
**** Times and fees to be announced
How ideas spread across the landscape, how individuals
integrated themselves with others, and how they interacted with people
within and outside of their social groups in the distant past will be
explored in three of this biannual anthropology symposium’s four sessions. A
fourth session focuses on new methodological approaches being used in
southwestern archaeology to address research questions using the
archaeological record. Also there will be a poster session with open
content. The event begins with a reception at the Barrick Museum from 5:30
to 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Poster abstracts are due October 15, 2012.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
For details visit http://anthro.unlv.edu <http://anthro.unlv.edu/> .
Thursday January 16, 2014
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for
Thought” dinner & presentation: “Hohokam and Mimbres Art and Ideology” with
archaeologist Allen Dart at ULike Asian Buffet Restaurant 330 S. Wilmot Rd.,
Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the
restaurant’s menu)
Comparison of New Mexico’s Classic Mimbres (AD 1000-1130) rock
art and that of the contemporaneous Hohokam culture of southern Arizona
helps define the spheres of those cultures’ art and ideology. Certain icons
are common to both Hohokam and Mimbres rock art, whereas each culture also
exhibits repeated motifs that apparently were not produced by the other.
Comparison and contrast of the shared and unshared rock art images, and of
other aspects of Hohokam and Mimbres cultures, suggest similarities as well
as differences in their respective religious beliefs and practices.
The presenter for this “dinner-format” program is Allen Dart, a
registered professional archaeologist who works full time as State Cultural
Resources Specialist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and
volunteers his time as Executive Director of Tucson’s Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center.
Guests may select and purchase their own dinners from the
restaurant’s menu. There is no entry fee but donations will be requested to
benefit Old Pueblo’s educational efforts. Because seating is limited in
order for the program to be in compliance with the Fire Code, those wishing
to attend must call 520-798-1201 and must have their reservations confirmed
before 5 p.m. Wednesday January 15.
**** IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos
about the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer” and INCLUDE
THE EVENT’S DATE in your email subject line.
Sunday January 19, 2014
[This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center Event] “Ancient
Native American Pottery of Southern Arizona” free presentation by
archaeologist Allen Dart for Pima County Natural Resources, Parks and
Recreation in the Rose Cottage at Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger Road,
Tucson; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities Council*
1-2 p.m. Free
Using digital images and actual ancient pottery, archaeologist
Allen Dart shows Native American ceramic styles that characterized specific
eras in Arizona prehistory and history, and discusses how archaeologists use
pottery for dating archaeological sites and interpreting ancient lifeways.
Allen discusses the importance of context in archaeology, how things people
make change in style over time, and how different styles are useful for
identifying different cultures and for dating pottery. Then he shows
illustrations and examples of the pottery styles that were made in southern
Arizona by the ancient Early Ceramic and Hohokam cultures, and historically
by Piman (Tohono O’odham and Akimel O’odham), Yuman (including Mohave and
Maricopa), and Apachean peoples from as early as 800 B.C. into the early
twentieth century. Funding for program provided by the Arizona Humanities
Council.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Sandy Reith at
520-749-3718 (Agua Caliente Park Ranch House) or [log in to unmask]; for
information about the presentation subject matter contact Allen Dart at
Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Monday January 20, 2014
[This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center Event] “New
Perspectives on the Origins of Maya Civilization: Archaeological
Investigations at Ceibal, Guatemala” free presentation by archaeologist Dr.
Daniela Triadan for Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society monthly
meeting at University of Arizona Medical Center's Duval Auditorium, 1501 N.
Campbell Ave., Tucson*
7:30-9 p.m. Free
****Description to be provided later.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
No reservations are needed. For details contact Jon Boyd at Tucson telephone
520-444-6385 or visit www.az-arch-and-hist.org
<http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/> .
Saturday February 1, 2014
“Rock Art and Archaeology of Ventana Cave” Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center carpooling educational tour with archaeologist Allen Dart
departing from Pima Community College, 401 N. Bonita Ave., Tucson
6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Fee $35 ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members; no charge for members or
employees of the Tohono O’odham Nation)
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center offers this early-morning carpool
tour onto the Tohono O’odham Nation to visit the Ventana Cave National
Historic Landmark site. During the Arizona State Museum’s 1940s excavations
in the cave, led by archaeologists Emil W. Haury and Julian Hayden, evidence
was found for human occupation going back from historic times to around
10,000 years ago. The cave, which actually is a very large rockshelter, also
contains pictographs, petroglyphs, and other archaeological features used by
Native Americans for thousands of years. Tour leaves Tucson at 6:30 a.m. to
ensure the pictographs can be seen in the best morning light. Fees will
benefit the Tohono O’odham Hickiwan District’s efforts to develop a
caretaker-interpretive center at Ventana Cave, and the nonprofit Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center’s education programs.
Reservations required by Wednesday January 29: 520-798-1201 or
[log in to unmask]
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THE EVENT’S DATE in your email subject line.
Sundays February 2, 9, 16 & 23, 2014
“Hohokam Pottery Identification Workshop” instructed by
archaeological ceramics analyst Linda Gregonis at Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center, 2201 W. 44th St., Tucson (in the Tucson Unified School District's
Ajo Service Center, just west of La Cholla Blvd., ½-mile north of John F.
Kennedy Park)
2-4 p.m. each Sunday. $65 ($52 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and
Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members) fee includes all materials and
equipment
****Description to be provided by later.
Reservations required by Wednesday January 29: 520-798-1201 or
[log in to unmask]
**** IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos
about the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer” and INCLUDE
THE EVENT’S DATE in your email subject line.
Friday February 7, 2014
[This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center Event]
"Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces" adult education class
with archaeologist Allen Dart, RPA, for OLLI-UA Green Valley members at
First American Title, 101 S. LaCanada Dr. #24, Green Valley, Arizona*
3:30 to 5 p.m. Open only to Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
(OLLI) members who reside in Green Valley: OLLI-UA Green Valley annual or
seasonal membership fee covers this course and other fall, spring, and
summer OLLI sessions
Native Americans in the Southwest developed sophisticated skills
in astronomy and predicting the seasons, centuries before Old World peoples
first entered the region. In this session archaeologist Allen Dart discusses
historically known sky-watching practices of various southwestern peoples,
and how their ancestors’ observations of the heavens may have been
commemorated in ancient architecture and rock symbols. The program
illustrates cardinal, solstice, and equinox alignments and possible
calendrical reckoning features at such places as Arizona’s Casa Grande Ruins
and Picture Rocks petroglyphs sites, New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon
archaeological district, the Hovenweep area of Utah, and the Mesa Verde and
Chimney Rock regions of Colorado. Mr. Dart also offers interpretation of how
these discoveries may relate to ancient Native American ritual.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
To join Green Valley OLLI visit www.olli.arizona.edu/olli to download a
registration and payment form or pay and register online; for information
about this course contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or
[log in to unmask]
Monday February 17, 2014
[This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center Event]
“Households, Community, and Social Power at the Harris Site, Mimbres Valley,
New Mexico” free presentation by archaeologist Dr. Barbara Roth for Arizona
Archaeological and Historical Society monthly meeting at University of
Arizona Medical Center's Duval Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson*
7:30-9 p.m. Free
****Description to be provided later.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
No reservations are needed. For details contact Jon Boyd at Tucson telephone
520-444-6385 or visit www.az-arch-and-hist.org
<http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/> .
Thursday February 20, 2014
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for
Thought” dinner & presentation: “Carbon 14 Dating, from the Earliest Dog to
the World's Most Mysterious Manuscript” with Professor Greg Hodgins, at
Amber Restaurant & Gallery, 7000 E. Tanque Verde Road (near Sabino Canyon
Rd.), Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the
restaurant’s menu)
The time-depth of written history is about 5,000 years, while
that of artifacts about 2.5 million. Needless to say, a lot of human history
happened before the invention of the written word, and a lot afterwards that
nobody had the time or inclination to write about. Luckily, artifacts tell
tales. It is the job of archaeologists to find ways to allow them to speak;
to tell the stories of human existence that were not written down. A
fundamental tool in this endeavor is carbon dating. Radiocarbon dating
covers the last 50,000 years, which is only the most recent 2% of artifact
time-depth. Nevertheless, that span covers the most recent one-third of Homo
sapiens existence, from the end of Neanderthals, the end of the last Ice
Age, the peopling of the New World, the origins of animal domestication and
agriculture, and the rise of complex societies. Carbon dating helps order
artifacts within the vast and confusing jumble of past human and natural
events. This talk will describe how carbon dating works, and provide some
examples of how it contributes to our understanding of past human existence.
Guests may select and purchase their own dinners from the
restaurant’s menu. There is no entry fee but donations will be requested to
benefit Old Pueblo’s educational efforts. Because seating is limited in
order for the program to be in compliance with the Fire Code, those wishing
to attend must call 520-798-1201 and must have their reservations confirmed
before 5 p.m. Wednesday February 19.
**** IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos
about the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer” and INCLUDE
THE EVENT’S DATE in your email subject line.
Friday February 21, 2014
[This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center Event]
"Archaeology's Deep Time Perspective on Environment and Social
Sustainability" adult education class with archaeologist Allen Dart, RPA,
for OLLI-UA Green Valley members at First American Title, 101 S. LaCanada
Dr. #24, Green Valley, Arizona*
3:30 to 5 p.m. Open only to Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
(OLLI) members who reside in Green Valley: OLLI-UA Green Valley annual or
seasonal membership fee covers this course and other fall, spring, and
summer OLLI sessions
The deep time perspective that archaeology provides on natural
hazards, environmental change, and human adaptation not only is a valuable
supplement to historical records, it sometimes contradicts historical data
that modern societies use to make decisions affecting social sustainability
and human safety. What can be learned from archaeological evidence that
virtually all prehistoric farming cultures in Arizona and the Southwest
eventually reach a threshold of unsustainability, which probably was a
factor in the ultimate 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 prehistoric archaeological evidence of
tsunamis? This presentation looks at some of the archaeological 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 is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
To join Green Valley OLLI visit www.olli.arizona.edu/olli to download a
registration and payment form or pay and register online; for information
about this course contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or
[log in to unmask]
Saturday & Sunday February 22-23, 2014
[This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center Event] 21st Annual
Southwest Indian Art Fair at the Arizona State Museum (ASM), northeast
corner of Park Ave. & University Blvd., Tucson*
Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Adults $10, ASM
members $7, under 18 years & students with valid student ID free
A wonderful weekend of culture, art, performance, and food on
ASM’s front lawn, rain or shine. Meet 200+ Native artists, many of them
award-winning. Talk with them about their work and learn about the cultural
significance that informs, inspires, and imbues their work. Top-quality,
handmade art includes pottery, Hopi katsina dolls, paintings, jewelry,
baskets, rugs, blankets, and much more. Artist demonstrations, Native food,
music, and dance performances round out the two-day celebration.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
For details visit www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/events/swiaf/index.shtml.
NEW MEXICO: Thursday-Saturday February 27-March 1, 2014
[This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center Event] “5th
Natural History of the Gila Symposium” in the Besse-Forward Global Resource
Center, corner of Kentucky and 12th Streets, Western New Mexico University,
Silver City*
1-5 p.m. Thursday, 9 a.m.-noon & 1-5 p.m. Friday, and optional
field trips highlighting local flora and fauna on Saturday morning. All
symposium sessions free of charge; $5 contribution to attend Friday evening
social in the WNMU campus’s Sunset Room.
The waterways, forests, and wildlife that come together to
form the Gila region’s unique and dynamic landscape are the subject of this
symposium on the WNMU campus. Dr. Julio L. Betancourt (U.S. Geological
Survey, Reston, VA) will give keynote address “Reflections on the Relevance
of Environmental History in a Changing World.” Lifetime Achievement Awards
will be given to Drs. Kelly Allred, Dave Propst and Charlie Painter.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
For more information visit www.gilasymposium.org
<http://www.gilasymposium.org/> .
Tuesday March 18, 2014
20th Anniversary “Old Pueblo - Young People” fundraising raffle
at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th Street, Tucson, to benefit
Old Pueblo's children's archaeology and culture education programs
In celebration of its 20th anniversary of becoming a nonprofit
corporation in Arizona, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center will hold a raffle to
raise funds for providing its OPEN3 simulated archaeological dig field
trips, OPENOUT in-classroom education programs for kids, and guided
archaeological site tours for children whose parents and schools are too
poor to afford the fees that Old Pueblo normally charges for its education
programs. Some of the raffle funds also will be used to support Old Pueblo’s
day-to-day operations including program scheduling, bookkeeping, and
indirect costs. Multiple prizes, most with a southwestern cultures theme,
will be awarded in this raffle, and you don't need to be present to win!
Raffle tickets are 6 for $10, or $2 singly. To obtain tickets or a list of
the raffle prizes that will be awarded please 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 please reply with “Send flyer” and INCLUDE
THE EVENT’S DATE in your email subject line.
Thursday March 20, 2014
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for
Thought” dinner & presentation: “How Many Archaeological Sites are There in
Arizona?” with the Arizona State Museum’s Rick Karl at Golden Corral
Restaurant, 4380 E. 22nd St., Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the
restaurant’s menu)
Have you ever wondered how many archaeological sites there are
in Arizona? No one knows, at least not yet. However, almost all of the
archaeological sites that have been identified and recorded by
archaeologists are now included in AZSITE, an internet-access cultural
resources database jointly managed by the Arizona State Museum (ASM),
Arizona State University, and the State Historic Preservation Office. In
this month’s Third Thursday program, the manager of AZSITE will describe
that database and provide the latest count of archaeological sites that have
been recorded in Arizona.
Old Pueblo’s guest speaker for this “dinner-format” program is
Ricky J. Karl, the Archaeological Geographic Information Administrator and
AZSITE GIS Manager at the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona (ASM),
Tucson.
Guests may select and purchase their own dinners from the
restaurant’s menu. There is no entry fee but donations will be requested to
benefit Old Pueblo’s educational efforts. Because seating is limited in
order for the program to be in compliance with the Fire Code, those wishing
to attend must call 520-798-1201 and must have their reservations confirmed
before 5 p.m. Wednesday March 19.
**** IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos
about the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer” and INCLUDE
THE EVENT’S DATE in your email subject line.
Saturday March 22, 2014
[This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center Event] "Set in
Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art" free presentation by
archaeologist Allen Dart at the Casa Malpais Museum, 418 E. Main St.,
Springerville, Arizona, cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council*
1-2 p.m. Free
Archaeologist Allen Dart, Executive Director of Tucson, Arizona’s
nonprofit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, illustrates pictographs (rock
paintings) and petroglyphs (symbols carved or pecked on rocks), and
discusses how even the same rock art symbol may be interpreted differently
from popular, scientific, and modern Native American perspectives. Funding
for program provided by the Arizona Humanities Council.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Greg Cross in
Springerville at 928-333-5375 or [log in to unmask]; for information
about the presentation subject matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Saturday March 29, 2014
[This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center Event] “Arizona
Archaeology Expo” at Catalina State Park, 11570 N Oracle Rd, Tucson*
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free
The Arizona Archaeology Expo is the featured event for Arizona
Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month. Held in a different community each
year, the Expo features archaeology-related hands-on activities, craft
demonstrations, and other fun and educational events. Catalina State Park is
the venue for this year’s Expo, located in the foothills of the rugged Santa
Catalina Mountains on the northeast edge of Tucson. This park offers a rich
history evidenced by the Romero Ruin, a large multicomponent archaeological
site (open to the public) that includes the historic Romero Homestead
situated atop the remnants of a large, prehistoric Hohokam village. Expo
displays by archaeological and historical organizations, museums, Native
American tribes, state and federal agencies, and others will allow you to
participate as archaeologists might in their research today, or make crafts
and tools that teach how prehistoric Native Americans and other early
inhabitants survived in the Southwest. Cultural and historical
demonstrators, talks by archaeologists, and interactive activities will help
make the past come alive, and tours of local rock art and pueblo
archaeological sites will be offered. Free-prize raffles will occur
throughout the day.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
For more detailed information, contact Kris Dobschuetz in Phoenix at
602-542-7141 or [log in to unmask]
Sunday March 30, 2013
“Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop” with flintknapper Sam
Greenleaf at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th Street, Tucson (in
Tucson Unified School District's Ajo Service Center, just west of La Cholla
Blvd., ½-mile north of John F. Kennedy Park)
1 to 4 p.m. $35 ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo
Grande Museum Auxiliary members) fee includes all materials and equipment.
Learn how to make arrowheads, spear points, and other flaked stone
artifacts just like ancient peoples did. In this workshop, flintknapping
expert Allen Denoyer provides participants with hands-on experience and
learning on how prehistoric people made and used projectile points and other
tools created from obsidian and other stone. The class is designed to help
modern people understand how prehistoric Native Americans made traditional
crafts, and is not intended to train students how to make artwork for sale.
Minimum enrollment 6, maximum 8.
Reservations required: 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
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Sunday March 30, 2013
“Free Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Demonstration” by
flintknapper Sam Greenleaf at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th
Street, Tucson (in Tucson Unified School District's Ajo Service Center, just
west of La Cholla Blvd., ½-mile north of John F. Kennedy Park)
1 to 4 p.m. Free
Expert flintknapper (flaked-stone toolmaker) Sam Greenleaf will
demonstrate how to make arrowheads, spear points, and other flaked stone
artifacts from obsidian and other stone just like ancient peoples did. No
charge to watch and ask questions. Persons who wish to actually participate
in this day’s flintknapping workshop with the instructor can do so for $35
($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary
members); fee includes all materials and equipment.
No reservations needed. Contact Old Pueblo Archaeology Center at
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask] for directions or more information.
Sunday April 6, 2014
[This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center Event] “Arts and
Culture of Ancient Southern Arizona Hohokam Indians” and “Modern and
Historical O'odham Culture” free presentations by archaeologist Allen Dart
for the “Sunday in the Park” series at Colossal Cave Mountain Park, 16721 E.
Old Spanish Trail, Vail, Arizona. Cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities
Council.*
2-4 p.m. Free
The Hohokam Native American culture flourished in southern
Arizona from the sixth through fifteenth centuries, and the Akimel O'odham
(Pima) and Tohono O'odham (Papago) occupied this region historically.
Ancient Hohokam artifacts, architecture, and other material culture provide
archaeologists with clues for identifying where the Hohokam lived, for
interpreting how they adapted to the Sonoran Desert for centuries, and
explaining why the Hohokam culture mysteriously disappeared. In this
presentation archaeologist Allen Dart illustrates the material culture of
the Hohokam and presents possible interpretations about their relationships
to the natural world, their time reckoning, religious practices, beliefs,
and deities, and possible reasons for the eventual demise of their way of
life. The Hohokam discussion is followed by information about the historical
and modern O'odham cultures of southern Arizona, and how they relate to the
Hohokam. Funding for the program is provided by the Arizona Humanities
Council.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
For event details contact Lauren Hohl at the Park at 520-647-7121 or
[log in to unmask]; for information about the activity subject matter
contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Thursday April 17, 2014
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for
Thought” dinner & presentation: “Shell Jewelry and Ornaments in the Ancient
Southwest” with archaeologist Arthur W. Vokes at Dragon's View Asian
Cuisine, 400 N. Bonita Ave., Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the
restaurant’s menu)
****Description to be provided later.
Old Pueblo’s guest speaker for this “dinner-format” program is
Arthur W. Vokes, one of the foremost experts in the analysis of shell
artifacts found in southwestern archaeological sites.
Guests may select and purchase their own dinners from the
restaurant’s menu. There is no entry fee but donations will be requested to
benefit Old Pueblo’s educational efforts. Because seating is limited in
order for the program to be in compliance with the Fire Code, those wishing
to attend must call 520-798-1201 and must have their reservations confirmed
before 5 p.m. Wednesday April 16.
Friday-Sunday June 6-8, 2014
[This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center Event] “Conference
on Archaeoastronomy in the American Southwest” sponsored bv the Society for
Cultural Astronomy (SCA) in the American Southwest in the School of Earth
and Space Exploration’s Marston Exploration Theater, Arizona State
University, Tempe.*
Times and registration fees to be announced. SCA members receive
a 15% discount.
The theme for this third southwestern archaeoastronomy
conference, cochaired by Ric Alling (Marston Exploration Theater Manager),
Todd Bostwick, (Director of Archaeology at Verde Valley Archaeology Center
[VVAC] and Senior Research Archaeologist at PaleoWest Archaeology), and Ken
Zoll (VVAC Executive Director) is “Charting a Formal Methodology for
Cultural Astronomy Research.” A Pre-Conference Workshop on June 6 will
explore basic formulas, common pitfalls, and the wealth of computer-based
resources available to the contemporary cultural astronomy researcher.
Presentation of papers and posters will be on June 7. Contributed Papers
discuss the results of fieldwork or lab research.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
Online and mail conference registration will be available in January 2014.
Additional information about the conference and membership in SCA can be
obtained at www.scaas.org <http://www.scaas.org/> or by email to
[log in to unmask]
Saturday July 5, 2014
[This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center Event] “Arts and
Culture of Ancient Southern Arizona Hohokam Indians” and “Modern and
Historical O'odham Culture” free presentations by archaeologist Allen Dart
for the “Ha:san Bak Saguaro Harvest Celebration” at Colossal Cave Mountain
Park, 16721 E. Old Spanish Trail, Vail, Arizona. Cosponsored by the Arizona
Humanities Council.*
2-4 p.m. Free
The Hohokam Native American culture flourished in southern
Arizona from the sixth through fifteenth centuries, and the Akimel O'odham
(Pima) and Tohono O'odham (Papago) occupied this region historically.
Ancient Hohokam artifacts, architecture, and other material culture provide
archaeologists with clues for identifying where the Hohokam lived, for
interpreting how they adapted to the Sonoran Desert for centuries, and
explaining why the Hohokam culture mysteriously disappeared. In this
presentation archaeologist Allen Dart illustrates the material culture of
the Hohokam and presents possible interpretations about their relationships
to the natural world, their time reckoning, religious practices, beliefs,
and deities, and possible reasons for the eventual demise of their way of
life. The Hohokam discussion is followed by information about the historical
and modern O'odham cultures of southern Arizona, and how they relate to the
Hohokam. Funding for the program is provided by the Arizona Humanities
Council.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
For event details contact Lauren Hohl at the Park at 520-647-7121 or
[log in to unmask]; for information about the activity subject matter
contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
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Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s mission is to educate children and
adults to understand and appreciate archaeology and other cultures, to
foster the preservation of archaeological and historical sites, and to
develop a lifelong concern for the importance of nonrenewable resources and
traditional cultures. Old Pueblo is recognized as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit
organization under the U.S. tax code, therefore donations and Old Pueblo
membership fees are tax-deductible up to amounts allowed by the Internal
Revenue Service.
If you are a member of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SUPPORT! If you are not an Old Pueblo member we would be grateful if
you would become a member so you can provide more support for our education
and research programs and receive membership benefits. You can become a
member by going to Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s
http://www.oldpueblo.org/member.html web page, scrolling to the bottom of
that page, and following the instructions for using our secure online
membership form or our printable Enrollment/Subscription form.
Membership fees, and donations, also can be made using cash or
check. Checks may be made payable to “OPAC” and mailed to Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center, PO Box 40577, Tucson AZ 85717-0577. (Please do not send
cash through the mail.) You can also donate using your Visa, MasterCard, or
Discover credit card, either by calling Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201 or by
clicking on “Donation Form” at Old Pueblo’s secure
www.oldpueblo.org/donate.html web page.
All of us at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center appreciate your support!
Regards,
Allen Dart, RPA, Executive Director (Volunteer)
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
PO Box 40577
Tucson AZ 85717-0577 USA
(520) 798-1201 office, (520) 798-1966 fax
Email: [log in to unmask]
URL: www.oldpueblo.org
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Disclosure: Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's Executive Director Allen
Dart volunteers his time to Old Pueblo. Mr. Dart works full-time as a
cultural resources specialist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation
Service in Arizona. Views expressed in communications from Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center do not necessarily represent views of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture or of the United States.
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