For Immediate Release
OLD PUEBLO ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE
THESE UPCOMING ACTIVITIES:
Here’s a SUMMARY – For details on each activity see the DETAILS OF
ACTIVITIES descriptions below.
On-going: Reservations being taken for school classes and other children’s
groups to experience the OPEN3 simulated archaeological dig education
program, have archaeologists come to your classrooms to provide OPENOUT
archaeology outreach presentations, and take tours guided tours of local
archaeological sites.
January 11, 2011 “Cultural Resources Survey Techniques and Practice”
60-hour class with archaeologist Allen Dart (8 Tuesdays thru Mar. 1 +
Saturdays Jan. 22, Feb. 5 & 19, & Mar. 5 & 19)
January 13, 2011 “Mission San Xavier del Bac, The White Dove of the
Desert” free presentation by Bernard L. Fontana for Arizona Archaeological
Society Santa Cruz Valley Chapter, Tubac, Arizona*
January 15, 2011 “Southern Arizona Archaeology” free presentation by
archaeologist Eric Kaldahl, Ph.D., at Ethel Berger Community Center, 2950
E. Tacoma St., Sierra Vista, Arizona*
January 20, 2011 “Archaeological Insights into the 1698 Victory of the
Sobaípuri O’odham over the Enemies of the Sonoran Province” with
archaeologist Deni J. Seymour Old Pueblo’s “Third Thursday Food for
Thought” program
January 21, 2011 “The Visual Play in Western and Chiricahua Apache Arts”
free presentation by National Museum of the American Indian curator Cécile
Ganteaume at Arizona State Museum, Tucson*
January 22, 2011 “Casa Grande Ruins and Middle Gila Archaeology”
educational tour with archaeologist Allen Dart
January 25, 2011 “Does the Past Have a Future?” free presentation by
archaeologist David Stephen at Pima Community College District Office,
4905 E. Broadway Blvd, Tucson*
January 29, 2011 Arrowhead-Making and Flintknapping Workshop with
flintknapper Allen Denoyer at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
February 12, 2011 “Casa Grande Ruins, Native American Music, & Florence
Historic Homes” tour to historic Coolidge and Florence with guides Terri
Contapay & Allen Dart
February 17, 2011 “Leadership in the Pimería Alta: Spanish Exploitation of
a Native American 'Staffs of Office' Custom, 1687-1767” with archaeologist
José Alvarez Old Pueblo’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” program
February 19 and 20, 2011 18th Annual Southwest Indian Art Fair at the
Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson*
March 5, 2011 “Southern Arizona’s Spanish Colonial Legacy: The Historic
San Xavier and Tumacácori Missions and the Tubac Presidio” guided tour
with Bernard L.“Bunny” Fontana, Robert Vint, & David Yubeta*
March 10, 2011 "Ancient Native American Pottery of Southern Arizona" free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Santa Cruz County’s North
County Facility, 50 Bridge Road, Tubac, Arizona*
March 12, 2011 “Vista del Rio Archaeology Celebration” at City of Tucson’s
Vista del Rio Cultural Resource Park, 7575 E. Desert Arbors St. (at Dos
Hombres Road), Tucson
March 15, 2011 “Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free presentation by
archaeologist Allen Dart at Lake Havasu Museum of History, Lake Havasu
City, Arizona*
March 17, 2011 “Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock
Art” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart - Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner, Tucson
March 23, 2011 “The Historic San Agustín del Tucson Mission and Its Impact
on Local Native Americans” free presentation by Monica Z. Young at Pima
County Public Library - Mission Branch, Tucson
March 26 & 27, 2011 Arizona Archaeology Expo at the Deer Valley Rock Art
Center, 3711 W. Deer Valley Road, Phoenix*
April 21, 2011 Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for
Thought” dinner & presentation [Program title, speaker, and restaurant to
be announced], Tucson
June 16-18, 2011 Biennial Conference on Archaeoastronomy of the American
Southwest at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, University of New Mexico,
Albuquerque*
June 22-24, 2011 “Valuing Historic Perspectives” Arizona Historic
Preservation Conference at the University Park Marriott Hotel in Tucson*
June 24-28, 2011 "Mimbres Ruins, Rock Art, and Museums of Southern New
Mexico" educational tour with archaeologist Allen Dart, sponsored by Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center
August 11-14, 2011 Pecos Archaeological Conference at Mile-and-a-Half Lake
Large Group Campsite in the Kaibab National Forest near Jacob Lake,
Arizona*
September 15, 2011 Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food
for Thought” dinner & presentation (Guest speaker & Tucson restaurant to
be announced)
September 23, 2011 “Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Fall
Equinox Archaeological Sites” guided tour with archaeologist Allen Dart,
northwest Tucson metro area
October 11, 2011 Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for
Thought” dinner & presentation (Guest speaker & Tucson restaurant to be
announced)
November 12, 2011 "Deer Valley & Spur Cross Ranch Petroglyphs & Pueblo
Ruins” guided archaeological site tour with Shelley Rasmussen and Allen
Dart, Phoenix area
November 17, 2011 Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for
Thought” dinner & presentation (Guest speaker & Tucson restaurant to be
announced)
December 3, 2011 “White Tank Mountains – Petroglyphs of Waterfall Canyon &
Mesquite Canyon” guided archaeological site tour with Shelley Rasmussen
and Allen Dart, Waddell-Buckeye-Goodyear area, Arizona
December 15, 2011 Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for
Thought” dinner & presentation (Guest speaker & Tucson restaurant to be
announced)
December 22, 2011 “Winter Solstice Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks
Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart, northwest
Tucson metro area
* Asterisked programs may be sponsored by organizations other than Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center.
DETAILS OF ACTIVITIES LISTED ABOVE
On-going through the School Year
Reservations are now being taken for school classes and other children’s
groups to experience the OPEN3 simulated archaeological dig education
program, have archaeologists come to your classrooms to provide OPENOUT
archaeology outreach presentations, and take tours guided tours of local
archaeological sites. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center offers a hands-on
simulated archaeological excavation program field trip in which students
apply social studies, science, and math skills in a practical, real-life
situation, as well as in-classroom archaeology outreach presentations.
For more information visit the following Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
web pages:
OPEN3 Simulated Excavation for Classrooms
http://www.oldpueblo.org/open3.html
Classroom Outreach - "Ancient People of Arizona":
http://www.oldpueblo.org/azplp.html
Classroom Outreach "What is an Archaeologist?"
http://www.oldpueblo.org/whatarch.html
Classroom Outreach “Lifesyle of the Hohokam”Classroom outreach presentation
http://www.oldpueblo.org/lifestyles.html
Site Tours for Classrooms
http://www.oldpueblo.org/sitetour.html
Tuesday evenings January 11-March 1,
& Saturdays January 22, February 5 & 19, and March 5 & 19, 2011
“Cultural Resources Survey Techniques and Practice” 60-hour class with
Registered Professional Archaeologist Allen Dart; classroom sessions (20
hours) at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th Street at Tucson
Unified School District’s Ajo Service Center, just west of La Cholla
Blvd., ½-mile north of John F. Kennedy Park, Tucson; fieldwork sessions
(40 hours) in undeveloped areas within 70 miles of Tucson (mostly
closer).
Classroom sessions 7 to 9:30 p.m. each Tuesday evening January 11-March
1, 2011; field sessions 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturdays January 22,
February 5 & 19, and March 5 & 19. Fee $180 ($165 for Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members). Minimum
enrollment 5, maximum 10.
Cultural resources survey is the process of initial discovery,
evaluation, determination of location, and preliminary mapping and
recording of archaeological sites. Accordingly, this course includes
eight 2.5-hour classroom sessions and five 8-hour fieldwork sessions led
by Allen Dart, a Registered Professional Archaeologist (see
www.rpanet.org), to teach participants how different types of surveys are
organized, to provide training and experience in recognizing and
evaluating archaeological sites, and to teach basic orienteering, site
recording, and mapping techniques. Course objectives are to ensure that
the student is qualified to participate in cultural resources surveys
directed by professional archaeologists. Training will be provided in
archaeological site identification, recording, and interpretation; use of
degree-reading compass and global positioning systems (GPS) equipment;
interpretation of aerial photographs and topographic maps; and field
photography.
Persons who complete the class satisfactorily are eligible for
certification from the Arizona Archaeological Society (AAS) provided that
they are current members of the AAS (a separate organization from Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center) and are enrolled in the AAS Certification
Program. For AAS Certification the student must successfully complete all
written and administrative work assigned, submit a brief final report of
fieldwork undertaken, and pass an instructor's evaluation of classroom
and field work. For full course description and AAS certification
requirements visit the following Arizona Archaeological Society web
pages:
www.azarchsoc.org/
www.azarchsoc.org/certification.htm
www.azarchsoc.org/cert_courses.htm
www.azarchsoc.org/cert_manual.htm
www.azarchsoc.org/cert_manual.htm
Registration deadline January 5, 2011. Reservations required: 520-798-1201
or [log in to unmask] to register or for more information.
Thursday January 13, 2011
“Mission San Xavier del Bac, The White Dove of the Desert” free
presentation to Santa Cruz Valley Chapter, Arizona Archaeological
Society, in Santa Cruz County’s North County Facility, 50 Bridge Road,
Tubac, Arizona
7 p.m. Free
Ethnologist Dr. Bernard Fontana will give a presentation on the San
Xavier Mission, one of the premier historical sites of the Santa Cruz
Valley, founded as a Catholic mission by Father Eusebio Kino in 1692 and
now a National Historic Landmark. Construction of the current church
began in 1783 and was completed in 1797. It is the oldest intact European
structure in Arizona, with an interior filled with marvelous original
statuary and mural paintings.
Dr. Fontana assisted with the establishment of the Patronato San Xavier,
a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and restoration of
San Xavier. He has been a lifelong supporter of the mission and its
preservation, and his preservation work and historical research have
revealed undiscovered art and meaning at San Xavier. A renowned scholar
of Spanish colonial history and material culture, Dr. Fontana recently
published A Gift of Angels: The Art of San Xavier del Bac, which
discusses the style, content, and religious iconography of the mission.
This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. For more
information contact Alan Sorkowitz at Tucson telephone 520-207-7151 or
[log in to unmask]
Saturday January 15, 2011
“Southern Arizona Archaeology” free presentation with Eric Kaldahl,
Ph.D., at Ethel Berger Community Center, 2950 E. Tacoma St., Sierra
Vista, Arizona
1 p.m. Free
Southeastern Arizona archaelogy is some of the most important in the
country. Join archaeologist Eric Kaldahl for an informative talk about
important Native American and Spanish archaeological sites from ancient
Clovis times through the Spanish Colonial period of the 1800s.
This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. For more
information call 520-417-6960 or 520-417-6980 in Sierra Vista.
Thursday January 20, 2011
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner
& presentation: “Archaeological Insights into the 1698 Victory of the
Sobaípuri O’odham over the Enemies of the Sonoran Province” with
archaeologist Deni J. Seymour, Ph.D., at Mimi’s Café, 120 S. Wilmot Rd.,
Tucson (at Broadway Blvd.)
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s menu)
One of the most consequential and colorful events in the history of
Arizona occurred on the San Pedro River on Easter day in 1698 when the
Sobaípuri O’odham village of Santa Cruz de Gaybanipitea was attacked by
Apache, Jocome, Jano, Manso, and Suma Indians. While there are some
historical Spanish chronicles of this event, now there is also
archaeological evidence to augment the story, filling in gaps and
providing tangible enhancements about what happened during and
immediately after the attack. The archaeological record also provides
insights not only into who the attackers and the attacked Sobaípuri
O’odham were and how they lived, but also about what happened to the
attacking Jocome, Jano, Manso, and Suma Indians, who did not survive as
distinct groups into the modern age. Perspectives of modern descendants
of the Sobaípuri O’odham clarify the active role of history.
Because the restaurant seating is limited, reservations are due by 3:00
p.m. Wednesday January 19. 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
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Friday, January 21, 2011
“The Visual Play in Western and Chiricahua Apache Arts” presentation by
Cécile Ganteaume, National Museum of the American Indian (Smithsonian)
associate curator, at the Arizona State Museum, University Blvd. and Park
Ave. at the University of Arizona, Tucson
6:30 p.m. reception, 7 p.m. lecture. Free
This talk about Apache art and cultural identity will be augmented by
objects from the Arizona State Museum’s Apache collections.
This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
Reservations requested: 520-621-6281 or [log in to unmask]
Saturday January 22, 2011
“Casa Grande Ruins and Middle Gila Valley Archaeology and History” Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center carpooling educational tour with archaeologist
Allen Dart departing from Pima Community College, 401 N. Bonita Ave.,
Tucson
8 a.m. to 6 p.m. $40 ($32 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo
Grande Museum Auxiliary members)
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s director, archaeologist Allen Dart, leads
tour to Coolidge-Florence area. Tour includes an extended visit to
archaeological features in the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in
Coolidge plus visits to the Grewe site (early Hohokam village), Poston
Butte Ruin (Preclassic village with Hohokam ballcourt), historic
Adamsville Cemetery and settlements along the Gila River, and Pinal
County Historical Society Museum in Florence. REGISTRANTS PROVIDE THEIR
OWN TRANSPORTATION – carpools are encouraged. Bring your own picnic lunch
and water.
Reservations required: 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
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Tuesday January 25, 2011
“Does the Past Have a Future?” free presentation by David Stephen, Ph.D.,
in Bldg. C Community Board Room of Pima Community College District
Office, 4905 E. Broadway Blvd, Tucson
6 to 7 p.m. Free
The United States lacks a coherent national policy on preserving
America’s antiquities. A patchwork of federal, state, and local
regulations coupled with the privatization of the archaeology profession
presents myriad challenges not only for preserving the past but also for
the education and training of the next generation of archaeologists. In
this presentation Dr. David Stephen, director of the Archaeology Center
at Tucson’s Pima Community College West Campus, will offer insight to
these issues with illustrations of his work at archaeolgical sites in
Arizona and elsewhere in the world. Light refreshments will be available
This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. For more
information call 520-206-4500
Saturday January 29, 2011
Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop with flintknapper Allen
Denoyer at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th Street, Tucson (in
Tucson Unified School District’s Ajo Service Center, just west of La
Cholla Blvd., ½-mile north of John F. Kennedy Park)
9 a.m. to noon. $35 ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo
Grande Museum Auxiliary members) fee includes all materials and
equipment.
Learn how to make arrowheads, spear points, and other flaked stone
artifacts just like ancient peoples did. In this workshop, flintknapping
expert Allen Denoyer provides participants with hands-on experience and
learning on how prehistoric people made and used projectile points and
other tools created from obsidian and other stone. The class is designed
to help modern people understand how prehistoric Native Americans made
traditional crafts, and is not intended to train students how to make
artwork for sale. Minimum enrollment 6, maximum 8.
Reservations required: 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
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Saturday February 12, 2011
“Casa Grande Ruins, Native American Music, & Florence Historic Homes”
tour with Terri Contapay and Allen Dart, sponsored by Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center, departing from Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in
Coolidge or Pima Community College, 401 N. Bonita Ave., Tucson
7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. $99 per person includes van transportation; or $39 if
you provide your own transportation ($10 discount for Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members)
In an unusual coincidence, the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument’s
Third Annual American Indian Music Fest is scheduled on the same weekend
as the 26th annual Florence Historic Homes tour! To take advantage of
this unexpected opportunity, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s February 12
outing includes a guided tour of the Casa Grande Ruins archaeological
site and performances by Native American musicians in Coolidge, followed
by picnic lunch and visits to the Pinal County Historical Society Museum
and many of the historic homes and buildings in Florence. BRING A PICNIC
LUNCH OR BUY YOUR LUNCH AT A MEXICAN RESTAURANT IN FLORENCE. WEAR
COMFORTABLE WALKING SHOES AND SUN PROTECTION, AND BRING WATER.
Reservations required: 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
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Thursday February 17, 2011
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner
& presentation: “Leadership in the Pimería Alta: Spanish Exploitation of
a Native American 'Staffs of Office' Custom, 1687-1767” with
archaeologist José M. Alvarez at a restaurant to be announced, Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s menu)
José M. Alvarez, a recent graduate of the University of Arizona Master’s
program in anthropology, will present a summary of his Master’s thesis
research on the Spanish Colonial practice of awarding staffs of office to
legitimize Native American leaders, exploiting a native custom that
appears to have roots deep in the prehistoric period.
Because the restaurant seating is limited, reservations are due by 3:00
p.m. Wednesday February 16. 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
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Saturday and Sunday February 19 and 20, 2011
18th Annual Southwest Indian Art Fair at the Arizona State Museum,
University of Arizona, Tucson. For more information visit
http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/events/swiaf/index.shtml
Saturday March 5, 2011
“Southern Arizona’s Spanish Colonial Legacy: The Historic San Xavier and
Tumacácori Missions and the Tubac Presidio” guided tour with Bernard L.
Fontana, Robert Vint, and David Yubeta
9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.. $150 ($125 for Southwestern Mission Research Center
members)
In a special one-day tour to three of the most outstanding historic
Spanish Colonial period sites in Arizona, ethnohistorian Dr. Bernard
L.“Bunny” Fontana and historic architect Bob Vint will show and interpret
the recently restored and renovated San Xavier Mission (the so-called
“White Dove of the Desert”), which is featured in Dr. Fontana’s and
photographer Edward McCain’s new book “A Gift of Angels: The Art of
Mission San Xavier del Bac,” then Vint and retired National Park Service
historian David Yubeta will take the tour group into the beautiful upper
Santa Cruz Valley to visit San José de Tumacácori Mission and to the
historic Tubac Presidio. Coach transportation and box lunch will be
provided.
This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
Reservations and payment are due no later than February 26. For more
information and registration contact Susan Smith in Tucson at
520-299-4021 or [log in to unmask] – or visit
http://southwestmissions.org.
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Thursday March 10, 2011
"Ancient Native American Pottery of Southern Arizona" free presentation
by archaeologist Allen Dart for Santa Cruz Valley Chapter, Arizona
Archaeological Society, at Santa Cruz County’s North County Facility, 50
Bridge Road, Tubac, Arizona
7-8:30 p.m. Free
Using digital images and actual ancient pottery, archaeologist Allen Dart
shows Native American ceramic styles that characterized specific eras in
Arizona prehistory and history, and discusses how archaeologists use
pottery for dating archaeological sites and interpreting ancient
lifeways. Allen discusses the importance of context in archaeology, how
things people make change in style over time, and how different styles
are useful for identifying different cultures and for dating pottery.
Then he shows illustrations and examples of the pottery styles that were
made in southern Arizona by the ancient Early Ceramic and Hohokam
cultures, and historically by Piman (Tohono O odham and Akimel O odham),
Yuman (including Mohave and Maricopa), and Apachean peoples from as early
as 800 B.C. into the early twentieth century. The program features slides
and a display of authentic prehistoric pottery, and recommended readings
for more information about ancient ceramics. Funding for program provided
by the Arizona Humanities Council.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Alan Sorkowitz in
Tucson at 520-207-7151 or [log in to unmask]; for information about the
presentation subject matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
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Saturday March 12, 2011
“Vista del Rio Archaeology Celebration” at City of Tucson’s Vista del Rio
Cultural Resource Park, 7575 E. Desert Arbors St. (at Dos Hombres Road),
Tucson, Arizona.
9 a.m-3 p.m. Free.
This Old Pueblo Archaeology Center program, sponsored by Vista del Rio
Residents' Association, is designed to educate children, especially ages
6 to 12, about the ancient Hohokam Indians who lived at Tucson's Vista
del Rio archaeological site and elsewhere in southern Arizona. Includes
hands-on activities including making pottery artifacts to take home,
grinding corn using an ancient metate and mano, and learning to play
traditional Native American games, plus demonstrations of traditional
Native American pottery-making and arrowhead-making crafts. The hands-on
activities, demonstrations, and informational materials will be along the
trails through the Vista del Rio Cultural Park where part of an ancient
Hohokam Indian village is preserved.
No reservations needed. For more information contact Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center in Tucson at 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
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Tuesday March 15, 2011
“Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free presentation by Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist Allen Dart, at Lake Havasu
Museum of History, 328 London Bridge Road, Lake Havasu City, Arizona
(located just off of US 95). Cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities
Council.
7-8:30 p.m. Free.
Many different peoples have contributed to making Arizona such a unique
and fascinating cultural place. In this program archaeologist Allen Dart
summarizes and interprets the archaeology of Arizona from the earliest
“Paleoindians” through Archaic period hunters and foragers, the
transition to true village life, and the later prehistoric archaeological
cultures (Puebloan, Mogollon, Sinagua, Hohokam, Salado, and Patayan). He
also discusses connections between archaeology and history, and provides
an overview of the Native American, European, Mexican, African, and Asian
peoples who have formed our state’s more recent history. Funding for
program provided by the Arizona Humanities Council.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Ruth Brydon in Lake
Havasu City at 928-854-4938 or [log in to unmask]; for information
about the presentation subject matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson
telephone 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Thursday March 17, 2011
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner
& presentation: “Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian
Rock Art” free presentation by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's director,
archaeologist Allen Dart, at Dragon’s View Asian Cuisine Restaurant, 400
N. Bonita Avenue (just west of the Santa Cruz River between St. Mary's
Rd. & Congress St.), Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s menu)
Archaeologist Allen Dart, Executive Director of Tucson, Arizona’s
nonprofit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, illustrates pictographs (rock
paintings) and petroglyphs (symbols carved or pecked on rocks), and
discusses how even the same rock art symbol may be interpreted
differently from popular, scientific, and modern Native American
perspectives.
Because the restaurant seating is limited, reservations are due by 3:00
p.m. Wednesday March 16. 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
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Wednesday March 23, 2011
“The Historic San Agustín del Tucson Mission and Its Impact on Local
Native Americans” free presentation by Monica Z. Young at Pima County
Public Library - Mission Branch, 3770 S. Mission Rd. (at Ajo Way), Tucson
6:30-7:30 p.m. Free.
In the 1690s, Father Kino described Tucson as a highly suitable place to
establish a mission community. Once it was founded in the latter half of
the 18th century, the Tucson’s San Agustín Mission became a “visita” of
the area’s “cabecera” (head mission), San Xavier Agustín del Bac. After
Mexico gained its independence from Spain in 1821, San Agustín Mission
was slowly abandoned and fell into ruin as the church property was
homesteaded, given away, sold off, and eventually reused for a brick
manufacturing plant and a public landfill. Among the challenges in recent
plans to reconstruct the San Agustín Mission complex are deciding what
the reconstruction should look like and the degree to which it will
interpreted from Native American as well as more traditional European
viewpoints. This presentation will utilize a historical archaeological
approach to examine the impact of the San Agustín Mission on Tucson's
indigenous population.
No reservations needed. Contact Old Pueblo Archaeology Center at Tucson
telephone 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask] for more information.
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Saturday & Sunday March 26 & 27, 2011
Arizona Archaeology Expo at the Deer Valley Rock Art Center, 3711 W.
Deer Valley Road, Phoenix.
10 a.m.-4 p.m. each day. Free. Admission to the Museum also will be free
during the Expo.
The annual Arizona Archaeology Expo provides a special opportunity for
visitors to learn about Arizona prehistory and history, what
archaeologists, historians, and tribal members do in their jobs related
to archaeology and historic preservation, and why it is important to
preserve archaeological sites and historic places. Both days at the Expo
will feature hands-on activities, craft demonstrations, and other fun and
educational events. Special displays and booths by archaeological and
historical organizations, museums, Native American tribes, state and
federal agencies, and others will allow you to participate as an
archaeologist might in their research today, or make crafts and tools
that teach how prehistoric Native Americans and other early inhabitants
survived in the Southwest. Living history re-enactors, storytellers,
Native American demonstrators and entertainers, and interactive
activities will help make the past come alive! In addition, tours of
archaeological sites, museums and historical period parks in and around
the local area will be highlighted. Free prize raffles will occur
throughout both days, and ethnic foods will be available for purchase.
This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. For more
information contact Ann Howard in Phoenix at 602-542-7138 or
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Thursday April 21, 2011
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner
& presentation: Program title, speaker, and restaurant to be announced,
Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s menu)
Because the restaurant seating is limited, reservations are due by 3:00
p.m. Wednesday April 20. 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Thursday May 19, 2011
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner
& presentation with archaeologist Henry D. Wallace (presentation title
and restaurant to be announced), Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s menu)
Because the restaurant seating is limited, reservations are due by 3:00
p.m. Wednesday May 18. 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Thursday-Saturday June 16-18, 2011
Biennial Conference on Archaeoastronomy of the American Southwest (CAASW)
at the Hibben Center, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, University of New
Mexico, Albuquerque
The CAASW’s purpose is to advance the study and practice of
archaeoastronomy of the American Southwest by recognizing significant
contributions to knowledge and the importance of research, professional
standards and excellence in the study of archaeoastronomy, effective
dissemination and presentation of archaeoastronomical knowledge, and
innovation and originality of approach. Besides including presentation of
papers on various aspects of archaeoastronomy, CAASW 2011 will include an
outreach lecture by Dr. Edward C. Krupp, director of the Griffith
Observatory in Los Angeles, on the evening of June 16. Most of the papers
are expected to address the following themes:
> Mesoamerican and South American connections to the Southwest: Did
cosmologies transport?
> Intervisibility:Do shrine-to-shrine or structure-to-structure
visibility constraints extend (or relate) to archaeoastronomy? Is
astronomy used to define azimuth?
> Is there anything we can learn about cosmologies from languages and
cultures of the American Southwest?
> Insights into ceremonial practice from rock art and archaeoastronomy
> What percentage of a society’s effort was applied to astronomical
building or astronomical practices?
> Has astronomy influenced where people settled and features of that
settlement?
> Is there an astronomy of navigation in the historic and prehistoric
Southwest?
> Theory of archaeoastronomy:What criteria are available to evaluate if
results are meaningful?
> How should a researcher construct a research design?
> How should academics and public institutions evaluate research?
> Resources, tools and methods: What is available for southwestern
archaeoastronomy?
This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. For more
information visit www.caasw.org/2011Conference.html or contact the
conference administrator at [log in to unmask] or Conference on
Archaeoastronomy of the American Southwest, PO Box 20578, Sedona, AZ
86341
Wednesday-Friday June 22-24, 2011
Ninth Annual Arizona Historic Preservation Conference at the University
Park Marriott Hotel in Tucson.
Fees to be announced. Early registration Jan. 10-March 1; regular
registration March 2-June 10; late & on-site registration June 11-22
This year’s conference, on the theme of “Valuing Historic Perspectives”
is to bring together preservationists from around the state to exchange
ideas and success stories, to share perspectives and solutions to
preservation issues and to foster cooperation between the diverse Arizona
preservation communities. Keynote presentations include “Folk Baroque:
The Art & Architecture of San Xavier del Bac” by historic architect Bob
Vint and“Historic Preservation: An English Perspective” by Ian George,
Inspector of Ancient Monuments, English Heritage, UK.
This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. For more
information visit www.azpreservation.com or contact Dave Ryder at Veer
Consulting in Scottsdale at 602-568-6277 or [log in to unmask]
Friday June 24-Tuesday June 28, 2011
"Mimbres Ruins, Rock Art, and Museums of Southern New Mexico" archaeology
education tour with archaeologist Allen Dart, sponsored by Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center. Drive your own vehicle and meet tour in Silver City,
NM. Actual touring begins Saturday and continues through Tuesday.
Fee $195 for the full four-day tour ($175 for Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members), or $50 per day to
attend tour on individual days ($45/day for Old Pueblo and PGMA members).
Participants are responsible for their own transportation, meals, and
lodging
Registered Professional Archaeologist Allen Dart leads this tour to
Classic Mimbres and Early Mogollon village archaeological sites,
spectacular petroglyph and pictograph sites, and a museum with
probably the finest Mimbres Puebloan pottery collection in the world,
all in southwestern New Mexico's Silver City, Mimbres, and Deming
areas. Places tentatively to be visited include the original Mogollon
Village and Harris sites excavated by archaeologist Emil W. Haury;
sites in the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument and vicinity;
Classic Mimbres sites (Beauregard-Montezuma, Cottonwood, Gattons Park,
Lake Roberts Vista, Mattocks, Old Town, and Woodrow); the Frying Pan
Canyon and Pony Hills petroglyph sites; and the Western New Mexico
University Museum. The tour will be based in Silver City and depart
from a hotel there each morning. Hotels, camping, and other
accommodations for those who wish to arrange their own lodging and
transport are available in and near Silver City. Reservations
required: 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
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Thursday-Sunday August 11-14, 2011
2011 Pecos Archaeological Conference is being held on August 11-14 at
"Mile-And-A-Half Lake" Large Group Campsite in the Kaibab National
Forest near Jacob Lake, Arizona.
Thursday evening conference registration and reception; Friday and
Saturday field reports and symposium on recent archaeological research;
Sunday archaeological site tours
Registration fee $40 before July 1, 2011, thereafter $45 ($32 per student
any time); camping at the conference site $5/night; Saturday evening
dinner & dance $20 per person
This annual conference, begun in 1927, brings southwestern professional
and avocational archaeologists, the general public, and media
organizations together under open skies at a different place in the
Southwest every year, to share findings of recent archaeological research
and to discuss problems of the field and challenges of the profession.
Open to all, the Pecos Conference is an important opportunity for
students and others interested in archaeology and prehistory to meet with
professional archaeologists one-on-one to learn about the profession,
gain access to resources and to new research opportunities, and test new
methods and theories related to archaeology. This year’s conference site
is 8 miles south of Jacob Lake and 2.5 miles west of Arizona State Route
67 on Forest Road 212. Jacob Lake is at the intersection of US89A and
SR67; FR 212 is a gravel, all-weather road. For more information visit
www.swanet.org/2010_pecos_conference/index.html or contact 2011
Conference Chair David Purcell at [log in to unmask]
Thursday September 15, 2011
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner
& presentation: Program title, speaker, and restaurant to be announced,
Tucson
Because the restaurant seating is limited, reservations are due by 3:00
p.m. Wednesday September 14. 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Friday September 23, 2011
“Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Fall Equinox Archaeological
Sites” guided tour departing from northeast corner of Silverbell Road &
Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana, Arizona
8 a.m. to noon. $15 ($12 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo
Grande Museum Auxiliary members)
To celebrate the autumnal equinox, archaeologist Allen Dart (Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center’s executive director) leads this tour to Los Morteros,
an ancient village site that includes a Hohokam ballcourt and bedrock
mortars, and to Picture Rocks, where ancient petroglyphs include a
solstice and equinox marker, dancing human-like figures, whimsical
animals, and other rock symbols made by Hohokam Indians between A.D. 650
and 1450.
LIMITED TO 32 PEOPLE. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED: 520-798-1201 or
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Thursday October 20, 2011
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner
& presentation: Program title, speaker, and restaurant to be announced,
Tucson
Because the restaurant seating is limited, reservations are due by 3:00
p.m. Wednesday October 19. 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Saturday November 12, 2011
"Deer Valley & Spur Cross Ranch Petroglyphs & Pueblo Ruins” guided
archaeological site tour with Shelley Rasmussen and Allen Dart, starting
at Deer Valley Rock Art Center, 3711 W. Deer Valley Road, Phoenix.
10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fee $35 ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and
Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members) includes all park entry fees
Maricopa County Parks Interpretive Ranger Shelley Rasmussen (an
archaeological Site Steward) and archaeologist Allen Dart guide this tour
to see hundreds of ancient petroglyphs and the rock art museum at Deer
Valley Rock Art Center north of Phoenix, and more petroglyphs in Spur
Cross Ranch Regional Park near Carefree, Arizona. Deer Valley Rock Art
Center features a museum with video, artifacts, interpretive signs, and a
gift shop. Along its outdoor, quarter-mile-long rock art trail we’ll view
some of the 47-acre preserve’s 1,571 known petroglyphs, which range from
700 to 10,000 years old and represent the Archaic, Hohokam, and Patayan
cultures. The Spur Cross Conservation Area intermediate-level hike is
about 3 miles roundtrip and takes about 3 hours of hill-climbing to a
Hohokam pueblo and two petroglyph sites. Bring your own picnic lunch and
water, wear comfortable hiking shoes.
Reservations required: 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
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Thursday November 17, 2011
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner
& presentation: Program title, speaker, and restaurant to be announced,
Tucson
Because the restaurant seating is limited, reservations are due by 3:00
p.m. Wednesday November 16. 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Saturday December 3, 2011
“White Tank Mountains – Petroglyphs of Waterfall Canyon & Mesquite
Canyon” guided archaeological site tour with Shelley Rasmussen and Allen
Dart, starting at White Tank Mountain Regional Park Visitor Center, 13025
N. White Tank Mountain Road in Waddell.
10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fee $30 ($24 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and
Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members) includes all park entry fees
Maricopa County Parks Interpretive Ranger Shelly Rasmussen (an
archaeological Site Steward) and archaeologist Allen Dart guide this tour
to see hundreds of ancient petroglyphs in the 30,000-acre White Tank
Mountain Regional Park west of Phoenix. Tour includes a 3-hour walk along
the 2.5-mile-roundtrip, fairly flat Black Rock Loop Trail to see and
photograph dozens of Archaic and Hohokam petroglyphs; lunch at ramadas
with picnic facilities; then afternoon visits to three petroglyph sites
with Archaic and Hohokam rock art in a 3-hour, 2.5-mile-roundtrip hike
along the Mesquite Canyon trail, which includes some bush-whacking and
boulder-hopping. Bring your own picnic lunch and water, wear comfortable
hiking shoes.
Reservations required: 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
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the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer” and the event's
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Thursday December 15, 2011
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner
& presentation: Program title, speaker, and restaurant to be announced,
Tucson
Because the restaurant seating is limited, reservations are due by 3:00
p.m. Wednesday December 14. 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Thursday December 22, 2011
“Winter Solstice Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs
Archaeological Sites” departs from northeast corner of Silverbell Road &
Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana, Arizona
8 a.m. to noon. $15 ($12 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo
Grande Museum Auxiliary members)
To explore ancient people’s recognition of solstices and other
calendrical events, archaeologist Allen Dart (Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center’s executive director) leads this tour to Los Morteros, an ancient
village site that includes a Hohokam ballcourt and bedrock mortars, and
to Picture Rocks, where ancient petroglyphs include a solstice and
equinox marker, dancing human-like figures, whimsical animals, and other
rock symbols made by Hohokam Indians between A.D. 650 and 1450. LIMITED
TO 32 PEOPLE.
Reservations required. 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
**** IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos about
the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer” and the event's
date in your email subject line.
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Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s mission is to educate children and adults
to understand and appreciate archaeology and other cultures, to foster
the preservation of archaeological and historical sites, and to develop a
lifelong concern for the importance of nonrenewable resources and
traditional cultures. Old Pueblo is recognized as a 501(c)(3)
not-for-profit organization under the U.S. tax code so donations and Old
Pueblo membership fees are tax-deductible up to amounts allowed by the
Internal Revenue Service.
If you are a member of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT! If you are not an Old Pueblo member we would be grateful if you
would become one so you can provide more support for our education and
research programs and receive membership benefits. You can become a
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All of us at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center appreciate your support!
Regards,
Allen Dart, RPA, Executive Director
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
PO Box 40577
Tucson AZ 85717-0577 USA
(520) 798-1201 office, (520) 798-1966 fax
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