Old Pueblo Archaeology Center is pleased to announce the following
upcoming activities:
FREE PRESENTATIONS THIS MONTH IN TUCSON AREA
Tuesday May 19, 2009
“Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces” free presentation
by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist Allen Dart,
for Friends of Picture Rocks at Picture Rocks Community Center, 5615 N.
Sanders Road, west of Tucson. Cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities
Council.
6:30 p.m. iced tea social, 7 to 8:30 p.m. presentation. 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 the petroglyphs at Picture Rocks, the architecture of the
“Great House” at Arizona’s Casa Grande Ruins, and other archaeological
evidence of ancient astronomy and calendrical reckoning; and interprets
how these discoveries may relate to ancient Native American rituals.
Funding for program provided by the Arizona Humanities Council.
Directions from I-10 and Ina Road: Go west on Ina, south/left on Wade
Road, west/right onto Picture Rocks, south/left on Sandario, west/right
on Rudasill, south/left on Sanders just past the school. Funding for
program provided by the Arizona Humanities Council.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Albert Lannon at
622-3561 or [log in to unmask] in Tucson; for information about the
presentation subject matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Thursday May 21, 2009
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “Third Thursdays” free presentation:
“Roadside Religious Art in Sonora” with James S. “Big Jim” Griffith,
Ph.D., 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).
7:30 to 9 p.m. Free.
Guest speaker Jim Griffith describes this talk as follows: “Sonora’s
highways and byways are lined with religious art – crosses, small and
large chapels, and murals painted on cliff faces and on free-standing
cement slabs. Some mark death sites, others commemorate favors requested
or favors granted. Using slides, I shall discuss these ubiquitous shrines
and crosses, and discuss their uses. Unless you know the territory well,
you might expect a few surprises.”
No reservations needed. 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
JUNE 2009 NEW MEXICO ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES TOUR CANCELLED
We regret to announce that the Pima Community College-Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center “Mimbres Ruins, Rock Art, and Museums of Southern New
Mexico” archaeological site tour that was scheduled for June 19-23, 2009,
has been cancelled. We will offer the tour again in late spring of 2010.
OTHER UPCOMING ACTIVITIES: CONTACT OLD PUEBLO FOR DETAILS
May 30, 2009 Arrowhead-Making and Flintknapping Workshop at Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center with Allen Denoyer
June 18, 2009 “Third Thursdays” free presentation at Old Pueblo:
“Archaeological Excavations at the Redtail/Silverbell Coachline Site” with
archaeologist Eric Klucas
June 27, 2009 Arrowhead-Making and Flintknapping Workshop at Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center with Allen Denoyer
July 16, 2009 “Third Thursdays” free presentation at Old Pueblo:
“Archaeological Excavations at the Whiptail Ruin” with archaeologist Linda
Gregonis
August 20, 2009 “Third Thursdays” free presentation at Old Pueblo: Topic
and speaker to be announced
September 8, 2009 “Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian
Rock Art” free presentation at Glendale Public Library, Glendale, Arizona*
September 17, 2009 “Third Thursdays” free presentation at Old Pueblo:
“Mesoamerica and Hohokam Symbolism, Public Architecture and Ideology” with
archaeologist Paul Fish
October 15, 2009 “Third Thursdays” free presentation at Old Pueblo: Topic
and speaker to be announced
October 25 through December 13, 2009 (Sundays) Traditional Pottery Making
Level 1 Workshop with John Guerin at Old Pueblo
November 6, 2009 “Tucson-Marana Rock Art and Archaeology” (ST149) Pima
Community College study tour departing from Pima Community College,
Tucson*
November 14, 2009 “Deer Valley & Spur Cross Ranch Petroglyphs” guided tour
with Shelley Rasmussen and Allen Dart
November 19, 2009 “Third Thursdays” free presentation at Old Pueblo: Topic
and speaker to be announced
November 20, 2009 “Ventana Cave and Tohono O’odham Nation Archaeology and
Culture” (ST146) Pima Community College study tour departing from Pima
Community College, Tucson*
December 5, 2009 “White Tank Mountains Petroglyphs of Waterfall Canyon &
Mesquite Canyon” guided tour with Shelley Rasmussen and Allen Dart
December 11, 2009 “Casa Grande Ruins and Middle Gila Valley Archaeology
and History” (ST147) Pima Community College study tour departing from Pima
Community College, Tucson*
December 17, 2009 “Third Thursdays” free presentation at Old Pueblo: Topic
and speaker to be announced
January 8, 2010 “Tucson-Marana Rock Art and Archaeology” (ST149) Pima
Community College tour departing from Pima Community College, Tucson [or
possibly different tour – call for update]*
February 19, 2010 “Casa Grande Ruins and Middle Gila Archaeology” (ST147)
Pima Community College tour departing from Pima Community College, Tucson
[or possibly different tour – call for update]*
March 13, 2010 “Vista del Rio Archaeology Celebration” at City of Tucson’s
Vista del Rio Cultural Resource Park, sponsored by Vista del Rio
Residents’ Association, Inc.
* Asterisks indicate programs sponsored by organizations other than Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center.
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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
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.
Donations by check can be made payable to “OPAC” and mailed to Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center, PO Box 40577, Tucson AZ 85717-0577. You can
also donate using your Visa or Mastercard, 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.
Please help Old Pueblo Archaeology Center if you can!
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
Email: [log in to unmask]
URL: www.oldpueblo.org
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