Some reminders:
(1) WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 16 DEADLINE FOR
NOVEMBER 17 “THIRD THURSDAY FOOD FOR THOUGHT” PROGRAM
Thursday November 17, 2011
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner
& presentation: “Soil Changes in Ancient Agricultural Systems of the
American Southwest” with archaeologist Jeffrey Homburg, at Black Angus
Restaurant, 5075 N Oracle Rd., Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s menu)
Although numerous southwestern archaeological studies have focused on
irrigation canals, the soils that were irrigated with those canals have
received far less attention. Soil studies of irrigation systems along the
Gila and Santa Cruz rivers of Arizona now underway will help fill this
research gap. In this presentation our guest speaker will discuss
archaeological traces of ancient agricultural field systems that persist
and remain intact, allowing archaeologists to recognize that soil changes
are highly variable, ranging from degradation to minimal net change to
enhanced soil quality.
Old Pueblo’s guest speaker for this “dinner-format” program is Jeffrey A.
Homburg, Ph.D., Director of Geosciences for the Tucson-based Statistical
Research cultural resource management company.
Guests may select and purchase their own dinners from the restaurant’s
general menu. There is no entry fee but donations will be requested to
benefit Old Pueblo’s educational efforts. The restaurant needs advance
notice to schedule staff and must limit seating to comply with the fire
code, so reservations are due by 5 p.m. Wednesday November 16.
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
(1) FRIDAY DECEMBER 2 DEADLINE FOR
DECEMBER 3WHITE TANK MOUNTAINS PETROGLYPHS TOUR
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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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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URL: www.oldpueblo.org
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