For Immediate Release
Included in this announcement:
(1) Summary of Upcoming Presentations, Classes, Tours, and Other Activities
(2) Details on Upcoming Activities
(1) SUMMARY OF UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS, CLASSES, TOURS, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
(For details on each activity see the DETAILS ON UPCOMING ACTIVITIES below.)
On-going: OPEN3 simulated archaeological dig, OPENOUT archaeology
presentations, and guided tours of archaeological sites for children’s
groups.
May 5, 2012 “Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” Free Library Presenters
program with archaeologist Allen Dart at Pima County Public Library’s
Woods Memorial Branch, Tucson
May 9, 2012 “Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for the “Explore Arizona” lecture
series at Glendale Public Library Foothills Branch, Glendale*
June 15-20, 2012 "Mimbres Ruins, Rock Art, and Museums of Southern New
Mexico" archaeology education tour with archaeologist Allen Dart, starting
in Silver City and ending near Truth or Consequences, NM
July 16, 2012 “Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free presentation by
archaeologist Allen Dart for Little Colorado Chapter, Arizona
Archaeological Society, Springerville, Arizona*
September 11, 2012 “Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces”
free Library Presenters program by archaeologist Allen Dart at Pima County
Public Library’s Sahuarita Branch
September 13, 2012 “Southern Arizona Archaeological Research by the USDA
Natural Resources Conservation Service” free presentation by archaeologist
Allen Dart for Santa Cruz Valley Chapter, Arizona Archaeological Society,
Tubac*
Fridays September 14-November 16, 2012 "Prehistory of the Southwest" class
with archaeologist Allen Dart at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, Tucson
September 15, 2012 “Ancient Native American Pottery of Southern Arizona”
free Library Presenters program with archaeologist Allen Dart at Pima
County Public Library’s Sahuarita Branch, Sahuarita, Arizona
September 20, 2012 Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food
for Thought” dinner & presentation, Tucson: Guest speaker & Tucson
restaurant to be announced
September 22, 2012 “Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Fall
Equinox Archaeological Sites Guided Tour” with archaeologist Allen Dart in
northwestern Tucson metropolitan area
September 27-October 1, 2012 “Chaco Canyon, Aztec, and Salmon Great
Pueblos and Other Sites” educational tour with archaeologist Ronald H.
Towner, sponsored by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
October 11-14, 2012 “Canyon de Chelly Archaeology and Cultures”
educational tour with archaeologist Ronald H. Towner, sponsored by Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center
October 18, 2012 Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for
Thought” dinner & presentation, Tucson: Guest speaker & Tucson restaurant
to be announced
October 19 and 20, 2012 “Patterns, Problems, and Possibilities” Verde
Valley - Arizona Archaeological Council Conference cosponsored by Arizona
Archaeological Council and the Verde Valley Archaeology Center, Camp
Verde, Arizona*
November 3 and 4, 2012 “Sinagua Archaeology of the Flagstaff and Verde
Valley Areas” with archaeologist Peter J. Pilles, Jr., starting at Elden
Pueblo near Flagstaff, Arizona
November 10, 2012 "Deer Valley & Spur Cross Ranch Petroglyphs & Pueblo
Ruins” archaeological site tour with Shelley Rasmussen and Allen Dart in
Phoenix and Carefree, Arizona
November 15, 2012 Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for
Thought” dinner & presentation, Tucson: Guest speaker & Tucson restaurant
to be announced
December 1, 2012 “White Tank Mountains – Petroglyphs of Waterfall Canyon &
Mesquite Canyon” guided archaeological site tour with Shelley Rasmussen
and Allen Dart in Waddell, Arizona
December 5, 2012 “Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces”
free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Pueblo Grande Museum
Auxiliary at Pueblo Grande Museum, Phoenix*
December 20, 2012 Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for
Thought” dinner & presentation, Tucson: Guest speaker & Tucson restaurant
to be announced
December 21, 2012 “Winter Solstice Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks
Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart in
northwestern Tucson metro area
* Asterisked programs may be sponsored by organizations other than Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center.
(2) 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 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
Saturday May 5, 2012
Library Presenters free presentation “Archaeology and Cultures of
Arizona” with archaeologist Allen Dart at Pima County Public Library’s
Woods Memorial Branch, 3455 N. First Ave., Tucson
2 to 4 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.
For event details contact Librarian Sarah Batchelder at Tucson telephone
no. 520-594-5445 ext 3 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]
Wednesday May 9, 2012
“Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces” free presentation
by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist Allen Dart,
for the “Explore Arizona” lecture series at Glendale Public Library
Foothills Branch, 19055 N 57th Avenue
Glendale, Arizona. Cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council.
6:30-8 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 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 have related to ancient Native American
rituals. Funding for this program is being provided by the Arizona
Humanities Council.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Librarian Sarah
Herlache in Glendale at 623-930-3844 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]
Friday-Wednesday June 15-20, 2012
"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 Wednesday.
Fee $235 for the full four-day tour ($210 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, Deming, and southern Rio
Grande Valley areas. Places we plan to visit 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 and Postclassic 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. As an added bonus this year we plan to visit
two archaeological field school excavations in the Rio Grande area:
Arizona State University’s dig at the Roadmap Village site and New Mexico
State University’s project near Cottonwood Springs. The tour will be
based in Silver City Friday through Monday nights, Deming on Tuesday
night, and will depart from hotels in those two cities 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]
Monday July 16, 2012
“Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free presentation by archaeologist
Allen Dart for Little Colorado Chapter, Arizona Archaeological Society,
at the Old Springerville School, 418 E. Main St. (in same building as the
Casa Malpais Museum), Springerville, Arizona
6:30 business meeting, 7-8:30 p.m. presentation. 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 Carol Farnsworth in
Springerville at 928-333-3219 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]
**** 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.
Tuesday September 11, 2012
Library Presenters free presentation “Southwestern Rock Calendars and
Ancient Time Pieces” with archaeologist Allen Dart at Pima County Public
Library’s Sahuarita Branch, 725 W. Via Rancho Sahuarita, Sahuarita,
Arizona
2 to 3 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.
For event details contact Librarian Michele White at Tucson telephone no.
520-594-5495 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 September 13, 2012
“Southern Arizona Archaeological Research by the USDA Natural Resources
Conservation Service” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for
the Santa Cruz Valley Chapter, Arizona Archaeological Society, at Santa
Cruz County's North County Facility, 50 Bridge Road, Tubac, Arizona.
7 to 8 p.m. Free
For over a decade the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the
U.S. Department of Agriculture agency formerly known as the Soil
Conservation Service, has been conducting cultural resources surveys to
ensure that NRCS-assisted farm and range land conservation and
improvement projects do not impact archaeological sites. These surveys
have covered thousands of acres of private and public land in southern
Arizona, resulting in discoveries of numerous archaeological sites
spanning the last several thousand years. In this presentation
archaeologist Allen Dart, NRCS’s State Cultural Resources Specialist,
will describe the agency’s approach to archaeological site conservation
and will review some of the discoveries that have been made during the
NRCS research efforts.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Mary Dahl at
520-604-2667 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]
Fridays September 14-November 16, 2012
"Prehistory of the Southwest" class with archaeologist Allen Dart at Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th Street, Tucson (at Tucson Unified
School District's Ajo Service Center, just west of La Cholla Blvd.,
½-mile north of John F. Kennedy Park)
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. each Friday September 14 through November 16, 2012.
Fee $50 ($40 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande
Museum Auxiliary members), not counting cost of the recommended text
or of optional Arizona Archaeological Society membership. Minimum
enrollment 8, maximum 32.
"Prehistory of the Southwest" is an introductory course in the study
of the American Southwest, developed by the Arizona Archaeological
Society to provide a basic overview of this region's archaeology and
cultures. Ten Friday evening class sessions will cover cultural
sequences, dating systems, subsistence strategies, development of
urbanization, abandonments of different areas at different times, and
the general characteristics of major cultural groups that have lived
in the Southwest over the past 13,000-plus years. Besides offering an
up-to-date synthesis of southwestern prehistory for anyone interested
in the archaeology of the Southwest, the class can be used as
prerequisite for all other courses offered to members of the Arizona
Archaeological Society (AAS) enrolled in or interested in enrolling in
the AAS Certification Program. Instructor Allen Dart is a registered
professional archaeologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and
is volunteer executive director of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center.
Reservations required, registration deadline September 10:
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask] to register or for more
information.
Saturday September 15, 2012
Library Presenters free presentation “Ancient Native American Pottery of
Southern Arizona” with archaeologist Allen Dart at Pima County Public
Library’s Sahuarita Branch, 725 W. Via Rancho Sahuarita, Sahuarita,
Arizona
2 to 3 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.
For event details contact Librarian Michele White at Tucson telephone no.
520-594-5495 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 September 22, 2012
“Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Fall Equinox Archaeological
Sites” guided tour with archaeologist Allen Dart, departing from
northeast corner of Silverbell Road & Linda Vista Blvd. northwest of
Tucson, 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 September 27-Monday October 1, 2012
“Chaco Canyon, Aztec, and Salmon Great Pueblos and
Other Archaeological Sites” educational tour with archaeologist Ronald H.
Towner, sponsored by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center. Drive your own vehicle
and meet tour in Gallup, NM, on Thursday; actual touring begins Friday and
continues through Sunday, with Monday reserved for return trip home
Fee $195 for the full three days of touring($175 for Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members), or $70
per day to attend tour on individual days ($60/day for Old Pueblo and
PGMA members). Participants are responsible for their own transportation,
meals, and lodging.
The archaeological sites in Chaco Canyon are some of the most famous, yet
enigmatic, sites in the Southwest. A World Heritage Site, Chaco attracts
thousands of visitors each year, yet most people see only sand, mud, rock
walls, and a treeless desolate landscape. Old Pueblo’s intensive five-day
tour will take you beyond the simple brochures and photo-ops to explore
the multiple contexts of the people who created these magnificent
structures. We not only will examine sites within Chaco Canyon, but also
will visit outlier sites to the north and, time permitting, to the south
as well. This tour will be led by archaeologist Ronald H. Towner, Ph.D.,
is the Agnese N. Haury Endowed Chair of Archaeological Dendrochronology
at the University of Arizona’s Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research. A native
southwesterner, he has 30+ years experience in the archaeology and
history of the Southwest and in guiding tours to archaeological sites.
TRIP ITINERARY: THURSDAY DAY 1: Travel; meet at El Rancho Motel in
Gallup, NM (www.elranchohotel.com). FRIDAY DAY 2: Drive from Gallup to
the South entrance to Chaco Canyon via Twin Lakes and Crownpoint (high
clearance vehicle recommended); tour Great House sites on north side of
the Canyon; travel to Farmington, NM, via the North Chaco road, US 550,
and US 64, stay at the Red Lion Hotel (700 Scott Ave.). SATURDAY DAY 3:
Morning tour of Salmon Ruins; afternoon tour of Aztec Ruins; return to
Farmington to stay in Red Lion overnight. SUNDAY DAY 4: Leave at 8 AM
for Chaco Canyon via US 64, US550, and north entrance to the canyon; tour
Small House sites and Casa Rinconada; depart for Gallup via South
entrance to Canyon, NM 371 past Crownpoint to Thoreau; tif time allows
we will also take a side trip to Casamero Ruins near Prewitt; stay in El
Rancho Motel, Gallup. MONDAY DAY 5: Check out and return home. Other
hotels, camping, and other accommodations for those who wish to arrange
their own lodging are available in and near Farmington and Gallup;
camping also is available in Chaco Canyon, first come, first served.
Reservations required: 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
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Thursday October 11-Sunday October 14, 2012
“Canyon de Chelly Archaeology and Cultures” educational tour with
archaeologist Ronald H. Towner, sponsored by Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center. Drive your own vehicle and meet tour in Chinle, Arizona. Actual
touring begins Friday and continues through Saturday, with Sunday
reserved for return trip home
Fee $130 for the full two days of touring ($115 for Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members), or $70
per day to attend tour on individual days ($60/day for Old Pueblo and
PGMA members). Participants are responsible for their own transportation,
meals, and lodging.
Canyon de Chelly National Monument in northeastern Arizona is one of the
most beautiful and unique places on the planet. Towering sandstone
cliffs, abundant streamside vegetation, ancient cliff dwellings, and
Navajo families who have lived n the canyon for generations make Canyon
de Chelly a must-see destination in the Southwest. Old Pueblo’s intensive
four-day tour will take you inside the Canyon’s geology, environment,
prehistory, and history with archaeologist Ronald H. Towner, Ph.D., the
Agnese N. Haury Endowed Chair of Archaeological Dendrochronology at the
University of Arizona’s Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research. A native
southwesterner, Dr. Towner has 30+ years experience in the archaeology
and history of the Southwest and in guiding tours to archaeological
sites. TRIP ITINERARY: THURSDAY DAY 1: Travel; meet at Best Western
Canyon de Chelly Inn in Chinle, AZ (canyondechelly.com). FRIDAY DAY 2:
8:30 AM. Short drive to Canyon de Chelly Visitor Center; morning tour of
South Rim of Canyon; afternoon tour of North Rim of Canyon. SATURDAY DAY
3: 8:30 AM, short drive to Thunderbird Lodge; all day Thunderbird Lodge
4-wheel-drive vehicle tour inside Canyon de Chelly (www.tbirdlodge.com).
SUNDAY DAY 4: Return travel from Chinle to home. Other hotels, camping,
and other accommodations may be available in or near Chinle for those who
wish to arrange their own lodging.
Reservations required: 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
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Friday and Saturday October 19 and 20, 2012
“Patterns, Problems, and Possibilities” First Biennial Verde Valley
Archaeology Conference-Fall 2012 Arizona Archaeological Council
Conference cosponsored by the Arizona Archaeological Council and the
Verde Valley Archaeology Center, at Cliff Castle Casino Hotel Conference
Center, Camp Verde, Arizona*
Following an conference-opening reception on October 18, this conference
will examine the archaeology of central Arizona’s Verde Valley region.
Topics will include whether or not the “Southern Sinagua” is still a
valid cultural construct, and the Yavapai-Apache cultures of central
Arizona. Hikes to archaeological sites in the Verde Valley will be
included. Abstract submission deadline is August 10, 2012.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. For more
information contact Todd Bostwick at [log in to unmask]
or Steward Deats at [log in to unmask]; or visit
arizonaarchaeologicalcouncil.org.
Saturday and Sunday November 3 and 4, 2012
“Sinagua Archaeology of the Flagstaff and Verde Valley Areas” with
archaeologist Peter J. Pilles, Jr., sponsored by Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center. Drive your own vehicle and meet tour at Elden Pueblo near
Flagstaff, Arizona.
Fee $95 for both tour days ($76 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and
Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members), or $50 to attend for just one
day ($40/day for Old Pueblo and PGMA members). Participants are
responsible for their own transportation, meals, and lodging. Hotels,
camping, and other accommodations are available in and near Flagstaff and
Camp Verde.
Visit some of the most famous but rarely visited sites of Arizona’s
prehistoric Sinagua archaeological culture with one of the leading
researchers who has studied and written about the Sinagua: Coconino
National Forest Archaeologist Peter J. Pilles, Jr. Starting at 10 a.m.
Saturday, we will meet at and tour Elden Pueblo, where Peter and company
have excavated and surveyed for years. Then we will spend the rest of the
day visiting the Turkey Hill Pueblo, Winona Village, Ridge Ruin, and Two
Kivas sites. If time allows we may also be able to squeeze in visits to
Medicine Fort and the Jack Smith Alcove House in the Cohonina area. On
Sunday we will go to the V-V (V Bar V) Petroglyphs site, Sacred Mountain
and ballcourt, the Beaver Creek prehistoric agricultural fields, the Red
Tank Draw petroglyphs, and a Sinagua field house. Time permitting on
Sunday, we might also be able to include a visit to the Fewkes Petroglyph
boulder on Salt Mine Road, and to the Salt Mine itself.
Reservations required: 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
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Saturday November 10, 2012
"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 15, 2012
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner
& presentation: ****[Program title & speaker to be arranged] at ****[
restaurant to be announced]**** , 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 ****TBA.
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. 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 14. 520-798-1201 or
[log in to unmask]
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Saturday December 1, 2012
“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 $35 ($28 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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Wednesday December 5, 2012
“Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces” free presentation
by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist Allen Dart,
for the Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary meeting at Pueblo Grande Museum,
4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix. Cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities
Council.
7:30-9 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. Funding for program provided by the Arizona
Humanities Council.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact the Pueblo Grande
Museum in Phoenix at 602-495-0901 or Don Appel at [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]
Friday December 21, 2012
“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
northwestern Tucson metro area
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]
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