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.
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 10, 2011 “Atlatl and Spear Making Workshop” with archaeologist
Allen Denoyer at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
December 15, 2011 Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for
Thought” dinner & presentation, Tucson: “Patterns of Violence:
Archaeological Migration and Trade through New Mexico’s Gallina Heartland”
with Lewis Borck
December 22, 2011 “Winter Solstice Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks
Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart, northwest
Tucson metro area
January 10, 2012 “Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern Arizona Hohokam
Indians” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Agua Fria
Chapter, Ariz. Archaeological Society, at Glendale Public Library,
Glendale*
January 11, 2012 “Ancient Native American Pottery of Southern Arizona”
free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for San Tan Chapter,
Arizona Archaeological Society, at Queen Creek Museum in Queen Creek
Arizona*
Saturday January 28, 2012 “Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop
with archaeologist-flintknapper Allen Denoyer at Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center”
January 15, 2012 “Does Deep History Matter?” free presentation by
archaeologist John Ware in the Rose Cottage Education Center at Agua
Caliente Park, Tucson*
January 16, 2012 "Archaeology's Deep Time Perspective on Environment and
Social Sustainability" free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for
Little Colorado Chapter, Arizona Archaeological Society, Springerville,
Arizona*
January 17, 2012 “Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free presentation
by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist Allen Dart, at
Copper Queen Library, Bisbee, Arizona*
January 19, 2012 Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for
Thought” dinner & presentation, Tucson: Guest speaker & Tucson restaurant
to be announced
January 26, 2012 “Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free presentation
by archaeologist Allen Dart for Verde Valley Chapter, Arizona
Archaeological Society, at Sedona Public Library, Sedona, Arizona*
February 1, 2012 "Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian
Rock Art" free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Pueblo Grande
Museum Auxiliary at Pueblo Grande Museum, Phoenix*
February 9, 2012 “Archaeology’s Deep Time Perspective on Environment and
Social Sustainability” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for
Santa Cruz Valley Chapter, Arizona Archaeological Society, Tubac, Arizona*
February 11, 2012 “Rock Art and Archaeology of Ventana Cave” carpooling
educational tour onto the Tohono O’odham Nation with archaeologist Allen
Dart
February 16, 2012 Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food
for Thought” dinner & presentation, Tucson: “Re-evaluating San Xavier del
Bac in the Jesuit Period” with archaeologist Dr. Deni Seymour
February 18 & 19, 2012 19th Annual Southwest Indian Art Fair at the
Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson
February 21, 2012 “Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern Arizona Hohokam
Indians” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Northern
Arizona Chapter, Arizona Archaeological Society, Flagstaff
February 29, 2012 “A Leap Year Look at Southern Arizona’s Ancient Indian
Arts” presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Quail Creek Community’s
Madera Clubhouse Ballroom, Green Valley, Arizona
March 1, 2012 “Geronimo's Wickiup: Archaeological Perspectives on the
Cañon de los Embudos Surrender Site” free presentation with archaeologist
Dr. Deni Seymour, Tucson
March 14, 2012 “OPEN3 Free Simulated Archaeological Excavation
Experience for Teachers” at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
March 14, 2012 “Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Desert Foothills Chapter,
Arizona Archaeological Society, Cave Creek, Arizona*
March 15, 2012 Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for
Thought” dinner & presentation, Tucson: “Archaeology’s Deep Time
Perspective on Environment and Social Sustainability” with archaeologist
Allen Dart
March 17, 2012 “Ancient Native American Pottery of Southern Arizona” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Rim Country Chapter, Arizona
Archaeological Society, Payson*
March 22, 2012 “Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free presentation by
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist Allen Dart at
Queen Valley RV Resort in Queen Valley (east of Apache Junction), Arizona*
March 24, 2012 “Vista del Rio Archaeology Celebration” children’s
activities program at City of Tucson’s Vista del Rio Cultural Resource
Park
March 31, 2012 “Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces” free
presentation by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist
Allen Dart for Arizona Site Stewards Conference in Winslow, Arizona*
April 14-15, 2012 “A Discovering Brown Canyon Weekend – Some Archaeology
of Southern Arizona and the Altar Valley” with archaeologist Allen Dart at
Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge near Sasabe, Arizona*
April 27, 2012 Fundraising Raffle of a 2012 Nissan Leaf All-Electric
Automobile to benefit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and other Tucson
nonprofit organizations. Get your tickets from Old Pueblo!
July 16, 2012 “Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free presentation by
archaeologist Allen Dart for Little Colorado Chapter, Arizona
Archaeological Society, Springerville, Arizona*
* 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 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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Saturday December 10, 2011
Atlatl and Spear Making Workshop with archaeologist 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. $45 ($36 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo
Grande Museum Auxiliary members)
In this workshop archaeologist Allen Denoyer teaches you how to fashion
traditional atlatls and wooden spears like those utilized by ancient
peoples worldwide, using natural materials. Spear shafts are straightened
by heat-curing over an open fire. Bring your own pocketknife to carve the
wood, all other equipment is provided. Minimum attendance 6, maximum 10.
Reservations required. 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
**** IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos about
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Thursday December 15, 2011
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner
& presentation: “Patterns of Violence: Archaeological Migration and Trade
through New Mexico’s Gallina Heartland” with archaeologist Lewis Borck,
at Mimi's Café, 120 S. Wilmot Rd. (at Broadway Blvd.), Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s menu)
Previous research into the Gallina archaeological culture of northern New
Mexico has revealed significant evidence of violence and massacres, and
has focused on the area's apparent “material disconnect” from adjacent
prehistoric groups. While the Gallina certainly embody a unique, near
enigmatic, cultural development within the northern Southwest, it is only
by understanding them in relation to their neighbors that archaeologists
can begin to recognize how the Gallina people affected, and were affected
by, larger regional occurrences. Specifically, patterns of violence in
the Gallina district indicate movement of people through the landscape of
northern New Mexico. The Gallina exemplify why archaeologists need to
understand peripheral groups in the American Southwest to more fully
explain the past.
Old Pueblo’s guest speaker for this “dinner-format” program, Lewis Borck,
studies issues relating to frontiers, premodern warfare and conflict, and
peripheral groups represented in the prehistoric archaeology of the
American Southwest.. He has been working in the Southwest for the past
six years and has excavated from Chaco Canyon to the Tucson Basin.
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 December 14.
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
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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
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Tuesday January 10, 2012
“Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern Arizona Hohokam Indians” free
presentation by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist
Allen Dart, for Agua Fria Chapter, Arizona Archaeological Society, at
Glendale Public Library, 5959 W. Brown St., Glendale, Arizona;
Cosponsored by Arizona Humanities Council
6-7 p.m. Free
The Hohokam Native American culture flourished in southern Arizona from
the sixth through fifteenth centuries. 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 program
features slides of Hohokam artifacts, rock art, and other cultural
features, a display of authentic prehistoric artifacts, and recommended
readings for more information about the Hohokam. Funding for program
provided by the Arizona Humanities Council.
For event details contact Vince Waldron in Glendale at 602-543-6634 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]
January 11, 2012 Wednesday
“Ancient Native American Pottery of Southern Arizona” free presentation
by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist Allen Dart,
for San Tan Chapter, Arizona Archaeological Society, at Queen Creek
Museum (southwest corner of Ellsworth and Queen Creek Roads) in Queen
Creek Arizona. Cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council.
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 Henry DeJonge in
Gilbert, Arizona, at 602-206-1752 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]
Sunday January 15, 2012
“Does Deep History Matter?” presentation by archaeologist John Ware in
the Rose Cottage Education Center at Agua Caliente Park, 12325 East Roger
Road, Tucson*
1 to 2 p.m. Free
Learning the lessons of our ancient ancestors may indeed have greatly to
do with the survival of our species. Join Dr. John Ware, Director of the
Amerind Foundation in Dragoon, Arizona, as he explores this interesting
topic. Sponsored by Friends of Agua Caliente Park.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored activity. For
reservations (required) or more informatin contact Joanne Triplett in
Tucson at 520-749-3718 or eeducation @ pima.gov.
Monday January 16, 2012
"Archaeology's Deep Time Perspective on Environment and Social
Sustainability" 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
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. 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]
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Tuesday January 17, 2012
“Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free presentation by Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist Allen Dart, for folks in
southeastern Arizona at the Copper Queen Library, 6 Main St. in Bisbee,
Arizona
5:30-7 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 Liz Hampton-Derivan
in Bisbee at 520-432-4232 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 January 26, 2012
“Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free presentation by Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist Allen Dart, for Verde Valley
Chapter, Arizona Archaeological Society, at Sedona Public Library, 3250
White Bear Road, Sedona, Arizona. Cosponsored by Arizona Humanities
Council.
7-8 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 Linda Krumrie in
Sedona at 928-451-4790 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 February 1, 2012
"Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art" free
presentation by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist
Allen Dart, for the Pueblo Grande Museum Auxilliary meeting at Pueblo
Grande Museum, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix. Cosponsored by the
Arizona Humanities Council.
7:30-9 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.
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]
Thursday February 9, 2012
“Archaeology’s Deep Time Perspective on Environment and Social
Sustainability” 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
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. 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 February 11, 2012
"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 $30 ($24 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and
Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members; no charge for Tohono O’odham
Nation members)
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: 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
**** IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos about
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Thursday February 16, 2012
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner
& presentation: “Re-evaluating San Xavier del Bac in the Jesuit Period”
with archaeologist Dr. Deni Seymour, possibly accompanied by elder Tony
Burrell of the San Xavier Indian Reservation’s Wa:k community, at
****[restaurant to be announced], Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s menu)
Many new perspectives about San Xavier del Bac Mission are now available,
including views regarding the settlement’s occupants, their structures,
lifeways, and history. In this evening’s presentation archaeologist Deni
Seymour will discuss the methodological and practical aspects of
identifying Kino’s San Xavier del Bac Mission site through both archival
and archaeological research. The talk will conclude with discussion of
misconceptions about Jesuit period architecture and Kino period
indigenous sites, focusing on indigenous residential architecture and
adobe-walled structures or chapels that were built in this region during
the Jesuit period, and stressing the difference between the Franciscan
and Jesuit.
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 February 15.
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
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Saturday & Sunday February 18 & 19, 2012
19th Annual Southwest Indian Art Fair at the Arizona State Museum,
University of Arizona, Tucson
Adults $10, ASM members $7, youth under 18 and students with valid ID free
Held on the Arizona State Museum’s expansive front lawn, rain or shine,
this annual fair features a weekend of culture, art, performance, and
food on Arizona State Museum's front lawn. 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 activity. For
event details visit www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/events/swiaf/index.shtml
Wednesday February 29, 2012
“A Leap Year Look at Southern Arizona’s Ancient Indian Arts” presentation
by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist Allen Dart, at
Quail Creek Community’s Madera Clubhouse Ballroom, 2055 E. Quail Crossing
Blvd., Green Valley, Arizona.
7-8:30 p.m. $3 per person
The Hohokam Native American culture flourished in southern Arizona from
the sixth through fifteenth centuries. 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
program features slides of Hohokam artifacts, rock art, and other
cultural features, and a display of authentic prehistoric artifacts.
Directions: From Interstate-19 Exit 63 (Continental Road), go east about
4 miles to Quail Creek entrance. Turn right and go through the Entrance
Station to the first stop sign – the large building on your left is the
Madera Clubhouse.
For event details contact Gil Lusk in Green Valley at 520-529-3442 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 March 1, 2012
Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month Kick-Off Presentation:
“Geronimo's Wickiup: Archaeological Perspectives on the Cañon de los
Embudos Surrender Site” with archaeologist Dr. Deni Seymour, at Himmel
Park Branch Library, 1035 N. Treat Ave., Tucson
6:30-8 p.m. Free.
In the spring of 1886 Geronimo and Naiche attempted to surrender to
General Crook at Cañon de los Embudos in Sonora, Mexico. This was several
months before the actual surrender at Skeleton Canyon in southern
Arizona. This important event was attended by C. S. Fly, who
photographically documented the place, the Apache people, and some of
their material culture. While others left descriptive accounts of the
occasion, these are the only photographs of the Apache in the field while
still enemy combatants of the United States. Rumors led to the dispersal
of Geronimo and his people before the surrender was consummated, delaying
his final capitulation to General Nelson Miles until fall of the same
year. In this presentation archaeologist Deni Seymour will discuss how
comparison of the photographs to on-the-ground archaeological evidence
provides a clearer view of the Apache structures and other material
culture at Cañon de los Embudos and other archaeological sites of the
Apache.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center 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
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Wednesday March 14, 2012
“OPEN3 Free Simulated Archaeological Excavation Experience for Teachers”
at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th Street in Tucson Unified
School District’s Ajo Service Center
4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Free
Educators are invited to attend this open house, in which Tucson’s
not-for-profit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center demonstrates its hands-on
archaeology learning program in which students learn and apply Arizona
curriculum social studies, science, math, and art standards in a
practical, real-life situation. As part of its “Old Pueblo Educational
Neighborhood” (OPEN) program, Old Pueblo offers a hands-on simulated
archaeological excavation program field trip at “OPEN3,” its full-scale
model of an archaeological site, where students and adults learn what
archaeology is all about by participating in a simulated archaeological
excavation. For a full description of the OPEN3 program visit Old
Pueblo’s www.oldpueblo.org/assets/open3_flyer.pdf web page.
This is a hands-on open house that includes excavating the replica
archaeological site, so participants are advised to wear long pants,
shoes that completely cover the feet (no sandals, flipflops or other
open-toed shoes), and other clothing that they don’t mind getting dirty.
The open house may be counted toward the hours that educators need for
their continued professional development. Contact Old Pueblo and your
school district administrator to confirm which of Old Pueblo’s programs
may be counted toward Arizona certification.
For reservations (required) or more information contact Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or
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[The Tucson Unified School District and other school districts neither
endorse nor sponsor the organization or activity represented in these
offerings. The distribution of this material is provided as a community
service to TUSD and other schools and districts.]
**** Old Pueblo employees may be on premises as late as 8 p.m.
**** Contact: Sherry Eisler, 798-1201 office or 975-0940 cell
Wednesday March 14, 2012
“Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces” free presentation
by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist Allen Dart,
for Desert Foothills Chapter, Arizona Archaeological Society, monthly
meeting at Good Shepherd of the Hills Episcopal Church, 6502 E. Cave
Creek Road, Cave Creek, Arizona. Cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities
Council.
7-8 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 Kathryn Frey in
Carefree at 480-695-2609 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 15, 2012
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner
& presentation: “Archaeology’s Deep Time Perspective on Environment and
Social Sustainability” with archaeologist Allen Dart, at Dragon’s View
Asian Cuisine, 400 N. Bonita Avenue, Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s menu)
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.
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 March 14. 520-798-1201
or [log in to unmask]
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the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer” and INCLUDE THE
EVENT’S DATE in your email subject line.
Saturday March 17, 2012
“Ancient Native American Pottery of Southern Arizona” free Arizona
Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month presentation by archaeologist
Allen Dart for Rim Country Chapter, Arizona Archaeological Society,
monthly meeting at Church of the Holy Nativity, 1414 Easy Street, Payson,
Arizona. Cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council.
10-11:30 a.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 Evelyn Christian in
Payson at 928-476-3092 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 17, 2012
"Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces"free presentation
by Allen Dart, RPA, Executive Director of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center,
at the Casa Malpais Museum, 418 E. Main St., Springerville, Arizona.
Cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council.
3:30-5 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 program provided by the Arizona Humanities Council.
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]
Thursday March 22, 2012
“Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free presentation by Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist Allen Dart, at Queen Valley
RV Resort, 50 W. Oro Viejo Drive in Queen Valley (east of Apache
Junction), Arizona. Cosponsored by Arizona Humanities Council.
7-8 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 Sally Phillips in
Queen Valley at 520-463-2300 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 24, 2012
AN EXCELLENT CHILDREN’S HANDS-ON PROGRAM: “Vista del Rio Archaeology
Celebration” children’s activities 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]
**** 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
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Saturday March 31, 2012
“Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces” free presentation
by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist Allen Dart,
for Arizona Site Stewards Conference at the historic La Posada Hotel, 303
E. 2nd Street (Route 66) in Winslow, Arizona. Cosponsored by Arizona
Humanities Council.
2-3 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 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 event details contact Kristen McLean in
Phoenix at 602-542-7389 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]
Saturday & Sunday April 14-15, 2012
“A Discovering Brown Canyon Weekend – Some Archaeology of Southern
Arizona and the Altar Valley” with Registered Professional Archaeologist
Allen Dart, at Brown Canyon Education Center, Buenos Aires National
Wildlife Refuge near Sasabe, Arizona
1 p.m. Saturday to about 2 p.m. Sunday. $105 ($95 for Friends of Buenos
Aires National Wildlife Refuge members) includes lodging in Brown Canyon
Education Center Lodge plus catered dinner on Saturday, breakfast and
lunch on Sunday
A memorable weekend educational workshop hosted by the Friends of Buenos
Aires National Wildlife Refuge, featuring before-and-after-dinner
presentations by archaeologist Allen Dart. Allen’s “Arts and Culture of
Ancient Southern Arizona Hohokam Indians” presentation provides an
overview of Hohokam artifacts, architecture, and other material culture
including a display of authentic prehistoric artifacts; and his “Altar
Valley Archaeological Surveys: Sierrita and Coyote Mountains, and the
Brown Canyon Area of the Baboquivaris" presentation discusses the
archaeology of the Altar Valley.
This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored activity. For
event details contact Friends of Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge in
Tucson at 520-405-5665 or [log in to unmask], or visit
http://friendsofbanwr.squarespace.com/workshops-and-walks/ and
http://friendsofbanwr.squarespace.com/brown-canyon-activity-registra/;
for information about the archaeology presentations contact Allen Dart at
Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Friday April 27, 2012
Fundraising Raffle of a 2012 Nissan Leaf All-Electric Automobile at a
Tucson location to be announced
Time TBA. Free to attend. Raffle tickets $25 each or 5 for $100
To celebrate 40 years in Tucson, the Jim Click Automotive Team is
presenting a new 2012 Nissan LEAF SL automobile to the entire city by
featuring the car as the prize in a community-wide raffle to raise money
for Tucson nonprofit organizations. Your contribution ($25 per ticket, or
5 raffle tickets for $100) could win you a 2012 Nissan LEAF SL. And the
best part is that 100% of your contribution will support Tucson
charities, including Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, which keep all the
proceeds from the maximum 40,000 tickets that will be sold.
Raffle tickets for entry in the drawing must be received by Old Pueblo by
April 19, 2012, so that we can turn them in to the Jim Click Automotive
Team’s raffle coordinator by April 20. For tickets or more information
contact Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
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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.
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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
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]
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