RESERVATION DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY JANUARY 15 for Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center's Thursday January 16, 6 to 8:30 p.m. "Third Thursday Food for
Thought" dinner & presentation: "Hohokam and Mimbres Art and Ideology" with
archaeologist Allen Dart at ULike Asian Buffet Restaurant 330 S. Wilmot Rd.,
Tucson. Comparison of New Mexico's Classic Mimbres (AD 1000-1130) rock art
and that of the contemporaneous Hohokam culture of southern Arizona helps
define the spheres of those cultures' art and ideology. Certain icons are
common to both Hohokam and Mimbres rock art, whereas each culture also
exhibits repeated motifs that apparently were not produced by the other.
Comparison and contrast of the shared and unshared rock art images, and of
other aspects of Hohokam and Mimbres cultures, suggest similarities as well
as differences in their respective religious beliefs and practices. 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.
Because seating is limited in order for the program to be in
compliance with the Fire Code, those wishing to attend must call
520-798-1201 and must have their reservations confirmed before 5 p.m.
Wednesday January 15.
RESERVATION DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY JANUARY 29 for Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center's Saturday February 1, 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. "Rock Art and
Archaeology of Ventana Cave" carpooling educational tour with archaeologist
Allen Dart departing from Pima Community College, 401 N. Bonita Ave.,
Tucson. Fee $35 ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande
Museum Auxiliary members; no charge for members or employees of the Tohono
O'odham Nation). Old Pueblo 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 by Wednesday
January 29: 520-798-1201 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
RESERVATION DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY JANUARY 29 for Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center's 2-4 p.m. each Sunday February 2, 9, 16 & 23 "Hohokam Pottery
Identification Workshop" instructed by archaeological ceramics analyst Linda
Gregonis at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th St., Tucson. Fee $65
($52 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary
members) fee includes all materials and equipment. In this workshop
participants will get hands-on experience, learning how to identify and
analyze sherds that date primarily to the Pioneer and Colonial periods (ca.
A.D. 300 to 900) from the Redtail archaeological site (part of the Los
Morteros Hohokam Community complex at the northern end of the Tucson
Mountains). We'll look at the entire thousand-year range of Hohokam
pottery, too, so that participants can have a better idea of what they're
seeing when in the field. Bring a 10X-magnification hand lens if you have
one. Minimum enrollment 6, maximum 15. Reservations required by Wednesday
January 29: 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
To find flyers with color photos about the above-listed activities and more,
please visit <http://www.oldpueblo.org/> www.oldpueblo.org and click on the
Upcoming Activities button.
Allen Dart, RPA, Executive Director (Volunteer)
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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Disclosure: Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's Executive Director Allen
Dart volunteers his time to Old Pueblo. Mr. Dart works full-time as a
cultural resources specialist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation
Service in Arizona. Views expressed in communications from Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center do not necessarily represent views of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture or of the United States.
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Old Pueblo Archaeology Center typically sends two email ACTIVITY
ANNOUNCEMENTS each month that tell about upcoming activities offered by Old
Pueblo and other southwestern U.S. archaeology and history organizations. We
also email pdf copies of our Old Pueblo Archaeology newsletter to our
members, subscribers, and some other recipients, usually no more often than
once every three months.
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