For Immediate Release
Included in this announcement:
(1) Our Announcements and Opt-Out Options.
(2) Summary of Upcoming Presentations, Classes, Tours, and Other Activities.
(3) Details on Upcoming Activities.
(1) OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS and OPT-OUT OPTIONS
Some of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s email announcements are posted on
archaeology listserves rather than being sent to individual addresses. If
you do not wish to receive additional email messages from a listserve, you
will need to contact the list administrator to opt out. Details about the
kinds of announcements and other emails we send out and your opt-out options
are provided at the end of this message.
(2) SUMMARY OF UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS, CLASSES, TOURS, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
(For details on each activity see DETAILS ON UPCOMING ACTIVITIES below.)
On-going: OPEN3 simulated archaeological dig, OPENOUT archaeology
presentations, and guided tours of archaeological sites for children’s
groups.
LOOKING AHEAD: October 24, 2014 is deadline to purchase tickets for the
November 13, 2014 Jeep Cherokee Fundraising Raffle that benefits Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center and other charities. See November 13 announcement for
this event, below.
NOW: Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month – Listing of Events
Brochure is now available at <http://www.azstateparks.com/archy>
http://www.azstateparks.com/archy*
March 6, 2014 “Ancient Native American Pottery of Southern Arizona” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Dusenberry-River Library, 5605
E. River Rd., Tucson*
March 9, 2014 “Petroglyphs of the Sutherland Wash Rock Art District” free
guided tour with Janine Hernbrode and William Gillespie offered by Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center in Catalina, Arizona
March 13, 2014 "Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock
Art"
free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Sun Valley Lodge, 12415 N.
103rd Ave., Sun City, Arizona *
March 17, 2014 “Hunting, Farming, and Human Impacts on the Prehistoric
Southwestern Environment” free presentation by Dr. Karen Gust Schollmeyer
at Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society meeting, 1501 N. Campbell
Ave., Tucson*
March 18-22, 2014 “Celebrating the Sonoran Desert Tri-National Symposium -
Celebrando el Desierto Sonorense Simposio Tri-Nacional” at the historic
Curley School in Ajo, Arizona*
March 20, 2014 Free “Spring Equinox Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks
Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart in Marana,
Arizona
March 20, 2014 “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner & presentation, “How
Many Archaeological Sites are There in Arizona?” with the Arizona State
Museum’s Rick Karl at Golden Corral Restaurant, 4380 E. 22nd St., Tucson
March 22, 2014 “Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock
Art" free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at the Casa Malpais
Museum, Springerville, Arizona*
March 29, 2014 “Arizona Archaeology Expo” at Catalina State Park, 11570 N
Oracle Rd, Tucson*
March 30, 2013 “Arrowhead-Making and Flintknapping Workshop” with
flintknapper Sam Greenleaf at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th
Street, Tucson
March 30, 2013 “Free Arrowhead-Making and Flintknapping Demonstration” by
flintknapper Sam Greenleaf at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th
Street, Tucson
April 5, 2014 "Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock
Art" free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart sponsored by Friends of
Sonoita Creek at Sonoita Creek State Natural Area Visitor Center near
Patagonia*
April 6, 2014 "Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern Arizona Hohokam Indians"
and "Modern and Historical O'odham Culture" free presentations at Colossal
Cave Mountain Park, 16721 E. Old Spanish Trail, Vail, Arizona*
April 11, 2014 "Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces" free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Florence Community Library, 1000
S Willow St, Florence, Arizona*
Friday & Saturday April 12 & 13, and Saturday April 26, 2013 “Ancient Native
American Pottery Replication Workshop: Decorated Wares of the 1300s” with
ceramist Andy Ward at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
April 17, 2014 “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner & presentation,
“Shell Jewelry and Ornaments in the Ancient Southwest” with archaeologist
Arthur W. Vokes at Dragon's View Asian Cuisine, 400 N. Bonita Ave., Tucson
May 10, 2014 “Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Pima County Public Library at
Old Arivaca Schoolhouse, 17180 W. Fourth St., Arivaca, Arizona*
June 6-8, 2014 “Conference on Archaeoastronomy in the American Southwest”
sponsored by the Society for Cultural Astronomy in the American Southwest at
the School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe.*
June 19, 2014 "Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces" free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for the Arizona Archaeological
Society Yavapai Chapter at the Smoki Museum, 147 N. Arizona St., Prescott,
Arizona*
July 5, 2014 "Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern Arizona Hohokam Indians"
& "Modern and Historical O'odham Culture" free presentations by
archaeologist Allen Dart at Colossal Cave Mountain Park, Vail, Arizona*
August 29-31, 2014 NEW MEXICO: “Southwest Kiln Conference” at Tijeras Ranger
Station, 11776 New Mexico 337, Tijeras, New Mexico*
September 18, 2014 “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner & presentation,
“Chiricahua Apaches in Myth and History” with Cochise College’ Rebecca
Orozco at a Tucson restaurant to be announced
November 13, 2014 “Fundraising Raffle of a 2014 Jeep Cherokee” by Tucson’s
Jim Click Automotive Team. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center keeps 100% of the
proceeds from all raffle tickets it sells. Tickets 5 for $100 or $25 each.
520-798-1201.
* Asterisked programs may be sponsored by organizations other than Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center.
(3) 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 or children’s group
activities 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> 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>
http://www.oldpueblo.org/whatarch.html
Classroom Outreach “Lifesyle of the Hohokam” Classroom outreach presentation
<http://www.oldpueblo.org/lifestyles.html>
http://www.oldpueblo.org/lifestyles.html
Site Tours for Classrooms
<http://www.oldpueblo.org/sitetour.html>
http://www.oldpueblo.org/sitetour.html
*****
LOOKING AHEAD: October 24, 2014 Deadline to purchase tickets for the
November 13 “Fundraising Raffle of a 2014 Jeep Cherokee” to benefit Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center and other charities. See November 13 announcement
for this event, below.
NOW: Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month - Listing of Events
Brochure Now Available*
Looking for something to do in March? Check out the more than 80
events listed in this year's Listing of Events Brochure! Activities from all
over the state are included in this booklet.
* This brochure is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
publication. It can be obtained at the State Historic Preservation Office,
1300 W. Washington St., Phoenix, or downloaded from
<http://www.azstateparks.com/archy> http://www.azstateparks.com/archy. For
more information contact Kris Dobschuetz at 602-542-7141 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Thursday March 6, 2014
“Ancient Native American Pottery of Southern Arizona” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Pima County Public Library at
Dusenberry-River Library, 5605 E. River Rd., Tucson, sponsored by Pima
County Public Library
2-3 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. Funding for program provided by the Pima County Public
Library.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Librarian
Susannah Connor at 520-594-5345 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]; for information about the presentation subject
matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Sunday March 9, 2014
“Petroglyphs of the Sutherland Wash Rock Art District” free
guided tour with Janine Hernbrode and William Gillespie, starting in parking
lot at northeast corner of Oracle Road and Golder Ranch Drive in Catalina,
Arizona
8:30 to 3 p.m. Free (reservations required)
In celebration of Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness
Month, rock art researcher Janine Hernbrode and Coronado National Forest
archaeologist Bill Gillespie will guide Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s free
Archaeology Month tour into the Sutherland Wash Rock Art District. Situated
on the lower western flank of the Santa Catalina Mountains near the town of
Catalina, this archaeological district encompasses one of southern Arizona’s
richest arrays of ancient Hohokam petroglyphs, on sheer bedrock faces and on
rocks large and small. We will get to see many of the more than 680 rock art
panels that display thousands of petroglyphs, as well as bedrock mortars,
metates, and small “cupules” for which the ancient people’s uses are
debated. Upon check-in we will form carpools in high-clearance vehicles to
drive to the rock art vicinity, then we’ll hike over mostly flat, sandy
ground to see the petroglyphs. Total roundtrip walking distance is 4-5
miles, mostly on brushy, unimproved trails (many of the petroglyphs can only
be accessed by scrambling over boulders). Riders are asked to contribute
cash to their carpool drivers to help defray fuel and vehicle maintenance
costs. Wear sturdy hiking shoes, hat, and sunscreen, and BRING YOUR OWN
LUNCH AND WATER.
Reservations are required by Wednesday March 5; minimum
enrollment 10 people, maximum 25 dependent on the availability of
high-clearance vehicles. For reservations or more information contact Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center in Tucson at 520-798-1201 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [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.
Thursday March 13, 2014
"Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art"
free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Sun Valley Lodge, 12415 N.
103rd Ave., Sun City, Arizona, cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities
Council*
10:30-11:30 a.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 southwestern 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.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Mike Kloberdanz at
623-933-0137 ext. 129 or Mike Kloberdanz ( <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]); for information about the presentation subject
matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Monday March 17, 2014
“Hunting, Farming, and Human Impacts on the Prehistoric
Southwestern Environment” free presentation by Dr. Karen Gust Schollmeyer
at Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society meeting, 1501 N. Campbell
Ave., Tucson*
7:30 p.m. Free
Humans have always influenced local plants and animals in the
environment around their settlements. In many times and places, people have
wondered how to maintain access to important wild plants and animals as
local human populations expanded, a situation that continues today.
Archaeology can help us address this issue by providing long-term
information about how plants and animals responded to different types of
human activities over very long time scales, the choices past people made to
adapt to these changes, and the consequences of those choices for continued
access to important resources. Permanent farming villages in the Southwest
show interesting patterns in plant and animal remains. People in some
locations were able to maintain higher levels of long-term access to these
sensitive resources, while in other places, access declined. Village
location also played a large role, particularly locations in relation to
productive habitat areas and to dense human populations. Understanding
factors influencing if people lost, maintained, or increased access to
plants and animals over long time spans in the past may help us plan use of
these resources in the future, including ways to balance conservation with
economic needs and social values.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
No reservations are needed. For details contact Jon Boyd at Tucson telephone
520-444-6385 or visit
Monday-Friday March 17-21, 2014
“Celebrating the Sonoran Desert Tri-National Symposium -
Celebrando el Desierto Sonorense Simposio Tri-Nacional” at the historic
Curley School in Ajo, Arizona*
Times TBA. Registration fee for full symposium, field trips, &
most meals $150; daily rate $50
Organized by representatives from the Tohono O'odham Nation,
Mexico, and the United States, this tri-national symposium will address
successes and continuing challenges of conserving the magnificent Sonoran
Desert. The symposium will focus on cultural and natural resource issues,
Native American tribal perspectives, environmental concerns, and border
issues. A variety of special field trips are being planned for Tuesday March
18. On Wednesday there will be plenary sessions, a rich choice of breakout
sessions, and ample networking time. Thursday evening features a sunset
dinner on Childs Mountain in the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
(transportation provided). Friday evening offers a sampling of Tohono
O'odham native foods. Saturday is Ajo's annual Sonoran Shindig festival in
the historic Ajo Plaza.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored
activity. For event details visit
<http://www.sonoransymposium.com/index.html>
http://www.sonoransymposium.com/index.html.
Thursday March 20, 2014
“Spring Equinox Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks
Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart, departing
from near Silverbell Road and Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana, Arizona
8 a.m. to noon. Free
As part of the annual Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness
Month celebration, archaeologist Allen Dart (Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s
executive director) leads this tour to Los Morteros, and 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 AD 650 and 1450.
Reservations required by Tuesday March 18. 520-798-1201 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [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.
Thursday March 20, 2014
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for
Thought” dinner & presentation: “How Many Archaeological Sites are There in
Arizona?” with the Arizona State Museum’s Rick Karl at Golden Corral
Restaurant, 4380 E. 22nd St., Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the
restaurant’s menu)
Have you ever wondered how many archaeological sites there are
in Arizona? No one knows, at least not yet. However, almost all of the
archaeological sites that have been identified and recorded by
archaeologists are now included in AZSITE, an internet-access cultural
resources database jointly managed by the Arizona State Museum (ASM),
Arizona State University, and the State Historic Preservation Office. In
this month’s Third Thursday program, the manager of AZSITE will describe
that database and provide the latest count of archaeological sites that have
been recorded in Arizona.
Old Pueblo’s guest speaker for this “dinner-format” program is
Ricky J. Karl, the Archaeological Geographic Information Administrator and
AZSITE GIS Manager at the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona (ASM),
Tucson.
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 March 19.
**** 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.
Saturday March 22, 2014
"Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art"
free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at the Casa Malpais Museum,
418 E. Main St., Springerville, Arizona, cosponsored by the Arizona
Humanities Council*
1-2 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.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Greg Cross in
Springerville at 928-333-5375 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]; for information about the presentation subject
matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday March 29, 2014
“Arizona Archaeology Expo” at Catalina State Park, 11570 N
Oracle Rd, Tucson*
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free
The Arizona Archaeology Expo is the featured event for Arizona
Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month. Held in a different community each
year, the Expo features archaeology-related hands-on activities, craft
demonstrations, and other fun and educational events. Catalina State Park is
the venue for this year’s Expo, located in the foothills of the rugged Santa
Catalina Mountains on the northeast edge of Tucson. This park offers a rich
history evidenced by the Romero Ruin, a large multicomponent archaeological
site (open to the public) that includes the historic Romero Homestead
situated atop the remnants of a large, prehistoric Hohokam village. Expo
displays by archaeological and historical organizations, museums, Native
American tribes, state and federal agencies, and others will allow you to
participate as archaeologists might in their research today, or make crafts
and tools that teach how prehistoric Native Americans and other early
inhabitants survived in the Southwest. Cultural and historical
demonstrators, talks by archaeologists, and interactive activities will help
make the past come alive, and tours of local rock art and pueblo
archaeological sites will be offered. Free-prize raffles will occur
throughout the day.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
For more detailed information, contact Kris Dobschuetz in Phoenix at
602-542-7141 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]
Sunday March 30, 2013
“Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop” with flintknapper Sam
Greenleaf 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)
1 to 4 p.m. $35 ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo
Grande Museum Auxiliary members) fee includes all materials and equipment.
Learn how to make arrowheads, spear points, and other flaked stone
artifacts just like ancient peoples did. In this workshop, flintknapping
expert Allen Denoyer provides participants with hands-on experience and
learning on how prehistoric people made and used projectile points and other
tools created from obsidian and other stone. The class is designed to help
modern people understand how prehistoric Native Americans made traditional
crafts, and is not intended to train students how to make artwork for sale.
Minimum enrollment 6, maximum 8.
Reservations required: 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
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Sunday March 30, 2013
“Free Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Demonstration” by
flintknapper Sam Greenleaf 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)
1 to 4 p.m. Free
Expert flintknapper (flaked-stone toolmaker) Sam Greenleaf will
demonstrate how to make arrowheads, spear points, and other flaked stone
artifacts from obsidian and other stone just like ancient peoples did. No
charge to watch and ask questions. Persons who wish to actually participate
in this day’s flintknapping workshop with the instructor can do so for $35
($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary
members); fee includes all materials and equipment.
No reservations needed. Contact Old Pueblo Archaeology Center at
520-798-1201 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] for
directions or more information.
Saturday April 5, 2014
"Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art"
free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart sponsored by Friends of
Sonoita Creek at Sonoita Creek State Natural Area Visitor Center near
Patagonia, Arizona. Cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities*
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 southwestern 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.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Patrick Rhoads in
Patagonia at 520-287-2791 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]; for information about the presentation subject
matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Sunday April 6, 2014
“Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern Arizona Hohokam Indians”
and “Modern and Historical O'odham Culture” free presentations by
archaeologist Allen Dart for the “Sunday in the Park” series at Colossal
Cave Mountain Park, 16721 E. Old Spanish Trail, Vail, Arizona. Cosponsored
by the Arizona Humanities Council.*
2-4 p.m. Free
The Hohokam Native American culture flourished in southern
Arizona from the sixth through fifteenth centuries, and the Akimel O'odham
(Pima) and Tohono O'odham (Papago) occupied this region historically.
Ancient 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 Hohokam discussion is followed by information about the historical
and modern O'odham cultures of southern Arizona, and how they relate to the
Hohokam. Funding for the program is provided by the Arizona Humanities
Council.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
For event details contact Lauren Hohl at the Park at 520-647-7121 or
[log in to unmask]; for information about the activity subject matter
contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Friday April 11, 2014
"Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces" free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Florence Community Library, 1000
S Willow St, Florence, Arizona, cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
5:30-6:30 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 southwestern 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.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Library Assistant Barb Scoby in Florence at 520-868-8311
or <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]; for information about the presentation
subject matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Friday & Saturday April 12 & 13,
and Saturday April 26, 2014
“Ancient Native American Pottery Replication Workshop: Decorated Wares
of the 1300s” with ceramist Andy Ward at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201
W. 44th Street, just west of La Cholla Blvd., ½-mile north of John F.
Kennedy Park, Tucson.
9 a.m. to noon & 1-4 p.m. on first two days; 9 a.m. to noon on
second Saturday. Fee $57 ($46 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo
Grande Museum Auxiliary members); each participant must provide a small
water bowl , hand towel, & 2 plastic grocery bags; clay & all other class
materials are provided
This workshop will focus on replicating the pottery types
produced by Pueblo peoples in southern Arizona between AD 1270 and 1450.
Some of this region’s most elaborately decorated and widely traded pottery
types including those known as Tucson Polychrome, Gila Polychrome, and Tonto
Polychrome were introduced by Ancestral Pueblo immigrants who came here from
northern Arizona and southern Utah. Workshop participants will learn the
history of these pottery types and experience the entire process of
reproducing them including processing raw materials, and forming and
decorating vessels, culminating in an authentic outdoor pottery firing. This
exciting and fast paced workshop will take place over the course of one
weekend during which the pots are created completely then left to dry,
followed later by a Saturday morning in which we will fire all the pottery
produced. Each participant will leave with a beautiful, authentic, finished
reproduction of a prehistoric pot. Any participants who are unable to attend
the later firing can arrange to have their pots fired and shipped to them
(student pays for shipping).
Instructor Andy Ward is a diligent student of southwestern
prehistory and archaeology who has worked with archaeologists to locate
resources in field surveys and in excavations. He began working to reproduce
prehistoric pottery while still in high school and has successfully
recreated many of the prehistoric pottery types of southern Arizona.
Reservations required: 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.
Thursday April 17, 2014
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for
Thought” dinner & presentation: “Shell Jewelry and Ornaments in the Ancient
Southwest” with archaeologist Arthur W. Vokes at Dragon's View Asian
Cuisine, 400 N. Bonita Ave., Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the
restaurant’s menu)
Old Pueblo’s guest speaker for this “dinner-format” program is
Arthur W. Vokes, one of the foremost experts in the analysis of shell
artifacts found in southwestern archaeological sites. Based on his years of
experience analyzing shell items recovered from excavation projects he will
provide an overview of the kinds of shells used by which peoples and discuss
routes and social networks involved in ancient shell transport and exchange.
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 April 16.
Saturday May 10, 2014
“Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart sponsored by Pima County Public
Library's Caviglia-Arivaca Branch at the Old Arivaca Schoolhouse, 17180 W.
Fourth St. (1 block north of Main Street's Arivaca Mercantile) in Arivaca,
Arizona*
10-11:30 a.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 southwestern astronomy and calendrical reckoning; and interprets how
these discoveries may have related to ancient Native American rituals.
Funding for program provided by the Pima County Public Library.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Librarian
Leesa Jacobson in Arivaca at 520-594-5235 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]; for information
about the presentation subject matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone
520-798-1201 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Friday-Sunday June 6-8, 2014
“Conference on Archaeoastronomy in the American Southwest”
sponsored by the Society for Cultural Astronomy (SCA) in the American
Southwest in the School of Earth and Space Exploration’s Marston Exploration
Theater, Arizona State University, Tempe.*
Times and registration fees to be announced. SCA members receive
a 15% discount.
The theme for this third southwestern archaeoastronomy
conference, cochaired by Ric Alling (Marston Exploration Theater Manager),
Todd Bostwick, (Director of Archaeology at Verde Valley Archaeology Center
[VVAC] and Senior Research Archaeologist at PaleoWest Archaeology), and Ken
Zoll (VVAC Executive Director) is “Charting a Formal Methodology for
Cultural Astronomy Research.” A Pre-Conference Workshop on June 6 will
explore basic formulas, common pitfalls, and the wealth of computer-based
resources available to the contemporary cultural astronomy researcher.
Presentation of papers and posters will be on June 7. Contributed Papers
discuss the results of fieldwork or lab research.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
Online and mail conference registration will be available in January 2014.
Additional information about the conference and membership in SCA can be
obtained at <http://www.scaas.org/> www.scaas.org or by email to
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Thursday June 19, 2014
"Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces" free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for the Arizona Archaeological
Society Yavapai Chapter at the Smoki Museum’s Pueblo Building, 147 N.
Arizona St., Prescott, 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 southwestern 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.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Julie Rucker in Prescott
at ***** or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]; for
information about the presentation subject matter contact Allen Dart at
Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]
Saturday July 5, 2014
“Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern Arizona Hohokam Indians”
and “Modern and Historical O'odham Culture” free presentations by
archaeologist Allen Dart for the “Ha:san Bak Saguaro Harvest Celebration” at
Colossal Cave Mountain Park, 16721 E. Old Spanish Trail, Vail, Arizona.
Cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council.*
2-4 p.m. Free
The Hohokam Native American culture flourished in southern
Arizona from the sixth through fifteenth centuries, and the Akimel O'odham
(Pima) and Tohono O'odham (Papago) occupied this region historically.
Ancient 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 Hohokam discussion is followed by information about the historical
and modern O'odham cultures of southern Arizona, and how they relate to the
Hohokam. Funding for the program is provided by the Arizona Humanities
Council.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
For event details contact Lauren Hohl at the Park at 520-647-7121 or
[log in to unmask]; for information about the activity subject matter
contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Friday-Sunday August 29-31, 2014
NEW MEXICO: “Southwest Kiln Conference” at Tijeras Ranger
Station, 11776 New Mexico 337, Tijeras, New Mexico*
Times TBA. $25 for those wanting to conduct their own firing or
contribute pots to be fired (includes T-shirt & food for the barbecue); $15
just to watch and learn (includes food cost)
The Southwest Kiln Conference is an informal gathering of
archaeologists, potters, and other folks interested in ancient and modern
southwestern ceramic technology. Held nearly every year since 2003 at
various sites in the American Southwest, this year it will be on Labor Day
weekend in Tijeras, NM, sponsored by the U.S. Forest Service in conjunction
with The Friends of Tijeras Pueblo. The ranger station is at Tijeras Pueblo,
one of the Southwest’s early pottery production sites, and the local area
offers exploration opportunities for local clays during the planned field
trip. Social activities and slide presentations are scheduled for August 29
and demonstrations and firings on August 30-31.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information email Southwest Kiln Conference at
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] or
visit <http://www.swkiln.com/> www.swkiln.com.
Thursday September 18, 2014
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for
Thought” dinner featuring the presentation “Chiricahua Apaches in Myth and
History” with Cochise College-Douglas History and Anthropology Instructor
Rebecca Orozco at ****[restaurant to be announced], Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the
restaurant’s menu)
As the last Native American group to reach a peace accord with
the U.S. government, the Chiricahua Apache were often featured in the press.
Famous warriors Geronimo and Naiche were photographed many times. Their
story has been the basis of numerous feature films. The story of their
conflict first with the Spaniards and Mexicans who claimed their homeland,
and later with the Americans expanding into the region in a policy of
Manifest Destiny, has become a mix of history and heresy. The full story
never will be completely known. This presentation contains a collection of
historic photos from the end of an era – the late 1800s – that tell the
story of the clash of the people trying save their lifeway and homeland and
the people who believed the land was empty and open for settlement.
Those wishing to attend must call 520-798-1201 and must have
their reservations confirmed before 5 p.m. Wednesday September 17 because
the fire-safety ordinance limits attendance. There is no entry fee but
guests are asked to purchase their own dinners so that the restaurant won’t
charge Old Pueblo for their seats, and donations will be requested to
benefit Old Pueblo’s educational efforts.
**** 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.
Thursday November 13, 2014
“Fundraising Raffle of a 2014 Jeep Cherokee” by Tucson’s Jim
Click Automotive Team. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center gets to keep 100% of
the proceeds from all raffle tickets that it sells
Tickets are 5 for $100 or $25 each
The Jim Click Automotive Team is presenting a new 2014 Jeep
Cherokee to be used as the featured prize in a raffle to raise one million
dollars for Tucson-area nonprofit organizations. With your $25 contribution
(or 5 raffle tickets for $100) you could win the 2014 Jeep Cherokee. The
best part is that 100% of your contribution will support Tucson charities,
including Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, which gets to keep all the proceeds
from the tickets that Old Pueblo sells. A maximum of 50,000 tickets will be
sold.
Raffle tickets for entry in the drawing must be received by Old
Pueblo by October 24, 2014, so that we can turn them in to the Jim Click
Automotive Team’s raffle coordinator by October 31. The drawing will be held
on November 13.
The rules of the raffle require that Old Pueblo account for all
tickets issued to us and that we return all unsold tickets, therefore
payment in advance is required in order to obtain tickets. The ticket price
is $25 apiece or five tickets for $100. Tickets may be purchased by check
sent to our PO box address listed below, by calling me on my cell phone
(520-603-6181) to provide your Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or Diners Club
credit card payment information, or through the PayPal portal on Old
Pueblo’s <http://www.oldpueblo.org/> www.oldpueblo.org home page. Once you
have provided payment, Old Pueblo will enter your ticket(s) into the drawing
for you and will mail you the correspondingly numbered ticket stub(s) with a
letter acknowledging your contribution.
For tickets or more information contact Old Pueblo at
520-798-1201 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] For more
information about the Jim Click Automotive Team’s 2014 Jeep Cherokee raffle
visit the Raffle Facebook page at
<https://www.facebook.com/JeepCherokeeRaffle>
https://www.facebook.com/JeepCherokeeRaffle.
**** 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 (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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