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.
CANCELLED: 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 19, 2012 (Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's "Third Thursday Food for
Thought" dinner presentation is rescheduled to Thursday April 26)
April 26, 2012 Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Fourth Thursday Food for
Thought” dinner & presentation: “Recent Archaeological Investigations at
Tucson's University Indian Ruin” with Drs. Paul and Suzanne Fish
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!
May 5, 2012 “Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” Free Library Presenters
program with archaeologist Allen Dart at Pima County Public Library’s
Woods Memorial Branch, Tucson
May 9, 2012 “Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for the “Explore Arizona” lecture
series at Glendale Public Library Foothills Branch, Glendale*
June 15-20, 2012 "Mimbres Ruins, Rock Art, and Museums of Southern New
Mexico" archaeology education tour with archaeologist Allen Dart, starting
in Silver City and ending near Truth or Consequences, NM
July 16, 2012 “Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free presentation by
archaeologist Allen Dart for Little Colorado Chapter, Arizona
Archaeological Society, Springerville, Arizona*
* 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
Thursday April 26, 2012
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday (on the Fourth Thursday)
Food for Thought” dinner & presentation: “Hohokam Classic Period
Interaction: A University Indian Ruin Perspective” with archaeologists
Paul Fish and Suzanne Fish, at Dragon’s View Asian Cuisine, 400 N. Bonita
Avenue (just west of the Santa Cruz River between St. Mary's Rd. &
Congress St.), Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s menu)
University Indian Ruin, one of the most prominent Hohokam platform-mound
community centers between A.D. 1200 and 1450, is located in Tucson’s
Indian Ridge Estates neighborhood about seven miles from downtown Tucson.
In 1930, an archaeology student donated a 13-acre portion of this
archaeological site to the University of Arizona’s Department of
Archaeology for student training. Eminent archaeologists Byron Cummings,
Emil Haury, and Julian Hayden conducted extensive excavations there
throughout the 1930s, however, only Hayden’s 1957 investigations in the
vicinity of the platform mound have been comprehensively reported. The
University of Arizona School of Anthropology Archaeological Field School
resumed fieldwork at the site in 2010, conducting controlled surface
artifact collections over the 13-acre archaeological preserve and
excavating some of the site’s residential architecture. In our April 26
program, guest speakers Paul and Suzanne Fish will discuss the recent
investigations, and their insights into the changing regional interaction
of the Hohokam Classic period evidenced by the site’s differential
acquisition of polychrome pottery and other resources from far away,
including obsidian from distant quarries, exotic cherts, and pottery of
Zuni and Sonoran origin.
Guests may select and purchase their own dinners from the restaurant’s
menu. There is no entry fee but donations will be requested to benefit
Old Pueblo’s educational efforts. The restaurant needs advance notice to
schedule staff and must limit seating to comply with the fire code, so
reservations are due by 5 p.m. Wednesday April 25. 520-798-1201 or
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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. Rather than mailing out raffle
tickets to everyone on our mailing list, we are responding to individual
requests for tickets, so if you would like to receive tickets, or have
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center enter tickets into the drawing for you, or
to obtain more information contact Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201 or
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Saturday May 5, 2012
Library Presenters free presentation “Archaeology and Cultures of
Arizona” with archaeologist Allen Dart at Pima County Public Library’s
Woods Memorial Branch, 3455 N. First Ave., Tucson
2 to 4 p.m. Free
Many different peoples have contributed to making Arizona such a unique
and fascinating cultural place. In this program archaeologist Allen Dart
summarizes and interprets the archaeology of Arizona from the earliest
“Paleoindians” through Archaic period hunters and foragers, the
transition to true village life, and the later prehistoric archaeological
cultures (Puebloan, Mogollon, Sinagua, Hohokam, Salado, and Patayan). He
also discusses connections between archaeology and history, and provides
an overview of the Native American, European, Mexican, African, and Asian
peoples who have formed our state’s more recent history.
For event details contact Librarian Sarah Batchelder at Tucson telephone
no. 520-594-5445 ext 3 or [log in to unmask]; for information
about the presentation subject matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson
telephone 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Wednesday May 9, 2012
“Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces” free presentation
by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist Allen Dart,
for the “Explore Arizona” lecture series at Glendale Public Library
Foothills Branch, 19055 N 57th Avenue
Glendale, Arizona. Cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council.
6:30-8 p.m. Free.
Native Americans in the Southwest developed sophisticated skills in
astronomy and predicting the seasons, centuries before Old World peoples
first entered the region. In this presentation archaeologist Allen Dart
discusses the petroglyphs at Picture Rocks, the architecture of the
"Great House" at Arizona's Casa Grande Ruins, and other archaeological
evidence of ancient astronomy and calendrical reckoning; and interprets
how these discoveries may have related to ancient Native American
rituals. Funding for this program is being provided by the Arizona
Humanities Council.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Librarian Sarah
Herlache in Glendale at 623-930-3844 or [log in to unmask]; for
information about the presentation subject matter contact Allen Dart at
Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Friday-Wednesday June 15-20, 2012
"Mimbres Ruins, Rock Art, and Museums of Southern New Mexico" archaeology
education tour with archaeologist Allen Dart, sponsored by Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center. Drive your own vehicle and meet tour in Silver City,
NM. Actual touring begins Saturday and continues through Wednesday.
Fee $235 for the full four-day tour ($210 for Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members), or $50 per day to
attend tour on individual days ($45/day for Old Pueblo and PGMA members).
Participants are responsible for their own transportation, meals, and
lodging
Registered Professional Archaeologist Allen Dart leads this tour to
Classic Mimbres and Early Mogollon village archaeological sites,
spectacular petroglyph and pictograph sites, and a museum with probably
the finest Mimbres Puebloan pottery collection in the world, all in
southwestern New Mexico's Silver City, Mimbres, Deming, and southern Rio
Grande Valley areas. Places we plan to visit include the original
Mogollon Village and Harris sites excavated by archaeologist Emil W.
Haury; sites in the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument and vicinity;
Classic and Postclassic Mimbres sites (Beauregard-Montezuma, Cottonwood,
Gattons Park, Lake Roberts Vista, Mattocks, Old Town, and Woodrow); the
Frying Pan Canyon and Pony Hills petroglyph sites; and the Western New
Mexico University Museum. As an added bonus this year we plan to visit
two archaeological field school excavations in the Rio Grande area:
Arizona State University’s dig at the Roadmap Village site and New Mexico
State University’s project near Cottonwood Springs. The tour will be
based in Silver City Friday through Monday nights, Deming on Tuesday
night, and will depart from hotels in those two cities each morning.
Hotels, camping, and other accommodations for those who wish to arrange
their own lodging and transport are available in and near Silver City.
Reservations required: 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Monday July 16, 2012
“Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free presentation by archaeologist
Allen Dart for Little Colorado Chapter, Arizona Archaeological Society,
at the Old Springerville School, 418 E. Main St. (in same building as the
Casa Malpais Museum), Springerville, Arizona
6:30 business meeting, 7-8:30 p.m. presentation. Free
Many different peoples have contributed to making Arizona such a unique
and fascinating cultural place. In this program archaeologist Allen Dart
summarizes and interprets the archaeology of Arizona from the earliest
“Paleoindians” through Archaic period hunters and foragers, the
transition to true village life, and the later prehistoric archaeological
cultures (Puebloan, Mogollon, Sinagua, Hohokam, Salado, and Patayan). He
also discusses connections between archaeology and history, and provides
an overview of the Native American, European, Mexican, African, and Asian
peoples who have formed our state’s more recent history. Funding for
program provided by the Arizona Humanities Council.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Carol Farnsworth in
Springerville at 928-333-3219 or [log in to unmask]; for information
about the presentation subject matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson
telephone 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
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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
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would become a member so you can provide more support for our education
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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
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