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
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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.
November 7, 2013 “Space Archaeology and Remote Sensing” presentation by
Sarah Parcak sponsored by American Research Center for Egyptology, Arizona
Chapter, at the University of Arizona Bryant Bannister Building, 1215 E.
Lowell Street, Tucson*
November 7, 2013 “Ancient Roman Visual Humor in its Social and
Archaeological Contexts” free lecture by John R. Clarke sponsored by Central
Arizona Society of the Archaeological Institute of America at Arizona State
University, Tempe*
November 9, 2013 Library Presenters “Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient
Time Pieces” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Pima County
Public Library's Southwest Branch, Tucson
November 13, 2013 Library Presenters “Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern
Arizona Hohokam Indians” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at
Pima County Public Library's Valencia Branch, Tucson
November 16, 2013 “Pueblo Grande and Mesa Grande Platform Mound Sites”
Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society tour guided by archaeologists
Laurene Montero and Jerry Howard in Phoenix*
November 18, 2013 “Prehistory, Personality, and Place: Emil W. Haury and the
Mogollon Controversy” free presentation by J. Jefferson Reid for Arizona
Archaeological and Historical Society monthly meeting, Tucson*
November 21, 2013 Library Presenters “Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona”
free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Pima County Public
Library’s Salazar-Ajo Branch, 33 Plaza, Ajo, Arizona
November 21, 2013 “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner & presentation,
“Archaeological Resource Crime” with Bureau of Indian Affairs Regional
Archaeologist Garry J. Cantley at Guillermo’s Double LL Mexican Restaurant,
South Tucson
November 30, 2013 “Rock Art and Archaeology of Ventana Cave” Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center carpooling educational tour with archaeologist Allen Dart
departing from Tucson
December 7, 2013 Library Presenters “Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona”
free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Pima County Public
Library’s Joyner-Green Valley Branch, Green Valley, Arizona
December 7, 2013 “Murray Springs and Other Mammoth Kill Sites” Arizona
Archaeological and Historical Society tour guided by archaeologist Dr. Jesse
Ballenger starting at the Murray Springs site outside of Sierra Vista,
Arizona*
December 16, 2013 “Mimbres: Its Causes and Consequence” free presentation by
Stephen H. Lekson for Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society monthly
meeting. Tucson*
December 19, 2013 “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner & presentation,
“An Archaeological Record of the Sears Point Petroglyph Complex” with Evelyn
F. Billo at Dragon's View Asian Cuisine Restaurant, Tucson
December 21, 2013 “Winter Solstice Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks
Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart departing
from near Silverbell Road & Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana, Arizona
December 21, 2013 “Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for the Arizona Museum of Natural
History at Mesa Grande Cultural Park, 1000 North Date St, Mesa, Arizona*
NEVADA: January 10-11, 2014 “Social Networks in the American Southwest” 14th
Southwest Symposium at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas*
January 16, 2014 “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
January 19, 2014 "Ancient Native American Pottery of Southern Arizona" free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Pima County Natural Resources,
Parks and Recreation at Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger Road, Tucson*
January 20, 2014 “New Perspectives on the Origins of Maya Civilization:
Archaeological Investigations at Ceibal, Guatemala” free presentation by
Daniela Triadan for Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society monthly
meeting, Tucson*
January 25, 2014 “Tour the Sutherland Wash Rock Art District” with Janine
Hernbrode sponsored by the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society
starting at a meeting place near Tucson*
February 17, 2014 “Households, Community, and Social Power at the Harris
Site, Mimbres Valley, New Mexico” free presentation by archaeologist Dr.
Barbara Roth for Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society monthly
meeting, Tucson*
February 20, 2014 “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner & presentation,
“Carbon 14 Dating, from the Earliest Dog to the World's Most Mysterious
Manuscript” with Professor Greg Hodgins at Amber Restaurant & Gallery,
Tucson
February 22, 2014 “Field trip to the Charlie Bell Well Petroglyphs Site” led
by Rick and Sandi Martynec sponsored by the Arizona Archaeological and
Historical Society, starting at a meeting place to be provided to
registrants*
February 22-23, 2014 “21st Annual Southwest Indian Art Fair at the Arizona
State Museum,” Tucson*
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 Tucson restaurant TBA
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, Catalina, Arizona*
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 17, 2014 “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner & presentation,
“Shell Jewelry and Ornaments in the Ancient Southwest” with archaeologist
Arthur W. Vokes at ****[Restaurant to be announced], Tucson
June 6-8, 2014 “Conference on Archaeoastronomy in the American Southwest”
sponsored bv the Society for Cultural Astronomy in the American Southwest at
the School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe.*
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*
* 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
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
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Thursday November 7, 2013
“Space Archaeology and Remote Sensing” presentation by Sarah
Parcak, sponsored by American Research Center for Egyptology, Arizona
Chapter, at the University of Arizona Bryant Bannister Building, 1215 E.
Lowell Street, Tucson*
5:30-6:30 p.m. Free
Sarah Parcak will discuss how she has used infra-red satellite
imaging to discover 17 lost pyramids as well as more than 1,000 tombs and
3,100 ancient settlements throughout Egypt.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
No reservations needed. For more information contact Dr. Creasman at
520-621-2414 or [log in to unmask]
Thursday November 7, 2013
“Ancient Roman Visual Humor in its Social and Archaeological
Contexts” free lecture by John R. Clarke, sponsored by Central Arizona
Society of the Archaeological Institute of America in Murdock Hall 101,
Arizona State University, Tempe*
6-7 p.m. Free
The ancient Romans, much like us moderns, valued humor, whether
as a social safety valve, an oratorical tool, or just for the fun of it.
Yet because humor is so rooted in its specific culture, most Roman comic
visual representations remain opaque to the modern viewer. This lecture
examines a broad range of objects from wall paintings to ceramics,
emphasizing the context of the built environment and the social status of
viewers. Archaeological sites, as well as a range of ancient texts,
inscriptions, and graffiti, provide the background for understanding the how
and why of humorous imagery. Speaker John R. Clarke has taught at the
University of Texas at Austin since 1980, where he holds the title of Annie
Laurie Howard Regents Professor in the Department of Art and Art History.
His teaching, research, and publications focus on ancient Roman art and
archaeology, art-historical methodology, and contemporary art.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
For more information contact Almira Poudrier at [log in to unmask]
Saturday November 9, 2013
Library Presenters “Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time
Pieces” free presentation at Pima County Public Library's Southwest Branch,
6855 S. Mark Road, Tucson
11 a.m. to noon. 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. Sponsored
by the Pima County Public Library.
For event details contact Library Associate Erika Johnston at
Tucson telephone no. 520-594-5315 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 November 13, 2013
Library Presenters “Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern Arizona
Hohokam Indians” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Pima
County Public Library's Valencia Branch, 202 W. Valencia Rd., Tucson*
6-7:30 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.
* Sponsored by Pima County Public Library; presented by Tucson’s
not-for-profit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center. No reservations are needed.
For meeting details contact Library Associate Jenn Berry at Tucson telephone
520-594-5392 or [log in to unmask]; for information about the
presentation subject matter contact Old Pueblo Archaeology Center at
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Saturday November 16, 2013
“Pueblo Grande and Mesa Grande Platform Mound Sites” Arizona
Archaeological and Historical Society (AAHS) tour guided by Phoenix City
Archaeologist Laurene Montero and Mesa Grande Archaeological Project
Director Jerry Howard in Phoenix, departing from near Ruthrauff & I-10 in
Tucson*
8 a.m.-5 p.m. Free; one must be an AAHS member to attend
The Pueblo Grande Hohokam archaeological site features a large
platform mound surounded by retaining walls and that was once surmounted by
walled structures. There were also many houses and at least three
ballcourts, probably constructed starting around AD 750. The tour also will
visit irrigation canals at the Park of Four Waters then, after a picnic
lunch, go to Mesa Grande Cultural Park in Mesa, a site that showcases a
platform mound built between AD 1100 and 1450. That mound was the public and
ceremonial center for one of the largest Hohokam villages in the Salt River
Valley, a residential area that extended for more than a mile along the
terrace overlooking the river.
This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
Reservations required. To sign up contact Lynn Ratener at
[log in to unmask]
Monday November 18, 2013
“Prehistory, Personality, and Place: Emil W. Haury and the
Mogollon Controversy” free presentation by J. Jefferson Reid for Arizona
Archaeological and Historical Society monthly meeting at University of
Arizona Medical Center's Duval Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson*
7:30-9 p.m. Free
In this presentation, Professor Reid will discuss the story of
archaeological discovery, the remarkable individuals who debated Mogollon
authenticity and antiquity, and the eventual resolution of the controversy.
The controversy centered on whether the Mogollon were truly a different
culture or merely a backwoods variant of Ancestral Pueblo People. The
well-documented archaeology and the famous and powerful archaeologists of
the era played major roles in this controversy.
* 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 www.az-arch-and-hist.org
<http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/> .
Thursday November 21, 2013
Library Presenters “Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Pima County Public Library’s
Salazar-Ajo Branch, 33 Plaza, Ajo, Arizona
10-11:30 a.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.
* Sponsored by Pima County Public Library; presented by Tucson’s
not-for-profit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center. No reservations are needed.
For meeting details contact Librarian Lee Irwin in Ajo at 520-387-6075 or
[log in to unmask]; for information about the presentation subject matter
contact Old Pueblo Archaeology Center at 520-798-1201 or
[log in to unmask]
Thursday November 21, 2013
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for
Thought” dinner & presentation: “Archaeological Resource Crime” with Bureau
of Indian Affairs Regional Archaeologist Garry J. Cantley, at Guillermo’s
Double LL Mexican Restaurant, 1830 S. 4th Ave., South Tucson, Arizona
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the
restaurant’s menu)
As co-leader of the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Archaeological
Resource Protection Act (ARPA) Training Team, archaeologist Garry Cantley
has taught classes for 119 tribal groups, numerous land managers,
archaeological site stewards, and other preservationists in how to process
an ARPA crime scene using simulated crime-scene exercises. In this month’s
presentation Garry will show photographs of looted archaeological sites and
discuss current strategies for preventing theft and vandalism of
archaeological and historical treasures on public and Indian lands.
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 November 20.
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about the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer” and INCLUDE
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Saturday November 30, 2013
“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 $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 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 by Wednesday November 27: 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.
Friday December 7, 2013
Library Presenters “Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Pima County Public Library’s
Joyner-Green Valley Branch, 601 N. La Canada Dr., Green Valley, Arizona
2-3 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.
* Sponsored by Pima County Public Library; presented by Tucson’s
not-for-profit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center. No reservations are needed.
For meeting details contact Robin Green in Green Valley at 520-594-5295 or
[log in to unmask]; for information about the presentation subject matter
contact Old Pueblo Archaeology Center at 520-798-1201 or
[log in to unmask]
Saturday December 7, 2013
“Murray Springs and Other Mammoth Kill Sites” Arizona
Archaeological and Historical Society (AAHS) tour guided by archaeologist
Dr. Jesse Ballenger starting at the Murray Springs site outside of Sierra
Vista, Arizona*
9 a.m.-4 p.m. starting at Houghton Road and I-10 in Tucson.
Free; one must be an AAHS member to attend
Dr. Ballenger will guide us through the Murray Springs site, a
recently designated National Historic Landmark. He will cover the history of
investigations from 1966 to the present and describe the challenges faced by
land managers to preserve the site. After Murray Springs, we will continue
to the Lehner Clovis site, which witnessed the demise of approximately 13
mammoths, perhaps in a single event. The tour will end at the Turquoise
Valley Golf and RV Park in Naco, Arizona, not far from where Emil Haury
excavated a single mammoth kill in 1952. We may also make a quick visit to
Camp Naco, a 1917 Army post erected as part of the Mexican Border Project.
Participants who do not want to do the full-day tour may opt to just visit
the Murray Springs site,where the interpretive trail is ¾-mile long and
includes one deep arroyo crossing with footsteps. The Lehner, Palominas, and
Naco area stops are each about ¼--mile walks with minimal rough terrain. We
plan to picnic at the San Pedro House (which sells cold drinks).
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
Reservations required; 20-person limit. To register or for more information
email Katherine Cerino at [log in to unmask]
Monday December 16, 2013
“Mimbres: Its Causes and Consequence” free presentation by
Stephen H. Lekson for Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society monthly
meeting at University of Arizona Medical Center's Duval Auditorium, 1501 N.
Campbell Ave., Tucson*
7:30-9 p.m. Free
****[Description to be provided later.]
* 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 <http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/>
www.az-arch-and-hist.org.
Thursday December 19, 2013
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for
Thought” dinner & presentation: “An Archaeological Record of the Sears Point
Petroglyph Complex” with stone-symbol researcher Evelyn F. Billo 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)
The Sears Point Archaeological District (SPAD) is a large and
complex cultural resource strewn along the terraces on the south side of the
Gila River. Steep volcanic cliffs and boulders contain over 2,000 panels of
petroglyphs, one of the largest concentrations in North America. Evelyn F.
Billo and Robert K. Mark of Rupestrian CyberServices, and archaeologist
Donald E. Weaver, Jr., of Plateau Mountain Desert Research mapped all
petroglyph panels, and photographed and recorded at least 9,746 individual
rock symbols and an additional 87 archaeological features. Geoglyphs
(intaglios), rock piles, rings, and alignments, cleared areas, extensive
trails, historical features from the 1800s, and traces of temporary
habitation features all were documented. A variety of archaeological
cultures including the Desert Archaic, Patayan, and Hohokam used the site,
and it is possible there was Paleoindian presence.
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 December 18.
**** 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 December 21, 2013
“Winter Solstice Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks
Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart departs from
northeast corner of Silverbell Road & Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana, Arizona
8 a.m. to noon. $20 ($16 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 by Friday December 20. 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.
Saturday December 21, 2013
“Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for the Arizona Museum of Natural
History at Mesa Grande Cultural Park, 1000 North Date St, Mesa, Arizona;
cosponsored by Arizona Humanities Council*
3:30-4:30 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 historically known sky-watching practices of various southwestern
peoples, and how their ancestors’ observations of the heavens may have been
commemorated in ancient architecture and rock symbols. The program
illustrates cardinal, solstice, and equinox alignments and possible
calendrical reckoning features at such places as Arizona’s Casa Grande Ruins
and Picture Rocks petroglyphs sites, New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon
archaeological district, the Hovenweep area of Utah, and the Mesa Verde and
Chimney Rock regions of Colorado. Mr. Dart also offers interpretation of how
these discoveries may relate to ancient Native American ritual.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Alison Stoltman in Mesa
at 480-644-5833 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]
NEVADA: Friday & Saturday January 10-11, 2014
“Social Networks in the American Southwest” 14th Southwest
Symposium in the Philip J. Cohen Theatre, University of Nevada, Las Vegas*
**** Times and fees to be announced
How ideas spread across the landscape, how individuals
integrated themselves with others, and how they interacted with people
within and outside of their social groups in the distant past will be
explored in three of this biannual anthropology symposium’s four sessions. A
fourth session focuses on new methodological approaches being used in
southwestern archaeology to address research questions using the
archaeological record. Also there will be a poster session with open
content. The event begins with a reception at the Barrick Museum from 5:30
to 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Poster abstracts are due October 15, 2012.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
For details visit http://anthro.unlv.edu <http://anthro.unlv.edu/> .
Thursday January 16, 2014
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “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
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the
restaurant’s menu)
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.
The presenter for this “dinner-format” program is Allen Dart, a
registered professional archaeologist who works full time as State Cultural
Resources Specialist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and
volunteers his time as Executive Director of Tucson’s Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center.
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.
**** 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.
Sunday January 19, 2014
"Ancient Native American Pottery of Southern Arizona" free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Pima County Natural Resources,
Parks and Recreation in the Rose Cottage at Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E.
Roger Road, Tucson; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities Council*
1-2 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 Arizona Humanities
Council.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Sandy Reith at
520-749-3718 (Agua Caliente Park Ranch House) 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]
Monday January 20, 2014
“New Perspectives on the Origins of Maya Civilization:
Archaeological Investigations at Ceibal, Guatemala” free presentation by
archaeologist Dr. Daniela Triadan for Arizona Archaeological and Historical
Society monthly meeting at University of Arizona Medical Center's Duval
Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson*
7:30-9 p.m. Free
****Description to be provided later.
* 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 www.az-arch-and-hist.org
<http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/> .
Saturday January 25, 2014
“Tour the Sutherland Wash Rock Art District” with Janine
Hernbrode, starting at a meeting place near Tucson (location to be provided
with registration)*
Time TBA. Free; one must be an AAHS member to attend
Janine Hernbrode has been the leader of a multiyear recording
and analysis of this huge petroglyphs site on the west face of the Catalina
Mountains. Much of the 5- to 6-mile round-trip walk is on unimproved trail
with little elevation gain. It is occasionally necessary to scramble over
boulders to access or view some of the rock art panels. A 4-wheel-drive road
leads to the trailhead so the group is limited to 20 people, dependent on
the availability of 4-wheel-drive vehicles.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
To register, contact David McLean at [log in to unmask]
Monday February 17, 2014
“Households, Community, and Social Power at the Harris Site,
Mimbres Valley, New Mexico” free presentation by archaeologist Dr. Barbara
Roth for Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society monthly meeting at
University of Arizona Medical Center's Duval Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell
Ave., Tucson*
7:30-9 p.m. Free
****Description to be provided later.
* 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 www.az-arch-and-hist.org
<http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/> .
Thursday February 20, 2014
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for
Thought” dinner & presentation: “Carbon 14 Dating, from the Earliest Dog to
the World's Most Mysterious Manuscript” with Professor Greg Hodgins, at
Amber Restaurant & Gallery, 7000 E. Tanque Verde Road (near Sabino Canyon
Rd.), Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the
restaurant’s menu)
The time-depth of written history is about 5,000 years, while
that of artifacts about 2.5 million. Needless to say, a lot of human history
happened before the invention of the written word, and a lot afterwards that
nobody had the time or inclination to write about. Luckily, artifacts tell
tales. It is the job of archaeologists to find ways to allow them to speak;
to tell the stories of human existence that were not written down. A
fundamental tool in this endeavor is carbon dating. Radiocarbon dating
covers the last 50,000 years, which is only the most recent 2% of artifact
time-depth. Nevertheless, that span covers the most recent one-third of Homo
sapiens existence, from the end of Neanderthals, the end of the last Ice
Age, the peopling of the New World, the origins of animal domestication and
agriculture, and the rise of complex societies. Carbon dating helps order
artifacts within the vast and confusing jumble of past human and natural
events. This talk will describe how carbon dating works, and provide some
examples of how it contributes to our understanding of past human existence.
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 February 19.
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about the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer” and INCLUDE
THE EVENT’S DATE in your email subject line.
Saturday February 22, 2014
“Field trip to the Charlie Bell Well Petroglyphs Site” led by
Rick and Sandi Martynec starting at a meeting place to be provided to
registrants*
Time TBA. Free; one must be an AAHS member to attend
The Charlie Bell Well site has more than 3,000 petroglyphs, many
of which are Archaic in age. There are also artifacts, features, and trails
in the canyon. The hike is approximately 1 mile, with an elevation change of
400 feet, considered a moderate hike. We will need to carpool, as we can
only take 5-6 vehicles. Rick is obtaining permission with Cabeza Prieta
Refuge for us to access the site. It will be a long day, 7-8 hours, so bring
water and lunch. You may want to plan to spend the night in Ajo.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
To register, contact Chris Lange at [log in to unmask] or 520-904-5868.
Saturday & Sunday February 22-23, 2014
21st Annual Southwest Indian Art Fair at the Arizona State
Museum (ASM), northeast corner of Park Ave. & University Blvd., Tucson*
Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Adults $10, ASM
members $7, under 18 years & students with valid student ID free
A wonderful weekend of culture, art, performance, and food on
ASM’s front lawn, rain or shine. 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 event.
For details visit www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/events/swiaf/index.shtml.
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 ****[Restaurant to be
announced], 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 the 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 [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 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 [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 [log in to unmask]
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 ****[Restaurant to be
announced], Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the
restaurant’s menu)
****[Description to be provided later]
Old Pueblo’s guest speaker for this “dinner-format” program is
Arthur W. Vokes, one of the foremost experts in the analysis of shell
artifacts found in southwestern archaeological sites.
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.
Friday-Sunday June 6-8, 2014
“Conference on Archaeoastronomy in the American Southwest”
sponsored bv 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 www.scaas.org <http://www.scaas.org/> or by email to
[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]
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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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