For Immediate Release
TABLE OF CONTENTS
(1)
Some Thank-Yous
(2)
Upcoming Activities
(3)
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s Youth Education Programs
(4)
Our Mission and Support
(5)
Announcements and Opt-Out Options
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center is recognized as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit
organization under the U.S. tax code, so donations and membership fees are
tax-deductible up to amounts specified by law. Please visit
http://www.oldpueblo.org/forms/donorfrm.php to make a contribution – Your
donations help us continue to provide hands-on education programs in
archaeology, history, and cultures for children and adults!
(1) SOME THANK YOUs
This month we’d like to thank the following folks who have joined or
rejoined Old Pueblo Archaeology Center as members or who have made donations
to support our general education programs since our last email broadcast on
October 2nd: (In somewhat alphabetical order) Dave & Terri Wallace, Armando
Vargas, Jr., Peter Tran, Ralph & Ingeborg Silberschlag, Donald & Diane
Seago, Dereka Rushbrook, Bill Ridlinghafer, Therese Qureshi, Janet Prinz,
Yar Petryszyn, Karen Paul, Sharon Miller, Steve & Marianna Marenfeld,
Melissa Loeschen, Paula Kulina and Ernie Garcia, Sarah Kennedy, John Karon,
Lise Hicks, Judy Fry, Tommy Friedmann, Butch Farabee, Bill & Maria Enríquez,
Susanne Durling, Jane Delaney, Allen Dart, Elizabeth Butler, Kathryn
Burgess, Larry & Laura Bourne, John Betlach, Roger Ames, and Connie
Allen-Bacon!
Thank you all so much!
(2) UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
LOOKING AHEAD: Saturday December 1, 2018
Check out this bit of history:
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Jeeps.
Speaking of Jeeps, December 1st is the deadline to purchase tickets
for the December 13 “Millions for Tucson Raffle of a 2018 Jeep Grand
Cherokee Summit SUV, Two First-Class Airline Tickets, and $5,000 Cash” by
Tucson’s Jim Click Automotive Team to benefit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
& other Tucson charities. See full announcement for this event below.
Friday November 2, 2018: Tumacácori, AZ
“Candles, Calaveras, and ‘Coco’: A Tumacácori Día de los Muertos”
celebration at Tumacácori National Historical Park, 1891 E. Frontage Rd.,
Tumacacori, Arizona*
4-8:30 p.m. Admission to the park and participation in all activities
free during the celebration
Tumacácori celebrates Día de los Muertos with an evening of family fun
including an outdoor screening of the new holiday movie favorite “Coco.”
This Disney-Pixar movie, which won Academy Awards in 2017 for Best Animated
Feature and Best Original Song, features many cultural traditions of el Día
de los Muertos. Bring your own blanket, mats, or camp chairs to set up your
own outdoor movie seating in front of the mission church either at ground
level in the area closest to the screen or with chairs farther back,
starting at 4 p.m. (The movie begins on the big screen at 6.) You also can
bring your own picnic dinner if you wish but no glass, please. Before the
movie begins the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s office will give out free
tickets for popcorn. Also you can get your face painted, make a colorful
mask, or create your own nicho to remember a loved one. Candles will light
Tumacácori’s historic church and cemetery for those wishing to explore the
mission grounds.The adobe walls of the church will shelter a traditional Día
de los Muertos altar to hold ofrendas (offerings) in memory of loved ones.
Through Thursday November 8 all visitors are invited to leave photographs,
gifts, tokens, messages, toys, or other traditional items as part of this
community installation. Personal items left on the altar can be collected
from the park following Día de los Muertos, through November 6.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information call the Tumacácori visitor center at 520-377-5060 or visit
<http://www.nps.gov/tuma> nps.gov/tuma.
Friday November 2, 2018: Tucson
“Coming to America: Human Migration and Genome Diversity During the
Last Ice Age” free presentation by Professor Dennis H. O'Rourke sponsored by
the Arizona State Museum (ASM) in Center for English as a Second Language
(CESL) Room 102, 1100 James E. Rogers Way, Tucson*
7-9 p.m. Free
Human dispersal into the Western Hemisphere has been the subject of
scientific inquiry and controversy for more than 500 years. The historical
view of “waves of migration” from an unspecified Asian locale is now being
replaced. Much of the research underlying the newer conceptions of North
American origins has been made possible by extensive consultations,
partnerships, and collaborations with indigenous communities, tribal
governments, and village corporations. In this program, anthropological
geneticist Dennis O'Rourke, Foundation Distinguished Professor at the
University of Kansas, discusses his collaborative research in the Arctic and
four key issues: 1) when the indigenous American genome became distinct from
ancestral populations, 2) the duration of isolation in Beringia, 3) the
timing and routes of early dispersals into the hemisphere, and 4) the
identification of additional areas in northern North America that also may
have contributed to the dispersals of populations into the Americas.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Darlene Lizarraga at 520-626-8381 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday November 3, 2018: Phoenix
“13th Annual Navajo Rug & American Indian Art Auction” sponsored by
the Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary (PGMA) at Pueblo Grande Museum and
Archaeological Park, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix**
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free with standard Museum admission
Come see beautifully hand-woven, one-of-a-kind Navajo rugs and other
art. Previewing begins at 9 a.m. and auction starts at noon. This annual
event is not only a great way to pick up some authentic works of American
Indian art, it is also a fundraiser to benefit PGMA’s efforts to support the
museum’s preservation, education programs, special events, exhibits, and
artifact collections care. Trader Bruce Burnham, whose family has been
trading with the native peoples of the Four Corners area for five
generations, will share his knowledge with attendees about collecting Navajo
rugs and American Indian art during an informal chat before the auction.
Enjoy fry bread and other breakfast foods available for sale throughout the
day.
** This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event,
however, Old Pueblo members can attend PGMA functions at PGMA‘s
member-discount rates, and vice-versa. For details contact Pueblo Grande
Museum at 602-495-0901 or <http://www.pueblogrande.com> pueblogrande.com.
Saturday November 3, 2018: Phoenix
“Archaeology for Kids” simulated archaeological excavation opportunity
for children at Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park, 4619 E.
Washington St., Phoenix**
9:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. $15**
Children ages 7 to 12 can explore the science of archaeology by doing
a simulated excavation. Learn how to identify artifacts and discover how
archaeologists use them to learn about past cultures. Portion of class is
outdoors. Participants must dress appropriately for weather. Bring hat,
bottled water, and sun screen.
** This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event,
however, Old Pueblo members can attend PGMA functions at PGMA‘s
member-discount rates, and vice-versa. Advance registration is required by
November 1. For details contact Pueblo Grande Museum at 602-495-0901 or
<http://www.pueblogrande.com> pueblogrande.com.
Saturday November 3, 2018: Las Cruces, NM
“Time, Place, and Function: Ground Stone Recovered from the Cañada
Alamosa” free lecture in the Human Systems Research, Inc., “Archaeological
Explorations on the Cañada Alamosa” series, by Judy Berryman, Ph.D., in the
Social Center Auditorium at University Terrace Good Samaritan Village, 3011
Buena Vida Circle, Las Cruces, New Mexico*
7 p.m. Free
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Deb Dennis at 575-524-9456 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Tuesday November 6, 2018: Phoenix
“Life Before AD 1500 on the Upper Gila River, Southwest New Mexico”
Archaeology Café free presentation by Dr. Karen Schollmeyer at Changing
Hands, 300 W. Camelback, Phoenix*
6 p.m. Free
The Archaeology Southwest organization’s new season of “Archaeology
Café” programs explores the deep and diverse history of Phoenix and the
greater Southwest in a jargon-free zone. Dr. Karen Schollmeyer will
encourage Valley residents to look east up the Gila River. Residents of the
upper reaches of the Gila River in southwestern New Mexico found successful
ways of farming, hunting, and living together for over a millennium. This
talk explores some of these past ways of living including periods in which
people gathered into large villages or dispersed into less archaeologically
visible communities. The unique archaeological record of this area allows us
to examine the challenges and benefits of these different ways of living and
how farmers adapted to local conditions from the time of the earliest
villages into the late 1400s.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact visit
<https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/event/life-before-ad-1500-on-the-upper
-gila-river-southwest-new-mexico/>
https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/event/life-before-ad-1500-on-the-upper-
gila-river-southwest-new-mexico/.
Wednesday November 7, 2018: Phoenix
“The Impact of the Phoenix Indian Industrial School through its 99
Year History” free presentation by Patty Talahongva sponsored by the
nonprofit Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary (PGMA)in the Phoenix Indian School
Visitor Center at Steele Indian School Park, 300 E. Indian School Road,
Phoenix**
6:30 to 8 p.m. Free, donations welcome
The Phoenix Indian Industrial School opened in 1891 to assimilate
American Indian children into European-American society. Though it was
called a school, it was meant to create a workforce that could speak English
and work as cheap labor in the cities. Steele Indian School Visitor Center
curator Patty Talahongva will discuss the school’s history, the changes it
had on American Indian tribal nations, and the impact its students had on
the city of Phoenix and the state of Arizona. The recent renovation of the
former grammar school by partners Native American Connections and the
Phoenix Indian School will also be presented.
** This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event,
however, Old Pueblo members can attend PGMA functions at PGMA‘s
member-discount rates, and vice-versa. For details contact Pueblo Grande
Museum at 602-495-0901 or <http://www.pueblogrande.com> pueblogrande.com.
Friday November 9, 2018: Tubac, AZ
Canoa Speaks O'odham” video, presentation, and discussion with Tohono
O'odham speakers in the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park Schoolhouse, 1
Burruel Street
Tubac, Arizona*
2-3:30 p.m. $15 Adults, $2 ages 7-13, 6 and under free
Please join us in the Schoolhouse for an exciting exploration of
Tohono O’odham history, beliefs, and education with speakers including
O’odham tribal elders and community leaders who will discuss and answer
questions from the audience. A special video and a sampling of special
O’odham farmer market foods are also featured. You will enjoy insights into
this beautiful culture. “Canoa Speaks O'odham” is part of a video
preservation series by the Friends of Canoa Heritage Foundation.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Please call the
Presidio for reservations: 520-398-2252.
Saturday November 10, 2018: Ironwood Forest National Monument, AZ
“Hike the Monument” including Cocoraque Butte Archaeological District
and other free hikes sponsored by Friends of Ironwood Forest, departing from
Marana Regional Airport, 11700 W. Avra Valley Rd. (5 miles west of the I-10
Avra Valley Road Exit 242), Marana, Arizona**
7:30-8 a.m. sign in; 8-8:30 a.m. briefing; 8:30-9 a.m. carpools form
up and depart; expect that hikes will complete no later than 2 p.m. and
return to the airport by 3 p.m. Free.
The Friends of Ironwood Forest (FIF) invites you to come out and enjoy
its Hike the Monument (HTM) opportunity. There are a number of hikes and
activities planned to choose from that give you an opportunity to explore
and experience the wonders of the Ironwood Forest National Monument. This
event is conducted in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management,
Arizona Native Plant Society, University of Arizona faculty, and Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center. Hikes will include:
* Cocoraque Butte Archaeological District – moderate terrain but
challenging hikes to see some of this area’s petroglyphs up close (see
below).
* Waterman Mountain, Elephant Trees Botanical Hike – moderate /
steep hike along the south side of Waterman Mountain (you will also see the
endangered Nichols Turk’s Head Cactus).
* Nature Hike, Sonoran Desert Botany, Geology, and Cactuses (Cacti?)
– Easy terrain, family-oriented fun and educational walk to view and learn
about the life and history of the Sonoran Desert.
The Cocoraque Butte and Waterman Elephant Tree hikes are LIMITED so
please sign up early!
For the Cocoraque Butte Archaeological District hike join Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center’s Allen Dart, accompanied by Saguaro National Park West
Environmental Educational Ranger and Archaeology Preservation Volunteer Lin
and Gordon Hanson, on this educational hike. Cocoraque Butte is one of the
sites offering abundant rock art and other archaeological features of
scientific interest within the Monument. Humans have inhabited the region
for more than 13,000 years. At least 150 sites from the prehistoric Hohokam
period (ca. A.D. 650-1450) are recorded in the area. Expect unusual
petroglyphs that you may not have seen before and bring your camera and/or
binoculars. Also, expect moderate rocky terrain on this hike. The trek from
the parking area to the petroglyph sites is a relatively flat and easy hike.
Getting up to the petroglyphs is challenging for some hikers because you
need to scramble up and around boulders and bedrock on a 120-foot-high butte
to see many of the petroglyphs. You must be in good physical condition to go
on the hike. Wear sturdy shoes (hiking boots are recommended) and pack two
quart of water, snacks, lunch, sunscreen, hat, and your camera. There are no
restrooms or other facilities available after leaving the Marana Airport.
** This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. To
sign up for your preferred hike or for directions, maps, or additional
information, go to <http://www.ironwoodforest.org> www.ironwoodforest.org
and specify which hike you would like to sign up for, the number of people
you are bringing, and whether or not you have a high-clearance vehicle and
are willing to drive to the hike starting point. You will receive a
confirmation email letting you know if you are on the hike roster or on a
wait list. To join the FIF mailing list go to
<http://www.ironwoodforest.org> www.ironwoodforest.org and submit your email
address through the “Get Connected” link.
Saturday November 10, 2018: Phoenix
“Arizona 101: Who Are the Sobaipuri O'odham? The Sobaipuri Legacy at
the San Xavier/Wa:k Community” free presentation by Deni J. Seymour, Tony
Burrell, and David Tenario at Phoenix Public Library’s Burton Barr Library,
1221 N. Central Ave., Phoenix.*
1:30-3 p.m. Free
Much has been learned about the Sobaipuri-O'odham over the last couple
of decades and their actual history differs substantially in many ways from
commonly held notions. The archaeological and ethnohistoric research of the
presenters provides new perspectives on where and how they lived, how long
they occupied the valleys of southern Arizona, their relationship to the
Hohokam, and so on. Special reference will be made to the Sobaipuri of San
Xavier del Bac or Wa:k where descendant populations reside. Dr. Deni Seymour
is joined by her associates Elder Tony Burrell and Cultural Specialist David
Tenario of Wa:k in presenting their video entitled “Who Are the Sobaipuri
O’odham?” followed by interactive lectures and discussions. Through these
means they strive to promote understanding of the human experience through
the eyes of the Wa:k O’odham and their ancestors. Using discussions and
interviews with Wa:k O’odham community members, the video and subsequent
discussions highlight the issues of how public policy, politics, and
economic interest have influenced our understanding of the Wa:k O’odham and
how their heritage has been shaped and in some cases erased.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Jeriann Thacker 602-534-5076 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday November 10, 2018: Tubac, AZ
“Old Town Tubac Historic Adobe Building Tour” starting at El
Presidito, 4 Calle Iglesia, Tubac, Arizona*
10 a.m.-3 p.m. $40 adults; children with adult supervision and
students with ID free; discounts available (call 520-398-9571)
The Tubac Presidio State Historic Park and the Lowe House Project
artist residency program are sponsoring the tour throughout Old Town Tubac
to bring attention to and appreciation for these historically significant
buildings in Tubac’s National Historic District and to the lives and times
of their occupants. Costumed living history docents and guides will help
bring Old Town Tubac’s history alive and up to eight of the Tubac National
Historic District’s historic adobe buildings, some dating back to 1767,
will be open for tour participants. One of the buildings is believed to have
garrisoned Spanish Colonial soldiers in the mid-1700s. Carbon dating of
another confirms it dates to the 1850s and was home to one of Arizona’s
earliest 19th century Anglo settlers. Others were built on existing
foundations at the turn of the 20th century by Tubac’s Hispanic heritage
families.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Tickets may be
purchased by calling Tubac Presidio State Historic Park or on the day of the
tour with cash or check only. For more information or advance ticket
purchase call 520-398-2252 or visit <http://www.lowehouseproject.com>
lowehouseproject.com.
Tuesday November 13, 2018: Phoenix
“Ancient Egypt's 25th Dynasty and the Pyramid Field/Royal Cemetery at
Nuri, Sudan” free presentation by Dr. Paul Creasman for Phoenix Chapter,
Arizona Archaeological Society, at Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E. Washington
St., Phoenix*
7 p.m. Free
After ancient Egypt’s New Kingdom collapsed, kings from Nubia unified
the lands and led the empire to its last flourish of pharaonic greatness.
The Nubian kings seem to have originated from the site of Napata in modern
Sudan, today a UNESCO World Heritage Site. With some 20 existing pyramids,
Nuri is the largest royal Napatan cemetery; it served as the resting place
for at least 60 kings and queens. The first royal buried was the biblical
pharaoh Taharqa, savior of Jerusalem (2 Kings 19:9), and his descendants
used the site for four more centuries. Although Nuri was partly excavated in
the 1910s, it was poorly published and largely unexplored. As a result of
climate change and the construction of dams along the Nile, rising
groundwater has submerged many of its tombs, likely including all of the
subterranean pyramid chambers of the kings. At least four kings’ burial
chambers remain unexcavated. This lecture explains the current effort by the
University of Arizona to better understand them via underwater
archaeological excavations in the pyramid field of Nuri. Dr. Creasman is an
Associate Professor of Egyptian Archaeology and Dendrochronology at the
University of Arizona.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information visit <http://www.azarchsoc.org/Phoenix>
www.azarchsoc.org/Phoenix or contact Ellie Large at 480-461-0563 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Tuesday November 13, 2018: Tijeras, NM
"Native American Conquistadors: The Mesoamerican Conquest of the New
World" lecture for Friends of Tijeras Pueblo by Matthew J. Barbour at the
Sandia Ranger Station, 11776 Hwy 337, Tijeras, New Mexico*
6:30 p.m. $5 donation will be asked of nonmembers
Mesoamerican cultures at the time of the arrival of the Spanish were
incredibly advanced. Their military institutions consisted not only of
peasant conscripts, but of a professional warrior class. The Spaniards
realized this immediately and utilized these forces to great effect in their
subjugations of Native Americans throughout the New World. This lecture will
explore the role of Mesoamerican Indians in the Spanish colonial enterprise
of the 16th and 17th centuries. Matthew J. Barbour holds BA and MA degrees
in Anthropology from the University of New Mexico and has worked for the New
Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs since 2002. Currently, he is the
Regional Manager of Coronado and Jemez Historic Sites. In 2012 and again in
2014 he was awarded the City of Santa Fe Heritage Preservation Award for
Excellence in Archaeology.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. No reservations
are needed. For more information contact Kym Campbell at
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] or call 505-281-3304.
Wednesday November 14, 2018: Cave Creek AZ
“The Earliest Apache in Arizona: Evidence and Arguments” free
presentation by Deni J. Seymour for the Desert Foothills Chapter, Arizona
Archaeological Society, in The Good Shepherd of the Hills Episcopal Church
community building, 6502 E. Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek, Arizona*
7-9 p.m. Free
Recent research provides evidence of ancestral Apaches in the southern
Southwest at least as early as the A.D. 1300s. Some of this evidence comes
from chronometric dates obtained from a feature type that comparative
ethnographic information (including rarely used land claims documents)
indicates were used for storage. These features, called platform caches,
provide rare and ideal material for accurate dating because they are often
covered with grass or leaves. Dates from these features, on Apache pottery,
and from roasting pits, all in direct association with Apache material
culture of other types (including rock art), provide a continuous sequence
of use from at least as early as the A.D. 1300s through the late 1700s. New
information about a western route south to this region is combined with
other evidence regarding the presence of the earliest ancestral Apache three
centuries earlier than many have argued, even in areas where Coronado did
not see them.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Mary Kearney at 623-687-0721 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Wednesday November 14, 2018: Queen Creek AZ
“Archaeology and Hunting in Southwest New Mexico” free presentation by
Dr. Karen Gust Schollmeyer for San Tan Chapter, Arizona Archaeological
Society, at Queen Creek Museum, 20435 S. Old Ellsworth Road (at Queen Creek
Road), Queen Creek Arizona*
7-9 p.m. Free
Understanding how people maintain long-term access to animals is
important to archaeology and may have implications for contemporary
societies’ access to animal resources. She examined animal bone data from
over 70 archaeological assemblages in the Mimbres area over the centuries
from AD 200-1450. Although many important animal species were negatively
impacted by the altered environments associated with increasing human
populations and less frequent movement over time, some species were quite
resilient, and many were able to recover during periods of lower human
population. Ancient farming strategies in the Southwest helped this recovery
in some ways, as do aspects of traditional farming in areas where wild game
remains an important food source today.
Karen Gust Schollmeyer is an archaeologist with Archaeology Southwest in
Tucson.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Marie Britton at 480-390-3491 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]
Thursday November 15, 2018: Phoenix
“Behind the Scenes Tour” at Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological
Park, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix*
10-10:45 a.m. $5 tour fee in addition to general admission ($10
adults, PGMA & Old Pueblo Archaeology Center members $5, children 12 & under
free when accompanied by an adult)**
Join collections staff for a “behind the scenes” tour of Pueblo Grande
Museum. Take an intimate tour of the lab, storage, and archival areas not
normally open to the public. See how museums process, organize, and care for
their collections. Space is limited, register at front desk in Museum lobby.
** This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event,
however, Old Pueblo members can attend PGMA functions at PGMA‘s
member-discount rates, and vice-versa. For details contact Pueblo Grande
Museum at 602-495-0901 or <http://www.pueblogrande.com> pueblogrande.com.
Thursday November 15, 2018: Tucson
“La Frontera: From Spanish Outpost to Homeland Security” trip
sponsored by the Arizona State Museum (ASM), University of Arizona,
departing from Tucson*
Times TBA; $230 ASM members, $250 nonmembers (portion is tax
deductible)
Spend the day with ASM scholars, local historians, ranchers, and
regional experts exploring southern Arizona's shared border with Mexico and
examining the many issues surrounding life in the area from prehistory to
the present day.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Darlene Lizarraga at 520-626-8381 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Thursday November 15, 2018: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought”
dinner featuring the presentation “The Peaceful Enemies: Tucson’s Apaches de
Paz, 1786-1873” by historian Jim Turner at El Molinito Mexican Restaurant,
10180 N. Oracle Rd., Oro Valley, Arizona
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s
menu)
Apaches de Paz, the ‘Peaceful Enemies’ (Apachu means “enemy” in Zuni),
were also known as Manso Apaches. When they immigrated from the Great Plains
the Athapaskan-speaking Apache retained their hunter-gatherer lifestyle.
That included raiding, which led to violence and retaliatory attacks. But in
1786 New Spain’s Viceroy Bernardo de Galvez called for a plan that involved
forming peace camps for the Apaches. If they agreed to settle in camps near
the presidios the Apaches would receive allotments of beef, blankets, and
guns. The Spanish army also provided the Mansos with horses and used them as
auxiliary troops against other Apaches who were still raiding. The Galvez
plan was successful for several decades, and by 1871 there were still more
than a hundred Apaches de Paz living near Tucson and others who had
intermarried with the Tohono O’odham and lived near San Xavier Mission.
Reservations must be requested AND CONFIRMED before 5 p.m. on the
Wednesday before the program date: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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WHETHER YOUR RESERVATION HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BEFORE ATTENDING because the
Fire Code limits how many guests we can have in the restaurant meeting room.
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.
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Thursday November 15, 2018: Sedona, AZ
“Amazon Civilization Lost in the Jungle and the War - Foundations of
the Inca Empire” presentation by Dr. Edwin Barnhart for Verde Valley
Chapter, Arizona Archaeological Society, at Sedona Public Library, 3250
White Bear Rd., Sedona, Arizona*
This will be a Great Courses DVD presentation.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Tom Cloonan at 206-849-8476 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Friday November 16, 2018: Tubac, AZ
“Guided Tour of the Barrio de Tubac Archaeological Site” meets at
Visitor Center of Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel Street,
Tubac, Arizona*
10 a.m.-noon. $10 fee includes admission to tour the Presidio Park.
This special tour by docents Phil Halpenny and Gwen Griffin explores
the Spanish colonial archaeological site south of the Park. This site
preserves the remains of the original Tubac pueblo, including residence
foundations, plaza area, refuse area and partial irrigation ditch. Tour
involves a walk of about 1¼ miles. The Archaeological Conservancy protects
this site and participants are asked to sign an acknowledgement of risk
factors before entering. Wear walking shoes, sunscreen and hat. Tour
limited to 15, reservations encouraged.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Reservations are
encouraged. For more information call 520-398-2252 or email
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Saturday November 17, 2018: Tubac, AZ
“Interpreting the Nazca Lines: Enigmatic Images of the Peruvian
Desert” free presentation by Todd Bostwick, Ph.D., for Rim Country Chapter,
Arizona Archaeological Society, in the Fellowship Hall of the Church of the
Holy Nativity, 1414 N. Easy Street, Payson, Arizona*
10 a.m. Free
The mysterious lines and figures sketched onto the desert floor of
southern Peru, one of the most arid regions of the world, have long
intrigued archaeologists and explorers. Various theories concerning the
origins and purpose of these geoglyphs have been proposed, from wild
speculation that they served as runways for alien spaceships to more
believable but nonetheless controversial ideas that they are related to
ancient astronomy. This talk will provide a detailed examination of the
culture which created the geoglyphs, will show aerial photographs of the
more famous geoglyphs, and will discuss the various researchers who have
worked in Nazca and the results of their studies. Dr. Todd Bostwick,
presently at the Verde Valley Archaeology Center, retired from a career as
Phoenix City Archaeologist.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Evelyn Christian at 928-476-3092 or
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Saturday November 17, 2018: Tubac, AZ
“The Plains Indian Wars, 1st Half” presentation by Jack Lasseter at
Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel Street, Tubac, Arizona*
2 p.m. $15 per lecture
It is an American saga too large to be told in one sitting. The first
half of the story takes us from those early troubles along the Platte River
Trail in the 1850s to spring of 1868, when the Lakota Sioux have gained
control of the northern Plains and the Cheyenne Dog Soldiers with full fury
are repeatedly raiding railroad routes on the central Plains. Jack will tell
about various incidents and fights, describe the Sioux and Cheyenne people
and culture including dance, bison, the teepee, gift giving, bravery, battle
cries, and the dog soldiers. Wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served. A
portion of the proceeds supports our education and preservation programs.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Please call for
reservations or more information: 520-398-2252 or
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Saturday November 17, 2018: Tucson
“Ongtupqa - Hopi Music & Cultural Connections to Grand Canyon” film
and presentation at The Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd., Tucson*
4:30 - 6 p.m. $10
Don’t miss the southern Arizona premiere of Ongtupqa, a film featuring
traditional singer and Vice Chairman of the Hopi Tribe that tells the story
of Grand Canyon from an indigenous perspective. Archaeological excavations
in northeastern Arizona from the 1930s unearthed four flutes that have been
dated to AD 650, making them among the oldest known wooden flutes in North
America. The music of Ongtupqa features this ancient instrument, which was
traditionally used to bring rain. A brief presentation on their
archaeological significance will be presented before the film, and a Q&A
session with the film’s producer will follow.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Advance tickets
available at <https://loftcinema.org/film/ongtupqa/>
loftcinema.org/film/ongtupqa/. For more information visit
<http://www.ongtupqa.com> www.ongtupqa.com.
Saturday November 17, 2018: Phoenix
“Ancient Southwestern Native American Pottery” free presentation by
archaeologist Allen Dart at Phoenix Juniper Library, 1825 W. Union Hills
Rd., Phoenix; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
2-3:30 p.m. Free
In this presentation Mr. Dart shows and discusses Native American
ceramic styles that characterized specific peoples and eras in the U.S.
Southwest prior to about 1450, and talks about how archaeologists use
pottery for dating archaeological sites and interpreting ancient lifeways.
He discusses the importance of context in archaeology, how the things people
make change in style over time, and how different styles are useful for
identifying different cultures and for dating archaeological sites. His many
illustrations include examples of ancient pottery types made throughout the
American Southwest from about 2000 to 500 years ago. This program was made
possible by Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Daisy Chard at 602-534-3719 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Monday November 19, 2018: Tucson
“Our Human Heritage: A Conservator’s Participation with Kennewick,
Poisons, and Repatriation” free presentation by Dr. Nancy N. Odegaard for
Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society (AAHS) meeting at Banner
University Medical Center DuVal Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson*
7:30-9 p.m. Free The Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) provides a process for museum and federal agencies
to return certain Native American cultural items. Nancy Odegaard has been
involved with the repatriation process at the Arizona State Museum since the
law was enacted in 1990. She also was entrusted with the remains of ancient
individuals known as the Kennewick Man and Lucy, and was influential in
changing the requirements of NAGPRA to ensure that collecting institutions
report on the pesticide history of the collection upon return to lineal
descendants and culturally affiliated Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian
Organizations. She will share her observations as well as the comments and
questions she is often asked when making presentations on these sensitive
topics.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No
reservations needed. For details visit <http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org>
www.az-arch-and-hist.org or contact John D. Hall at 520-205-2553 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Wednesday November 28, 2018: Coolidge, AZ
“Ancient Southwestern Native American Pottery” free presentation by
archaeologist Allen Dart at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, 1100 Ruins
Dr., Coolidge, Arizona; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
12-1 p.m. Free
In this presentation Mr. Dart shows and discusses Native American
ceramic styles that characterized specific peoples and eras in the U.S.
Southwest prior to about 1450, and talks about how archaeologists use
pottery for dating archaeological sites and interpreting ancient lifeways.
He discusses the importance of context in archaeology, how the things people
make change in style over time, and how different styles are useful for
identifying different cultures and for dating archaeological sites. His many
illustrations include examples of ancient pottery types made throughout the
American Southwest from about 2000 to 500 years ago. This program is made
possible by Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Pam Tripp at 520-723-3172 ext 121 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Friday November 30, 2018: Phoenix
“Park of Four Waters Tour” at Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E. Washington
St., Phoenix*
10-11 a.m. $5 in addition to general admission ($10 adults, PGMA & Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center members $5, children 12 & under free when
accompanied by an adult)**
The Park of Four Waters tour will take you on a walk through
undeveloped, natural desert to the ruins of some of the ancient Hohokam
canal headworks along the Salt River that were constructed to support their
extensive agricultural system. The Hohokam lived in the Salt River area from
approximately AD 450-1450. They were an agricultural society, growing corn,
beans, squash and cotton. In order to support their extensive agricultural
system, they constructed miles of canals in order to direct water from the
Salt River to their fields.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Space is
limited, register at front desk in Museum lobby. For details contact Pueblo
Grande Museum at 602-495-0901 or <http://www.pueblogrande.com>
pueblogrande.com.
Saturday December 1, 2018: Dragoon Mountains, AZ
NEARLY FILLED: Old Pueblo Archaeology Center‘s “Dragoon Springs Stage
Station-Cochise/Howard Treaty Sites" tour guided by archaeologist Dr. Deni
J. Seymour and historian Norman Wisner, departing from south side of
Interstate-10 Exit 312 (Sybil Road) about 9 miles east of Benson, Arizona
8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (start & end times at I-10/Sybil Rd.; add your time
to travel to there & back home). A $45 donation per participant ($36 for Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center & Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members) helps
cover Old Pueblo’s tour expenses and supports its education programs about
archaeology and traditional cultures.
This tour to the historic Dragoon Springs Stage Station and
Cochise-Howard Treaty Site archaeological sites in the foothills of southern
Arizona’s Dragoon Mountains will be led by archaeologist Dr. Deni Seymour,
whose lifelong research has focused largely on the Protohistoric and
Historic period Native American and Spanish cultures of the United States’
“southern Southwest,” and Norman Wisner, a historian who is especially
knowledgeable about the Dragoon Springs site. Dragoon Springs, now listed on
the National Register of Historic Places, served the “Jackass Mail” and
Butterfield Overland mail companies during the 1850s and 1860s, and was the
site of altercations in which construction workers and soldiers of both the
Confederate and Union armies were killed, allegedly by Apaches. Debate
surrounding the burials will be incorporated into the discussion. A second
site, the Cochise-Howard Treaty location, is where Brigadier General Oliver
Otis Howard met with the Apache leader Cochise in October 1872 to negotiate
the surrender and relocation of Cochise’s Chokonen Apache band. The place of
that meeting, which culminated in a peace treaty between Cochise’s band and
the U.S. government, has been published by Dr. Seymour based on photographs
of unique boulder formations, written historical descriptions of the
landscape, and archaeological evidence that she will discuss during our
visit. Detailed historical accounts and archaeological investigations enrich
our understanding of the location.
Reservations and donation prepayment required by by 5 p.m. Wednesday
November 28. 520-798-1201 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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December 1st is the deadline to purchase tickets for the Thursday December
13, 2018 “Millions for Tucson” Raffle of a 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit,
Two First-Class Airline Tickets, and $5,000 Cash by Tucson’s Jim Click
Automotive Team to benefit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center & other Tucson
charities
Tucson’s Jim Click Automotive Team will give away a 2018 Jeep Grand
Cherokee Summit SUV in a raffle to raise millions of dollars for Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center and other southern Arizona nonprofit organizations. With
your contribution you could win this 2018 vehicle – or the second prize of
two first-class airline tickets to anywhere in the world or the third prize
of $5,000 in cash! And 100% of your contribution will support Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center, which gets to keep all of the proceeds from our sales of
the tickets for this “Millions for Tucson” raffle! Winner consents to be
photographed and for his or her name and likeness to be used by the Jim
Click Automotive Team and/or the representing public relations agency
(Russell Public Communications) for publicity and advertising purposes.
Tickets for the raffle are 5 for $100 or $25 each. Your donation to
purchase raffle tickets will help Old Pueblo Archaeology Center provide more
archaeology and culture education programs for children who would not be
able to afford our programs without your help. To be entered in the raffle
your contribution for tickets must be received (not postmarked) by Old
Pueblo by Friday December 1st so that we can turn the raffle tickets in to
the Jim Click Automotive Team’s coordinator by December 7. The drawing will
be held on December 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 from us. Tickets
may be purchased by check sent to our PO box address listed below, by
calling Allen Dart at 520-603-6181 to provide your Visa, MasterCard, or
Discover card payment authorization, 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
and will mail you the correspondingly numbered ticket stub(s) with a letter
acknowledging your contribution.
For tickets or more information about Old Pueblo’s involvement in the
raffle 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 Millions for Tucson raffle itself visit
<http://www.millionsfortucson.org> www.millionsfortucson.org.
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Thursday December 6, 2018: Quartzsite, AZ
“Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for the Quartzsite Historical
Society at the Townhall/Library, 465 N. Plymouth Rd., Quartzsite, Arizona;
cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
7-9 p.m. Free
Ancient Indian pictographs (rock paintings) and petroglyphs (symbols
carved or pecked on rocks) are claimed by some to be forms of writing for
which meanings are known. But are such claims supported by archaeology or
by Native Americans themselves? Mr. Dart illustrates southwestern
petroglyphs and pictographs, and discusses how even the same rock art symbol
may be interpreted differently from popular, scientific, and modern Native
American perspectives. This program is made possible by Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Jane Jennings at 510-604-3656 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Thursday December 20, 2018: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought”
dinner featuring the presentation “300 Years after His Death Father Kino’s
Sonora and Arizona Missions Live On” by Father Greg Adolf in the Dining Hall
and Petroglyph Auditoriumof the Picture Rocks Redemptorist Renewal Center
(PRRNC), 7101 W. Picture Rocks Road, Tucson
Petroglyphs tour starts at 5 p.m., dinner at 6, presentation 7-8:30
p.m. Dinner $16 per person, tour and presentation free. Order your own
dinner off of the restaurant’s menu).
Three hundred years after his death, Jesuit Padre Eusebio Francisco
Kino’s impact on Arizona and Sonora continues to shape the culture and
economy of two nations, as well as the Native American communities in this
part of the world. Beginning in 1687, and continuing for the next 24 years
until his death in 1711, Padre Kino established a string of missions and
ranches across the area, while exploring and mapping an area of 50,000
square miles. In addition to founding almost two dozen missions and
introducing Christianity to thousands of Native Americans, Padre Kino
brought about major changes in the area’s agriculture, economics, and, of
course, the culture. Padre Kino introduced European tools and agricultural
methods, as well as many European fruits and grains to Arizona, including
citrus trees and wheat. The Jesuit also became one of the first and largest
cattle ranchers in northern Mexico and southern Arizona, and he trained many
Native Americans to become the first cowboys in the area, another lasting
legacy. Well-known folklorist James “Big Jim” Griffith says that every time
we enjoy carne asada or quesadilla, we are paying tribute to the “Padre on
Horseback”! Commemorated with heroic equestrian statues and place names
across the Borderlands, Padre Kino emerges from the historical records as a
man of immense vision, a dedicated “bridge builder” between peoples and
cultures, and a defender of the Native Peoples.
Before dinner archaeologist Allen Dart will lead a free tour to the
Picture Rocks petroglyphs.
For this one-time event the dinner fee is $16 per person payable to
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center by check or credit/debit card no later than 5
p.m. Tuesday December 18, so that Old Pueblo can tell the PRRNC on December
19 how many people will attend. Donations will be requested during the event
to benefit Old Pueblo’s educational efforts. Call Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201
no later than 5 p.m. December 18 to make reservations and pay for dinner.
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Thursday January 10, 2019: Prescott Valley, AZ
“Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Prescott Valley Public Library,
7401 E Civic Circle, Prescott Valley, Arizona; cosponsored by Arizona
Humanities*
6-7 p.m. Free
Ancient Indian pictographs (rock paintings) and petroglyphs (symbols
carved or pecked on rocks) are claimed by some to be forms of writing for
which meanings are known. But are such claims supported by archaeology or
by Native Americans themselves? Mr. Dart illustrates southwestern
petroglyphs and pictographs, and discusses how even the same rock art symbol
may be interpreted differently from popular, scientific, and modern Native
American perspectives. This program is made possible by Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Librarian Michele Hjorting at 928-759-6196 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Thursdays January 10, 17, 24 & 31, 2019: Tucson
“The Dawn of Agriculture in the Desert West” ASM Master Class taught
by Dr. James T. Watson in the University of Arizona’s Old Main, Silver and
Sage Room, 1200 E. University Blvd., Tucson*
9:30 to 11:30 a.m. each Thursday; $200 ASM members ($80 tax
deductible), $250 nonmembers
The dawn of agriculture was the singular event in human history that
led our species down the short, winding path to civilization. Despite all
the advantages that agriculture has provided, it has also caused countless
challenges to human health, permanently altered our environments, and
changed the way that humans interact. In this four-part series, you will
journey back four thousand years in time with Dr. Watson to explore the
arrival of maize agriculture in the Desert West and its consequences. You
will learn about the ancient roots of farming in the region, what changes
ensued, and why Tucson was the first city in the United States to be
recognized as a UNESCO World City of Gastronomy. Light refreshments and
campus parking included.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information or to register. contact Darlene Lizarraga at 520-626-8381 or
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Friday-Saturday January 11-12, 2019: Phoenix
“Southern Southwest Archaeological Conference” at Pueblo Grande Museum
and Archaeological Park, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix*
Times TBA. Fee information pending
SSWAC is a new conference aimed at highlighting current archaeological
research in the United States’ southern Southwest and Mexico’s Northwest.
Sponsors aim to hold this conference every other year, each time in a
different location around the region, to allow participants to explore the
history of various localities through site visits and other activities while
also showcasing new and innovative research from throughout the region.
Alongside sharing research, goals for the conference include building
community and facilitating collaboration among those interested in the
archaeology of the region. The SSWAC region of interest encompasses a broad
region that often receives less attention than it merits.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information visit <https://sswac.org/sswac/> https://sswac.org/sswac/ or
email <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Tuesdays January 15-March 19, 2019: Tucson
“Prehistory of the Southwest” class with archaeologist Allen Dart at
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th Street, Tucson (at Tucson
Unified School District's Ajo Service Center, just west of La Cholla Blvd.,
½-mile north of John F. Kennedy Park)
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. each Tuesday evening January 15, 22 & 29,
February 5, 12, 19 & 26, and March 5, 12 & 19, 2019. $95 donation ($80 for
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members),
not counting cost of the recommended text or of optional Arizona
Archaeological Society membership. Minimum enrollment 8, maximum 20.
“Prehistory of the Southwest” is an introductory course in the study
of the American Southwest, developed by the Arizona Archaeological Society
to provide a basic overview of this region's archaeology and cultures. Ten
weekly evening class sessions will cover cultural sequences, dating systems,
subsistence strategies, development of urbanization, abandonments of
different areas at different times, and the general characteristics of major
cultural groups that have lived in the Southwest over the past 13,000-plus
years. Besides offering an up-to-date synthesis of southwestern prehistory
for anyone interested in the archaeology of the Southwest, the class can be
used as prerequisite for all other courses offered to members of the Arizona
Archaeological Society (AAS) enrolled in or interested in enrolling in the
AAS Certification Program. Instructor Allen Dart is a registered
professional archaeologist employed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture
and is volunteer executive director of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center.
Reservations and prepayment required, registration deadline Friday
January 11. 520-798-1201 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
to register or for more information.
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Thursday January 17, 2019: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought”
dinner featuring the presentation “Stalking the Lieutenant: The 1871
Juh-Cushing Ambush Site” by Dr. Deni J. Seymour at Karichimaka Mexican
Restaurant, 5252 S. Mission Road, Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s
menu)
In May 1871 U.S. Army Sergeant John Mott followed Apache footprints
into history. An initial encounter and fallback was followed by an advance,
during which Lieutenant Howard Bass Cushing found his way into herodom,
falling with two others in a remote canyon in Cochise County, Arizona
Territory. This Medals of Honor ambush site has defied discovery, despite
detailed narrative accounts by survivors and a recovery party. Using Apache
landscape use and ambush behavior this hallowed location has now been found,
in a discovery that brings into question many long-held misconceptions
regarding Apache battle tactics and organization. It also provides important
insights into assumptions we bring to our interpretation of narrative
accounts, battlefield behavior, landscape references, and weapons in use at
the time.
Reservations must be requested AND CONFIRMED before 5 p.m. on the
Wednesday before the program date: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask] or 520-798-1201. PLEASE WAIT TO HEAR FROM OLD PUEBLO
WHETHER YOUR RESERVATION HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BEFORE ATTENDING because the
Fire Code limits how many guests we can have in the restaurant meeting room.
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.
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Saturday January 19, 2019: Kingman, AZ
“Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Sounds of Kingman at Mohave
Museum of History and Arts, 400 W. Beale St., Kingman. Arizona; cosponsored
by Arizona Humanities*
2-3:30 p.m. Free
Ancient Indian pictographs (rock paintings) and petroglyphs (symbols
carved or pecked on rocks) are claimed by some to be forms of writing for
which meanings are known. But are such claims supported by archaeology or
by Native Americans themselves? Mr. Dart illustrates southwestern
petroglyphs and pictographs, and discusses how even the same rock art symbol
may be interpreted differently from popular, scientific, and modern Native
American perspectives. This program is made possible by Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Martha Prumers at 928-279-5403 C, 928-757-5452, or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday February 2, 2019: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Tucson and Marana Yoeme (Yaqui
Indian) Communities” car-caravan cultural sites tour with Yoeme traditional
culture specialist Felipe S. Molina starting in the Santa Cruz River Park
ramada at 1317 W. Irvington Road, Tucson (on south side of Irvington just
west of the Santa Cruz River)
8 a.m. to 1 p.m.; $25 ($20 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and
Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members)
Felipe S. Molina was taught the indigenous language, culture, and
history of the Yoemem (Yaqui Indians) by his maternal grandfather and
grandmother, his grandmother's cousin, and several elders from Tucson's
original Pascua Village. A steady stream of Yoeme migrated into southern
Arizona to escape the Mexican government's war on and deportations of the
Yoeme in the 1890s and early 1900s. By 1940 there were about 3,000 Yoeme in
Arizona, mostly living in the well-established villages of Libre (Barrio
Libre) and Pascua (Barrio Loco) in Tucson, Yoem Pueblo and Wiilo Kampo in
Marana, and others near Eloy, Somerton, Phoenix, and Scottsdale. Mr. Molina
will lead this tour to places settled historically by Yoeme in the Tucson
and Marana areas including Bwe'u Hu'upa (Big Mesquite) Village, the San
Martin Church and plaza in the 39th Street Community (Barrio Libre), Pascua,
Ili Hu'upa, Wiilo Kampo, and his home community of Yoem Pueblo including its
San Juan Church and plaza.
Reservations and prepayment required by Wednesday January 30:
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Saturday February 9, 2019: Benson, AZ
“Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Cochise College Benson Center,
1025 S. State Route 90, Benson, Arizona; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
12-1:30 p.m. Free
Ancient Indian pictographs (rock paintings) and petroglyphs (symbols
carved or pecked on rocks) are claimed by some to be forms of writing for
which meanings are known. But are such claims supported by archaeology or
by Native Americans themselves? Mr. Dart illustrates southwestern
petroglyphs and pictographs, and discusses how even the same rock art symbol
may be interpreted differently from popular, scientific, and modern Native
American perspectives. This program is made possible by Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information call the Benson Center at 520-586-1981 or email Barbara
Richardson ( <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]) or Rita
Miller ( <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]).
Saturday February 9, 2019: Las Cruces, NM
“Projectile Point Sequence at the Cañada Alamosa” free lecture in the
Human Systems Research, Inc., “Archaeological Explorations on the Cañada
Alamosa” series, by Brian Halstead, Archaeologist, Chaco Culture National
Historical Park, in the Social Center Auditorium at University Terrace Good
Samaritan Village, 3011 Buena Vida Circle, Las Cruces, New Mexico*
7 p.m. Free
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Deb Dennis at 575-524-9456 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday-Sunday February 16 & 17, 2019: El Paso
“Texas Archeological Society Rock Art Academy” at El Paso Museum of
Archaeology, , 4301 Transmountain Road, and at Hueco Tanks State Park, El
Paso*
This Texas Archeological Society (TAS) two-day workshop explores
regional rock art archaeological styles, Mogollon archaeological sites, and
how investigators use this information to interpret the human and natural
histories of an area. Classroom sessions will be held at the El Paso Museum
of Archaeology with rock art recording field session at Hueco Tanks State
Park. on February 16-17.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event, and the El Paso
Museum of Archaeology is not involved in the registration process. For more
information or to register visit <https://txarch.org/civicrm-event/192>
https://txarch.org/civicrm-event/192 or call TAS at 512-245-1696.
February 19 & 26 and March 12 & 19, 2019: Tucson
“Finding the Whole in Our Past: Episodes in Modern World History” ASM
Master Class taught by historian Dr. Michael M. Brescia in the University of
Arizona’s Old Main, Silver and Sage Room, 1200 E. University Blvd., Tucson*
9:30 to 11:30 a.m. each Thursday; $200 ASM members, $250 nonmembers
This four-part series will differ from the more traditional 'western
civ' approach to understanding the past and instead take the entire globe as
its field of historical study. Dr. Brescia will examine the history of the
modern world since 1500 via the premise that political, economic, and
cultural interconnections and dependencies among peoples of the
world--nowadays called "globalization"-- have deep roots in the past.
Societies and cultures around the world unfolded neither in isolation nor in
a vacuum but rather as a consequence of their relationships with neighboring
and sometimes distant peoples. To make sense of the world in which we live
today, we will cultivate our historical imaginations to critically view the
globe and its peoples as a whole rather than as discrete and exceptional
units devoid of contact and exchange. Broad coverage of the modern world
includes the origins of global interdependence (1450-1800); the age of
revolution, industry, and empire (1750-1914); and the so-called 'short
twentieth century.' Light refreshments and campus parking included.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Darlene Lizarraga at 520-626-8381 or
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
(3) OLD PUEBLO ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER’S YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Reservations are taken continually for school classes and other
children’s groups take advantage of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s OPEN3
simulated archaeological excavation, OPENOUT archaeology outreach
presentations, and archaeological site-touring children’s education
programs.
The OPEN3 Simulated Archaeological Excavation Education Program
The Old Pueblo Educational Neighborhood (OPEN) program allows students
and adults to learn what archaeology is all about by excavation in “OPEN3,”
a full-scale model of an archaeological site. OPEN3 is a simulated
excavation site that archaeologists have constructed to resemble a southern
Arizona Hohokam Indian ruin. It has full-size replicas of prehistoric
pithouses and outdoor features that the Hohokam used for cooking, storage,
and other (sometimes surprising) purposes. Students participating in the
program get to learn and practice techniques used to excavate real
archaeological sites. They are also exposed to scientific interpretation of
how ancient people constructed their houses, what they looked like, ate, and
believed in, and how they created beauty in their lives.
OPENOUT Archaeology Outreach Presentations
Old Pueblo’s OPENOUT (Old Pueblo Educational Neighborhood Outreach)
program offers 45-60 minute presentations by professional archaeologists.
Each presentation shows kids how some aspects of everyday life have changed
while others have stayed the same. The “Ancient People of Arizona”
presentation gives children an overview of how the Ancestral Pueblo
(Anasazi), Mogollon, and Hohokam peoples lived.
The “Lifestyle of the Hohokam” program shows children how the ancient
Hohokam lived.
The “Ancient People of Arizona” and “Lifestyle of the Hohokam”
presentations both include real and replica artifacts, plus abundant
illustrations to help children experience how prehistoric Native Americans
of our area lived and to appreciate the arts they created.
“What is an Archaeologist?” is a program designed to give children an
idea of what archaeologists do, how they do it, and how they learn about
people through their work. This presentation includes examples of the tools
archaeologists work with, real and replica artifacts, and activities to help
children experience how archaeologists interpret the past.
The hands-on materials and fun lesson plans in our OPENOUT programs
bring archaeology and the past alive for children and are a perfect prelude
for the OPEN3 simulated archaeological excavation program.
Tours for Youth
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center offers guided tours to real
archaeological sites for classrooms and other organized children’s groups.
Heritage sites that can be visited in this program include a choice of the
Picture Rocks petroglyphs site (visited by the school group shown in the
accompanying photo), Los Morteros Hohokam Village, or Vista del Rio Hohokam
Village. Each youth tour is a guided visit that does not include
archaeological excavation; participants are not allowed to collect
artifacts.
For details and pricing of our children’s education programs please
visit our
http://www.oldpueblo.org/programs/educational-programs/childrens-programs/
web page.
(4) OUR MISSION AND SUPPORT
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.
If you are a member of Old Pueblo, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! If your
membership has lapsed, we would be grateful if you would rejoin us so that
you can again receive membership benefits. Old Pueblo members receive
substantial discounts on most of our tours and other activities for which
both Old Pueblo and the Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary charge fees.
You can start or renew your membership by visiting
<http://www.oldpueblo.org/about-us/membership/>
http://www.oldpueblo.org/about-us/membership/. If you then scroll down to
the bottom of the page you can simply follow the instructions for using our
secure online membership form or our printable Enrollment/Subscription form.
To make a donation using PayPal, please click on the “Donate” image at
right or go to the <http://www.oldpueblo.org> www.oldpueblo.org home page,
then scroll down to the “Donate” section, click on the “Donate” button above
the PayPal logo (see illustration at right), and follow the prompts.
You also can donate using a major credit or debit card by visiting Old
Pueblo’s secure donations web page:
http://www.oldpueblo.org/about-us/donations/
Donations by check can be made payable to “OPAC” and mailed to Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center, PO Box 40577, Tucson AZ 85717-0577.
All of us at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center appreciate your support! I
hope you enjoy reading this and future issues of the Old Pueblo Archaeology
bulletin!
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
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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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