For Immediate Release
(1) Upcoming Presentations, Classes, Tours, and Other Activities
(2) Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s youth education programs
(3) Our Mission and Support
(4) Our Announcements and Opt-Out Options
(1) UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS, CLASSES, TOURS, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
Note that some activities listed here are sponsored by organizations other
than Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, and that some have deadlines for
preregistration.
* One asterisk indicates that this is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center-sponsored program and that another organization must be contacted to
register or to obtain more information.
** Two asterisks indicates that the activity is sponsored by the Pueblo
Grande Museum Auxiliary (PGMA) but that Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
members can attend at the PGMA‘s member-discount rates.
**** Four asterisks is a prompt for more information or to indicate that Old
Pueblo is missing some information.
LOOKING AHEAD: Saturday December 3, 2016
Deadline to purchase tickets for the “Raffle of a 2016 Ford Mustang
Shelby GT350” by Tucson’s Jim Click Automotive Team to benefit Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center & other Tucson charities. Raffle date is December 15. See
full announcement for this event below.
Save the Date: Saturday January 21, 2017!
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Art for Archaeology” Auction
of Southwestern Arts and Crafts
See full announcement for this event below.
May 4, 2016: Phoenix
“The Long Walk of the Navajo People, 1864-1868” free presentation by
Evangeline Parsons-Yazzie, Ed.D., sponsored by the nonprofit Pueblo Grande
Museum Auxiliary (PGMA) at Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park,
4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities**
7:30-9 p.m. Free
In 1864, Navajo people were forced to walk over 450 miles to Fort
Sumner in eastern New Mexico. Imprisoned on a 40-square mile reservation for
four long years the people suffered from hunger, loneliness, illnesses, and
severe environmental conditions. On June 1, 1868, U.S. officials and Navajo
leaders reached an agreement, allowing the Navajos to return to a portion of
their original lands located in northeastern Arizona and northwestern New
Mexico. The Long Walk has been collected in historical literature by
non-Navajo authors, without much Navajo perspective. The audience will hear
the Navajo elders’ version of the Long Walk in this presentation, which was
made possible by Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Ellie Large at 480-461-0563 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday May 7, 2016: Topawa, AZ
“Clay Stories” discussion at Tohono O’odham Nation Cultural Center &
Museum (Himdag Ki) on Baboquivari Park Road ¼-mile east of Indian Route 19,
Topawa, Arizona*
10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free
A discussion on the tradition and practice of pottery making among
O'odham and Peeposh or Maricopa peoples. Also an open-air market open to all
those wishing to sell their artwork in any form. Part of the Himdag Ki
community enrichment series in collaboration with Southwest Folklife
Alliance.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Jeanette Garcia at 520-383-0200 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Thursday May 12, 2016: Phoenix
“A Boot in the Door: Pioneer Women Archaeologists of Arizona” free
presentation by Dr. Nancy Parezo for Arizona Archaeological Society Phoenix
Chapter meeting at Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix;
cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
7-8 p.m. Free
The men who explored Arizona are legends in the history of the region
and of anthropology, but what about the women who accompanied them or
explored by themselves? Did you know that Matilda Coxe Stevenson was a
member of the first official government survey of Canyon de Chelly? Or that
Emma Mindeleff surveyed ruins in the Verde Valley, while Theresa Russell
helped her husband locate Hohokam sites? Probably not, for none are listed
in “official” histories. Learn about the hidden pioneer archaeologists of
the 19th century and honor Arizona’s unsung heroines of science. Dr. Nancy
Parezo is a Professor of American Indian Studies and Anthropology at the
University of Arizona and an Associate Curator of Ethnology at the Arizona
State Museum. The program is made possible by Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Pueblo Grande Museum at 602-495-0901 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]
Saturday May 14, 2016: Phoenix
“Petroglyph Discovery Hike # 9054” meeting at the Box Canyon/Holbert
Trail in Phoenix’s South Mountains, sponsored by the nonprofit Pueblo Grande
Museum Auxiliary (PGMA), Phoenix**
8-9 a.m. $5
Bring the whole family for a short, one-mile, Hohokam petroglyph
discovery hike at South Mountain for an easy but petroglyph-rich hiking
experience. An experienced Museum guide will lead participants on a quick
one-hour interpretive hike, perfect for all ages and busy schedules. Please
dress for the weather, wear appropriate hiking footwear, and bring water. A
walking stick and binoculars for viewing the petroglyphs are recommended but
not required.
** 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. Space is limited. Advance
registration required by May 12. For more information contact Pueblo Grande
Museum at 602-495-0901 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]
Monday May 16, 2016: Tucson
“The Luke Solar Project: Middle and Late Archaic Period Subsistence
and Settlement in the Western Phoenix Basin” free presentation by John Hall
at Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society (AAHS) meeting, Banner
University Medical Center DuVal Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson*
7:30-9 p.m. Free
In 2009, Luke Air Force Base initiated a plan to build a 107-acre
solar-power-array that would provide about 50 percent of the base’s power
needs. Several archaeological sites were known in the solar-power-array
location, so the Statistical Research archaeological consulting firm frokm
Tucson conducted testing and data recovery excavations prior to the Luke
solar project. The largest archaeological site excavated was Falcon Landing,
one of the largest Archaic sites known in southern Arizona. The site
includes over 3,000 archaeological features utilized over several thousand
years beginning as early as 3300 B.C. Speaker John Hall, a Senior Project
Director at Statistical Research, has 20 years of experience as an
archaeologist in the U.S. Southwest and is interested in prehistoric stone
artifact technologies, landscape archaeology, settlement and subsistence
systems, and Archaic and Ceramic period economic adaptations and material
culture, as well as the transition to agriculture in the prehistoric
Southwest.
* 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 Tucson telephone
520-205-2553 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Monday May 16-Friday June 3, 2016: Tucson and western New Mexico
“Dendroarchaeology Class” (Geos/Anth/WS 497J/597J Dendroarchaeology)
with Dr. Ronald H. Towner, offered by Laboratory of Tree-ring Research,
University of Arizona, in Tucson, Arizona, and western New Mexico*
9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily; 3 credits or noncredit option; contact Laboratory
of Tree-ring Research for tuition information
The Laboratory of Tree-ring Research at the University of Arizona is
pleased to offer its 14th presession course devoted entirely to the
collection, analysis, and interpretation of archaeological tree-rings.
Participants (undergrads, grads, professionals) will learn the most accurate
and precise dating method used by archaeologists via lectures, laboratory
exercises, and field work. The centerpiece of this intensive 3-week course
is a field trip to various archaeological sites in western New Mexico area
led by Dr. Ronald H. Towner. The first week in Tucson will provide
participants with a basic background in dendroarchaeology. The required
field trip to western New Mexico will constitute most of the second week.
During the third week back in Tucson, participants will prepare, crossdate,
and interpret the dendroarchaeological samples collected during the field
trip.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Ron Towner at <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask] or 520-621-6465.
Saturday May 21, 2016: Tubac, AZ & Sonora, Mexico
“Historic Missions of Padre Kino” tour to Sonora, Mexico,
sponsored by the Cultural Institute of Sonora, departing from Tubac
Presidio, 1 Burruel St, Tubac, Arizona*
7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $95.00 per person
This art and music festival coincides with an annual festival
commemorating the discovery of Father Eusebio Francisco Kino’s burial site
50 years ago in in Magdalena, Sonora. People from all over Sonora and
Arizona make the trip to Magdalena for this festival to honor Father Kino,
who founded several missions in Sonora and the ones at Tumacacori and San
Xavier in southern Arizona. Today this northwestern part of Mexico is dotted
with cattle ranches, farms, and a rapidly growing industrial system. Small
towns reflect the culture of Mexico as it has been for centuries. The tour
will visit the Magdalena River Valley of northern Sonora to enjoy the arts
and music presented to commemorate this special day.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For reservations
or more information contact Fiesta Tours International at 520-398-9705 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Monday-Friday May 23-27, 2016: Tucson
“Museum Summer Camp for Adults: Anthropological Approaches to
Southwestern Architecture” at the Arizona State Museum, 1013 E University
Blvd, Tucson*
Times TBA; $470 per person or $430 ASM members ($270 / $230 tax
deductible)
Arizona offers an impressive history of architectural form extending
nearly 4,000 years into the past. Indigenous people learned to build in
harmony with the environment and their contributions continue to inform
modern southwestern design. Camp participants will learn about the
architectural history of Arizona, explore anthropological approaches to
interpreting the built environment (ancient and modern) and apply this
knowledge in a case study selected by the student. No prior training or
experience required. Building and site tours will be offered in the mornings
with lectures and exercises in air-conditioned comfort in the afternoons.
Camp Director John A. McClelland, Ph.D., manages the museum’s bioarchaeology
laboratory and is an assistant professor in the UA School of Anthropology.
His research interests include archaeological demography, dental
anthropology, mortuary practices, and architecture of the Southwest. Prior
to his career in anthropology, John received a master’s degree in
architecture and practiced as an architect for a dozen years. Limited group
size ensures meaningful interaction and conversation.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To be added to
the waiting list contact Darlene Lizarraga at 520-626-8381 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Wednesday May 25, 2016: Tucson
“Ancient Southwestern Native American Pottery” free presentation by
archaeologist Allen Dart sponsored by Arizona Senior Academy at Academy
Village, 13715 E. Langtry Lane, Tucson*
3:30-4:30 p.m. Free
In this presentation Mr. Dart shows and discusses Native American
ceramic styles that characterized specific 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 is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information about the event contact Kathie Van Brunt at 520-647-0980 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]; for
information about the presentation contact Allen Dart at 520-798-1201 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Friday-Monday May 27–30, 2016: Las Cruces, NM
“American Rock Art Research Association (ARARA) 2016 Conference” at
Ramada Las Cruces Hotel and Conference Center, 201 E University Ave, Las
Cruces, NM*
6-8 p.m. Friday reception, paper presentations, field trips, & banquet
Friday-Monday. Registration fee $105 non-ARARA member, $85 member, $50
spouse/family member, $25 student, guest of registered participant $10; or
$70/day; extra costs for banquet, T-shirt, or Thursday May 26
(preconference) workshop on DStretch rock art recording and image
enhancement software
The American Rock Art Research Association invites all persons
interested in rock art research to attend its 2016 annual conference over
the long Memorial Day weekend. Activities include May 27 & 30 field trips to
a variety of intriguing rock art sites in the area where attendees can
discover the richness of the local rock art heritage, May 28-29
presentations on current rock art research, social events, and vendor
offerings of rock art-related merchandise. The conference is open to all.
Field trip information is available on the ARARA website.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information visit <http://www.arara.org> http://www.arara.org.
Wednesdays June 1, 8, 15, & 22, 2016: Tucson
“Technological Wonders of Classical Antiquity” four-session noncredit
class with Professor Eleni Hasaki sponsored by University of Arizona
Humanities Seminars at Helen S. Schaefer Building, 1508 E. Helen St.,
Tucson*
9 -11 a.m. each Wednesday; 4-week course fee $85
What were the key technologies and major technical achievements of
classical Greek antiquity? This course examines two crucial and
interconnected industries: ceramics and bronze-working. The two crafts are
often discussed separately, but this course will focus on their deeply
rooted connections. We will examine the qualities of the raw materials used,
the technological know-how of potters and bronze-smiths, the
pyrotechnological principles of their kilns and furnaces, as well as the
social, political, economic, and cultural milieus that promoted their
breakthroughs. We will explore their workshops, toolkits, apprenticeship
structures, and technological treatises by using ancient evidence
(archaeological, visual, textual) as well by witnessing their enduring
qualities in modern production contexts.
Eleni Masaki is an Associate Professor in School of Anthropology and
the Department of Classics, and codirector of the laboratory for
Traditional technology at the University of Arizona. Her scholarship focuses
on the technologies of classical antiquity, the spatial organization of
workshops, craft apprenticeship, and the negotiation of social status
through crafts. She directs projects in the Mediterranean (Greece. Tunisia)
that promote the study of ancient and traditional technologies.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information or to register visit <http://www.hsp.arizona.edu>
hsp.arizona.edu.
Wednesday June 1, 2016: Tucson
“Archaeology's Deep Time Perspective on Environment and Social
Sustainability” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart sponsored by
Arizona Senior Academy at Academy Village, 13715 E. Langtry Lane, Tucson
(actually Vail); cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
3:30-4:30 p.m. Free
The deep time perspective that archaeology and related
disciplines provide about natural hazards, environmental change, and human
adaptation not only is a valuable supplement to historical records, it
sometimes contradicts historical data used by modern societies to make
decisions affecting social sustainability and human safety. What can be
learned from scientific evidence that virtually all prehistoric farming
cultures in Arizona and the Southwest eventually surpassed their thresholds
of sustainability, leading to collapse or reorganization of their societies?
Could the disastrous damages to nuclear power plants damaged by the Japanese
tsunami of 2011 have been avoided if the engineers who decided where to
build those plants had not ignored evidence of prehistoric tsunamis? This
presentation looks at archaeological, geological, and
sustainable-agricultural evidence on environmental changes and how human
cultures have adapted to those changes, and discusses the value of a "beyond
history" perspective for modern society. The program is made possible by
Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information about the event contact Kathie Van Brunt at 520-647-0980 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]; for
information about the presentation contact Allen Dart at 520-798-1201 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Wednesday June 1, 2016: Phoenix
“A Modern Look at Hopi Art” free presentation by Davis R. Maho for
Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary meeting at Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E.
Washington St., Phoenix**
7:30-8:30 p.m. Free
Davis R. Maho descended from the Salt Clan people from Forest Lake,
Arizona, and the Roadrunner Clan people from the villages of (Polacca) First
Mesa, Arizona. Working as a Hopi artist, he has always expressed an
ancestral and cultural bond remaining from childhood, which he holds near
and dear to his heart. From early on, growing up the youngest among his
family, it was mainly the female influence of his mother and four older
sisters who guided him on his way to becoming a talented artist. Not only
has he developed a love of drawing and painting, he also has mastered what
he calls the sister arts of “traditional value” including Hopi textile and
sash belt weaving. Throughout his life Davis has developed his own style and
technique by using an integral thought process where he asks questions,
provokes thoughts, and often enough his creative experimentation has earned
him numerous awards, accolades and attention from art lovers worldwide, his
peers in the arts both traditionally, and nontraditionally. Davis has always
emphasized that he is as involved in his artwork as if it could change the
world for the better. He continues to develop his own way of creating, no
matter how challenging, ambitious or problematic a project becomes. He loves
completing a piece and having people love it back.
** This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No
reservations are needed. For details contact the Pueblo Grande Museum at
602-495-0901 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]
Wednesday-Friday June 8-10, 2016
“Preservation Next: Arizona Historic Preservation Conference” at
Crowne Plaza Phoenix Airport Hotel, 4300 E Washington St, Phoenix*
The Arizona State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), the Arizona
Preservation Foundation (APF), and the City of Phoenix invite you to join
them at "Preservation Next," the 14th Annual Arizona Historic Preservation
Conference. Its goal is to bring together preservationists from around
Arizona to exchange ideas and success stories, share perspectives and
solutions to preservation issues, and foster cooperation between the diverse
Arizona preservation communities. Preservation Next is the concept that all
preservation efforts must contain a component of planning for the future.
The focal event of the conference will be presentations of the 35th Annual
Governor's Heritage Preservation Honor Awards by the SHPO and APF, and the
29th Annual Governor's Awards in Public Archaeology to honorees selected by
the Governor's Archaeology Advisory Commission.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information visit <http://www.azpreservation.com> www.azpreservation.com or
contact Dave Ryder at 602-568-6277 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]
Thursday-Monday June 9-13, 2016: New Mexico
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s "Mimbres Ruins, Rock Art, and Museums
of Southern New Mexico" archaeology education tour with archaeologist Allen
Dart. Drive your own vehicle and meet tour in Silver City, NM. Actual
touring begins Friday and continues through Monday.
Fee $279 for the full four-day tour ($249 for Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members), or $75 per day to attend
tour on individual days ($69/day for Old Pueblo and PGMA members).
Participants are responsible for their own transportation, meals, and
lodging.
Registered Professional Archaeologist Allen Dart leads this tour to
Classic Mimbres and Early Mogollon village archaeological sites, spectacular
petroglyph and pictograph sites, and museums with probably the finest
Mimbres Puebloan pottery collections in the world, all in southwestern New
Mexico's Silver City, Mimbres, Glenwood, and Deming areas. Places
tentatively to be visited include the original Mogollon Village site
excavated by archaeologist Emil W. Haury; sites in the Gila Cliff Dwellings
National Monument and vicinity; Classic Mimbres sites (Beauregard-Montezuma,
Cottonwood, Elk Ridge, Gattons Park, Lake Roberts Vista, Mattocks, Old Town,
TJ, and Woodrow); the Frying Pan Canyon and Pony Hills petroglyph sites; and
the Western New Mexico University Museum and Deming-Luna Mimbres Museum. The
tour will be based in Silver City and depart from a hotel there each
morning. Hotels, camping, and other accommodations for those who wish to
arrange their own lodging and transport are available in and near Silver
City.
Tentative schedule:
June 9 Thursday afternoon: participants travel to Silver City on their
own
June 10 Friday: Western New Mexico University Museum then drive
northwest to Woodrow, Gila River Farms, WS Ranch, and Mogollon Village
archaeological sites
June 11 Saturday: Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument and Spanish
arrastre site north of Silver City
June 12 Sunday: Mimbres Valley archaeological sites including
University of Nevada-Las Vegas archaeological field school excavations at
Elk Ridge site (Barb’s only day available)
June 13 Monday: Frying Pan Canyon and Pony Hills petroglyphs sites;
optional Deming-Luna Mimbres Museum; participants go home or to next
destination
Minimum enrollment 10, maximum 20. Reservations required by Friday
June 3: 520-798-1201 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
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Monday June 20, 2016: Tucson
“The Pueblo Revolt” free presentation by Matthew Liebmann at Arizona
Archaeological and Historical Society meeting, Banner University Medical
Center DuVal Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson*
7:30-9 p.m. Free
****Description coming.
* 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 Tucson telephone
520-205-2553 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Monday-Friday June 20-24, 2016: Tucson
“Museum Summer Camp for Adults: Documentary History” at the Arizona
State Museum, 1013 E University Blvd, Tucson*
Times TBA; $470 per person or $430 ASM members ($270 / $230 tax
deductible)
Come learn about the O’odham and Pee Posh (aka Maricopa) communities
as encountered by 17th- and 18th-century missionaries and Spanish settlers.
You will learn how to read and transcribe colonial-period documents
handwritten in Spanish or English, and experience the challenges of
translating colonial text into modern English while placing it into
historical context through annotation. And while an ability to read Spanish
is to your advantage, there will be activities available that don’t require
that skill. Lectures and a field trip round out your week-long experience.
Arizona State Museum's Office of Ethnohistorical Research (OER) conducts,
facilitates, and interprets research on the peoples of the southwestern
United States and northern Mexico. OER provides access to a substantial
collection of Spanish and Mexican documents through our archive and library,
finding aids for researchers, scholarly publications, and public programs.
Camp Director Dr. Dale S. Brenneman, is associate curator of documentary
history OER where she researches the colonial experience of native peoples
of the U.S. Southwest and northern Mexico as revealed in the Spanish
documentary record. Limited group size ensures meaningful interaction and
conversation.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To be added to
the waiting list contact Darlene Lizarraga at 520-626-8381 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Thursdays July 7, 14, 21, & 28, 2016: Tucson
“50 Years of Archaeology: A Celebration” four-session noncredit class
with Professor David Soren sponsored by University of Arizona Humanities
Seminars at Helen S. Schaefer Building, 1508 E. Helen St., Tucson*
10 a.m. to noon each Thursday; 4-week course fee $85
In this course Professor David Soren presents four of his most
significant accomplishments from his 50-year career in archaeology. First,
he will discuss his excavations at Kourion, Cyprus, where he uncovered a
Greco-Roman city buried by the devastating earthquake of July 21, 365, which
triggered tsunamis so powerful they demolished the Greek coast. Next, he
will tell the story of the agony of Roman emperor Augustus, which caused him
to go with the poet Horace to an exotic spa in Tuscany. Then, he will reveal
the Carthaginians, whose general Hannibal became a name that still inspires
terror in today's world. Finally, Dr. Soren will analyze factors that
hastened the fall of Rome, as he presents his new work with the Yale
Biomedical Anthropology team about the spread of malaria across ancient
Italy.
David Soren is Regents Professor of Anthropology, Classics, and Art
History at the University of Arizona, a Fellow of the Johns Hopkins School
of Advanced International Studies, and Resident of the American Academy in
Rome. He has been named an Honorary Italian Citizen for his contributions to
Italian archaeology and an Honorary Philhellene by the Greek Orthodox Church
for his work in Cypriote archaeology. He also has been named a Successor
Generation Scholar by Oxford University.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information or to register visit <http://www.hsp.arizona.edu>
hsp.arizona.edu.
Monday July 18, 2016: Tucson
“Current Research in Digital Archaeology” free presentation by Doug
Gann at Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society meeting, Banner
University Medical Center DuVal Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson*
7:30-9 p.m. Free
****Description coming.
* 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 Tucson telephone
520-205-2553 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Monday-Friday July 25-29, 2016: Tucson
“Museum Summer Camp for Adults: Pottery Research on the Point of Pines
Collection” at the Arizona State Museum, 1013 E University Blvd, Tucson*
Times TBA; $470 per person or $430 ASM members ($270 / $230 tax
deductible)
Existing museum collections are critically important resources that
present exciting opportunities for revealing new knowledge about the
archaeological record and infinite possibilities for teaching. Among ASM's
most important collections is the large and exquisitely documented
assemblage recovered during the 1940s and 1950s, as a result of the
archaeological field school at Point of Pines Pueblo on the San Carlos
Apache Indian Reservation. It was there that Emil Haury, then ASM director,
encountered what is now thought of as the best-documented case of
prehistoric migration in the U.S. Southwest. Maverick Mountain Series
pottery, made locally by immigrants from the Kayenta region of far
northeastern Arizona and southeastern Utah, was first described at Point of
Pines and helped to tell this migration story. Unfortunately, the
collections resulting from these important excavations were never fully
analyzed nor published, so this summer camp will help toward that goal. For
the past three years, current ASM Director Dr. Patrick Lyons, assisted by
graduate students and community volunteers, has been systematically
re-examining the more than 800 whole pottery vessels and hundreds of boxes
of sherds from this site. Camp Director Dr. Patrick D. Lyons is director of
the ASM and an associate professor in the School of Anthropology at the
University of Arizona. His goals for this project include addressing
questions about the immigrants at Point of Pines, improving the type
descriptions for the Maverick Mountain Series pottery, refining the
chronology of Point of Pines Pueblo and nearby late prehistoric sites based
on the artifact collections, learning more about the distribution and dating
of Roosevelt Red Ware ("Salado polychrome”) pottery, and comparing Point of
Pines Pueblo with the four other large, late prehistoric period pueblos in
the Arizona mountains (Kinishba, Tundastusa, Grasshopper, and Q-Ranch).
Educational offerings will include lectures on ancient ceramic technology
and Southwestern archaeological ceramic typology, behind-the-scenes tours of
the Pottery Vault and other collections storage areas, and hands-on training
in ceramic analysis.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To be added to
the waiting list contact Darlene Lizarraga at 520-626-8381 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
August 5-7, 2016: Near Alpine, AZ
“2016 Pecos Archaeological Conference” in the Apache-Sitgreaves
National Forest (sorta) near Alpine, Arizona*
Times TBA. Registration fee TBA
Nearly every August since 1927 archaeologists have gathered under open
skies somewhere in the southwestern United States or northwestern Mexico for
the Pecos Conference. They set up a large tent for shade, and then spend
three or more days together discussing recent research, problems of the
field, and the challenges of the profession. In recent years, Native
Americans, avocational archaeologists, the general public and media
organizations have come to speak with the archaeologists. These individuals
and groups play an increasingly important role, as participants and as
audience, helping professional archaeologists celebrate archaeological
research and to mark cultural continuity. Archaeologist Brian Kenny adds, “I
really hate to tell you this, but to avoid any later regret, you'll actually
need to bring your fishing gear and valid AZGF fishing license.”
This year’s conference site is at Lat. 33.752532, Long. -109.414836
approximately 25 miles southwest of Alpine, Arizona, west of the PS Knoll
Lookout Tower. From Alpine take Three Forks Road, Forest Roads 276 and 25
for approx 1 hr 24 min and turn left on FR 25G.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information visit <http://pecosconference.com/> http://pecosconference.com/
(and <https://www.azgfd.com/license/> https://www.azgfd.com/license/).
Wednesday August 10, 2016: Winslow, AZ
"Archaeology's Deep Time Perspective on Environment and Social
Sustainability" free presentation by Allen Dart for Arizona Archaeological
Society Homolovi Chapter at Winslow Chamber of Commerce, 523 W. Second St.,
Winslow, Arizona; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
7-8 p.m. Free
The deep time perspective that archaeology and related disciplines
provide about natural hazards, environmental change, and human adaptation
not only is a valuable supplement to historical records, it sometimes
contradicts historical data used by modern societies to make decisions
affecting social sustainability and human safety. What can be learned from
scientific evidence that virtually all prehistoric farming cultures in
Arizona and the Southwest eventually surpassed their thresholds of
sustainability, leading to collapse or reorganization of their societies?
Could the disastrous damages to nuclear power plants damaged by the Japanese
tsunami of 2011 have been avoided if the engineers who decided where to
build those plants had not ignored evidence of prehistoric tsunamis? This
presentation looks at archaeological, geological, and
sustainable-agricultural evidence on environmental changes and how human
cultures have adapted to those changes, and discusses the value of a "beyond
history" perspective for modern society. The program is made possible by
Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information about the event contact Sky Roshay at 928-536-3307 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]; for information about the
presentation contact Allen Dart at 520-798-1201 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Wednesday September 7, 2016: Tucson-Marana, AZ
“Archaeological Investigations in Marana’s Crossroads at Silverbell
District Park” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Wheeler Taft
Abbett Sr. Library, 7800 N. Schisler Dr., Tucson (actually in Marana)
6-7:30 p.m. Free
Archaeologist Allen Dart will illustrate artifacts, architecture, and
other material culture of southern Arizona’s ancient Hohokam culture, and
will discuss Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s excavations in a Hohokam
village in the Town of Marana’s Crossroads at Silverbell District Park near
the Wheeler Taft Abbett Sr. Library.
No reservations are needed. For meeting details contact Wayne Wheeler
at 520-594-5203 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask];
for information about the presentation subject matter contact Allen Dart at
Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]
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Thursday September 15, 2016: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought”
dinner featuring the presentation “A Boot in the Door: Pioneer Women
Archaeologists of Arizona” with Dr. Nancy Parezo at El Molinito Mexican
Restaurant, 10180 N. Oracle Rd., Tucson; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s
menu)
The men who explored Arizona are legends in the history of the region
and of anthropology, but what about the women who accompanied them or
explored by themselves? Did you know that Matilda Coxe Stevenson was a
member of the first official government survey of Canyon de Chelly or that
Emma Mindeleff surveyed ruins in the Verde Valley while Theresa Russell
helped her husband locate Hohokam sites? Probably not, for none are listed
in “official” histories. Learn about the hidden pioneer archaeologists of
the 19th century and honor Arizona’s unsung heroines of science. Dr. Nancy
Parezo is a Professor of American Indian Studies and Anthropology at the
University of Arizona and an Associate Curator of Ethnology at the Arizona
State Museum. The program is made possible by Arizona Humanities.
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.
on the Wednesday before the program date.
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Thursday September 22, 2016: Tucson
"Autumnal Equinox Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs
Archaeological Sites" with archaeologist Allen Dart departing 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 celebrate the autumnal equinox, 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 calendar 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 5 p.m. Tuesday
September 20: 520-798-1201 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]
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Thursday-Saturday October 6-8, 2016: Las Vegas, NV
“2016 Mogollon Archaeology Conference” on the University of Nevada,
Las Vegas campus in Las Vegas, NV* Thursday 5:30-7:30 p.m.
registration & opening reception; Friday & Saturday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. paper
presentations; Friday evening reception at Barrick Museum; $40 if
preregistering before Sept. 16; late or on-site registration $50
Since 1980, the biennial Mogollon Conference has provided a forum for
archaeologists and others researching ancient peoples of the U.S. Southwest
and northern Mexico to share information about the enigmatic Mogollon
culture. Each conference includes numerous professional presentations and
chances to discuss southwestern archaeology.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Barbara Roth at 702-895-3646 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Friday October 7, 2016: Green Valley, AZ
“Ancient Southwestern Native American Pottery” adult education class
with archaeologist Allen Dart for OLLI-UA Green Valley members at
****location TBA, Green Valley, Arizona*
3:30 to 5 p.m. Open only to Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI)
members; OLLI-UA Green Valley $105 semiannual (7/1-12/3/2016) membership fee
or $140 entire—year fee year allows one to take this and many other OLLI
courses.
In this presentation Mr. Dart shows and discusses Native American
ceramic styles that characterized specific 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 is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. To
join Green Valley OLLI visit <http://olli.arizona.edu/>
http://olli.arizona.edu/ to download a registration and payment form or pay
and register online; for information about this course contact Paula Kulina
at 602-317-1488 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask], or Allen Dart
at 520-798-1201 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Sundays October 16, 23, & 30, and November 6, 2016: Tucson
“Recreating Prehistoric Maverick Mountain Series
Polychrome Pottery Workshop” with Andy Ward at Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center, 2201 W. 44th Street, just west of La Cholla Blvd., ½-mile north of
John F. Kennedy Park, Tucson
2 to 5 p.m. each Sunday October 16, 23, & 30, and November 6, 2016;
Fee $79 ($63.20 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum
Auxiliary members) includes all materials
Maverick Mountain polychrome pottery can be traced to Ancestral Pueblo
people who began migrating south into southern Arizona in the thirteenth
century bringing their pottery traditions with them. The Maverick Mountain
series pottery found in southern Arizona closely resembles Tsegi Orange Ware
pottery of northern Arizona in technology and decorations. In the course of
this workshop students will process raw materials, form pottery using the
coil-and-scrape method, slip, polish and paint pottery using authentic
materials, tools and techniques, then we will fire our pottery outdoors in a
mesquite bonfire. Students will leave with a better understanding of the
methods used to create prehistoric polychrome pottery and authentic pottery
reproductions that they made themselves. Schedule: Day 1, construct pottery;
day 2, scrape, slip and polish; day 3, paint decorations; day 4, firing.
Minimum class size 7, maximum 12. Reservations deadline 5 p.m. Wednesday
October 12.
Reservations required: 520-798-1201 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]
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Thursday October 20, 2016: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought”
dinner featuring the presentation “When Romans Visited Tucson: The Lead
Cross Controversy” with archaeologist Dr. Todd W. Bostwick at a Tucson
restaurant to be decided during summer 2016; cosponsored by Arizona
Humanities
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s
menu)
In 1924-1925, a collection of unusual lead artifacts which contained
mysterious inscriptions were discovered deeply buried near Silverbell Road
in Tucson. These artifacts — crosses, crescents, batons, swords, and spears
— generated considerable interest around the world when it was learned that
the inscriptions contained Christian, Muslim, Hebraic, and Freemasonry
symbols. The artifacts were initially interpreted as evidence that
Europeans had come to America hundreds of years before Columbus, but some
scholars questioned their authenticity. This talk tells the story of their
discovery and the controversies that continue to surround them. This program
is made possible by Arizona Humanities.
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.
on the Wednesday before the program date.
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Thursday November 17, 2016: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought”
dinner – guest speaker, topic, and Tucson restaurant to be announced
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s
menu)
**** Description coming.
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.
on the Wednesday before the program date.
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the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer” and INCLUDE THE
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Saturday December 3, 2016, is the ticket-purchase deadline for the Thursday
December 15 “Raffle of a 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350” by Tucson’s Jim
Click Automotive Team to benefit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and other
southern Arizona charities.
Tucson’s Jim Click Automotive Team will give away a 2016 Ford Mustang
Shelby GT350 automobile 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 collector’s-item
2016 Mustang! The best part is that 100% of your contribution will support
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, which gets to keep all of the proceeds from
our sales of the Mustang raffle tickets.
Tickets for the Mustang 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 Saturday December 3rd so that we can turn the Mustang
raffle tickets in to the Jim Click Automotive Team’s coordinator by December
9. The drawing will be held on December 15.
The rules of the Mustang 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. 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 tickets into the drawings for
you and will mail you the correspondingly numbered ticket stubs 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 2016 Mustang Shelby raffle itself visit
<http://www.millionsfortucson.org> www.millionsfortucson.org.
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the above-listed activity please reply with “Send December 15 MUSTANG flyer”
in your email subject line.
Thursday December 15, 2016: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought”
dinner featuring the presentation “Epics of the American Southwest: Hopi,
Diné and Hispanic Narratives of Heroes and Heroines in Mythic Literature” by
Dr. Sharonah Fredrick at a Tucson restaurant to be announced; cosponsored by
Arizona Humanities
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s
menu)
Too often the claim is heard that there is very little ancient history
or literature in the United States. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Whether it is the Hopi epics of the wanderings of Long Sash and the exploits
of the Koshare twins; the Navajo legends that connect the cultures of the
Southwest with the great late-Medieval stories of Toltec-Aztec Mexcio; or
the adventures of Spanish men and women who deserted Francisco de Coronado’s
expedition in protest over Coronado’s treatment of the Native peoples,
Arizona and the whole American Southwest are a treasure trove of epic
narratives. This lecture stresses the social and moral messages transmitted
in these oral and written texts. This program is made possible by Arizona
Humanities.
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.
on the Wednesday before the program date.
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Saturday December 17, 2016: Payson
"Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern Arizona Hohokam Indians" free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for the Rim Country Chapter,
Arizona Archaeological Society, at Fellowship Hall of the Church of the Holy
Nativity, 1414 Easy Street, Payson; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
10-11:30 a.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, interpreting how they adapted to the Sonoran Desert
for centuries, and explaining why their 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, time reckoning, religious practices,
beliefs, and deities, and possible reasons for the eventual demise of their
way of life, using rich illustrations of Hohokam artifacts, rock art, and
other cultural features. The program is made possible by Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. For
event details contact Evelyn Christian at 928-476-3092 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [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]
Saturday January 7, 2017: Tohono O'odham Reservation, AZ
“Baboquivari Peak Sacred Cave, Petroglyphs, and Himdag Ki Cultural
Center” car-caravan educational tour with archaeologist Allen Dart to sites
in and near Topawa, Arizona, departing from Pima Community College, 401 N.
Bonita Ave., Tucson
7 a.m.-5 p.m. $40 ($32 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo
Grande Museum Auxiliary members; no charge for members or employees of the
Tohono O’odham Nation)
In an educational adventure into Native American culture, this tour
meets in Tucson at 7 a.m. and travels to the Tohono O'odham (Papago) Indian
Reservation for visits to the Tohono O'odham Cultural Center & Museum, the
Picture Rock petroglyphs archaeological site, the historic Baboquivari Camp,
and a Tohono O'odham traditional sacred cave site. We will visit the
Cultural Center in Topawa, Arizona, from 10 a.m. to 11:30, then drive 12
miles east toward Baboquivari Peak (the legendary home of the Tohono O'odham
Creator deity I’itoi), stopping for bring-your-own picnic lunch at
Baboquivari Camp, a historic Civilian Conservation Corps camp site in the
oak woodland just below Baboquivari Peak. After lunch we will take a
moderate-difficulty, two-mile-roundtrip, 1,000-foot-elevation-difference
hike up a trail that leads halfway up the peak, to visit a cave site
traditionally believed to be one of the homes of the deity I’itoi. Finally,
we will visit Picture Rock, a small butte that contains petroglyphs and
pictographs, bedrock mortars, and ancient artifacts. Modern Tohono O’odham
offerings may be present in some of the visited locations. Artifact
collecting is not permitted, and photos are not allowed in the cave but are
OK outside of it. Registrants may either meet the tour group at 8 a.m.
Saturday in Tucson and car-caravan onto the reservation, or may camp in
Baboquivari Camp on their own the night before the field trip and meet the
tour group at the Cultural Center Saturday morning. Campers must bring their
own food and water, as there are no convenience stores or fast food nearby.
Reservations required by Wednesday January 4: 520-798-1201 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
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Saturday January 21, 2017
“Art for Archaeology” auction of Southwestern arts and crafts to
benefit the nonprofit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center at JW Marriott Tucson
Starr Pass Resort, 3800 W Starr Pass Blvd, Tucson
6-10 p.m. Ticket price TBA
The mission of Tucson’s nonprofit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's 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. This gala event features opportunities
indulge in delicious hors d’oeuvres and bid on beautiful southwestern ethnic
arts, crafts, and western U.S.-themed art donated by famous artists, to
raise funds to support Old Pueblo’s education programs. there will be over
100 auction items available for bidding, including these:
To get your tickets before the event sells out contact Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center at 520-798-1201 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask] If there is room for more guests on the night of the
event, tickets will be available at the door.
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(2) 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, 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.
(3) 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
renew your membership by going to this Old Pueblo Archaeology Center web
page: <http://www.oldpueblo.org/about-us/membership/>
http://www.oldpueblo.org/about-us/membership/
If you then scroll down to the bottom of that page, you can
simply follow the instructions for using our secure online membership form
or our printable Enrollment/Subscription form.
Donations by check can be made payable to “OPAC” and mailed to
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, PO Box 40577, Tucson AZ 85717-0577. You can
also donate using a major credit or debit card by clicking on “Donation
Form” at Old Pueblo’s secure donations web page:
<http://www.oldpueblo.org/about-us/donations/>
http://www.oldpueblo.org/about-us/donations/
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
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
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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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(4) OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS and OPT-OUT OPTIONS
Old Pueblo typically sends two email ACTIVITY ANNOUNCEMENTS each month that
tell about upcoming activities that we and other southwestern U.S.
archaeology and history organizations offer. We also email pdf copies of our
Old Pueblo Archaeology newsletter to our members, subscribers, and some
other recipients, usually no more often than once every three months.
If you do not wish to receive further email ACTIVITY ANNOUNCEMENTS from Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center but are willing to receive emails on other topics
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Before you contact us with a “stop sending” or “remove” request, please note
that if you received our communication through a listserve, Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center cannot remove your email address from that listserve. The
listserves to which Old Pueblo occasionally posts announcements and the
email addresses to contact for inclusion in or removal from each list
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