For Immediate Release
Included in this announcement:
(1) Our Announcements and Opt-Out Options.
(2) Summary of Upcoming Presentations, Classes, Tours, and Other Activities.
(3) Details on Upcoming Activities.
(1) OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS and OPT-OUT OPTIONS
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(2) SUMMARY OF UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS, CLASSES, TOURS, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
(For details on each activity see DETAILS ON UPCOMING ACTIVITIES below.)
On-going: OPEN3 simulated archaeological dig, OPENOUT archaeology
presentations, and guided tours of archaeological sites for children’s
groups.
October 24, 2014 Deadline to purchase tickets for the November 13
“Fundraising Raffle of a 2014 Jeep Cherokee” to benefit Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center and other charities. See November 13 announcement for
this event, below.
February 7, 2014 "Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces" adult
education class with archaeologist Allen Dart for OLLI-UA Green Valley
members at First American Title, Green Valley, Arizona*
February 8, 2014 "Historical Event: Fort Lowell Day" in the Old Fort Lowell
Neighborhood, Fort Lowell and Craycroft roads area, Tucson*
February 13, 2014 “Towards a Geometric Perfection: The Arts and Crafts of
Early Greece” free presentation by Professor Irene Lemos in Business
Administration Building C Wing Room 116 at Arizona State University, Tempe*
NEW MEXICO: February 13, 2014 “Old Timers and Newcomers: Cañada Alamosa’s
Past Remembered” lecture by Dennis O’Toole at New Mexico Farm and Ranch
Heritage Museum, Las Cruces, New Mexico*
February 17, 2014 “Households, Community, and Social Power at the Harris
Site, Mimbres Valley, New Mexico” free presentation by archaeologist Dr.
Barbara Roth for Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society monthly
meeting, Tucson*
February 19, 2014 "Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock
Art" free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Casa Grande Ruins
National Monument, 1100 W. Ruins Drive, Coolidge, Arizona*
February 20, 2014 “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner & presentation,
“Carbon 14 Dating, from the Earliest Dog to the World's Most Mysterious
Manuscript” with Professor Greg Hodgins at Amber Restaurant & Gallery,
Tucson
February 21, 2014 "Archaeology's Deep Time Perspective on Environment and
Social Sustainability" adult education class with archaeologist Allen Dart
for OLLI-UA Green Valley members at First American Title, Green Valley,
Arizona*
February 22-23, 2014 “21st Annual Southwest Indian Art Fair” at the Arizona
State Museum, at Park Ave. & University Blvd., Tucson*
NEW MEXICO: February 27-March 1, 2014 “5th Natural History of the Gila
Symposium” in the Besse-Forward Global Resource Center, Western New Mexico
University, Silver City*
March 6, 2014 “Ancient Native American Pottery of Southern Arizona” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Dusenberry-River Library, 5605
E. River Rd., Tucson*
March 9, 2014 “Petroglyphs of the Sutherland Wash Rock Art District” free
guided tour with Janine Hernbrode and William Gillespie offered by Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center in Catalina, Arizona
March 13, 2014 "Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock
Art"
free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Sun Valley Lodge, 12415 N.
103rd Ave., Sun City, Arizona *
March 18-22, 2014 “Celebrating the Sonoran Desert Tri-National Symposium -
Celebrando el Desierto Sonorense Simposio Tri-Nacional” at the historic
Curley School in Ajo, Arizona*
March 20, 2014 Free “Spring Equinox Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks
Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart in Marana,
Arizona
March 20, 2014 “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner & presentation, “How
Many Archaeological Sites are There in Arizona?” with the Arizona State
Museum’s Rick Karl at Golden Corral Restaurant, 4380 E. 22nd St., Tucson
March 22, 2014 “Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock
Art" free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at the Casa Malpais
Museum, Springerville, Arizona*
March 29, 2014 “Arizona Archaeology Expo” at Catalina State Park, 11570 N
Oracle Rd, Tucson*
March 30, 2013 “Arrowhead-Making and Flintknapping Workshop” with
flintknapper Sam Greenleaf at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th
Street, Tucson
March 30, 2013 “Free Arrowhead-Making and Flintknapping Demonstration” by
flintknapper Sam Greenleaf at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th
Street, Tucson
April 6, 2014 "Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern Arizona Hohokam Indians"
and "Modern and Historical O'odham Culture" free presentations at Colossal
Cave Mountain Park, 16721 E. Old Spanish Trail, Vail, Arizona*
Friday & Saturday April 12 & 13, and Saturday April 26, 2013 “Ancient Native
American Pottery Replication Workshop: Decorated Wares of the 1300s” with
ceramist Andy Ward at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
April 17, 2014 “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner & presentation,
“Shell Jewelry and Ornaments in the Ancient Southwest” with archaeologist
Arthur W. Vokes at Dragon's View Asian Cuisine, 400 N. Bonita Ave., Tucson
June 6-8, 2014 “Conference on Archaeoastronomy in the American Southwest”
sponsored by the Society for Cultural Astronomy in the American Southwest at
the School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe.*
June 19, 2014 "Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces" free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for the Arizona Archaeological
Society Yavapai Chapter at the Smoki Museum, 147 N. Arizona St., Prescott,
Arizona*
July 5, 2014 "Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern Arizona Hohokam Indians"
& "Modern and Historical O'odham Culture" free presentations by
archaeologist Allen Dart at Colossal Cave Mountain Park, Vail, Arizona*
September 18, 2014 “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner & presentation,
“Chiricahua Apaches in Myth and History” with Cochise College’ Rebecca
Orozco at a Tucson restaurant to be announced
November 13, 2014 “Fundraising Raffle of a 2014 Jeep Cherokee” by Tucson’s
Jim Click Automotive Team. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center keeps 100% of the
proceeds from all raffle tickets it sells. Tickets 5 for $100 or $25 each.
520-798-1201.
* Asterisked programs may be sponsored by organizations other than Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center.
(3) DETAILS ON UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
ON-GOING: OPEN3 simulated archaeological dig, OPENOUT archaeology
presentations, and guided tours of archaeological sites for children’s
groups
Reservations are being taken for school classes and other children’s
groups to experience the OPEN3 simulated archaeological dig education
program, to have archaeologists come to your classrooms or children’s group
activities to provide OPENOUT archaeology outreach presentations, and to
take guided tours to local archaeological sites. Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center offers a hands-on simulated archaeological excavation program field
trip in which students apply social studies, science, and math skills in a
practical, real-life situation, as well as in-classroom archaeology outreach
presentations.
For more information on the OPEN3 and OPENOUT programs please visit
the following Old Pueblo Archaeology Center web pages:
OPEN3 Simulated Excavation for Classrooms
http://www.oldpueblo.org/open3.html
Classroom Outreach - “Ancient People of Arizona”:
http://www.oldpueblo.org/azplp.html
Classroom Outreach “What is an Archaeologist?”
http://www.oldpueblo.org/whatarch.html
Classroom Outreach “Lifesyle of the Hohokam” Classroom outreach presentation
http://www.oldpueblo.org/lifestyles.html
Site Tours for Classrooms
http://www.oldpueblo.org/sitetour.html
*****
October 24, 2014 Deadline to purchase tickets for the November 13
“Fundraising Raffle of a 2014 Jeep Cherokee” to benefit Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center and other charities. See November 13 announcement for
this event, below.
Friday February 7, 2014
"Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces" adult
education class with archaeologist Allen Dart, RPA, for OLLI-UA Green Valley
members at First American Title, 101 S. La Canada Dr. #24, Green Valley,
Arizona*
3:30 to 5 p.m. Open only to Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
(OLLI) members who reside in Green Valley: OLLI-UA Green Valley annual or
seasonal membership fee covers this course and other fall, spring, and
summer OLLI sessions
Native Americans in the Southwest developed sophisticated skills
in astronomy and predicting the seasons, centuries before Old World peoples
first entered the region. In this session archaeologist Allen Dart discusses
historically known sky-watching practices of various southwestern peoples,
and how their ancestors’ observations of the heavens may have been
commemorated in ancient architecture and rock symbols. The program
illustrates cardinal, solstice, and equinox alignments and possible
calendrical reckoning features at such places as Arizona’s Casa Grande Ruins
and Picture Rocks petroglyphs sites, New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon
archaeological district, the Hovenweep area of Utah, and the Mesa Verde and
Chimney Rock regions of Colorado. Mr. Dart also offers interpretation of how
these discoveries may relate to ancient Native American ritual.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
To join Green Valley OLLI visit www.olli.arizona.edu/olli to download a
registration and payment form or pay and register online; for information
about this course contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or
[log in to unmask]
Saturday February 8, 2014
"Historical Event: Fort Lowell Day" in the Old Fort Lowell
Neighborhood, Fort Lowell and Craycroft roads area, Tucson*
10 a.m.-4 p.m.. Free
Start the day at 10 AM at Fort Lowell Park with an Arizona
Territories Vintage Baseball League game between the Bisbee Black Sox and
the Tucson Sahuaros on the baseball field. From 12 noon to 4 p.m. enjoy the
33rd celebration of the neighborhood’s historic sites walking tour, which
travels from Fort Lowell Park westward along Fort Lowell Road to the San
Pedro Chapel, through the historic neighborhood known as El Fuerte (The
Fort). Homer Thiel will display prehistoric and historic artifacts recently
unearthed during archaeological excavations in the neighborhood, and Pima
County archaeologist Simon Herbert will lecture on expanded exhibits planned
for the park. You’ll find education and entertainment along the route lined
with food booths, music and hands-on activities. Highlights include cavalry
drills, a regimental band concert, a Mormon history exhibit, adobe-brick
making, and docents stationed at every historic site.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
No reservations are needed. For more information visit
www.OldFortLowellNeighborhood.org or call 520-299-3317.
Thursday February 13, 2014
“Towards a Geometric Perfection: The Arts and Crafts of Early
Greece” free presentation by Professor Irene Lemos in Business
Administration Building C Wing Room 116 at Arizona State University, Tempe*
6-7 p.m. Free
This lecture will look at the work of craftsmen and artists of
the period from 1200 to 700 BCE. Though Mycenaean architecture and art have
been greatly admired and the Archaic and Classical Greek monuments,
ceramics, and sculpture are well known and discussed, the achievements of
the early Greek artists and craftsmen are less acknowledged and often even
ignored. Professor Lemos will explore the ceramics, personal ornaments,
tools, and buildings of the period and argue that the early Greek craftsmen
and artists achieved and accomplished a lot during a period when much social
and cultural change took place. Indeed, their skills and achievements
pioneered the perception of what is considered to be Greek art. Irene Lemos
is Professor of Classics at Oxford University and has directed excavations
and publications at Lefkandi in Euboea, Greece since 2002.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Almira Poudrier at <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask] or visit
<http://aiacentralarizonasociety.wordpress.com/>
aiacentralarizonasociety.wordpress.com/.
NEW MEXICO: Thursday February 13, 2014
“Old Timers and Newcomers: Cañada Alamosa’s Past Remembered”
lecture by Dennis O’Toole at New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, Las
Cruces, New Mexico*
7 p.m. $2 donation requested
Dennis O’Toole, a principal of the Cañada Alamosa Project (about
which an exhibition is currently on display in the museum’s galleries) will
draw together remembrances and images from the project’s oral history
initiative to paint a picture of how life was lived in the farming and
ranching communities of this southern New Mexico canyon from 1865 to the
present. O’Toole and his wife Trudy settled at Monticello Box Ranch, 13
miles up Alamosa Creek from the village of Monticello, in 1999 and founded
the Cañada Alamosa Institute. In partnership with Human Systems Research,
Inc., the Institute, the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, and
several other nonprofit organizations undertook the Cañada Alamosa Project.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
event. For more information visit
http://www.nmfarmandranchmuseum.org/current.php.
Monday February 17, 2014
“Households, Community, and Social Power at the Harris Site,
Mimbres Valley, New Mexico” free presentation by archaeologist Dr. Barbara
Roth for Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society monthly meeting at
University of Arizona Medical Center's Duval Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell
Ave., Tucson*
7:30-9 p.m. Free
The Harris site in southwestern New Mexico’s Mimbres River
Valley is a large Pithouse period (A.D. 500-1000) site best known for its
role in Emil Haury’s identification of the Mogollon as a distinct
Southwestern cultural group. Excavations conducted there since 2007 have
focused on part of the site not excavated by Haury, to investigate household
organization during the Pithouse period and examine how households changed
over time in response to a shift to irrigation agriculture. Dr. Roth will
discuss results of her research at Harris including the past summer’s
excavations of a large communal structure that has led to examination of the
role of ritual in integrating the community.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
No reservations are needed. For details contact Jon Boyd at Tucson telephone
520-444-6385 or visit www.az-arch-and-hist.org
<http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/> .
Wednesday February 19, 2014
"Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces" free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Casa Grande Ruins National
Monument, 1100 W. Ruins Drive, Coolidge, Arizona, cosponsored by the Arizona
Humanities Council*
Noon to 1 p.m. Free
Native Americans in the Southwest developed sophisticated skills in
astronomy and predicting the seasons, centuries before Old World peoples
first entered the region. In this presentation archaeologist Allen Dart
discusses the petroglyphs at Picture Rocks, the architecture of the "Great
House" at Arizona's Casa Grande Ruins, and other archaeological evidence of
ancient southwestern astronomy and calendrical reckoning; and interprets how
these discoveries may have related to ancient Native American rituals.
Funding for program provided by the Arizona Humanities Council.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Alycia Hayes in Coolidge
at 520-723-3172 of [log in to unmask]; for information about the
presentation subject matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Thursday February 20, 2014
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for
Thought” dinner & presentation: “Carbon 14 Dating, from the Earliest Dog to
the World's Most Mysterious Manuscript” with Professor Greg Hodgins, at
Amber Restaurant & Gallery, 7000 E. Tanque Verde Road (near Sabino Canyon
Rd.), Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the
restaurant’s menu)
The time-depth of written history is about 5,000 years, while
that of artifacts about 2.5 million. Needless to say, a lot of human history
happened before the invention of the written word, and a lot afterwards that
nobody had the time or inclination to write about. Luckily, artifacts tell
tales. It is the job of archaeologists to find ways to allow them to speak;
to tell the stories of human existence that were not written down. A
fundamental tool in this endeavor is carbon dating. Radiocarbon dating
covers the last 50,000 years, which is only the most recent 2% of artifact
time-depth. Nevertheless, that span covers the most recent one-third of Homo
sapiens existence, from the end of Neanderthals, the end of the last Ice
Age, the peopling of the New World, the origins of animal domestication and
agriculture, and the rise of complex societies. Carbon dating helps order
artifacts within the vast and confusing jumble of past human and natural
events. This talk will describe how carbon dating works, and provide some
examples of how it contributes to our understanding of past human existence.
Guests may select and purchase their own dinners from the
restaurant’s menu. There is no entry fee but donations will be requested to
benefit Old Pueblo’s educational efforts. Because seating is limited in
order for the program to be in compliance with the Fire Code, those wishing
to attend must call 520-798-1201 and must have their reservations confirmed
before 5 p.m. Wednesday February 19.
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Friday February 21, 2014
"Archaeology's Deep Time Perspective on Environment and Social
Sustainability" adult education class with archaeologist Allen Dart, RPA,
for OLLI-UA Green Valley members at First American Title, 101 S. La Canada
Dr. #24, Green Valley, Arizona*
3:30 to 5 p.m. Open only to Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
(OLLI) members who reside in Green Valley: OLLI-UA Green Valley annual or
seasonal membership fee covers this course and other fall, spring, and
summer OLLI sessions
The deep time perspective that archaeology provides on natural
hazards, environmental change, and human adaptation not only is a valuable
supplement to historical records, it sometimes contradicts historical data
that modern societies use to make decisions affecting social sustainability
and human safety. What can be learned from archaeological evidence that
virtually all prehistoric farming cultures in Arizona and the Southwest
eventually reach a threshold of unsustainability, which probably was a
factor in the ultimate 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 prehistoric archaeological evidence of
tsunamis? This presentation looks at some of the archaeological 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.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
To join Green Valley OLLI visit www.olli.arizona.edu/olli to download a
registration and payment form or pay and register online; for information
about this course contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or
[log in to unmask]
Saturday & Sunday February 22-23, 2014
21st Annual Southwest Indian Art Fair at the Arizona State
Museum (ASM), northeast corner of Park Ave. & University Blvd., Tucson*
Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Adults $10, ASM
members $7, under 18 years & students with valid student ID free
A wonderful weekend of culture, art, performance, and food on
ASM’s front lawn, rain or shine. Meet 200+ Native artists, many of them
award-winning. Talk with them about their work and learn about the cultural
significance that informs, inspires, and imbues their work. Top-quality,
handmade art includes pottery, Hopi katsina dolls, paintings, jewelry,
baskets, rugs, blankets, and much more. Artist demonstrations, Native food,
music, and dance performances round out the two-day celebration.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
For details visit www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/events/swiaf/index.shtml.
NEW MEXICO: Thursday-Saturday February 27-March 1, 2014
“5th Natural History of the Gila Symposium” in the Besse-Forward
Global Resource Center, corner of Kentucky and 12th Streets, Western New
Mexico University, Silver City*
1-5 p.m. Thursday, 9 a.m.-noon & 1-5 p.m. Friday, and optional
field trips highlighting local flora and fauna on Saturday morning. All
symposium sessions free of charge; $5 contribution to attend Friday evening
social in the WNMU campus’s Sunset Room.
The waterways, forests, and wildlife that come together to
form the Gila region’s unique and dynamic landscape are the subject of this
symposium on the WNMU campus. Dr. Julio L. Betancourt (U.S. Geological
Survey, Reston, VA) will give keynote address “Reflections on the Relevance
of Environmental History in a Changing World.” Lifetime Achievement Awards
will be given to Drs. Kelly Allred, Dave Propst and Charlie Painter.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
For more information visit www.gilasymposium.org
<http://www.gilasymposium.org/> .
Thursday March 6, 2014
“Ancient Native American Pottery of Southern Arizona” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Pima County Public Library at
Dusenberry-River Library, 5605 E. River Rd., Tucson, sponsored by Pima
County Public Library
2-3 p.m. Free
Using digital images and actual ancient pottery, archaeologist
Allen Dart shows Native American ceramic styles that characterized specific
eras in Arizona prehistory and history, and discusses how archaeologists use
pottery for dating archaeological sites and interpreting ancient lifeways.
Allen discusses the importance of context in archaeology, how things people
make change in style over time, and how different styles are useful for
identifying different cultures and for dating pottery. Then he shows
illustrations and examples of the pottery styles that were made in southern
Arizona by the ancient Early Ceramic and Hohokam cultures, and historically
by Piman (Tohono O’odham and Akimel O’odham), Yuman (including Mohave and
Maricopa), and Apachean peoples from as early as 800 B.C. into the early
twentieth century. Funding for program provided by the Pima County Public
Library.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Librarian
Susannah Connor at 520-594-5345 or [log in to unmask]; for information
about the presentation subject matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Sunday March 9, 2014
“Petroglyphs of the Sutherland Wash Rock Art District” free
guided tour with Janine Hernbrode and William Gillespie, starting in parking
lot at northeast corner of Oracle Road and Golder Ranch Drive in Catalina,
Arizona
8:30 to 3 p.m. Free (reservations required)
In celebration of Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness
Month, rock art researcher Janine Hernbrode and Coronado National Forest
archaeologist Bill Gillespie will guide Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s free
Archaeology Month tour into the Sutherland Wash Rock Art District. Situated
on the lower western flank of the Santa Catalina Mountains near the town of
Catalina, this archaeological district encompasses one of southern Arizona’s
richest arrays of ancient Hohokam petroglyphs, on sheer bedrock faces and on
rocks large and small. We will get to see many of the more than 680 rock art
panels that display thousands of petroglyphs, as well as bedrock mortars,
metates, and small “cupules” for which the ancient people’s uses are
debated. Upon check-in we will form carpools in high-clearance vehicles to
drive to the rock art vicinity, then we’ll hike over mostly flat, sandy
ground to see the petroglyphs. Total roundtrip walking distance is 4-5
miles, mostly on brushy, unimproved trails (many of the petroglyphs can only
be accessed by scrambling over boulders). Riders are asked to contribute
cash to their carpool drivers to help defray fuel and vehicle maintenance
costs. Wear sturdy hiking shoes, hat, and sunscreen, and BRING YOUR OWN
LUNCH AND WATER.
Reservations are required by Wednesday March 5; minimum
enrollment 10 people, maximum 25 dependent on the availability of
high-clearance vehicles. For reservations or more information contact Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center in Tucson at 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
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Thursday March 13, 2014
"Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art"
free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Sun Valley Lodge, 12415 N.
103rd Ave., Sun City, Arizona, cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities
Council*
10:30-11:30 a.m. Free
Native Americans in the Southwest developed sophisticated skills in
astronomy and predicting the seasons, centuries before Old World peoples
first entered the region. In this presentation archaeologist Allen Dart
discusses the petroglyphs at Picture Rocks, the architecture of the "Great
House" at Arizona's Casa Grande Ruins, and other archaeological evidence of
ancient southwestern astronomy and calendrical reckoning; and interprets how
these discoveries may have related to ancient Native American rituals.
Funding for program provided by the Arizona Humanities Council.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Mike Kloberdanz at
623-933-0137 ext. 129 or Mike Kloberdanz ([log in to unmask]); for
information about the presentation subject matter contact Allen Dart at
Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Monday-Friday March 18-22, 2014
“Celebrating the Sonoran Desert Tri-National Symposium -
Celebrando el Desierto Sonorense Simposio Tri-Nacional” at the historic
Curley School in Ajo, Arizona*
Times TBA. Registration fee for full symposium, field trips, &
most meals $150; daily rate $50
Organized by representatives from the Tohono O'odham Nation,
Mexico, and the United States, this tri-national symposium will address
successes and continuing challenges of conserving the magnificent Sonoran
Desert. The symposium will focus on cultural and natural resource issues,
Native American tribal perspectives, environmental concerns, and border
issues. A variety of special field trips are being planned for Tuesday March
18. On Wednesday there will be plenary sessions, a rich choice of breakout
sessions, and ample networking time. Thursday evening features a sunset
dinner on Childs Mountain in the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
(transportation provided). Friday evening offers a sampling of Tohono
O'odham native foods. Saturday is Ajo's annual Sonoran Shindig festival in
the historic Ajo Plaza.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored
activity. For event details visit
http://www.sonoransymposium.com/index.html.
Thursday March 20, 2014
“Spring Equinox Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks
Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart, departing
from near Silverbell Road and Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana, Arizona
8 a.m. to noon. Free
As part of the annual Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness
Month celebration, archaeologist Allen Dart (Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s
executive director) leads this tour to Los Morteros, and ancient village
site that includes a Hohokam ballcourt and bedrock mortars, and to Picture
Rocks, where ancient petroglyphs include a solstice and equinox marker,
dancing human-like figures, whimsical animals, and other rock symbols made
by Hohokam Indians between AD 650 and 1450.
Reservations required by Tuesday March 18. 520-798-1201 or
[log in to unmask]
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Thursday March 20, 2014
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for
Thought” dinner & presentation: “How Many Archaeological Sites are There in
Arizona?” with the Arizona State Museum’s Rick Karl at Golden Corral
Restaurant, 4380 E. 22nd St., Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the
restaurant’s menu)
Have you ever wondered how many archaeological sites there are
in Arizona? No one knows, at least not yet. However, almost all of the
archaeological sites that have been identified and recorded by
archaeologists are now included in AZSITE, an internet-access cultural
resources database jointly managed by the Arizona State Museum (ASM),
Arizona State University, and the State Historic Preservation Office. In
this month’s Third Thursday program, the manager of AZSITE will describe
that database and provide the latest count of archaeological sites that have
been recorded in Arizona.
Old Pueblo’s guest speaker for this “dinner-format” program is
Ricky J. Karl, the Archaeological Geographic Information Administrator and
AZSITE GIS Manager at the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona (ASM),
Tucson.
Guests may select and purchase their own dinners from the
restaurant’s menu. There is no entry fee but donations will be requested to
benefit Old Pueblo’s educational efforts. Because seating is limited in
order for the program to be in compliance with the Fire Code, those wishing
to attend must call 520-798-1201 and must have their reservations confirmed
before 5 p.m. Wednesday March 19.
**** IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos
about the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer” and INCLUDE
THE EVENT’S DATE in your email subject line.
Saturday March 22, 2014
"Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art"
free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at the Casa Malpais Museum,
418 E. Main St., Springerville, Arizona, cosponsored by the Arizona
Humanities Council*
1-2 p.m. Free
Archaeologist Allen Dart, Executive Director of Tucson, Arizona’s
nonprofit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, illustrates pictographs (rock
paintings) and petroglyphs (symbols carved or pecked on rocks), and
discusses how even the same rock art symbol may be interpreted differently
from popular, scientific, and modern Native American perspectives. Funding
for program provided by the Arizona Humanities Council.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Greg Cross in
Springerville at 928-333-5375 or [log in to unmask]; for information
about the presentation subject matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Saturday March 29, 2014
“Arizona Archaeology Expo” at Catalina State Park, 11570 N
Oracle Rd, Tucson*
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free
The Arizona Archaeology Expo is the featured event for Arizona
Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month. Held in a different community each
year, the Expo features archaeology-related hands-on activities, craft
demonstrations, and other fun and educational events. Catalina State Park is
the venue for this year’s Expo, located in the foothills of the rugged Santa
Catalina Mountains on the northeast edge of Tucson. This park offers a rich
history evidenced by the Romero Ruin, a large multicomponent archaeological
site (open to the public) that includes the historic Romero Homestead
situated atop the remnants of a large, prehistoric Hohokam village. Expo
displays by archaeological and historical organizations, museums, Native
American tribes, state and federal agencies, and others will allow you to
participate as archaeologists might in their research today, or make crafts
and tools that teach how prehistoric Native Americans and other early
inhabitants survived in the Southwest. Cultural and historical
demonstrators, talks by archaeologists, and interactive activities will help
make the past come alive, and tours of local rock art and pueblo
archaeological sites will be offered. Free-prize raffles will occur
throughout the day.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
For more detailed information, contact Kris Dobschuetz in Phoenix at
602-542-7141 or [log in to unmask]
Sunday March 30, 2013
“Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop” with flintknapper Sam
Greenleaf at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th Street, Tucson (in
Tucson Unified School District's Ajo Service Center, just west of La Cholla
Blvd., ½-mile north of John F. Kennedy Park)
1 to 4 p.m. $35 ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo
Grande Museum Auxiliary members) fee includes all materials and equipment.
Learn how to make arrowheads, spear points, and other flaked stone
artifacts just like ancient peoples did. In this workshop, flintknapping
expert Allen Denoyer provides participants with hands-on experience and
learning on how prehistoric people made and used projectile points and other
tools created from obsidian and other stone. The class is designed to help
modern people understand how prehistoric Native Americans made traditional
crafts, and is not intended to train students how to make artwork for sale.
Minimum enrollment 6, maximum 8.
Reservations required: 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
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Sunday March 30, 2013
“Free Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Demonstration” by
flintknapper Sam Greenleaf at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th
Street, Tucson (in Tucson Unified School District's Ajo Service Center, just
west of La Cholla Blvd., ½-mile north of John F. Kennedy Park)
1 to 4 p.m. Free
Expert flintknapper (flaked-stone toolmaker) Sam Greenleaf will
demonstrate how to make arrowheads, spear points, and other flaked stone
artifacts from obsidian and other stone just like ancient peoples did. No
charge to watch and ask questions. Persons who wish to actually participate
in this day’s flintknapping workshop with the instructor can do so for $35
($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary
members); fee includes all materials and equipment.
No reservations needed. Contact Old Pueblo Archaeology Center at
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask] for directions or more information.
Sunday April 6, 2014
“Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern Arizona Hohokam Indians”
and “Modern and Historical O'odham Culture” free presentations by
archaeologist Allen Dart for the “Sunday in the Park” series at Colossal
Cave Mountain Park, 16721 E. Old Spanish Trail, Vail, Arizona. Cosponsored
by the Arizona Humanities Council.*
2-4 p.m. Free
The Hohokam Native American culture flourished in southern
Arizona from the sixth through fifteenth centuries, and the Akimel O'odham
(Pima) and Tohono O'odham (Papago) occupied this region historically.
Ancient Hohokam artifacts, architecture, and other material culture provide
archaeologists with clues for identifying where the Hohokam lived, for
interpreting how they adapted to the Sonoran Desert for centuries, and
explaining why the Hohokam culture mysteriously disappeared. In this
presentation archaeologist Allen Dart illustrates the material culture of
the Hohokam and presents possible interpretations about their relationships
to the natural world, their time reckoning, religious practices, beliefs,
and deities, and possible reasons for the eventual demise of their way of
life. The Hohokam discussion is followed by information about the historical
and modern O'odham cultures of southern Arizona, and how they relate to the
Hohokam. Funding for the program is provided by the Arizona Humanities
Council.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
For event details contact Lauren Hohl at the Park at 520-647-7121 or
[log in to unmask]; for information about the activity subject matter
contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Friday & Saturday April 12 & 13,
and Saturday April 26, 2014
“Ancient Native American Pottery Replication Workshop: Decorated Wares
of the 1300s” with ceramist Andy Ward at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201
W. 44th Street, just west of La Cholla Blvd., ½-mile north of John F.
Kennedy Park, Tucson.
9 a.m. to noon & 1-4 p.m. on first two days; 9 a.m. to noon on
second Saturday. Fee $57 ($46 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo
Grande Museum Auxiliary members); each participant must provide a small
water bowl , hand towel, & 2 plastic grocery bags; clay & all other class
materials are provided
This workshop will focus on replicating the pottery types
produced by Pueblo peoples in southern Arizona between AD 1270 and 1450.
Some of this region’s most elaborately decorated and widely traded pottery
types including those known as Tucson Polychrome, Gila Polychrome, and Tonto
Polychrome were introduced by Ancestral Pueblo immigrants who came here from
northern Arizona and southern Utah. Workshop participants will learn the
history of these pottery types and experience the entire process of
reproducing them including processing raw materials, and forming and
decorating vessels, culminating in an authentic outdoor pottery firing. This
exciting and fast paced workshop will take place over the course of one
weekend during which the pots are created completely then left to dry,
followed later by a Saturday morning in which we will fire all the pottery
produced. Each participant will leave with a beautiful, authentic, finished
reproduction of a prehistoric pot. Any participants who are unable to attend
the later firing can arrange to have their pots fired and shipped to them
(student pays for shipping).
Instructor Andy Ward is a diligent student of southwestern
prehistory and archaeology who has worked with archaeologists to locate
resources in field surveys and in excavations. He began working to reproduce
prehistoric pottery while still in high school and has successfully
recreated many of the prehistoric pottery types of southern Arizona.
Reservations required: 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
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Thursday April 17, 2014
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for
Thought” dinner & presentation: “Shell Jewelry and Ornaments in the Ancient
Southwest” with archaeologist Arthur W. Vokes at Dragon's View Asian
Cuisine, 400 N. Bonita Ave., Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the
restaurant’s menu)
****Description to be provided later.
Old Pueblo’s guest speaker for this “dinner-format” program is
Arthur W. Vokes, one of the foremost experts in the analysis of shell
artifacts found in southwestern archaeological sites.
Guests may select and purchase their own dinners from the
restaurant’s menu. There is no entry fee but donations will be requested to
benefit Old Pueblo’s educational efforts. Because seating is limited in
order for the program to be in compliance with the Fire Code, those wishing
to attend must call 520-798-1201 and must have their reservations confirmed
before 5 p.m. Wednesday April 16.
Friday-Sunday June 6-8, 2014
“Conference on Archaeoastronomy in the American Southwest”
sponsored by the Society for Cultural Astronomy (SCA) in the American
Southwest in the School of Earth and Space Exploration’s Marston Exploration
Theater, Arizona State University, Tempe.*
Times and registration fees to be announced. SCA members receive
a 15% discount.
The theme for this third southwestern archaeoastronomy
conference, cochaired by Ric Alling (Marston Exploration Theater Manager),
Todd Bostwick, (Director of Archaeology at Verde Valley Archaeology Center
[VVAC] and Senior Research Archaeologist at PaleoWest Archaeology), and Ken
Zoll (VVAC Executive Director) is “Charting a Formal Methodology for
Cultural Astronomy Research.” A Pre-Conference Workshop on June 6 will
explore basic formulas, common pitfalls, and the wealth of computer-based
resources available to the contemporary cultural astronomy researcher.
Presentation of papers and posters will be on June 7. Contributed Papers
discuss the results of fieldwork or lab research.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
Online and mail conference registration will be available in January 2014.
Additional information about the conference and membership in SCA can be
obtained at www.scaas.org <http://www.scaas.org/> or by email to
[log in to unmask]
Thursday June 19, 2014
"Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces" free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for the Arizona Archaeological
Society Yavapai Chapter at the Smoki Museum’s Pueblo Building, 147 N.
Arizona St., Prescott, Arizona, cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities
Council*
7-8 p.m. Free
Native Americans in the Southwest developed sophisticated skills in
astronomy and predicting the seasons, centuries before Old World peoples
first entered the region. In this presentation archaeologist Allen Dart
discusses the petroglyphs at Picture Rocks, the architecture of the "Great
House" at Arizona's Casa Grande Ruins, and other archaeological evidence of
ancient southwestern astronomy and calendrical reckoning; and interprets how
these discoveries may have related to ancient Native American rituals.
Funding for program provided by the Arizona Humanities Council.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Julie Rucker in Prescott
at ***** or [log in to unmask]; for information about the presentation
subject matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or
[log in to unmask]
Saturday July 5, 2014
“Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern Arizona Hohokam Indians”
and “Modern and Historical O'odham Culture” free presentations by
archaeologist Allen Dart for the “Ha:san Bak Saguaro Harvest Celebration” at
Colossal Cave Mountain Park, 16721 E. Old Spanish Trail, Vail, Arizona.
Cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council.*
2-4 p.m. Free
The Hohokam Native American culture flourished in southern
Arizona from the sixth through fifteenth centuries, and the Akimel O'odham
(Pima) and Tohono O'odham (Papago) occupied this region historically.
Ancient Hohokam artifacts, architecture, and other material culture provide
archaeologists with clues for identifying where the Hohokam lived, for
interpreting how they adapted to the Sonoran Desert for centuries, and
explaining why the Hohokam culture mysteriously disappeared. In this
presentation archaeologist Allen Dart illustrates the material culture of
the Hohokam and presents possible interpretations about their relationships
to the natural world, their time reckoning, religious practices, beliefs,
and deities, and possible reasons for the eventual demise of their way of
life. The Hohokam discussion is followed by information about the historical
and modern O'odham cultures of southern Arizona, and how they relate to the
Hohokam. Funding for the program is provided by the Arizona Humanities
Council.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
For event details contact Lauren Hohl at the Park at 520-647-7121 or
[log in to unmask]; for information about the activity subject matter
contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Thursday September 18, 2014
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for
Thought” dinner featuring the presentation “Chiricahua Apaches in Myth and
History” with Cochise College-Douglas History and Anthropology Instructor
Rebecca Orozco at ****[restaurant to be announced], Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the
restaurant’s menu)
As the last Native American group to reach a peace accord with
the U.S. government, the Chiricahua Apache were often featured in the press.
Famous warriors Geronimo and Naiche were photographed many times. Their
story has been the basis of numerous feature films. The story of their
conflict first with the Spaniards and Mexicans who claimed their homeland,
and later with the Americans expanding into the region in a policy of
Manifest Destiny, has become a mix of history and heresy. The full story
never will be completely known. This presentation contains a collection of
historic photos from the end of an era – the late 1800s – that tell the
story of the clash of the people trying save their lifeway and homeland and
the people who believed the land was empty and open for settlement.
Those wishing to attend must call 520-798-1201 and must have
their reservations confirmed before 5 p.m. Wednesday September 17 because
the fire-safety ordinance limits attendance. There is no entry fee but
guests are asked to purchase their own dinners so that the restaurant won’t
charge Old Pueblo for their seats, and donations will be requested to
benefit Old Pueblo’s educational efforts.
**** IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos about
the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer” and INCLUDE THE
EVENT’S DATE in your email subject line.
Thursday November 13, 2014
“Fundraising Raffle of a 2014 Jeep Cherokee” by Tucson’s Jim
Click Automotive Team. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center gets to keep 100% of
the proceeds from all raffle tickets that it sells
Tickets are 5 for $100 or $25 each
The Jim Click Automotive Team is presenting a new 2014 Jeep
Cherokee to be used as the featured prize in a raffle to raise one million
dollars for Tucson-area nonprofit organizations. With your $25 contribution
(or 5 raffle tickets for $100) you could win the 2014 Jeep Cherokee. The
best part is that 100% of your contribution will support Tucson charities,
including Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, which gets to keep all the proceeds
from the tickets that Old Pueblo sells. A maximum of 50,000 tickets will be
sold.
Raffle tickets for entry in the drawing must be received by Old
Pueblo by October 24, 2014, so that we can turn them in to the Jim Click
Automotive Team’s raffle coordinator by October 31. The drawing will be held
on November 13.
The rules of the raffle require that Old Pueblo account for all
tickets issued to us and that we return all unsold tickets, therefore
payment in advance is required in order to obtain tickets. The ticket price
is $25 apiece or five tickets for $100. Tickets may be purchased by check
sent to our PO box address listed below, by calling me on my cell phone
(520-603-6181) to provide your Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or Diners Club
credit card payment information, or through the PayPal portal on Old
Pueblo’s www.oldpueblo.org <http://www.oldpueblo.org/> home page. Once you
have provided payment, Old Pueblo will enter your ticket(s) into the drawing
for you and will mail you the correspondingly numbered ticket stub(s) with a
letter acknowledging your contribution.
For tickets or more information contact Old Pueblo at
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask] For more information about the Jim Click
Automotive Team’s 2014 Jeep Cherokee raffle visit the Raffle Facebook page
at https://www.facebook.com/JeepCherokeeRaffle.
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about the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer” and INCLUDE
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Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s mission is to educate children and
adults to understand and appreciate archaeology and other cultures, to
foster the preservation of archaeological and historical sites, and to
develop a lifelong concern for the importance of nonrenewable resources and
traditional cultures. Old Pueblo is recognized as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit
organization under the U.S. tax code, therefore donations and Old Pueblo
membership fees are tax-deductible up to amounts allowed by the Internal
Revenue Service.
If you are a member of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SUPPORT! If you are not an Old Pueblo member we would be grateful if
you would become a member so you can provide more support for our education
and research programs and receive membership benefits. You can become a
member by going to Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s
http://www.oldpueblo.org/member.html web page, scrolling to the bottom of
that page, and following the instructions for using our secure online
membership form or our printable Enrollment/Subscription form.
Membership fees, and donations, also can be made using cash or
check. Checks may be made payable to “OPAC” and mailed to Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center, PO Box 40577, Tucson AZ 85717-0577. (Please do not send
cash through the mail.) You can also donate using your Visa, MasterCard, or
Discover credit card, either by calling Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201 or by
clicking on “Donation Form” at Old Pueblo’s secure
www.oldpueblo.org/donate.html web page.
All of us at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center appreciate your support!
Regards,
Allen Dart, RPA, Executive Director (Volunteer)
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
PO Box 40577
Tucson AZ 85717-0577 USA
(520) 798-1201 office, (520) 798-1966 fax
Email: [log in to unmask]
URL: www.oldpueblo.org
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Disclosure: Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's Executive Director Allen
Dart volunteers his time to Old Pueblo. Mr. Dart works full-time as a
cultural resources specialist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation
Service in Arizona. Views expressed in communications from Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center do not necessarily represent views of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture or of the United States.
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