For Immediate Release
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Arizona House Bill 2498
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Old Pueblo Archaeology Bulletin 79
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Upcoming Activities
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Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s youth education programs
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Our Mission and Support
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Our Announcements and Opt-Out Options
(1) OLD PUEBLO ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER URGES DEFEAT OF ARIZONA HOUSE BILL 2498
Arizona House of Representatives members David L. Cook, Brenda
Barton, Russell Bowers, Todd A. Clodfelter, Mark Finchem, Travis W.
Grantham, Drew John, Darin Mitchell, Kevin Payne, Tony Rivero, Bob Thorpe,
and Ben Toma, and Arizona State Senator Frank Pratt have introduced Arizona
House Bill 2498 (HB 2498) for consideration by the Arizona Legislature. HB
2498 would amend Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) Sections 41-511.04 and
41-862 relating to historic preservation, apparently in an attempt to have
Arizona state agencies streamline the archaeological survey and reporting
process for rangeland improvement projects.
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center finds HB 2498 to be poorly crafted and
potentially devastating to Arizona’s archaeological and historical heritage
sites. We fully support the position of the Arizona Archaeological Council,
a nonprofit organization of more than 200 archaeologists and other cultural
resources professionals, in recommending that HB 2498 be defeated by our
elected representatives in the state legislature.
The full text of HB 2498 and the Arizona Archaeological Council’s
response can be found on the AAC’s
http://arizonaarchaeologicalcouncil.org/aac_news/5713625 web page.
Old Pueblo urges our readers who are Arizona voters to contact your
state representatives and senator to urge that they vote against HB 2498 if
it comes before them in committee or on the House or Senate floor. Visit
https://www.azleg.gov/MemberRoster/?body=S to find contact information for
Arizona’s state representatives and senators.
(2) OLD PUEBLO ARCHAEOLOGY BULLETIN 79 FEATURES
“WHAT DOES AN ARCHAEOLOGIST DO” AND MORE
The latest issue of the Old Pueblo Archaeology bulletin – issue no. 79
– has just been published electronically!
This new issue includes a feature article that puts together
information I have provided over the past couple of decades to students who
have contacted Old Pueblo Archaeology Center seeking answers to questions
about archaeology and archaeologists, mostly for their school assignments.
Issue 79 also lists and describes some of Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center’s upcoming activities; provides information about upcoming
archaeology field schools offered by the University of Arizona, the
University of New Mexico, and the Archaeology Southwest organization,
presents some volunteering opportunities with the City of Phoenix’s Pueblo
Grande Museum, and asks readers to consider making contributions to
nonprofit organizations on Arizona Gives Day 2018.
Like every issue, this latest one is written in a nontechnical format,
includes ample illustrations, and is published electronically in pdf format
for on-line access. Each issue of Old Pueblo Archaeology includes one or
more feature articles about southwestern archaeology, history, or cultures
and provides news about Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's activities and
program offerings.
Previous issues of the bulletin can be viewed at Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center's http://www.oldpueblo.org/about-us/publications/ page -- Check it
out to get an idea of what we include in each issue.
If you would like to subscribe please visit our Membership web page at
http://www.oldpueblo.org/about-us/membership/ or call Old Pueblo at
520-798-1201 to open your membership or subscription using your Visa,
Mastercard, or Discover card.
(3) UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
Wednesday February 7, 2018: Coolidge, AZ
“Sheep Ranchers and Herders of Arizona” free presentation by
historical geographer Dr. Barbara Jaquay at Casa Grande Ruins National
Monument visitor center theater, 1100 W Ruins Drive, Coolidge, Arizona,
cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
12-1 p.m.; no fee for the program but normal entrance fees apply
Sheep ranching has been greatly overlooked in the history of Arizona.
While it never will compete with the state’s “Five Cs” it added a great deal
to the economic diversity in the state. Many different ethnic groups settled
here and raised sheep for a living, weathering the prosperous years as well
as the economic downturns, which they often weathered better than cattlemen.
These men and women raised their families on the frontier and left a lasting
impact on the economic and ethnic diversity within the state. The story of
the sheep industry is told through personal family memoirs collected over
several years. The cycle taken each year will be shown in a photographic
journeyed. Jaquay recently published Where Have All the Sheep Gone?
Sheepherders and Ranchers in Arizona – A Disappearing Industry, a history of
the sheep industry in Arizona, and is working on a second book on the sheep
industry in addition to finishing a children’s book.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Dave Carney at 520-723-3172 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Wednesday February 7, 2018: Phoenix
“The Ancient Hohokam Ballgame of Arizona” free presentation by
archaeologist Dr. Todd Bostwick sponsored by the nonprofit Pueblo Grande
Museum Auxiliary (PGMA) and Arizona Humanities at Pueblo Grande Museum and
Archaeological Park, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix; supported by Arizona
Humanities **
6:30 to 8 p.m. Free
The ancient Hohokam culture of Arizona constructed at least 200 ball
courts more than 800 years ago. These oval depressions were likely used to
play a ball game that originated in southern Mexico, where the game was
played with a rubber ball and had a very important role in reenacting the
creation of humans in this world. This presentation will describe the
recorded Hohokam ball courts located within Hohokam villages scattered
throughout Arizona, summarize what archaeologists propose they were used
for, and discuss how these public structures may relate to what is known
about the Mexican rubber ball games, which are still played today.
** This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event,
however, Old Pueblo members can attend PGMA functions at PGMA‘s
member-discount rates, and vice-versa. For details contact Pueblo Grande
Museum at 602-495-0901 or pueblogrande.com <http://www.pueblogrande.com> .
Saturday February 10, 2018: Tohono O'odham Nation, AZ
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Ventana Cave, Rock Art & Tohono
O'odham Children’s Shrine” car-caravan educational tour with archaeologist
Allen Dart departing from Tucson at the Park & Ride parking lot at I-10 and
Ruthrauff Rd. (northeast corner of the I-10 westbound Frontage Road at Exit
252) or at 7 a.m. on the east (front) side of the McDonalds Restaurant at
3160 N. Toltec Rd. in Eloy (accessible from I-10 Exit 203)
6 a.m. (Tucson departure) or 7 a.m. (Eloy departure) to 4 p.m. Fee $45
($36 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary
members; no charge for members or employees of the Tohono O’odham Nation)
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center offers this early-morning car-caravan
tour to visit the Ventana Cave National Historic Landmark site and a Native
American sacred site on theocon O’odham Nation. The Arizona State Museum’s
1940s excavations in Ventana Cave, led by archaeologists Emil W. Haury and
Julian Hayden, found evidence for human occupation extending from historic
times back to around 10,000 years ago. The cave, which actually is a very
large rock shelter, also contains pictographs, petroglyphs, and other
archaeological features used by Native Americans for thousands of years.
After visiting the cave we will stop at a Native American petroglyphs site
and the “Children’s Shrine,” a Tohono O'odham sacred site where legend says
Tohono O'odham children were offered to the waters to stop a great flood
that threatened to engulf the world. Tour leaves Tucson at 6 a.m. to ensure
the pictographs can be seen in the best morning light. Fees will benefit the
Tohono O’odham Hickiwan District’s efforts to develop a
caretaker-interpretive center at Ventana Cave, and the nonprofit Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center’s education programs.
Reservations and prepayment required by Wednesday February 7:
520-798-1201 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
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the above-listed activity please reply with “Send Ventana Cave flyer” in
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Saturday February 10, 2018: Tucson
“38th Annual Fort Lowell Day/La Reunión de El Fuerte! Celebrating
History and Community” sponsored by Old Fort Lowell Neighborhood
Association, Inc., from Fort Lowell Park (2900 N. Craycroft Rd.) to the San
Pedro Chapel (5230 E. Fort Lowell Rd.), Tucson*
Noon-4 p.m. Free
Did you know shell jewelry made by Hohokam people 1,000 years ago was
discovered during archaeological excavations at Fort Lowell's officer's
quarters just west of Craycroft Road? Come celebrate community history with
us! Learn about people and troopers of Fort Lowell as well as the people who
lived there before them. Archaeologist Ron Beckwith will be there to answer
your questions. Wide variety of activities and games for all ages! No
reservations needed.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information visit website www.oldfortlowellneighborhood.org
<http://www.oldfortlowellneighborhood.org> or contact Frank Flasch or
Colleen Sackheim at [log in to unmask]
Sunday February 11, 2018: Tumacácori, AZ
“Ian Yoem Weyeme (Yoeme Ways of Today) Celebration” at Tumacácori
National Historical Park, 1891 E. Frontage Rd., Tumacácori, Arizona*
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $5 admission to the park per adult, free for federal
pass holders and children under 16
Explore Yoeme (Yaqui) cultural traditions during this Tumacácori
National Historical Park event. Native craft demonstrators will be on the
grounds including carving traditional Yaqui masks, making maso puusim (ojo
de venado or buckeye) necklaces, creating gourd rattles, and making paper
flowers. At 1 p.m., author and educator Felipe Molina will speak inside the
historic mission church about the Yoeme waehma (semana santa, or Holy Week)
traditions that at one time took place at Tumacácori and continue to be an
important religious and cultural tradition in Yoeme communities on both
sides of the international border. Following the lecture, visitors can
observe and learn about the ceremony of the deer dance, performed by David
Valenzuela. The Yoeme people historically lived along the Yaqui River in
what is today the state of Sonora, Mexico. As Jesuit missionaries expanded
their missions northward through this region, some Yoeme joined the
northward movement into and beyond the territory of the Tumacácori mission.
Yoeme religious beliefs and ceremonies absorbed the new ideas, creating rich
traditions that continue today.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact call the visitor center at 520-377-5060 or visit
www.nps.gov/tuma <http://www.nps.gov/tuma> .
Monday February 12 and Friday February 23, 2018: Tubac, AZ
“Guided Tours of the Barrio de Tubac Archaeological Site” with Phil
Halpenny and Gwen Griffin starting at the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park
visitor center, 1 Burruel Street, Tubac, Arizona*
11 a.m.-1 p.m. each date; $10 fee includes all day admission to tour
the Presidio Park
This 1¼-mile guided walking tour goes to the Spanish colonial
archaeological site just south of the Park, where there are remnants of the
original Tubac town site including residence foundations, plaza area, a
refuse area, and a partial irrigation ditch. The Archaeological Conservancy
protects the site and requires participants to sign 'An Acknowledgement of
Risk Factors' before entering. Wear walking shoes, sunscreen and hat.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Tour is limited
to 15 so reservations are encouraged: 520-398-2252 or [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Tuesday February 13, 2018: Tijeras, NM
"Preserving Sandia Cave: Community Collaboration in Preserving Place,
Culture and Landscapes" presentation by Sandra Arazi-Coambs (archaeologist,
Cibola National Forest) and Carrin Rich (National Speleological Society) at
Sandia Ranger Station, 11776 Hwy 337, Tijeras, New Mexico*
6:30 p.m. Friends of Tijeras Pueblo members free; $5 donation
requested of nonmembers
Sandia Cave, a National Historic Landmark and a designated Traditional
Cultural Property that is culturally significant to numerous Pueblo groups,
is a Folsom period cave site that has played an important role in the
history of archaeological thought about the Paleoindian period and
southwestern archaeology. Despite its cultural and historical significance
and popularity ASA tourist destination, the integrity of the cave was
severely diminished by heavy and repeated vandalism. This presentation
provides an overview of the excavation history of Sandia Cave and uses the
collaborative restoration work there and subsequent attempts to interpret
and manage the cave as a means of addressing current issues in historic
preservation and the benefits of engaging local communities as active
partners in preservation efforts. Sandra Arazi-Coambs has worked as an
archaeologist since 2001 and with the Sandia area of the Cibola National
Forest for the past 11 years. Carrin Rich will not be able to attend the
program but Sandra wishes to acknowledge her work on the restoration portion
of this project.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact the Sandia Ranger District at 505-281-3304 or visit
www.friendsoftijeraspueblo.org <http://www.friendsoftijeraspueblo.org> .
Wednesday February 14, 2018: Coolidge, AZ
“The Ancient Hohokam Ballgame of Arizona” free presentation by
archaeologist Dr. Todd Bostwick at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
visitor center theater, 1100 W Ruins Drive, Coolidge, Arizona; supported by
Arizona Humanities*
12-1 p.m.; no fee for the program but normal entrance fees apply
The ancient Hohokam culture of Arizona constructed at least 200 ball
courts more than 800 years ago. These oval depressions were likely used to
play a ball game that originated in southern Mexico, where the game was
played with a rubber ball and had a very important role in reenacting the
creation of humans in this world. This presentation will describe the
recorded Hohokam ball courts located within Hohokam villages scattered
throughout Arizona, summarize what archaeologists propose they were used
for, and discuss how these public structures may relate to what is known
about the Mexican rubber ball games, which are still played today.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Dave Carney at 520-723-3172 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Thursday February 15, 2018: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought”
dinner featuring “Cochise and Bascom, How the Apache Wars Began” free
presentation by historian Doug Hocking at El Molinito Mexican
Restaurant,10180 N. Oracle Rd., Oro Valley, Arizona; cosponsored by Arizona
Humanities
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s
menu)
In 1861, Lieutenant George Bascom confronted Chiricahua Apache leader
Cochise demanding the return of the abducted boy, Felix Ward (aka Mickey
Free). The epic 14-day affair, 70 soldiers surrounded by 500 Apaches rescued
by the timely intervention of the cavalry, ended in blood with hostages
slain on both sides. Congress recognized Dr. Bernard Irwin, who rode with 12
men to relieve the beleaguered soldiers, with the first Medal of Honor.
Historians have come to credit Bascom with starting a war. This talk
explores the circumstances that led to the confrontation and how blame came
to rest on the lieutenant. Speaker Doug Hocking is an independent scholar
who has completed advanced studies in American history, ethnology, and
historical archaeology. In 2015, he won the Philip A. Danielson Award for
Best Presentation. Doug, who served in Military Intelligence and retired as
an armored cavalry officer, grew up among the Jicarilla Apache and paisanos
of the Rio Arriba. Doug writes both fiction and history. His work has
appeared in True West, Wild West, Buckskin Bulletin, Roundup Magazine, and
the Journal of Arizona History. Doug on the board of the Arizona Historical
Society, Cochise County Historical Society, the Oregon-California Trails
Association, and Westerners International. This program was made possible by
Arizona Humanities.
Reservations are required: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask] or 520-798-1201. PLEASE WAIT TO HEAR FROM OLD PUEBLO
WHETHER YOUR RESERVATION HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BEFORE ATTENDING because the
Fire Code limits how many guests we can have in the restaurant meeting room.
Reservations must be requested before 5 p.m. on the Wednesday before the
program date. Guests may select and purchase their own dinners from the
restaurant’s menu. There is no entry fee but donations will be requested to
benefit Old Pueblo’s educational efforts.
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Saturday February 17, 2018: El Paso
“LeRoy Unglaub Speaks on Prehistoric Scotland” sponsored by El Paso
Archaeological Societyat El Paso Museum of Archaeology, 4301 Transmountain
Road, El Paso*
2 p.m. Free
LeRoy Unglaub is a retired electronic engineer whose main interest in
recent years has been archaeology, specifically rock art. In 2017 he had the
opportunity to visit a number of famous archaeological sites in Scotland. He
will give a presentation “Prehistoric Scotland” showing five archaeological
sites in the Orkney and Shetland Islands to include the famous sites of
Skara Brae, Jarlshop, and Ness of Brodgar. Jarlshop is a site that was
almost continuously occupied for over 4,000 years with Neolithic, Bronze
Age, Iron Age, Viking, medieval, and 17th century ruins. Skara Brae is the
best-preserved Neolithic village in Europe complete with furnishings and
material goods from 3100 BC to 2500 BC. Ness of Brodgar is a recently
discovered site which may become the most significant Neolithic site in
Britain if not all of Europe.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact ****Fernando Arias at 915-449-9075 or
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Monday February 19, 2018:Tucson
“Protecting the Greater Chaco Landscape: The Role of Current Research
and Technology” free presentation by archaeologist Paul F. Reed for Arizona
Archaeological and Historical Society (AAHS) meeting at Banner University
Medical Center DuVal Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson*
7:30-9 p.m. Free
The Greater Chaco Landscape is threatened by increasing drilling
activity associated with development of the Mancos Shale via fracking. Many
groups and individuals have spoken up and banded together to fight this
threat, including Tucson’s Archaeology Southwest organization, which has
been actively engaged in this process for several years. Increasingly, it is
clear that ongoing archaeological research and the application of new
technologies are critically important in this effort. In this presentation,
archaeologist Paul F. Reed will summarize recent research and highlight its
importance for ensuring greater protection for the irreplaceable landscape
associated with ancient Chacoan society.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No
reservations needed. For details visit www.az-arch-and-hist.org
<http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org> or contact John D. Hall at 520-205-2553
or [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Thursday February 22, 2018: Las Cruces, NM
“A New Kind of Frontier: Hispanic Homesteaders in Eastern New Mexico”
free presentation by archaeologist Dr. Kelly L. Jenks for Human Systems
Research’s 45th Anniversary Lecture Series at University Terrace Good
Samaritan Village’s Social Center Auditorium, 3011 Buena Vida Circle, Las
Cruces New Mexico*
7-9 p.m. Free
The rural community of Los Ojitos in Guadalupe County, New Mexico was
settled in the late 1860s by the first generation of Hispanic homesteaders.
Many of these founding families came from Spanish-and Mexican-era land grant
communities where grantees shared the rights to common lands and the
responsibility to build and maintain irrigation ditches and other public
structures. In claiming homesteads in New Mexico’s Middle Pecos Valley,
these families were forced to adapt some of their traditional practices to
meet the requirements of a new physical environment and new American land
tenure laws. Recent archaeological and historical research at this site has
focused on understanding this transition, tracking these families from their
arrival in the 1860s to their eventual departure in the mid-twentieth
century. This presentation introduces the site of Los Ojitos and reflects on
this research, considering the evidence of and reasons for shifts in
agricultural and domestic practices. Dr. Kelly Jenks is an assistant
professor of anthropology at New Mexico State University specializing in
historical archaeology. Her research focuses on culture change,
commerce/trade, and the construction of social identities in the American
Southwest and Southern Plains. Her most recent research projects relating to
these topics have been at the Spanish land grant community of San Miguel del
Vado, the Hispano homestead site of Los Ojitos, and the San Diego paraje
(campsite) on the Camino Real.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Human Systems Research at 505-524-9456 or
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Friday February 23, 2018: Green Valley, AZ
CLASS FILLED – WAITING LIST “Modern and Historical O’odham Culture”
adult education class with archaeologist Allen Dart for OLLI-UA Green Valley
members at Pima Community College Room 203, 1250 W Continental Rd, Green
Valley, Arizona*
3:30 to 5 p.m. Open to OLLI-UA Green Valley members only: $140
semiannual (July 15-December 20) membership fee or $180 full-year (July
15-June 30) fee allows one to take this and many other OLLI courses.
One of many classes offered by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
(OLLI), this “Modern and Historical O’odham Culture” adult education class
covers how the “Four Southern Tribes” of Arizona share a close relationship
with one another and trace their ancestry to people who inhabited
south-central Arizona and part of northern Mexico through geographical,
archaeological, linguistic, oral tradition, and historical evidence. These
modern tribes refer to themselves as "O'odham" ('the people') in their
native language and historically have been called the Papago and Pima
Indians. They occupy several southern Arizona Indian reservations but many
of their members live and work in communities beyond the reservation
boundaries, in Arizona and elsewhere. This class provides a brief
introduction to the historical and modern O'odham cultures, their roots in
the ancient Paleoindian, Archaic, and Hohokam cultures identified by
archaeologists, and their prominent place in the modern world.
* 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 to
pay and register online; for information about this course contact Dean Curd
at 303-378-6233 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday February 24, 2018: Waddell, AZ
“Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for White Tank Mountain Conservancy
Speakers Program at Maricopa County White Tank Library, 20304 W. White Tank
Mountain Rd., Waddell, Arizona; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
1 to 2:30 p.m. Free
Ancient Indian pictographs (rock paintings) and petroglyphs (symbols
carved or pecked on rocks) are claimed by some to be forms of writing for
which meanings are known. But are such claims supported by archaeology or
by Native Americans themselves? Mr. Dart illustrates southwestern
petroglyphs and pictographs, and discusses how even the same rock art symbol
may be interpreted differently from popular, scientific, and modern Native
American perspectives. This program, which will include discussion of some
of the petroglyphs in White Tank Mountain Regional Park, is made possible by
Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Karen Krause at 623-888-2462 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]; for information about
the activity subject matter contact Allen Dart at 520-798-1201 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday March 3, 2018: Tucson
“Vista del Rio Archaeological Site” free tour guided by archaeologist
Allen Dart sponsored by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Vista del Rio
Residents' Association at the Vista del Rio Cultural Resource Park, 7575 E.
Desert Arbors St. (at Dos Hombres Road), Tucson
9-10 a.m. Free (reservations required)
In celebration of Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month,
archaeologist Allen Dart (Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's executive
director) leads this tour to Vista del Rio, an ancient village of the
Hohokam archaeological culture that inhabited southern Arizona between AD
650 and 1450.
Reservations required by Thursday March 1st. 520-798-1201 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
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Saturday March 3, 2018: Truth or Consequences, NM
“Camino de Tropeçones: Piros, Apaches, Spaniards, and the Long Road to
Disaster, c. 1600-1700” presentation by Dr. Michael Bletzer and Sierra
County Historical Society fundraising dinner for Geronimo Springs Museum at
Albert Lyons Event Center, 2953 S. Broadway, Truth or Consequences, New
Mexico*
5:30 p.m. opening, 6 p.m. dinner, 7p.m. presentation; dinner $25 per
person; $45/couple; $15 children 12 and under
In the summer of 1621, Gila Apaches ambushed a Spanish wagon train
with the New Mexico’s incoming new governor on the Camino Real not far from
present-day Engle, NM. Trapped in a canyon, the Spanish party was barely
rescued by Piro warriors from Senecú Pueblo. This episode marks the
beginning of the final stage of a decades-long string of hostilities that
had been triggered by Spanish slave raids on Apache encampments both west
and east of the Rio Grande. Through analysis of period documents from
Mexican and Spanish archives, as well as archaeological research at sites
like the Ancestral/Colonial Piro pueblo of Tzelaqui/Sevilleta, an
intriguingly complex picture emerges of shifting alliances, rebellions, and
population movements that long before the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 changed the
entire settlement landscape from the southern Tewa and Piro pueblos all the
way to El Paso and beyond.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Geronimo Springs Museum at 575-894-6600.
Monday-Thursday March 5-8, 2018: Ajo, AZ
“5th Tri-National Sonoran Desert Symposium” in Ajo, Arizona, at
Sonoran Desert Inn and Conference Center, 55 South Orilla Avenueand at
historic Curley School, 201 W. Esperanza Ave.*
Times TBA. $125 for entire symposium including meals; or daily rates
Tuesday and Wednesday$50 each, Thursday$30; Monday tours are free
The March 2018 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, and desert foodways. A variety of special
field trips will be scheduled for Monday March 5 and an opening reception
Monday evening. Plenary sessions, a rich choice of breakout sessions, and
ample networking time are scheduled for Tuesday through midday Thursday
March 6-8.
One presentation of note will be “Pottery of the Western Desert:
Puzzles and Possibilities” by Linda Gregonis and Rick Martynec, who note
that ceramics found in the western part of the Sonoran Desert have perplexed
archaeologists for decades. The typologies developed by Malcolm Rogers,
Julian Hayden, and others have been inadequate to describe what
archaeologists actually see on the ground. The goal of this presentation is
to open a discussion among those who have tried to analyze the pottery of
this region. Do the typologies as they exist work across time and space? Is
it possible to associate ethnic groups with particular pottery types or
shapes? What happens to pottery construction in an area where two distinct
ethnic groups interacted? How do different depositional contexts (potbreaks,
roasting pits, rockshelter caches) relate to human behavior in this driest
part of the Sonoran Desert? These are only a few of the questions the
authors hope to explore at the symposium and in a workshop they hope will
come out of their presentation.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information visit <http://www.sonoransymposium.com>
www.sonoransymposium.com.
Wednesday March 7, 2018: Sun Lakes, AZ
“Apaches and their Horses” free presentation by archaeologist Dr. Deni
J. Seymour at Ed Robson Branch Library, 9330 E. Riggs Road in Sun Lakes,
Arizona*
10:30 a.m. Free
An abbreviated history and historical anecdotes of horses among the
Apache. For many they do not become the Apache until the adoption of the
horse--which is said to have triggered the raiding adaptation. In this
presentation I address this and many other notions about the Apache and
their horses. No doubt, horses played a central role in the Apachean world
but the horse divide is not as pronounced as thought. I discuss various ways
in which horses changed the ancestral Apache lifeway, how horses survived
and thrived without European horse culture, how horses shaped warfare and
intercultural relations, and how horses were intertwined with family and
inter-band relations through horse trading and gambling. Horses were
integrated into Apachean lives in many ways, including through the use of
horse power and ceremonies, and they played a role in death rituals. While
the horse is maintained in contemporary culture, archaeological traces
document the historical role of the horse in rock art, horse bones,
landscape use, and artifacts.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Patty Dennehy at 602-652-3000.
Wednesday March 7, 2018: Phoenix
“The Earliest Apache in Arizona: Evidence and Arguments” free
presentation by archaeologist Dr. Deni J. Seymour sponsored by the nonprofit
Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary (PGMA) and Arizona Humanities at Pueblo
Grande Museum and Archaeological Park, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix**
6:30-8 p.m. Free
How did the Apache impact late prehistoric peoples? Research provides
evidence of ancestral Apaches in the southern Southwest as early as A.D.
1300. Evidence comes from chronometric dates obtained from storage features
(covered with grass or leaves), on Apache pottery, and from roasting pits,
all in direct association with other types of Apache material culture. A
continuous sequence of use from the A.D. 1300s through the late 1700s
provides new insights into a western route into this region and the presence
of the earliest ancestral Apache three centuries earlier than previously
thought, even in areas where Coronado did not see themed. Seymour is an
internationally recognized authority on protohistoric, Native American, and
Spanish colonial archaeology and ethno-history. For 30 years, she has
studied the Apache, Sobaípuri O’odham, and lesser-known mobile groups. She
has excavated Spanish presidios, numerous Kino-period missions, and several
indigenous sites. She works with indigenous groups, tackles the Coronado and
Niza expeditions, and is reworking the history of the pre-Spanish and
colonial period of the Southwest. This program was made possible by Arizona
Humanities.
** This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event,
however, Old Pueblo members can attend PGMA functions at PGMA‘s
member-discount rates, and vice-versa. For details contact Pueblo Grande
Museum at 602-495-0901 or pueblogrande.com <http://www.pueblogrande.com> .
Thursday March 8, 2018: Tucson
CANCELLED: The Arizona State Museum regrets to report that the
“Engineering Excellence: Prehistoric Agriculture of the Safford Basin”
presentation by Dr. James Neely that was scheduled for this date has been
cancelled. (This was not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored
activity.)
Saturday March 10, 2018: Tucson
“Arizona State Museum Open House, Benefit Sale, and Used Book Sale” at
the Arizona State Museum (ASM), University of Arizona, 1013 E. University
Blvd., Tucson*
10 a.m.-3 p.m. benefit sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. book sale, both on the ASM
front lawn; open house 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free
Come get to know the Arizona State Museum! In celebration of Arizona
Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month and as part of the Tucson Festival
of Books, you'll have the opportunity to go behind the scenes to meet
curators, visit laboratories, and tour collections areas in the largest and
busiest state-run archaeological repository in the nation. You'll also enjoy
sales of Native American art and used books. The Friends of the ASM
Collections present their annual Benefit Sale featuring an array of items
donated by individuals and estates throughout the year specifically to be
sold at this event. Peruse southwestern Native pottery, jewelry, baskets,
and more. The inventory is always different. Proceeds of this sale benefit
ASM's ethnological collections. And an all new selection of used
anthropology, history, biography, and general interest books with emphasis
on the U.S. Southwest and northern Mexico, starting at $1 and most under $5,
will be available during the ASM Used Book Sale, sponsored by the Arizona
Archaeological and Historical Society
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* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Darlene Lizarraga at 520-626-8381 or
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Saturday-Sunday March 10-11, 2018: Tucson
“The Old Pueblo’s Tools through Time at Science City,” Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center’s science and activity station during the Tucson Festival
of Books’ hands-on discovery days at Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium
on the University of Arizona Mall, 1601 E. University Blvd., Tucson
9:30-5:30 each day; free
Stop by Old Pueblo’s “Tools Through Time” tables at the Tucson
Festival of Books’ Science City events. Old Pueblo’s educators will show
children and adults how tool making and tool usage has changed from
prehistoric times until now. Visitors can enjoy demonstrations of
flintknapping (flaked-stone tool making) by expert flintknapper Sam
Greenleaf and hands on activities that includes making your own petroglyphs
and pottery.
No reservations are needed. For more information about the “Tools
Through Time” event contact Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]; for information about the
Tucson Festival of Books and Science City visit
<http://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/> http://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos about this
activity please reply with “Send Science City Flyer” in your email subject
line.
Saturday March 10, 2018: Mesa, AZ*
“Arizona Archaeology Expo” at the Arizona Museum of Natural History,
53 N. MacDonald, and at Mesa Grande Culture Park, 1000 Date Street, Mesa,
Arizona*
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Buy One Get One deal for admission to AzMNH on this
date
Come out and see the Mesa Grande Hohokam Platform Mound archaeological
site like you’ve never seen it before! The Arizona Museum of Natural History
is hosting the 2018 Arizona Archaeology Expo to kick off Archaeology
Awareness month statewide. There will be vendors, exhibitors, professional
archaeologists, crafts, and activities for the kids at Mesa Grande and
outside in front of the Arizona Museum of Natural History as well as a
lecture series in the AzMNH Theater from 11 am to 3 pm all for free! This
event is being held simultaneously at Mesa Grande Cultural Park and Arizona
Museum of Natural History.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Kris Powell at 602-542-7141 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Tuesday March 13, 2018: Tucson
“The Gift of the Morning Star” free presentation by Jerry Freund for
Arizona Pathfinders Pot Luck Dinner at the Arizona Historical Society Museum
Auditorium, 949 E. Second St., Tucson*
6 p.m. Free – Bring a pot luck dish
What is the Morning Star? What Is Its Impact on Plains Indian Culture?
Join Jerry Freund, docent at Tucson’s Medicine Man Gallery, as he shares the
history of his extraordinary Plains Indian beadwork collection! Born and
raised in Dodge City Kansas, Jerry grew interested in Plains Indian culture
at age 11. When he joined the Boy Scouts of America in the 1950s he traveled
many times to dance with native people in Pawnee, Oklahoma, and began
gathering his extensive art collection. Using several gorgeous pieces, he
will introduce different beadwork designs and explain their history and
cultural influence. This is a Pot Luck. Please bring food to share.
Pathfinders board members will provide coffee and dessert! Free Parking in
the Arizona Historical Society parking lot at the corner of Euclid and 2nd
St. (one block west of the History Museum; enter the lot from 2nd Street and
drive straight in).
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information visit www.azpathfinders.org <http://www.azpathfinders.org> or
email [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Thursday March 15, 2018: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought”
dinner featuring the presentation “El Camino del Diablo, The Devil's
Highway” by retired National Park Service Superintendent Charles R. “Butch”
Farabee at El Molinito Mexican Restaurant, 10180 N. Oracle Rd., Oro Valley,
Arizona
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s
menu)
On the National Register of Historic Places, El Camino del Diablo, The
Devil's Highway, is a brutal, 200-mile long, prehistoric and historic route
from northern Sonora to Yuma, Arizona, then on to the mission areas of
California. Used for at least a millennium by Native Americans,
conquistadores, Father Kino, miners, undocumented aliens, and modern-day
adventurers, El Camino crosses three large federal areas in the extreme
desert of southern Arizona, which is the focus of this presentation. A
reputed 400 to 2,000 lives have been lost traveling along our very own,
isolated and wild part of the Arizona-Mexico border, most from heat,
exposure, and a desperate lack of water. Join Butch Farabee, who has driven
this remote, four-wheel drive road six times, for a part history, part
travelogue, and part informational overview of this fascinating but humbling
area.
Reservations are required: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask] or 520-798-1201. PLEASE WAIT TO HEAR FROM OLD PUEBLO
WHETHER YOUR RESERVATION HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BEFORE ATTENDING because the
Fire Code limits how many guests we can have in the restaurant meeting room.
Reservations must be requested before 5 p.m. on the Wednesday before the
program date. 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.
**** IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos about
the above-listed activity please reply with “Send March 15 El Camino flyer”
in your email subject line.
Friday-Monday March 16-19, 2018: Tucson to El Paso, TX & Las Cruces-Mesilla,
NM
“Missions of the River Tour” sponsored by Southwestern Mission
Research Center in El Paso, Texas-Las Cruces-Mesilla area of New Mexico,
departing from Tucson*
$695 per person double occupancy, includes transportation, lodging,
and meals
Join the Southwestern Mission Research Center for a tour of the two
Spanish colonial missions of Socorro and Ysleta (in Texas), established by
the Spanish settlers and natives who fled northern New Mexico during the
1680 Pueblo Revolt. We a will also visit a rare presidio chapel and the
village of San Elizario, as well as the old adobe town of Mesilla, New
Mexico. This tour will include visits to museums, the Chile Pepper
Institute, and the charming J. Paul Taylor home. Enjoy sopaipillas, New
Mexico red and green chile, and some Texas BBQ, yum! A little shopping along
the way too. Since we are staying in the U.S. you will not need your
passport.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information or reservations contact Monica Young at 520-621-6278 or
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Saturday March 17, 2018: Phoenix
“The Earliest Apache in Arizona: Evidence and Arguments” free
presentation by archaeologist Dr. Deni J. Seymour sponsored by Phoenix
Public Library at the Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Ave., Phoenix;
cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
1 p.m. Free
For description see March 7 Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary listing
above.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information visit www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org
<http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org> or contact Phoenix Public Library
Adult Services Coordinator at 602-534-5076.
Monday March 19, 2018: Tucson
“Sights and Sounds of the Cocoraque Butte Rock Art Site” free
presentation by rock art researchers Peter Boyle and Janine Hernbrode for
Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society (AAHS) meeting at Banner
University Medical Center DuVal Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson*
7:30-9 p.m. Free
Presenters Boyle and Hernbrode recently completed a recording project
at the Cocoraque Butte petroglyphs complex spanning five field seasons. With
the help of a large group of volunteers and the sponsorship of AAHS they
recorded rock art, a variety of structures, and grinding features, as well a
large number of boulders that produce a clear, bell-like tone (“bell
rocks”). The complex, located in the Ironwood Forest National Monument and
on adjacent private land, contains more than 10,000 petroglyphs located on
twelve boulder-covered hills of various sizes, with the major concentrations
occurring on two of the largest hills. The rock art evidently was produced
over an extended time from the Early Agricultural through Hohokam periods
and likely into O’odham times. Analysis of the rock art motifs reveals a
large number of petroglyphs Boyle and Hernbrode interpret as relating to two
themes of importance to southwestern peoples: the Flower World and Human
Emergence as reflected in native origin stories. Of additional interest at
this site is the occurrence of over 120 bell rocks that show clear evidence
of prehistoric use. Sounds were elicited from the boulders by striking them
with wooden mallets, not rocks or metal objects, because the latter two
would damage the surfaces of these important features. The presence of such
a large number of bell rocks may be unprecedented in the Southwest and,
along with the rock art, suggests that the Cocoraque Butte complex was
utilized for communal activities, including ceremonies, and that these
events involved the production of music.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No
reservations needed. For details visit www.az-arch-and-hist.org
<http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org> or contact John D. Hall at 520-205-2553
or [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Tuesday March 20, 2018: Tucson-Marana, AZ
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “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. $20 ($16 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo
Grande Museum Auxiliary members)
To celebrate the vernal equinox and the annual Arizona Archaeology and
Heritage Awareness Month, 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 AD 650 and 1450.
Reservations and prepayment required by 5 p.m. Monday March 19.
520-798-1201 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
**** IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos about
the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer” and INCLUDE THE
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Saturday March 24, 2018: Springerville, AZ
“The Earliest Apache in Arizona: Evidence and Arguments” free
presentation by archaeologist Dr. Deni J. Seymour for Little Colorado River
Chapter, Arizona Archaeological Society, at Springerville Heritage Center ,
418 E. Main St., Springerville, Arizona*
1-2 p.m. Free
For description see March 7 Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary listing
above.
This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information about the event contact Susan Seils at 928-333-2656 ext 230 or
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Tuesday April 3, 2018: Arizona
“Arizona Gives Day” provides opportunities to make charitable
donations to benefit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and other Arizona
charities at any time at the Arizona Gives Day website!
Arizona Gives and Arizona Gives Day is a collaboration between the
Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits <http://arizonanonprofits.org> and Arizona
<http://arizonagrantmakersforum.org> Grantmakers Forum that began in 2013 to
connect people with causes they believe in and to build a lasting, stronger
spirit of philanthropy. This statewide, 24-hour, online giving campaign,
which takes place in early April each year, has helped raise more than $10.1
million for Arizona's nonprofit sector.
Arizona Gives helps people find, learn about, and contribute to the
causes they believe in while enabling nonprofits to share their stories and
engage the community through a unique online giving platform. Arizona Gives
Day helps raise awareness about Arizona nonprofits and the critical role
they play in our communities and state. It inspires people to give
generously to nonprofits, making our state stronger and creating a thriving
community for all.
To give or to learn more, visit https://www.azgives.org/ and enter
“Old Pueblo Archaeology Center” (without quotation marks) in the “Find
Organizations” cell in the upper right part of the web page. Then in Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center’s area of that page, click on the GIVE
<https://www.azgives.org/index.php?section=organizations&action=newDonation_
org&fwID=3957> link to donate or on the Learn more
<https://www.azgives.org/OldPuebloArchaeologyCenter> link for more
information.
YOU DON’T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL APRIL 3rdTO GIVE! Arizona Gives
<https://www.azgives.org/> is available for year-round giving. Donors can
create an account to preschedule donations, set-up recurring donations, and
make changes to their giving throughout the year or can checkout as a guest
and give immediately.
Tuesday-Thursday April 3-5, 2018: Tucson to Sonora, Mexico
“Kino Missions Tour” into Sonora, Mexico, with Fathers Greg Adolf and
John Arnold, ethnohistorian Dr. Dale Brenneman, and historic architect
Robert Vint, sponsored by Southwestern Mission Research Center (SMRC),
departing from Hotel Tucson City Center Inn Suites, 475 N. Granada Ave.,
Tucson*
8 a.m. Tuesday-6 to 7 p.m. Thursday; $525 per person includes
transportation, lodging (double occupancy), and meals
More than 300 years ago, a tireless Jesuit priest by the name of
Eusebio Francisco Kino made countless forays on horseback throughout much of
what is now the northern Mexican state of Sonora and Arizona. Father Kino
brought with him ideas and material culture – chiefly the Christian faith,
the Spanish language, cattle, and crops – that would change the region
deeply and forever. Join us in retracing the steps of Kino and the
missionaries who followed him. You’ll be guided by scholars and enthusiasts
who know and love the region and volunteer their time to share it with
others. Along the way you’ll stand in awe before the evocative church ruins
of Tumacácori and Tail, marvel at the mysteries of the spectral paintings on
the church walls at Pituita, delight in the exuberance of Magdalena, take in
the simple beauty of Quito, and bask in the rosy glow on the setting sun as
it reflects off the twin towers of Cab orca’s mission. You’ll take a side
trip into prehistory with a visit to the archaeological site of Trincheras
and its new museum. You’ll lunch al fresco near the river at Tebutam, and in
the shade of quince trees watered by the centuries-old acequia just across
from San Ignacio’s church. And at day’s end, you’ll savor dinner and
margaritas on the patio of our host motel. Best of all, you’ll have many
opportunities to meet the open and friendly people of Sonora—whose
traditions, language, and ethnicity combine the region’s Native and Spanish
cultures, representing the best of both worlds.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Reservation
deadline March 9. Passports required. For more information or reservations
contact Monica Young at 520-621-6278 or email [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Friday April 6, 2018: Tucson
“Arizona State Museum 125th Anniversary Celebration” at the Arizona
State Museum (ASM), University of Arizona, 1013 E. University Blvd., Tucson*
6:30-9 p.m. Free
ASM will be celebrating 125 years serving the state, serving the
university, and serving YOU. Please save the date because you are invited to
join us for a grand celebration. More information will be forthcoming.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Darlene Lizarraga at 520-626-8381 or
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Thursday April 19, 2018: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought”
dinner featuring the presentation “Phoenix Underground: Archaeological
Excavations at the Hohokam Village of La Villa” by archaeologist Dr. Michael
Lindeman at Karishma Mexican Restaurant, 5252 S. Mission Road (just south of
Irvington Rd.), Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s
menu)
During two archaeological excavation sessions in 2010-2014,
archaeologists from Desert Archaeology, Inc., looked under the streets of
Phoenix to find the remarkably well-preserved remains of the Hohokam village
of La Villa. Just as this location was settled historically to engage in
farming, it was ideal for the prehistoric farmers who founded La Villa –
close to the rich farmland of the floodplain and the water of the Salt
River. Canals extending from the river watered crops that fed the Hohokam
and that in years of abundance produced surplus that could be traded for a
variety of goods. The La Villa excavations revealed nearly 500
archaeological features including 154 pithouses, 92 mortuary features and La
Villa’s eastern plaza, with evidence for occupation spanning nearly 400
years.
Reservations are required: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask] or 520-798-1201. PLEASE WAIT TO HEAR FROM OLD PUEBLO
WHETHER YOUR RESERVATION HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BEFORE ATTENDING because the
Fire Code limits how many guests we can have in the restaurant meeting room.
Reservations must be requested before 5 p.m. on the Wednesday before the
program date. 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.
**** IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos about
the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer for April 19 Third
Thursday.”
Saturday May 5, 2018: Phoenix
“Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart sponsored by Phoenix Public Library
at the Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Ave., Phoenix; cosponsored by Arizona
Humanities*
1-2 p.m. Free
Ancient Indian pictographs (rock paintings) and petroglyphs (symbols
carved or pecked on rocks) are claimed by some to be forms of writing for
which meanings are known. But are such claims supported by archaeology or
by Native Americans themselves? Mr. Dart illustrates southwestern
petroglyphs and pictographs, and discusses how even the same rock art symbol
may be interpreted differently from popular, scientific, and modern Native
American perspectives. This program was made possible by Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Jeriann Thacker 602-534-5076 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Wednesdays May 9-May 30, 2018: Tucson
“Ancestral Hopi Archaeology” four-session class through the Humanities
Seminars, University of Arizona, in Dorothy Rubel Room, 1508 E. Helen
Street, Tucson*
9-11 a.m. Tuesdays. $95
The Hopi, who have maintained many of their ancient practices while
deftly navigating the dramatic changes of the last 500 years, are among the
world’s most fascinating and most studied peoples. This seminar will
introduce participants to the archaeology, anthropology, and history of the
Hopi people, answer questions, and dispel myths. Migration is the central
theme of Hopi oral tradition and archaeological evidence lends strong
support to the notion that Hopi ancestors migrated through many parts of the
US Southwest and were key players in large-scale social transformations.
This course will focus on three related topics: the Hopi people as an
ethnolinguistic community composed of many different social groups; Hopi
claims of affiliation with many different archaeological cultures (e.g.,
Anasazi, Mogollon, Hohokam); and correlations between archaeological
evidence of ancient events in the US Southwest and Hopi oral accounts of
their past. Dr. Patrick D. Lyons is Director of the Arizona State Museum and
Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Arizona.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact visit hsp.arizona.edu/ <http://hsp.arizona.edu/> or
call 520-626-7845.
Thursday May 12, 2018: Prescott, AZ
“The Earliest Apache in Arizona: Evidence and Arguments” free
presentation by archaeologist Dr. Deni J. Seymour at the Smoki Museum, 147
N. Arizona St., Prescott, Arizona*
2 p.m. Free
For description see March 7 Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary listing
above.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Cindy Gresser at 928-445-1230 or
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Saturday May 19, 2018: Green Valley, AZ
“Canoa Speaks O’odham” free lectures and video presentation at La
Posada at Park Center, 350 E. Morningside Road, Green Valley, Arizona;
cosponsored by the Friends of Canoa, Arizona Humanities, and Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center
****Time TBA. Free
Historically, the Canoa vicinity of the Santa Cruz River valley south
of San Xavier del Bac was an important stop for travelers, offering a
constant source of water in the dry Sonoran Desert. Historic maps from the
time of Father Kino (1690s) show a "water hole" in this valley segment and
later maps associate it with “canoas,” hollowed-out cottonwood logs used as
troughs to supply fresh drinking water. To date, very little historical
information has been shared about this region, which from early times had
been inhabited by Sobaípuri, Akimel, and Tohono O’odham who trace their
ancestry to the more ancient Hohokam and Middle Santa Cruz archaeological
cultures. In 2013, Pima County acquired the 4,800-acre property that
includes the historic Canoa Ranch and began efforts to restore the ranch
headquarters and open it to the public for tours, fostering a demand by the
public to know more about the region’s history. This year the Friends of
Canoa Heritage Foundation teamed with Arizona Humanities and Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center to help meet this demand by producing a series of four
short “Canoa Speaks O’odham” video segments narrated in both English and the
O’odham native tongue, since language preservation is a key element for this
project. Each video shares rare insights into the traditions of the O’odham,
and combined cuts from each of the short videos have been incorporated into
a longer video that will be shown for the first time at this May 19 public
lecture and movie event. Old Pueblo’s Executive Director Allen Dart will
open the program with a presentation about the archaeology of the Canoa
area, and Adam Andrews, a member of the Tohono O’odham Nation’s San Xavier
District, will follow with a discussion of modern San Xavier and Tohono
O’odham Nation education, government, and cultural affairs. The event
culminates in the “Canoa Speaks O’odham” video to encourage audience
discussion on language preservation and tribal communications. Subsequently
the videos will be published online at <http://www.VisitCanoa.com>
www.VisitCanoa.comto complement information shared in the recently completed
heritage interpretive-signage project at the Interstate-19 Canoa Rest Area.
For more information contact Dawn Morley at 520-289-3940 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Friday-Monday June 1-4, 2018: Grand Junction, CO
“American Rock Art Research Association (ARARA) 2018 Conference” at
the DoubleTree Hotel, 743 Horizon Dr., Grand Junction, Colorado*
Times TBA
In addition to featuring workshops, guest speakers, and a fabulous
vendor room, there will be opportunities to take field trips to Canyon
Pintado, which contains hundreds of archaeological sites and was on the
route used by the Dominguez-Escalante expedition, and to Sego Canyon, Utah,
which includes Ute, Fremont, and Barrier Canyon-style rock art panels. Watch
the ARARA web site for updates on the offered field trips.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information visit arara.wildapricot.org/Conference-Info
<https://arara.wildapricot.org/Conference-Info> or contact Donna Gillette
at [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> or Monica
Wadsworth-Seibel at [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Wednesday-Friday June 6-8, 2018: Scottsdale, AZ
“Arizona Historic Preservation Conference: Design in the Desert “at
Hotel Valley Ho, 6850 E Main St, Scottsdale, Arizona*
Times TBA; registration fee TBA; registration begins in January 2018
with early registration discounts.
For the past fifteen years, this conference has brought together
preservationists from around Arizona to exchange ideas and success stories,
share perspectives and solutions to preservation issues, and foster
cooperation between Arizona's diverse preservation community. The theme of
this year's conference, "Design in the Desert," focuses on adaptations that
enabled prehistoric inhabitants, indigenous tribes, Euro-American settlers,
and all of their descendants to make a living in the Arizona deserts. From
the construction of Hohokam pithouses and canals to contemporary passive
solar residences and water harvesting technology, the desire to live
comfortably and sustainably in the desert has informed and shaped the built
environment of our state. The conference includes presentations of the
annual Governor's Heritage Preservation Honor Awards and the Governor's
Awards in Public Archaeology on June 7.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information visit www.azpreservation.com <http://www.azpreservation.com> ,
call 602-568-6277, or [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Thursday September 20, 2018: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought”
dinner featuring the presentation “Frida's Roots: Understanding the Course
of Mexican History through Frida Kahlo's Art” by Dr. Michael M. Brescia
(Details coming)
Sundays October 7, 14, 21, & 28, and November 4 & 11, 2018: Tucson
"Basic Traditional Pottery Making Workshop" with Andy Ward at Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th Street, Tucson
2 to 5 p.m. each Sunday; Fee $95 ($80 for Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members) includes all materials
except clay, which participants will collect during class field trip
(Details coming)
Thursday October 18, 2018: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought”
dinner featuring the presentation “In Search of the First Americans across
the Greater Southwest” by archaeologist Dr. Vance T. Holliday
(Details coming)
(4) OLD PUEBLO ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER’S YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Reservations are taken continually for school classes and other
children’s groups take advantage of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s OPEN3
simulated archaeological excavation, OPENOUT archaeology outreach
presentations, and archaeological site-touring children’s education
programs.
The OPEN3 Simulated Archaeological Excavation Education Program
The Old Pueblo Educational Neighborhood (OPEN) program allows students
and adults to learn what archaeology is all about by excavation in “OPEN3,”
a full-scale model of an archaeological site. OPEN3 is a simulated
excavation site that archaeologists have constructed to resemble a southern
Arizona Hohokam Indian ruin. It has full-size replicas of prehistoric
pithouses and outdoor features that the Hohokam used for cooking, storage,
and other (sometimes surprising) purposes. Students participating in the
program get to learn and practice techniques used to excavate real
archaeological sites. They are also exposed to scientific interpretation of
how ancient people constructed their houses, what they looked like, ate, and
believed in, and how they created beauty in their lives.
OPENOUT Archaeology Outreach Presentations
Old Pueblo’s OPENOUT (Old Pueblo Educational Neighborhood Outreach)
program offers 45-60 minute presentations by professional archaeologists.
Each presentation shows kids how some aspects of everyday life have changed
while others have stayed the same.
The “Ancient People of Arizona” presentation gives children an
overview of how the Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi), Mogollon, and Hohokam
peoples lived. The “Lifestyle of the Hohokam” program shows children
how the ancient Hohokam lived.
The “Ancient People of Arizona” and “Lifestyle of the Hohokam”
presentations both include real and replica artifacts, plus abundant
illustrations to help children experience how prehistoric Native Americans
of our area lived and to appreciate the arts they created.
“What is an Archaeologist?” is a program designed to give children an
idea of what archaeologists do, how they do it, and how they learn about
people through their work. This presentation includes examples of the tools
archaeologists work with, real and replica artifacts, and activities to help
children experience how archaeologists interpret the past.
The hands-on materials and fun lesson plans in our OPENOUT programs
bring archaeology and the past alive for children and are a perfect prelude
for the OPEN3 simulated archaeological excavation program.
Tours for Youth
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center offers guided tours to real
archaeological sites for classrooms and other organized children’s groups.
Heritage sites that can be visited in this program include a choice of the
Picture Rocks petroglyphs site (visited by the school group shown in the
accompanying photo), Los Morteros Hohokam Village, or Vista del Rio Hohokam
Village. Each youth tour is a guided visit that does not include
archaeological excavation; participants are not allowed to collect
artifacts.
For details and pricing of our children’s education programs please
visit our
http://www.oldpueblo.org/programs/educational-programs/childrens-programs/
web page.
(5) 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/
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/
All of us at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center appreciate your
support! I hope you enjoy reading this and future issues of the Old Pueblo
Archaeology bulletin!
Regards,
Allen Dart, RPA, Executive Director (Volunteer)
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
PO Box 40577
Tucson AZ 85717-0577 USA
(520) 798-1201 office, (520) 798-1966 fax
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Disclosure: Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's Executive Director Allen
Dart volunteers his time to Old Pueblo. Mr. Dart works full-time as a
cultural resources specialist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation
Service in Arizona. Views expressed in communications from Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center do not necessarily represent views of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture or of the United States.
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