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.
January 10, 2014 “Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern Arizona Hohokam
Indians” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Saguaro National
Park-West, 2700 N. Kinney Rd., Tucson*
NEVADA: January 10-11, 2014 “Social Networks in the American Southwest”
14th Southwest Symposium at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas*
January 16, 2014 “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner & presentation,
“Hohokam and Mimbres Art and Ideology” with archaeologist Allen Dart at
ULike Asian Buffet Restaurant 330 S. Wilmot Rd., Tucson
January 19, 2014 "Ancient Native American Pottery of Southern Arizona"
free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Pima County Natural
Resources, Parks and Recreation at Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger
Road, Tucson*
January 20, 2014 “New Perspectives on the Origins of Maya Civilization:
Archaeological Investigations at Ceibal, Guatemala” free presentation by
Daniela Triadan for Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society monthly
meeting, Tucson*
January 26, 2014 "Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian
Rock Art" free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Red Rock State
Park, 4050 Red Rock Loop Rd., Sedona, Arizona *
January 26, 2014 “Seeds of Change, Bones of Contention: The Archaeology of
Kino's Wheat and Livestock” presentation by archaeologist Dr. Deni J.
Seymour at Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac,
Arizona*
February 1, 2014 “Rock Art and Archaeology of Ventana Cave” Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center carpooling educational tour with archaeologist Allen
Dart departing from Tucson
Sundays February 2, 9, 16 & 23, 2014 “Hohokam Pottery Identification
Workshop” instructed by ceramics analyst Linda Gregonis at Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th St., Tucson
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 17, 2014 “Households, Community, and Social Power at the Harris
Site, Mimbres Valley, New Mexico” free presentation by archaeologist Dr.
Barbara Roth for Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society monthly
meeting, Tucson*
February 20, 2014 “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner & presentation,
“Carbon 14 Dating, from the Earliest Dog to the World's Most Mysterious
Manuscript” with Professor Greg Hodgins at Amber Restaurant & Gallery,
Tucson
February 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 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, 2014 20th Anniversary “Old Pueblo - Young People” fundraising
raffle to benefit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s children's archaeology
and culture education programs; for tickets contact Old Pueblo at
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
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 bv the Society for Cultural Astronomy in the American Southwest
at the School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University,
Tempe.*
July 5, 2014 "Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern Arizona Hohokam
Indians" & "Modern and Historical O'odham Culture" free presentations by
archaeologist Allen Dart
at Colossal Cave Mountain Park, Vail, Arizona*
* Asterisked programs may be sponsored by organizations other than Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center.
(3) DETAILS ON UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
ON-GOING: OPEN3 simulated archaeological dig, OPENOUT archaeology
presentations, and guided tours of archaeological sites for children’s
groups
Reservations are being taken for school classes and other
children’s groups to experience the OPEN3 simulated archaeological
dig education program, to have archaeologists come to your
classrooms or children’s group activities to provide OPENOUT
archaeology outreach presentations, and to take guided tours to
local archaeological sites. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center offers a
hands-on simulated archaeological excavation program field trip in
which students apply social studies, science, and math skills in a
practical, real-life situation, as well as in-classroom archaeology
outreach presentations.
For more information on the OPEN3 and OPENOUT programs please
visit the following Old Pueblo Archaeology Center web pages:
OPEN3 Simulated Excavation for Classrooms
http://www.oldpueblo.org/open3.html
Classroom Outreach - “Ancient People of Arizona”:
http://www.oldpueblo.org/azplp.html
Classroom Outreach “What is an Archaeologist?”
http://www.oldpueblo.org/whatarch.html
Classroom Outreach “Lifesyle of the Hohokam” Classroom outreach presentation
http://www.oldpueblo.org/lifestyles.html
Site Tours for Classrooms
http://www.oldpueblo.org/sitetour.html
*****
Friday January 10, 2014
“Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern Arizona Hohokam Indians” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for National Park Service at
Saguaro National Park-West Visitor Center, 2700 N. Kinney Rd. west of
Tucson; cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council.*
2:30-4 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. 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 Park Ranger Chip Littlefield at 520-733-5158 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]
NEVADA: Friday & Saturday January 10-11, 2014
“Social Networks in the American Southwest” 14th Southwest Symposium in
the Philip J. Cohen Theatre, University of Nevada, Las Vegas*
**** Times and fees to be announced
How ideas spread across the landscape, how individuals integrated
themselves with others, and how they interacted with people within and
outside of their social groups in the distant past will be explored in
three of this biannual anthropology symposium’s four sessions. A fourth
session focuses on new methodological approaches being used in
southwestern archaeology to address research questions using the
archaeological record. Also there will be a poster session with open
content. The event begins with a reception at the Barrick Museum from
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Poster abstracts are due October 15, 2012.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. For
details visit http://anthro.unlv.edu.
Thursday January 16, 2014
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner
& presentation: “Hohokam and Mimbres Art and Ideology” with archaeologist
Allen Dart at ULike Asian Buffet Restaurant 330 S. Wilmot Rd., Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s menu)
Comparison of New Mexico’s Classic Mimbres (AD 1000-1130) rock art and
that of the contemporaneous Hohokam culture of southern Arizona helps
define the spheres of those cultures’ art and ideology. Certain icons are
common to both Hohokam and Mimbres rock art, whereas each culture also
exhibits repeated motifs that apparently were not produced by the other.
Comparison and contrast of the shared and unshared rock art images, and
of other aspects of Hohokam and Mimbres cultures, suggest similarities as
well as differences in their respective religious beliefs and practices.
The presenter for this “dinner-format” program is Allen Dart, a
registered professional archaeologist who works full time as State
Cultural Resources Specialist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation
Service and volunteers his time as Executive Director of Tucson’s Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center.
Guests may select and purchase their own dinners from the restaurant’s
menu. There is no entry fee but donations will be requested to benefit
Old Pueblo’s educational efforts. Because seating is limited in order for
the program to be in compliance with the Fire Code, those wishing to
attend must call 520-798-1201 and must have their reservations confirmed
before 5 p.m. Wednesday January 15.
**** IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos about
the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer” and INCLUDE THE
EVENT’S DATE in your email subject line.
Sunday January 19, 2014
“Ancient Native American Pottery of Southern Arizona” free presentation
by archaeologist Allen Dart for Pima County Natural Resources, Parks and
Recreation in the Rose Cottage at Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger
Road, Tucson*
1-2 p.m. Free
Using digital images and actual ancient pottery, archaeologist Allen Dart
shows Native American ceramic styles that characterized specific eras in
Arizona prehistory and history, and discusses how archaeologists use
pottery for dating archaeological sites and interpreting ancient
lifeways. Allen discusses the importance of context in archaeology, how
things people make change in style over time, and how different styles
are useful for identifying different cultures and for dating pottery.
Then he shows illustrations and examples of the pottery styles that were
made in southern Arizona by the ancient Early Ceramic and Hohokam
cultures, and historically by Piman (Tohono O’odham and Akimel O’odham),
Yuman (including Mohave and Maricopa), and Apachean peoples from as early
as 800 B.C. into the early twentieth century. Funding for program
provided by the Pima County Public Library.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No
reservations needed. For meeting details contact Sandy Reith at
520-749-3718 (Agua Caliente Park Ranch House) or [log in to unmask];
for information about the presentation subject matter contact Allen Dart
at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Monday January 20, 2014
“New Perspectives on the Origins of Maya Civilization: Archaeological
Investigations at Ceibal, Guatemala” free presentation by archaeologist
Dr. Daniela Triadan for Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society
monthly meeting at University of Arizona Medical Center's Duval
Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson*
7:30-9 p.m. Free
Daniela Triadan will discuss research at Ceibal, which is providing new
insights into the formation of one of the earliest sedentary communities
in the Maya lowlands, adding to our knowledge of when and how Maya
civilization developed.
* 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.
Sunday January 26, 2014
"Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art" free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Red Rock State Park, 4050 Red
Rock Loop Rd., Sedona, Arizona, cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities
Council*
2-3 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 Eric Buzonas in Sedona
at 928-282-6907 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, January 26, 2014
“Seeds of Change, Bones of Contention: The Archaeology of Kino's Wheat
and Livestock” presentation by archaeologist Dr. Deni J. Seymour at Tubac
Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, Arizona*
2 p.m. Free except for general park admission fee
Recent excavations on Sobaípuri O’odham sites in the San Pedro and Santa
Cruz valleys have produced evidence of wheat, beans, maize, and faunal
remains. This earliest known archaeological evidence of wheat and beans
for the O'odham has been preserved owing to unusual contextual
circumstances. Documentary and archaeological evidence are combined with
information from ethnographic and modern sources to understand the
character of these crops, the degree of acculturation, and the role of
Old World crops and livestock in O'odham life in the 1690s.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information call 520-398-2252 or visit
http://azstateparks.com/Parks/TUPR/.
Saturday February 1, 2014
“Rock Art and Archaeology of Ventana Cave” Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
carpooling educational tour with archaeologist Allen Dart departing from
Pima Community College, 401 N. Bonita Ave., Tucson
6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Fee $35 ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and
Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members; no charge for members or
employees of the Tohono O’odham Nation)
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center offers this early-morning carpool tour onto
the Tohono O’odham Nation to visit the Ventana Cave National Historic
Landmark site. During the Arizona State Museum’s 1940s excavations in the
cave, led by archaeologists Emil W. Haury and Julian Hayden, evidence was
found for human occupation going back from historic times to around
10,000 years ago. The cave, which actually is a very large rockshelter,
also contains pictographs, petroglyphs, and other archaeological features
used by Native Americans for thousands of years. Tour leaves Tucson at
6:30 a.m. to ensure the pictographs can be seen in the best morning
light. Fees will benefit the Tohono O’odham Hickiwan District’s efforts
to develop a caretaker-interpretive center at Ventana Cave, and the
nonprofit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s education programs.
Reservations required by Wednesday January 29: 520-798-1201 or
[log in to unmask]
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Sundays February 2, 9, 16 & 23, 2014
“Hohokam Pottery Identification Workshop” instructed by archaeological
ceramics analyst Linda Gregonis at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W.
44th St., Tucson (in the Tucson Unified School District's Ajo Service
Center, just west of La Cholla Blvd., ½-mile north of John F. Kennedy
Park)
2-4 p.m. each Sunday. $65 ($52 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and
Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members) fee includes all materials and
equipment
In this workshop participants will get hands-on experience, learning how
to identify and analyze sherds that date primarily to the Pioneer and
Colonial periods (ca. A.D. 300 to 900) from the Redtail archaeological
site (part of the Los Morteros Hohokam Community complex at the northern
end of the Tucson Mountains). We'll look at the entire thousand-year
range of Hohokam pottery, too, so that participants can have a better
idea of what they're seeing when in the field. Bring a 10X-magnification
hand lens if you have one. Minimum enrollment 6, maximum 15.
Reservations required by Wednesday January 29: 520-798-1201 or
[log in to unmask]
**** IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos about
the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer” and INCLUDE THE
EVENT’S DATE in your email subject line.
Friday 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. LaCanada 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.
Monday February 17, 2014
“Households, Community, and Social Power at the Harris Site, Mimbres
Valley, New Mexico” free presentation by archaeologist Dr. Barbara Roth
for Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society monthly meeting at
University of Arizona Medical Center's Duval Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell
Ave., Tucson*
7:30-9 p.m. Free
****Description to be provided later.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No
reservations are needed. For details contact Jon Boyd at Tucson telephone
520-444-6385 or visit www.az-arch-and-hist.org.
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.
**** IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos about
the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer” and INCLUDE THE
EVENT’S DATE in your email subject line.
Friday 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. LaCanada
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.
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]
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]
Tuesday March 18, 2014
20th Anniversary “Old Pueblo - Young People” fundraising raffle at Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th Street, Tucson, to benefit Old
Pueblo's children's archaeology and culture education programs
In celebration of its 20th anniversary of becoming a nonprofit
corporation in Arizona, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center will hold a raffle
to raise funds for providing its OPEN3 simulated archaeological dig field
trips, OPENOUT in-classroom education programs for kids, and guided
archaeological site tours for children whose parents and schools are too
poor to afford the fees that Old Pueblo normally charges for its
education programs. Some of the raffle funds also will be used to support
Old Pueblo’s day-to-day operations including program scheduling,
bookkeeping, and indirect costs. Multiple prizes, most with a
southwestern cultures theme, will be awarded in this raffle, and you
don't need to be present to win! Raffle tickets are 6 for $10, or $2
singly. To obtain tickets or a list of the raffle prizes that will be
awarded please contact Old Pueblo at 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 otyher
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 bv
the Society for Cultural Astronomy (SCA) in the American Southwest in the
School of Earth and Space Exploration’s Marston Exploration Theater,
Arizona State University, Tempe.*
Times and registration fees to be announced. SCA members receive a 15%
discount.
The theme for this third southwestern archaeoastronomy conference,
cochaired by Ric Alling (Marston Exploration Theater Manager), Todd
Bostwick, (Director of Archaeology at Verde Valley Archaeology Center
[VVAC] and Senior Research Archaeologist at PaleoWest Archaeology), and
Ken Zoll (VVAC Executive Director) is “Charting a Formal Methodology for
Cultural Astronomy Research.” A Pre-Conference Workshop on June 6 will
explore basic formulas, common pitfalls, and the wealth of computer-based
resources available to the contemporary cultural astronomy researcher.
Presentation of papers and posters will be on June 7. Contributed Papers
discuss the results of fieldwork or lab research.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. Online
and mail conference registration will be available in January 2014.
Additional information about the conference and membership in SCA can be
obtained at www.scaas.org or by email to [log in to unmask]
Saturday July 5, 2014
“Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern Arizona Hohokam Indians” and
“Modern and Historical O'odham Culture” free presentations by
archaeologist Allen Dart for the “Ha:san Bak Saguaro Harvest Celebration”
at Colossal Cave Mountain Park, 16721 E. Old Spanish Trail, Vail,
Arizona. Cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council.*
2-4 p.m. Free
The Hohokam Native American culture flourished in southern Arizona from
the sixth through fifteenth centuries, and the Akimel O'odham (Pima) and
Tohono O'odham (Papago) occupied this region historically. Ancient
Hohokam artifacts, architecture, and other material culture provide
archaeologists with clues for identifying where the Hohokam lived, for
interpreting how they adapted to the Sonoran Desert for centuries, and
explaining why the Hohokam culture mysteriously disappeared. In this
presentation archaeologist Allen Dart illustrates the material culture of
the Hohokam and presents possible interpretations about their
relationships to the natural world, their time reckoning, religious
practices, beliefs, and deities, and possible reasons for the eventual
demise of their way of life. The Hohokam discussion is followed by
information about the historical and modern O'odham cultures of southern
Arizona, and how they relate to the Hohokam. Funding for the program is
provided by the Arizona Humanities Council.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. For event
details contact Lauren Hohl at the Park at 520-647-7121 or
[log in to unmask]; for information about the activity subject
matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or
[log in to unmask]
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Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s mission is to educate children and
adults to understand and appreciate archaeology and other
cultures, to foster the preservation of archaeological and
historical sites, and to develop a lifelong concern for the
importance of nonrenewable resources and traditional cultures. Old
Pueblo is recognized as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization
under the U.S. tax code, therefore donations and Old Pueblo
membership fees are tax-deductible up to amounts allowed by the
Internal Revenue Service.
If you are a member of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SUPPORT! If you are not an Old Pueblo member we would be
grateful if you would become a member so you can provide more
support for our education and research programs and receive
membership benefits. You can become a member by going to Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center’s http://www.oldpueblo.org/member.html
web page, scrolling to the bottom of that page, and following the
instructions for using our secure online membership form or our
printable Enrollment/Subscription form.
Membership fees, and donations, also can be made using cash or
check. Checks may be made payable to “OPAC” and mailed to Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center, PO Box 40577, Tucson AZ 85717-0577.
(Please do not send cash through the mail.) You can also donate
using your Visa, MasterCard, or Discover credit card, either by
calling Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201 or by clicking on “Donation
Form” at Old Pueblo’s secure www.oldpueblo.org/donate.html web
page.
All of us at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center appreciate your support!
Regards,
Allen Dart, RPA, Executive Director (Volunteer)
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
PO Box 40577
Tucson AZ 85717-0577 USA
(520) 798-1201 office, (520) 798-1966 fax
Email: [log in to unmask]
URL: www.oldpueblo.org
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Disclosure: Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's Executive Director
Allen Dart volunteers his time to Old Pueblo. Mr. Dart works
full-time as a cultural resources specialist for the USDA Natural
Resources Conservation Service in Arizona. Views expressed in
communications from Old Pueblo Archaeology Center do not
necessarily represent views of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
or of the United States.
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