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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(1) 
Tax Reform Act May Curtail Charitable Contributions

(2) 
“Millions for Tucson” Raffle Reprise 

(3) 
Upcoming Activities 

(4) 
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s youth education programs 

(5)
Our Mission and Support 

(6)
Our Announcements and Opt-Out Options
 
 
(1) TAX REFORM ACT MAY CURTAIL CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS
 
According to a December 27 Los Angeles Times article by Bryan McQueeney (
<http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-mcqueeney-charitable-giving-unde
r-new-tax-law-20171227-story.html>
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-mcqueeney-charitable-giving-under
-new-tax-law-20171227-story.html) the recently enacted federal Tax Cuts and
Jobs Act will devastate charitable giving. Although this new tax reform act
preserves the deductibility of charitable donations, it raises the standard
deduction for tax filings and limits deductions of state and local income
and property taxes. The tax law changes likely will result in millions of
taxpayers no longer itemizing their charitable gift deductions, which will
give many of them fewer incentives to give.
 
However, if you will itemize your charitable donation deductions on your
income tax return for 2017, you still have time to make year-end
contributions to Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and your other favored
charities. To make a year-end gift to Old Pueblo you can donate using your
Visa, MasterCard, or Discover card by going to our
<http://www.oldpueblo.org/about-us/donations/>
www.oldpueblo.org/about-us/donations/ page and clicking on the high­lighted
<http://www.oldpueblo.org/forms/donorfrm.php> online donation form link; or
by calling 520-798-1201 to authorize Old Pueblo to charge your donation to
your credit card. Or, you can mail us a donation check (dated in December
2017 and payable to “OPAC”) or mail your charge-card authorization to the PO
box address below with the following credit-card information:
 
1. Name on credit card
2. Credit card account no.
3. Credit card expiration date (month and year)
4. Credit card 3-digit security code
5. Your signature
6. Date signed
 
(Please do not send us any of the above credit-card information in an
email!)
 
Please address all mailed donations and information to:
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
PO Box 40577
Tucson AZ 85717
 
 
(2) “MILLIONS FOR TUCSON” RAFFLE REPRISE
 
      Tucson’s Jim Click Automotive Team held its “Millions for Tucson”
Raffle of a 2017 Ford Explorer Platinum SUV, two first-class airline tickets
to anywhere in the world, and one $5,000 cash prize on Thursday December 14,
2017, to benefit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and 393 other participating
southern Arizona charities. Old Pueblo sold 122 tickets for this fundraiser,
bringing in a total of $2,475 in revenues that we hadn’t anticipated in our
budget for our 2017 fiscal year. Most of this windfall will be used to
provide classroom scholarships to offset the costs we normally charge
southern Arizona schools to have their students participate in Old Pueblo’s
archaeology education programs. Our classroom scholarships program helps
children from economically disadvantaged schools go on Old Pueblo’s class
field trips to participate in a simulated archaeological excavation and to
visit real archaeological sites at reduced program rates. Our classroom
scholarships cover 100% of our program fees for classrooms from schools in
which more than 75 percent of the students qualify for free and reduced-rate
meal support according to the latest data posted on the Arizona Department
of Education’s web site. The scholarships also can cover 50% of the costs
for classes in which 51% to 75% of the kids qualify for free or reduced-cost
meals, and 20% of the costs for those in which 26% to 50% of the students
are eligible for the free or low-cost meals support. The “Millions for
Tucson” support also will help offset expenses of Old Pueblo’s efforts 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.
      Nicole Pecha of Tucson whowon the third prize of $5,000 (ticket sold
by Tucson Soccer Academy) and Robert Crow of Gold Canyon, Arizona, won the
second prize of the two plane tickets (ticket sold by Arizona Youth
Partnership). John MacTaggart of Green Valley, Arizona, won the 2017 Ford
Explorer Platinum (ticket sold by Friends of Madera Canyon). Congratulations
to the winners and a big THANK YOU to the Jim Click Automotive Team!
 
 
(3) UPCOMING ACTIVITIES 
 
Wednesday January 3, 2018: Phoenix
      “Ancient Southwestern Native American Pottery” free presentation by
archaeologist Allen Dart for the Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary at Pueblo
Grande Museum, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix; cosponsored by Arizona
Humanities*
      6:30 to 8 p.m. Free 
      In this presentation Mr. Dart shows and discusses Native American
ceramic styles that characterized specific peoples and eras in the U.S.
Southwest prior to about 1450, and talks about how archaeologists use
pottery for dating archaeological sites and interpreting ancient lifeways.
He discusses the importance of context in archaeology, how the things people
make change in style over time, and how different styles are useful for
identifying different cultures and for dating archaeological sites. His many
illustrations include examples of ancient pottery types made throughout the
American Southwest from about 2000 to 500 years ago. This program was made
possible by Arizona Humanities.
      * This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No
reservations are needed. For details contact the Pueblo Grande Museum in
Phoenix at 602-495-0901 or Don Appel at  <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]; for information about the presentation subject matter
contact Allen Dart at 520-798-1201 or  <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]
 
 
Thursday-Sunday January 4-7, 2018: Denver
      “Pushing Boundaries” is the theme of the 16th Biennial Southwest
Symposium at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd.,
Denver*
      Times TBA; registration fee $80 ($40 students)
      Boundaries are lines that make and mark spatial distinctions.
Archaeologically, they are used to separate time periods as well. The
organizers of this symposium hope to push geographic, theoretical, temporal,
practical, and conceptual boundaries. In four invited paper sessions, the
Symposium will explore 1) the formation and meaning of Bears Ears National
Monument, 2) new research in chronology and chronometry, 3) Plains-Pueblo
interactions, and 3) new developments in museum archaeology and
collections-based research. University of Colorado at Boulder Professor
Steve Lekson will give the keynote address and there will be optional and
free training sessions to enhance written and spoken science communication
skills, and multiple opportunities for informal socializing and networking
in a variety of settings, including free breakfasts, lunches, and
receptions.
            * This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information visit southwestsymposium2018.dmns.org/
<http://southwestsymposium2018.dmns.org/> ; or contact Taylor Foreman at
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>  or Steve Nash at
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> ).
 
 
Saturday January 6, 2018: Tohono O'odham Reservation, AZ
      TOUR FILLED – WAITING LIST STARTED “Baboquivari Peak Sacred Cave and
Petroglyphs” car-caravan educational tour with Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
executive director Allen Dart departing from Pima Community College, 401 N.
Bonita Ave., Tucson (or meet tour in Baboqui­vari Campground) to sites in
and near Topawa on Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation, Arizona
      Starts at 7 a.m. in Tucson at Pima Community Col­lege Community
Campus, 401 N. Bonita Ave.; or meet tour at 8:30 a.m. in Baboqui­vari
Campground east of Topawa on the reservation; ends around 4 p.m. at Picture
Rock on the reservation; estimated return time to Tucson 5:30 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) 
      This educational adventure into Native American culture travels to the
Tohono O'odham (Papago) Indian Reservation to visit the historic Baboquivari
Camp, a Tohono O'odham traditional sacred cave, and the Picture Rock
petroglyphs archaeological site. We will car-caravan from Tucson to Topawa,
Arizona, then drive 12 miles east toward Baboquivari Peak (the legendary
home of the Tohono O'odham Creator deity I’itoi) to Baboquivari Camp, a
historic Civilian Conservation Corps headquarters camp site in the oak
woodland just below Baboquivari Peak. From there, trip participants who are
able can go on a two-mile-roundtrip, 1,100-foot-elevation-difference hike
(classified as very difficult) up a trail leading halfway up the peak to
visit a cave site traditionally believed to be one of the homes of the deity
I’itoi. After returning from the hike we will visit Picture Rock, a small
butte that contains petroglyphs and pictographs, bedrock mortars, and
ancient artifacts. Modern Tohono O’odham offerings may be present in some of
the visited locations. Artifact collecting is not permitted, and photos are
not allowed in the cave but are OK outside of it. Campers must bring their
own food and water, as there are no convenience stores or fast food nearby.
      Reservations and prepayment required by Wednesday January 3:
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 for Baboquivari
trip” in your email subject line.
 
 
Saturday January 6, 2018: Phoenix
      “Archaeology for Kids” simulated archaeological excavation opportunity
for children at Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park, 4619 E.
Washington St., Phoenix**
      9:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. $15**
      Children ages 7 to 12 can explore the science of archaeology by doing
a simulated excavation. Learn how to identify artifacts and discover how
archaeologists use them to learn about past cultures. Portion of class is
outdoors. Participants must dress appropriately for weather. Bring hat,
bottled water, and sun screen.
      ** This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event,
however, Old Pueblo members can attend PGMA functions at PGMA‘s
member-discount rates, and vice-versa. Advance registration is required by
January 5. For details contact Pueblo Grande Museum at 602-495-0901 or
pueblogrande.com <http://www.pueblogrande.com> .
 
 
Saturday January 6, 2018: Dragoon, AZ
      “Casas Grandes Clothing and Identity” free presentation by
archaeologist Dr. Christine VanPool at the Amerind Museum, 2100 N. Amerind
Rd. Dragoon, Arizona*
      1 p.m. Free
      Casas Grandes Medio period human effigies portray males and females in
different stances and types of clothing. These variances reflect aspects of
Casas Grandes gender roles, identity, and ritual. Join Dr. Christine VanPool
(University of Missouri) as she examines these differences and provides
insight into Casas Grandes culture. VanPool has written extensively on Casas
Grandes and southwestern archaeology, iconography, religion, and
archaeological method and theory. Her writings include Signs of the Casas
Grandes Shamans and Religion in the Pre-Hispanic Southwest. This program is
supported in part by Arizona Humanities.
      * This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact **** Anna Schneider at [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>  or Kelly Holt at [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>  or call 520-586-3666.
 
 
Wednesday January 10, 2018: Tubac, AZ
      “Guided Tour of the Barrio de Tubac Archaeological Site” starting at
Tubac Presidio State Historic Park visitor center, 1 Burruel Street, Tubac,
Arizona*
      11 a.m.-1 p.m. $10 fee includes all-day admission to tour the Presidio
Park
      Special tour by Phil Halpenny and Gwen Griffin of the Spanish colonial
archaeological site just south of the Park. The Barrio de Tubac
archaeological site preserves remnants of the original Tubac town site
including residence foundations, plaza area, a refuse area, and an
irrigation ditch segment. The site is owned by the Archaeological
Conservancy so participants must sign an acknowledgement of risk form before
entering. Tour involves a walk of about 1¼ miles. Bring water and wear
walking shoes, sunscreen, and a hat. 
      * This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Tour limited to
15; reservations encouraged. For more information call 520-398-2252 or email
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> 
 
 
Wednesday January 10, 2018: Coolidge, AZ
      “Father Kino: Journey to Discovery” presentation by historical
geographer Barbara Jaquay at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, 1100 W.
Ruins Drive, Coolidge, Arizona* 
      12 to 1 p.m.; no fee for the program but normal entrance fees apply
      Beginning January 10 through February 28, Casa Grande Ruins will host
its annual speaker series every Wednesday at noon. For the January 10
program speaker Barbara Jaquay will present about how Jesuit Father
Francisco Kino bridged the gap between European and Native American worlds
through his charismatic and caring heart. Kino was a cartographer, explorer,
geographer, scientist, and a man with a mission. Through his knowledge of
agriculture, he introduced new livestock breeds and taught animal husbandry
to the natives to increase the stock. The new plants and fruit trees he
brought to the New World increased the variety of foods the Native Americans
had to eat and increased their ability to withstand seasonal changes. Father
Kino brought a new religion to the native in a nonthreatening manner. His
scientific knowledge allowed him to make new discoveries.
Dr. 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.  She also has written on the Caribbean cotton industry
and about Cuba and Costa Rica. In addition to having visted over 40
countries she has followed many of Father Kino’s journeys of discovery as
she visited his missions in Arizona and Mexico. 
       * This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information visit  <http://www.nps.gov/cagr> www.nps.gov/cagr or call
520-723-3172.
 
 
Wednesday January 10, 2018: Cave Creek, AZ
      “Ancient Southwestern Native American Pottery” free presentation by
archaeologist Allen Dart for Arizona Archaeological Society-Desert Foothills
Chapter’s monthly meeting at Good Shepherd of the Hills Episcopal Church,
6502 E. Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek, Arizona, cosponsored by Arizona
Humanities*
      7 to 8:30 p.m. Free 
      In this presentation Mr. Dart shows and discusses Native American
ceramic styles that characterized specific peoples and eras in the U.S.
Southwest prior to about 1450, and talks about how archaeologists use
pottery for dating archaeological sites and interpreting ancient lifeways.
He discusses the importance of context in archaeology, how the things people
make change in style over time, and how different styles are useful for
identifying different cultures and for dating archaeological sites. His many
illustrations include examples of ancient pottery types made throughout the
American Southwest from about 2000 to 500 years ago. This program was made
possible by Arizona Humanities.
      * This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No
reservations are needed. For details contact Mary Kearney at 623-687-0721 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
 
 
Friday January 12, 2018: Marana, AZ
      “Marana Gastronomy Tour” sponsored by Town of Marana, departing from
and returning to the Tucson Premium Outlets at Marana Center, 6401 W. Marana
Center Blvd. (right off the I-10 freeway at Twin Peaks Road in Marana,
Arizona)*

      12:30-6 p.m. $109 per person includes tour, coach transportation, and
tastings

      Experience an epicurean journey illuminated by 4,000 years of
agriculture as you get close enough to the Sonoran Desert to taste it!
Archaeologist Dr. Suzanne Fish, University of Arizona Emerita Professor and
Arizona State Museum Curator, and one of the world’s experts on Hohokam
foodways in the region, leads this tour where you will learn about the
cultures that farmed and foraged in this area for thousands of years and
built the oldest agricultural irrigation canal system found in North
America. Along the way you will discover wild Sonoran Desert flavors that
inspire chefs, gourmet foragers, brewmasters, artisanal bakers, and
distillers today. The tour features exclusive tastings of ancient Sonoran
wild foods creatively reimagined, including a multi-course tasting on small
plates with a paired cocktail at The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain presented
by Chef David Serus, Maître Cuisinier de France (Master Chef of France). The
Marana Gastronomy Tours are the first tours approved by UNESCO's Creative
Cities Network member, Tucson City of Gastronomy, the first UNESCO City of
Gastronomy in the U.S. 
      * This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Each tour is
limited to 13 people. To register or for additional tour information visit
www.discovermarana.org/gastronomy-tour/
<http://www.discovermarana.org/gastronomy-tour/>  or contact Laura Cortelyou
at 520-382-1988 or [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
.
 
 
Saturday January 13: 2018: Tubac, AZ
      “Walking Tours of Old Tubac” starting at the Tubac Presidio State
Historic Park visitor center, 1 Burruel Street, Tubac, Arizona*
      10 a.m.-12 noon. $10 fee includes all-day admission to tour the
Presidio Park 
      Come explore colorful Old Tubac that even some of the locals don’t
know about! Guided by Connie Gessler, you’ll discover fascinating facts
about the town’s early adobe buildings and learn about Arizona’s first
European settlement. Topics like early Native American inhabitants, Spanish
explorers, American pioneers, Apache attacks, kidnappings, and other
exciting episodes are discussed. Wear walking shoes, sunscreen, and a hat.
      * This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Tour limited to
20; reservations requested. For more information call 520-398-2252 or email
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
 
 
Saturday January 13, 2018: Tucson
       “Who Are the Sobaípuri O’odham: The Sobaípuri Legacy at the San
Xavier/Wa:k Community” free presentation and video by Deni J. Seymour, Tony
Burrell, and David Tenario at Arizona History Museum, 949 E. 2nd St.,
Tucson*
      1 p.m. Free 
      Over the last couple of decades much has been learned about the
Sobaípuri O'odham who inhabited southern Arizona’s Santa Cruz and San Pedro
valleys at the dawn of written history. However, their actual history
differs substantially in many ways from commonly held notions. The
archaeological and ethnohistoric research of the presenters provides new
perspectives on where and how the Sobaípuri lived, how long they occupied
the valleys of southern Arizona, their relationship to the ancient Hohokam,
and other topics. Special reference will be made to the Sobaípuri of San
Xavier del Bac (Wa:k), where descendant populations reside. Dr. Deni Seymour
is joined by her associates, Elder Tony Burrell and Cultural Specialist
David Tenario of Wa:k, in presenting their video entitled “Who Are the
Sobaípuri O’odham?” followed by interactive lectures and discussions.
Through these means they strive to promote understanding of the human
experience through the eyes of the Wa:k O’odham and their ancestors. Using
discussions and interviews with Wa:k O’odham community members, the video
and subsequent discussions highlight the issues of how public policy,
politics, and economic interest have influenced our understanding of the
Wa:k O’odham and how their heritage has been shaped and in some cases
erased. This program is made possible by Arizona Humanities.
      * This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information visit www.arizonahistoricalsociety.org
<http://www.arizonahistoricalsociety.org>  or call 520-617-1143.
 
 
Monday, January 15, 2018: Tubac, AZ
      “Guided Tour of the Barrio de Tubac Archaeological Site” starting at
Tubac Presidio State Historic Park visitor center, 1 Burruel Street, Tubac,
Arizona*
      11 a.m.-1 p.m. $10 fee includes all-day admission to tour the Presidio
Park
      Special tour by Phil Halpenny and Gwen Griffin of the Spanish colonial
archaeological site just south of the Park. The Barrio de Tubac
archaeological site preserves remnants of the original Tubac town site
including residence foundations, plaza area, a refuse area, and an
irrigation ditch segment. The site is owned by the Archaeological
Conservancy so participants must sign an acknowledgement of risk form before
entering. Tour involves a walk of about 1¼ miles. Bring water and wear
walking shoes, sunscreen, and a hat. 
      * This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Tour limited to
15; reservations encouraged. For more information call 520-398-2252 or email
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> 
 
 
Monday January 15, 2018: Tucson
      “Preserving the Mimbres Pueblo Legacy: The Elk Ridge Story” free
presentation by archaeologist Karl Laumbach 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 Mimbres Pueblo culture came to its zenith during the late 11th and
early 12th centuries. Large and small pueblo sites utilizing some of the
most beautiful black-on-white ceramics ever made could be found on the Gila,
Mimbres, and Rio Grande drainage systems. Mimbres ceramics were widely
traded within the system and far to the east into south-central New Mexico.
Unlike other southwestern ceramics of the time, Mimbres bowls often depicted
images of everyday life, animals, and reflections of Mimbres religious
traditions. As a consequence they were and remain highly desired by
collectors. During the 1970s commercial pot hunters, spurred on by a growing
art market for all things southwestern, began methodically bulldozing
Mimbres Pueblo sites in southwestern New Mexico. By 1989 many of the large
sites on private and public land had been destroyed, prompting the New
Mexico Legislature to enact a law making it a felony to knowingly disturb a
human burial on private land in the state. But for the 90 days before the
law took effect, the owner of 
a large intact Mimbres Pueblo that lay buried under alluvium of the Mimbres
River’s West Fork used heavy equipment to extract as many pots as possible
from that archaeological site. Only the sheer depth of the deposits
prevented complete destruction. The Elk Ridge Story chronicles those halcyon
times and the controversial effort by Human Systems Research to preserve
what was left of a previously undocumented and highly significant Mimbres
Pueblo.    * 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 January 18, 2018: Phoenix
      “Behind the Scenes Tour” at Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological
Park, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix*
      10-10:45 a.m. $5 tour fee in addition to general admission ($10
adults, PGMA & Old Pueblo Archaeology Center members $5, children 12 & under
free when accompanied by an adult)**
      Join collections staff for a “behind the scenes” tour of Pueblo Grande
Museum. Take an intimate tour of the lab, storage, and archival areas not
normally open to the public. See how museums process, organize, and care for
their collections. Space is limited, register at front desk in Museum lobby.

      ** This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event,
however, Old Pueblo members can attend PGMA functions at PGMA‘s
member-discount rates, and vice-versa. For details contact Pueblo Grande
Museum at 602-495-0901 or pueblogrande.com <http://www.pueblogrande.com> .
 
 
Thursday January 18, 2018: Tucson
       Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought”
dinner featuring “The Ancient Hohokam Ballgame of Arizona” free presentation
by archaeologist Dr. Todd Bostwick at U-Like Oriental Buffet Restaurant,
5101 N. Oracle Rd., Tucson; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities 
      6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s
menu) 
      The 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
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 THAT
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” and INCLUDE THE
EVENT’S DATE in your email subject line.
 
 
 
Friday January 19, 2017: Marana, AZ
      “Marana Gastronomy Tour” sponsored by Town of Marana, departing from
and returning to the Tucson Premium Outlets at Marana Center, 6401 W. Marana
Center Blvd. (right off the I-10 freeway at Twin Peaks Road in Marana,
Arizona)*

      12:30-6 p.m. $109 per person includes tour, coach transportation, and
tastings

      Experience an epicurean journey illuminated by 4,000 years of
agriculture as you get close enough to the Sonoran Desert to taste it!
Archaeologist Dr. Suzanne Fish, University of Arizona Emerita Professor and
Arizona State Museum Curator, and one of the world’s experts on Hohokam
foodways in the region, leads this tour where you will learn about the
cultures that farmed and foraged in this area for thousands of years and
built the oldest agricultural irrigation canal system found in North
America. Along the way you will discover wild Sonoran Desert flavors that
inspire chefs, gourmet foragers, brewmasters, artisanal bakers, and
distillers today. The tour features exclusive tastings of ancient Sonoran
wild foods creatively reimagined, including a multi-course tasting on small
plates with a paired cocktail at The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain presented
by Chef David Serus, Maître Cuisinier de France (Master Chef of France). The
Marana Gastronomy Tours are the first tours approved by UNESCO's Creative
Cities Network member, Tucson City of Gastronomy, the first UNESCO City of
Gastronomy in the U.S. 
      * This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Each tour is
limited to 13 people. To register or for additional tour information visit
www.discovermarana.org/gastronomy-tour/
<http://www.discovermarana.org/gastronomy-tour/>  or contact Laura Cortelyou
at 520-382-1988 or [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
.
 
 
Saturday January 20, 2018: Phoenix
      “Drop-In Discovery on Pima Basket Making” with artist August Wood at
Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park, 4619 E. Washington St.,
Phoenix** 
      10 a.m. to noon. Included with regularr museum admission 
      Join artist August Wood, from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Reservation, on the back patio at Pueblo Grande Museum for a drop-in
informational program and demonstration about Akimel O’odham (Pima) basket
production. Discover the traditional ways in which these beautiful hand-made
baskets are created. See up close the different techniques used to weave
natural desert materials, like devils claw, into baskets of all shapes,
sizes, and designs. This free program was made possible through the support
of the Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary 
      ** 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 January 20, 2018: Las Cruces, NM
      “Droughts, Floods, and Freezes: The Role of Climate in the Human
History of the American Southwest” free presentation by archaeologist Dr.
Carla Van West 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 Earth’s climate has varied throughout its long human history.
Scientists have observed significant changes in global temperature since the
onset of the Industrial Revolution in the eighteenth century that appear to
be linked to human activities including significant and potentially harmful
increases in the emission of greenhouse gases. The threat to existing
ecosystems and sustainable human settlement is very much in the news. But
what of those time periods prior to the eighteenth century when technology
was simpler and anthropogenic effects on local environments were less
pervasive? In this illustrated talk, I consider the societal effects of
natural climate variation in three extreme contexts—extended drought, high
magnitude floods, and unusual freezes—as they are presently understood by
archaeologists and historians in the U.S. Southwest. Dr. Van West examines
the role of climate in the abandonment of the Mesa Verde region by Ancestral
Pueblo groups in the thirteenth century, the displacement of Hohokam and
Sinagua populations in the fourteenth century, and the hardships suffered by
the historic Rio Grande pueblo communities of the sixteenth and seventeenth
centuries. Through these examples, she describes the linkages among climate
variation, cumulative human impacts to local environments, population size,
resource demand, and sociopolitical organization, with a focus on their
continuing relevance. Dr. Carla Van West earned a PhD in anthropology from
Washington State University, a MA in anthropology from the University of
Arizona, and BA in anthropology from Elmira College in New York State. She
is an Adjunct Assistant Professor within the Department of Anthropology,
University of New Mexico. Dr. Van West is the Director of Research Programs
for the nonprofit SRI Foundation in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. She has more
than 40 years experience in the archaeology of the US Southwest and also has
engaged in fieldwork in Scotland, Cyprus, and Egypt. Her frequently cited
dissertation involved an innovative approach to linking Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) technology with paleoclimatic data for locations
in southwestern Colorado. Before joining the staff of the Foundation, Dr.
Van West was Senior Principal Investigator at Statistical Research, Inc. in
Tucson, Arizona and a Research Associate with Crow Canyon Archaeological
Center in Cortez, Colorado. Her current research interests include tree-ring
based reconstructions of past climate, pre-Columbian agricultural
strategies, and sustainable human settlement. 
            * 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]> .
 
 
Saturday January 20, 2018: El Paso
      “Myths, Metaphors, and Symbols, Oh My! The Xinachtli Project:
Introducing Ancient Pedagogy to Contemporary Education” free presentation by
Carlos Aceves for El Paso Archaeological Society at the El Paso Museum of
Archaeology, 4301 Transmountain Road, El Paso*
      2 p.m. Free
      Carlos Aceves speaks on the Xinachtli (Sheen-ach-tlee) Project, a
unique educational paradigm that introduces an ancient method and practice
of teaching that incorporates the knowledge of ancient Mesoamerican cultures
into today’s classrooms. This presentation will be of particular interest to
teachers but also will introduce the general public to how ancient
Mesoamerican knowledge can apply to our times and our world today. This form
of pedagogy was developed in 1990 when a group of Mexican Americans met in
Phoenix to initiate a project to introduce Nahuatl culture and language into
public education. Xinachtli has been applied in a variety of settings across
the years. 
      * 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]> .
 
 
Tuesday January 23, 2018: Apache Junction, AZ
      “Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at the Apache Junction Public
Library, 1177 N. Idaho Road, Apache Junction, Arizona*
      2:30-3:30 p.m. Free
      Ancient Indian pic­tographs (rock paintings) and petroglyphs (symbols
carved or pecked on rocks) are claimed by some to be forms of writing for
which mean­ings are known. But are such claims sup­por­ted by archaeology or
by Na­­tive Americans themselves? Mr. Dart illustrates southwestern
petroglyphs and pictographs, and discusses how even the same rock art symbol
may be interpreted differently from popular, scientific, and modern Native
American perspectives.this program was made possible by the Friends of the
Apache Junction Public Library.
      * This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Tracie Curtis at 480-474-8563 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]
 
 
Friday January 26, 2018: Phoenix
      “Park of Four Waters Tour” at Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E. Washington
St., Phoenix*
      10-11 a.m. 5 in addition to general admission ($10 adults, PGMA & Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center members $5, children 12 & under free when
accompanied by an adult)**
      The Park of Four Waters tour will take you on a walk through
undeveloped, natural desert to the ruins of some of the ancient Hohokam
canal headworks along the Salt River that were constructed to support their
extensive agricultural system. The Hohokam lived in the Salt River area from
approximately AD 450-1450. They were an agricultural society, growing corn,
beans, squash and cotton. In order to support their extensive agricultural
system, they constructed miles of canals in order to direct water from the
Salt River to their fields. 
      * This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Space is
limited, register at front desk in Museum lobby. For details contact Pueblo
Grande Museum at 602-495-0901 or pueblogrande.com
<http://www.pueblogrande.com> .
 
 
Saturday January 27: 2018: Tubac, AZ
      “Walking Tours of Old Tubac” starting at the Tubac Presidio State
Historic Park visitor center, 1 Burruel Street, Tubac, Arizona*
      10 a.m.-12 noon. $10 fee includes all-day admission to tour the
Presidio Park 
      Come explore colorful Old Tubac that even some of the locals don’t
know about! Guided by Connie Gessler, you’ll discover fascinating facts
about the town’s early adobe buildings and learn about Arizona’s first
European settlement. Topics like early Native American inhabitants, Spanish
explorers, American pioneers, Apache attacks, kidnappings, and other
exciting episodes are discussed. Wear walking shoes, sunscreen, and a hat.
      * This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Tour limited to
20; reservations requested. For more information call 520-398-2252 or email
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
 
 
Saturday January 27, 2018: Phoenix
      “Ancient Southwestern Native American Pottery” free presentation by
archaeologist Allen Dart at Phoenix Public Library Mesquite Branch, 4525 E.
Paradise Village Parkway N., Phoenix; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
      2 to 3 p.m. Free 
      In this presentation Mr. Dart shows and discusses Native American
ceramic styles that characterized specific peoples and eras in the U.S.
Southwest prior to about 1450, and talks about how archaeologists use
pottery for dating archaeological sites and interpreting ancient lifeways.
He discusses the importance of context in archaeology, how the things people
make change in style over time, and how different styles are useful for
identifying different cultures and for dating archaeological sites. His many
illustrations include examples of ancient pottery types made throughout the
American Southwest from about 2000 to 500 years ago. This program was made
possible by Arizona Humanities.
      * This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Jane Staedicke at 602-534-1434 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]; for
information about the presentation subject matter contact Allen Dart at
520-798-1201 or  <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
 
 
Tuesdays January 30-April 3, 2018: Tucson
      “Prehistory of the Southwest: The Hohokam Culture of Southern Arizona”
adult-education class (first of 10 weekly class sessions) taught by
archaeologist Allen Dart at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th
Street, Tucson
      6:30 to 8:30 p.m. each Tuesday evening January 30 through April 3; fee
of $95 ($80 for members of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, Arizona
Archaeological Society, or Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary) does not include
the cost of Arizona Archaeological Society membership or AAS Certification
Program registration1 or cost of recommended text: The Hohokam Millennium by
Paul R. Fish and Suzanne K. Fish, editors; available from Old Pueblo for
$24.95 (Old Pueblo & PGMA members $19.96)
      Archaeologist Allen Dart teaches this class in ten 2-hour sessions to
explore the archaeology of the ancient Hohokam culture of the American
Southwest. The class covers Hohokam origins, subsistence and settlement
systems, social and organizational systems, material culture including
ceramics, other artifacts, and architecture, interaction within and beyond
the Hohokam culture’s regional boundaries, and ideas on religion and trade.
Students seeking the AAS Certification are expected to prepare a BRIEF
research report to be presented orally or in written form. Minimum
enrollment 8, maximum 20. 
      Reservations and payment required by 5 p.m. Friday January 26:
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
 
1 Class meets the requirements of the Arizona Archaeological Society (AAS)
Certification Program’s “Advanced Prehistory of the Southwest: Hohokam”
class. The AAS basic “Prehistory of the Southwest” class is recommended as a
prerequisite but this is negotiable with the instructor. For information on
the AAS and its Certification program visit
(www.azarchsoc.org/certification.htm
<http://www.azarchsoc.org/certification.htm> ).
            **** IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos
about the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer for Hohokam
Prehistory” in your email subject line.
 
 
Thursdays February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2018
      “Technological Wonders of Classical Antiquity II” four-session
noncredit class with Professor Eleni Hasaki in Dorothy Rubel Room, 1508 E.
Helen Street, Tucson*
      10 a.m. to noon; tuition $95
      What were the key technologies and major technical advancements of
classical Greek antiquity? This course examines the interrelated
achievements of ancient sculpture making and temple construction. From the
colossal nude males of the Archaic period to the stunning nude females of
Hellenistic times, sculptors continued refining their craft to challenge
both material limitations and cultural norms. The construction of such
wonders as the Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis required sculptors to
work closely with stonemasons, gilders, and woodworkers for over a decade —
a great accomplishment of architectural expertise, artistic inspiration, and
managerial skill. The coordination of such a diverse group of technical
specialists spanned the social strata of Athens and produced monuments that
are as iconic today as they were in antiquity. This class continues the
discussion of Technological Wonders of Classical Antiquity from 2016. While
the 2016 course focused on pyrotechnology (pottery and bronze-casting), this
course will emphasize stone working (sculpture and temple architecture). The
2016 course is NOT a prerequisite.
      * This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information or to register visit hsp.arizona.edu/registration
<http://hsp.arizona.edu/registration>  or contact Humanities Seminar Program
at 520-626-7845 or [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
 
 
Friday February 2, 2018: Tucson
      “Turquoise: The World's Most Fascinating Gemstone” free presentation
by Joe Dan Lowry, sponsored by the Arizona State Museum in Center for
English as a Second Language (CESL) Room 103, 1100 James E. Rogers Way,
Tucson*
      7-9 p.m. Free
      Joe Dan Lowry believes the only things more colorful than turquoise
are the characters who love it. Join us for an interactive and lively
presentation by this world-renowned expert. Joe Dan's talk will include
stories about his family's five generations of mining, lapidary, and
research, and about the people, cultures, religions, opinions, and
misrepresentations he has encountered while dealing turquoise around the
world. Joe Dan is the author of many books and articles. Bring your copies
to be autographed. Books available on site for purchase. Joe Dan Lowry
curates the Turquoise Museum in Albuquerque, NM. His knowledge of turquoise
is sought the world over. He is a miner, lapidary, appraiser, and
researcher. His family's line of jewelry, The Lowry Family Collection, is a
global brand. CESL is one building east of the ASM North building. 
      * This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Darlene Lizarraga at 520-626-8381 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
 
 
Saturday February 3, 2018: Phoenix
      “Mata Ortiz Pottery Presentation & Sale” with author Dr. John V. Bezy
and artist Oralia López at Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park,
4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix** 
      1-3 p.m. Free 
      Author Dr. John V. Bezy will discuss the prehistoric roots of the
beautiful Mata Ortiz ceramics tradition and the archaeological area of
Paquimé in Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico. Master artist Oralia López will
demonstrate the intricate process of painting these pots. Oralia has set the
standard in Mata Ortiz for finely executed geometric pottery designs. She is
most famous for her unique patterns of graduated squares and triangles,
drawn with such exactness that a secondary design of diamonds is produced.
Following the presentation, those in attendance will have the opportunity to
purchase a variety of Mata Ortiz pottery in all sizes and price ranges. This
event is free and open to the public made possible through the Pueblo Grande
Museum Auxiliary. 
      ** 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> .
 
 
Sunday February 4, 2018: Sedona, AZ
      “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 Arizona Humanities*
      2-3 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 Eric Buzonas at 928-282-6907 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 [log in to unmask] <mailto:[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** 
      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 the Tohono 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 rockshelter, 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 [log in to unmask] <mailto:[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.
 
 
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 THAT
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 February 15” in
your email subject line.
 
 
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
      ****Description coming.
      * 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
      “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 february 24 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] 
      **** IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos about
the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer for Vista del Rio”
in your email subject line.
 
 
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 them. Dr. 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, Sobaipuri 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> .
 
 
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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benefit the ASM library.
      * This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Darlene Lizarraga at 520-626-8381 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
 
 
Saturday-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 [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ; for information about the Tucson Festival of
Books and Science City visit 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]
 
 
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 THAT
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 lso 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]> .
 
 
Tuesday March 13, 2018: Tucson
      “The Gift of the Morning Star” free presentation by Jery 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]> .
 
 
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
      ****Description coming.
      * 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
EVENT’S DATE in your email subject line.
 
 
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 InnSuites, 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 Átil, marvel at the mysteries of the spectral paintings on
the church walls at Pitiquito, delight in the exuberance of Magdalena, take
in the simple beauty of Oquitoa, and bask in the rosy glow on the setting
sun as it reflects off the twin towers of Caborca’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
Tubutama, 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
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [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 Karichimaka 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 the La Villa –
cloce 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 THAT
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 for 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, at place TBA, Tucson*
      9-11 a.m. Tuesdays. $95
      ****Details available after February 2018 at hsp.arizona.edu/
<http://hsp.arizona.edu/> 
      * 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.
 
 
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.com to 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]
 
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 email [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> . 
 
 
(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/>
http://www.oldpueblo.org/about-us/membership/
            If you then scroll down to the bottom of that page, you can
simply follow the instructions for using our secure online membership form
or our printable Enrollment/Subscription form.
            Donations by check can be made payable to “OPAC” and mailed to
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, PO Box 40577, Tucson AZ 85717-0577. You can
also donate using a major credit or debit card by clicking on “Donation
Form” at Old Pueblo’s secure donations web page:
<http://www.oldpueblo.org/about-us/donations/>
http://www.oldpueblo.org/about-us/donations/
            All of us at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center appreciate your
support! I hope you enjoy reading this and future issues of the Old Pueblo
Archaeology bulletin!
 
 
Regards,
 
Allen Dart, RPA, Executive Director (Volunteer)
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
PO Box 40577
Tucson AZ 85717-0577 USA
       (520) 798-1201 office, (520) 798-1966 fax
        <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] 
        <http://www.oldpueblo.org> 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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(6) OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS and OPT-OUT OPTIONS
 
Old Pueblo typically sends two email ACTIVITY ANNOUNCEMENTS each month that
tell about upcoming activities that we and other southwestern U.S.
archaeology and history organizations offer. We also email pdf copies of our
Old Pueblo Archaeology newsletter to our members, subscribers, and some
other recipients, usually no more often than once every three months.

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