For Immediate Release
Table of Contents
Some Thank-Yous
Some Online Resources
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s Activities in the Coming Month
Other Upcoming Activities
Publication Announcement
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s Youth Education Programs
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s Mission and Support
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SOME THANK-YOUS
This month we thank the following folks (in somewhat alphabetical order) who have joined or rejoined Old Pueblo Archaeology Center as members or who have made donations to support our general education programs since our previous first-of-the-month email broadcast: Libby Beck, Michael Bencic, Mary Ann Brazil, Elizabeth Butler, Marc & Khanh Callis, Kiersten Chace, Erik Chait, Al Dart, Julianne Duncan, Butch Farabee, Michael Faught, Katharine Ferguson, Veronica Frost, Sharon Gartner, Jean Giliberto, Nicole Harrington, Mrs. Allan Hayes, Kimberly & Daniel Heintzman, Anita Hicks, Charles Jenkins, Meredith Jewett, Sarah Kennedy, Robert Knill, Jane Kolber, Kathe Kubish, Aleta Lawrence, Sylvia Lee, Melissa Loeschen, Mary Jo McMullen, Kyle Meredith, Casey Myers, Peter Pilles, Andrew Pigniolo, Bruce Plenk, Linda Proctor, Clive Probert & Janis Symmers, William Ross, Karen Russo, Donald & Diane Seago, Jane Stone, Sharon Strachan, Kathleen Tate, Jennalyn Tellman, Doug Varn, Vista del Rio Residents Association, James Wagner, Maryann Wasiolek, Trudy Williams, and one donor who asked to remain anonymous.
Thank you all so much!
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SOME ONLINE RESOURCES
Check out some of these online resources about archaeology, history, and cultures that you can indulge in at any time! (Other upcoming online offerings that are scheduled for specific days and times are listed sequentially by date below under the UPCOMING ACTIVITIES heading.)
* Old Pueblo Archaeology Center: The recording of Dr. Katie Richards’ January 19 The Fremont Frontier: Southwestern Cousins or Great Basin Copycats? Third Thursday Food for Thought presentation is now posted on Old Pueblo’s Youtube channel along with videos of many of our other Third Thursday Food for Thought and Indigenous Interests webinar presentations: <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDgPTetfOL9FHuAW49TrSig/videos> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDgPTetfOL9FHuAW49TrSig/videos.
* Arizona Historical Society: A Vault Dive into its Arizona Heritage Center Collections Vault in Tempe: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Eotwd_93_g> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Eotwd_93_g.
* North Texas Archeological Society: 10,000 Years of Lithic Procurement in the Taos Valley by Matthew Boulanger: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzkAjwoFEoE> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzkAjwoFEoE.
* School for Advanced Research: Roads, Religion, and Power in the Chaco World by Robert Weiner: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLHkHFd5Jxk> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLHkHFd5Jxk.
* Shumla Archaeological Research & Education Center: Precision Labwork Reveals the Age of Halo Shelter Pictographs by Karen Steelman: <https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/play/LZJXcbWnnVvYJ54zvJI97xjRYy-nXbFt6wT7riSOJHqKuAoqatVQV1kqPcncmnM1_rj--Rm4fUU_nxGr.e3QLazl8D1R5jeF7?startTime=1674065032000&_x_zm_rtaid=Fq7gW7GRQZmgrzKKCV4vfg.1674069461453.cdb9677821579873a72b8ec5d5e24a17&_x_zm_rhtaid=857.> https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/play/LZJXcbWnnVvYJ54zvJI97xjRYy-nXbFt6wT7riSOJHqKuAoqatVQV1kqPcncmnM1_rj--Rm4fUU_nxGr.e3QLazl8D1R5jeF7?startTime=1674065032000&_x_zm_rtaid=Fq7gW7GRQZmgrzKKCV4vfg.1674069461453.cdb9677821579873a72b8ec5d5e24a17&_x_zm_rhtaid=857.
OLD PUEBLO ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER’S ACTIVITIES IN THE COMING MONTH
Thursday February 16, 2023: Online
“Third Thursday Food for Thought” free Zoom online program featuring “One Hundred Years Plus of Prescott Culture Archaeology” presentation by archaeologist Andrew L. Christenson, PhD, sponsored by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, PO Box 40577, Tucson AZ 85717
7 to 8:30 pm Mountain Standard Time. Free.
The Prescott area in west-central Arizona has gone from a period of first serious notice in the 1920s, to fairly extensive excavation on late sites by J. W. Simmons and the University of Arizona in the late twenties and early thirties, to pretty much disappearing into the 70s when Prescott College was active in the area and Marvin Jeter was working in Copper Basin. At the same time professionals were returning to serious interest in the area, an amateur, Franklin Barnett, moved to Prescott and began excavating local pueblo sites, the largest of which was Fitzmaurice Pueblo, previously worked on by J. W. Simmons and Louis Caywood. Barnett had a close relationship with the Museum of Northern Arizona, whose archaeologists did his ceramic analyses and where parts of his collections remained after his publication of the reports. The collections were transferred to the Smoki Museum, now Museum of Indigenous People, about 10 years ago. This talk will briefly review the history of research on post- 1100 sites in the Prescott area and examine some of the results of reanalysis of selected parts of previous collections from Fitzmaurice. We have been particularly interested in what the remains on room floors tell us about activities at the site in the latter part of its occupation and what the inhabitants may have done to close the village upon leaving it. Andy Christenson has been a professional archaeologist of Arizona for 50 years, with breaks in southern California and Illinois, and is now curator of the Museum of Indigenous People.
To register for the Zoom webinar go to <https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0BTJvr8LTFqX7HF-DDYLhA> https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0BTJvr8LTFqX7HF-DDYLhA. For more information contact Old Pueblo at <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] or 520-798-1201.
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OTHER UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
These listings include announcements about activities offered by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and other organizations interested in archaeology, history and cultures. Old Pueblo’s activities are listed in green font. For activities marked “This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event” the information may be out of date – Readers are advised to confirm dates, times, and details with the organizers of those activities.
Time zones are specified in these listings only for online activities. The times for in-person activities are listed in the time zones of the activity locations.
Friday February 3, 2023: Casa Grande, AZ
“From ‘Chief’ to Code Talker: Four Profiles of the Navajo Code Talkers” free presentation with Laura Tohe at Casa Grande Public Library, 449 N. Dry Lake St., Casa Grande, Arizona*
1:30-2:30 pm. Free.
During WWII a group of young Navajo men enlisted in the Marines without knowing that they would be called on to develop a secret code against the Japanese military. This select group of Code Talkers devised a Navajo language code that was accurate, quick, never broken, and saved many American lives. In this talk Laura Tohe (Diné), the current Navajo Nation Poet Laureate, profiles four Code Talkers who reflect on their lives growing up on the Navajo Nation homeland before and after the war, including Ms. Tohe’s father. They returned home without fanfare to continued poverty and lack of economic opportunity, yet persevered and overcame obstacles that helped change the Navajo Nation and their communities. They tell their stories with poignancy that reflect their resiliency and self-determination. This program is made possible by Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information visit <https://azhumanities.org/event/from-chief-to-code-talker-four-profiles-of-the-navajo-code-talkers-with-laura-tohe/> https://azhumanities.org/event/from-chief-to-code-talker-four-profiles-of-the-navajo-code-talkers-with-laura-tohe/ or contact the library at 520-421-8710 ext 5240 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday February 4, 2023: Tucson
“How Did People Make and Use Stone Tools?” flintknapping workshop with archaeologist Allen Denoyer at Archaeology Southwest (ASW), 300 N. Ash Alley, Tucson*
9 am-12 pm. $50.
Individuals 18 and older can experience the ancient art of flintknapping in the “hands-on archaeology” class with Allen Denoyer. Participants will use ancient techniques and replica tools to create a stone projectile point as they learn about how people made and used projectile points that were just one component of a complete hunting kit.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information go to https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/event/how-did-people-make-and-use-stone-tools-16/?ms=sat_email <https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/event/how-did-people-make-and-use-stone-tools-16/?ms=sat_email&utm_campaign=sat&utm_medium=email&utm_source=aswemail&emci=34353adc-45a2-ed11-994d-00224832eb73&emdi=aeafba53-49a2-ed11-994d-00224832eb73&ceid=15100> &utm_campaign=sat&utm_medium=email&utm_source=aswemail&emci=34353adc-45a2-ed11-994d-00224832eb73&emdi=aeafba53-49a2-ed11-994d-00224832eb73&ceid=15100 or contact Sara Anderson at 520-882-6946 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday February 4, 2023: Tucson
“Ancient—Modern: Continuity and Innovation in Southwest Native Jewelry” exhibit opening celebration at the Arizona State Museum (ASM), University of Arizona, 1013 E. University Blvd., Tucson*
10 am-1 pm. Free.
Be among the first to view the Arizona State Museum’s brand-new exhibit curated by Diane Dittemore, ASM's associate curator of ethnology. Among its presentations, the exhibit features:
* A unique Zuni jewelry set consisting of a silver and tortoise shell floral turquoise inlay necklace, cuff bracelet, ring, earrings, and stick pin by A:shiwi (Zuni) jewelry artist Donna Peywa, a gift from Lawrence Dickey in fond memory of his wife Randee, who purchased it around 1969 and passed away in January 2022.
* The so-called Romo Cache that was discovered in 1949 by Rey Romo in what is now Catalina State Park. A pottery jar covered by a bowl contained 100,000 beads of stone and about 30 small copper bells. Based on the pottery type, the cache dates to 1100-1150 CE.
* The Huerfano Butte Cache found in 1956 by a young girl, Tani Bahti. A pottery jar with an inverted bowl as a lid contained 1,212 turquoise and shell beads, 240 pendants, and many other assorted carved items. Based on the pottery type, the cache is dated to about 1100 CE.
Jewelry demonstrations and activities will be included. The exhibit will be open from February 4-October 28, 2023. ASM’s visiting hours are 10 am-4 pm Tuesday-Saturday, closed Sundays, Mondays, and government holidays. (Also see February 15 “Was There a Turquoise Trail?” listing.)
* 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]
Every Saturday February 4-April 29, 2023: Green Valley, AZ
“Tours of Historic Canoa Ranch” offered by Pima County Natural Resources, Parks & Recreation (PCNRPR) at Raul M. Grijalva Canoa Ranch Conservation Park, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley, Arizona*
9:30 and 10:30 am. $5 registration + ca. $3 Activenet online administrative fee.
Every Saturday through April, experienced docents lead 90-minute tours at 9:30 am and again at 10:30 am through the historic Canoa Ranch buildings and discuss historic happenings that predate them. Canoa Ranch is accessible from I-19 Canoa Road Exit 56.
* These re not Old Pueblo Archaeology Center tours. To register visit <https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/nrpr/activity/search?onlineSiteId=0&activity_select_param=2&viewMode=list> https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/nrpr/activity/search?onlineSiteId=0&activity_select_param=2&viewMode=list, scroll to the bottom until no new entries come up, do a find/search for TOUR OF HISTORIC CANOA RANCH then click on the program title for the date you want.
Sunday February 5, 2023: Tucson
“Dances of a Painted Warrior” featuring the Duncan Family sponsored by Amerind in Tucson at the historic Fox Theatre, 17 W. Congress St. Tucson*
2-4 pm. $35.
The world-renowned Duncan Family will present a dynamic mix of Native American music, storytelling, and dance during their performance of “Dances of a Painted Warrior.” The event performance will incorporate both traditional and innovative movement into choreographed theatrical pieces and as the story unfolds you will follow the traditional role of the warrior. With a wide range of music, dances, and stories, “Dances of a Painted Warrior” contains elements that will excite and inspire. From the most requested dance, the hoop dance, combined with compelling modern dance, watch as the Duncan Family brings traditional stories of the warrior to life.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information or tickets visit <https://foxtucson.com/event/painted-warrior/> https://foxtucson.com/event/painted-warrior/ or call Tucson Fox Theatre Box Office at 520-547-3040.
Tuesday February 7, 2023: Online
“Weaving a Partnership: The Collaborative Journey of the Cedar Mesa Perishables Project” Archaeology Café online lecture by Louie Garcia and Laurie Webster presented by Archaeology Southwest (ASW), Tucson*
6 to 7 pm ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time. Free.
For the past five years, the Cedar Mesa Perishables project has engaged the expertise of Pueblo fiber artists in its documentation of ancient textiles, baskets, wooden implements, and other organic cultural items from southeastern Utah. In this presentation, archaeologist and project director Laurie Webster and Tiwa-Piro weaver and team member Louie Garcia will trace the project’s collaborative path and discuss how this approach has enriched archaeological understanding of ancestral Pueblo perishable technologies while also stimulating the preservation and revitalization of the Pueblo fiber arts.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information go to https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/event/weaving-a-partnership-the-collaborative-journey-of-the-cedar-mesa-perishables-project/.
Tuesdays February 7 and 21, 2023: Tucson
“Walking Each Other Home: Cultural Practices at End of Life” Zoom discussions of current exhibit at the Arizona State Museum (ASM), University of Arizona, 1013 E. University Blvd., Tucson*
6:30-7:30 pm Mountain Standard Time each Tuesday. Free.
February 7, “Caregiving at End of Life: What Are Your Choices?”: Listen to reflections from caregivers about their unique occupational folklife as they explore the topics of hospice and palliative care with University of Arizona healthcare professionals and folklorists. Moderator Kimi Eisele (Folklorist); panelists Dr. Kimberly Shea (UA College of Nursing) and additional ones TBA. For details and Zoom registration visit <https://statemuseum.arizona.edu/events/what-are-your-choices> https://statemuseum.arizona.edu/events/what-are-your-choices.
February 21, “Planning for Death”: Leading national experts and thought-leaders Sarah Ascher (Arizona End of Life Care Partnership) and Carla Sutter (AZ Healthcare Advance Directives Registry for Contexture) will walk viewers through the process of completing advance care directives, discuss end of life care work and policy in Arizona, and reflect on the many ways the Arizona End of Life Care Partnership is “fundamentally changing the way we talk about and plan for death.” Understanding one’s cultural and family values is imperative when reflecting and thinking about what one might want in an advance care directive and how to discuss these desires with family members and the medical caregivers.
* 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]
Wednesday February 8, 2023: Fountain Hills, AZ
“Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for the ENCORE for More Speakers Series at Fountain Hills Community Center, 13001 N. La Montana Dr., Fountain Hills, Arizona; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
1-2:30 pm. 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 is made possible by Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information call the Fountain Hills Community Center at 480-816-5200 or email Mary Burritt at <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Wednesday February 8, 2023: Durango, CO & online
“Bears Ears: Landscape of Refuge and Resistance” free presentation with historian Andrew Gulliford, PhD, sponsored by San Juan Basin Archaeological Society in the Lyceum, Center of Southwest Studies, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Dr., Durango, Colorado, and online*
6:30 pm Mountain Standard Time socialization, talk starts at 7. Free.
Dr. Gulliford gives a presentation on his new book.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Go to <https://fortlewis.zoom.us/j/97883900633> https://fortlewis.zoom.us/j/97883900633 on the event date to join the session.
Wednesday February 8, 2023: Cave Creek, AZ
“Along the California Trail” free presentation by Jay Craváth, PhD, for Desert Foothills Chapter, Arizona Archaeological Society meeting at Good Shepherd of the Hills Fellowship Hall, 6502 E Cave Creek Rd., Cave Creek, Arizona*
7 pm refreshment/socialization, talk starts at 7:30. Free.
An ancient set of Indigenous paths and the natural flow of the Gila River created a major artery for travel through pioneer Arizona. The Gila provided a ready route for the earliest traders including the Mogollon, Ancestral Pueblo, and Hohokam, and possibly people from Mesoamerica. The intrepid Padre Francisco Garces performed missionary work during six excursions along the trail. Juan Bautista de Anza and Marcos de Niza passed by also. Various US surveying expeditions, immigrants (such as the ill-fated Oatman family) and seekers of the California gold fields join the list. Using visuals, live music and recitation, Dr. Craváth shares the diverse history of the Gila to create an engaging learning experience – “scholarship with a zing!” Cosponsored by Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information contact Mary Kearney at <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Thursday February 9, 2023: Willcox, AZ
“Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Willcox Theater @ Arts at The Palace, 116 N. Railroad Ave., Willcox, Arizona; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
12-1:30 pm. Free.
For talk description see February 8 listing.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information contact call 520-766-3335 or email <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Thursday February 9, 2023: Online
“Archaeological Partnership in the “Lands Between” of Southeastern Utah” free online presentation by Samuel Duwe, Kurt Riley, and Kenny Wintch sponsored by Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, Cortez, Colorado*
4 pm Mountain Standard Time. Free (donations encouraged).
A small group of individuals from the Pueblo of Acoma, academics, and a nonprofit organization planned and gathered in southeastern Utah to begin a project to explore and strengthen Acoma’s deep and inalienable connections to the north. They found that the process of building meaningful and long-lasting partnerships was as important, if not more so, than the work itself. This talk details their next steps in a community-based partnership: facilitating Acoma’s pilgrimage to their ancestral homes and working with archaeologists and land managers to ensure continued access and protection of Acoma’s cultural inheritance.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To learn more and register visit <https://www.crowcanyon.org/programs/the_pueblo_of_acomas_cultural_inheritance__archaeological_partnership_in_the_lands_between_of_southeastern_utah/?ms=sat_email&utm_campaign=sat&utm_medium=email&utm_source=aswemail&emci=4799ece1-c89c-ed11-994c-00224832eb73&emdi=0480ab13-ca9c-ed11-994c-00224832eb73&ceid=15100> https://www.crowcanyon.org/programs/the_pueblo_of_acomas_cultural_inheritance__archaeological_partnership_in_the_lands_between_of_southeastern_utah/?ms=sat_email&utm_campaign=sat&utm_medium=email&utm_source=aswemail&emci=4799ece1-c89c-ed11-994c-00224832eb73&emdi=0480ab13-ca9c-ed11-994c-00224832eb73&ceid=15100.
Thursday February 9, 2023: Phoenix
“A:shiwi A:wan Ulohnanne: The Zuni World” new exhibit opening and presentation by A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center representatives at Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix*
Presentation 7-8 pm. Free.
Maps act as a physical expression of one’s place in the world and the universe. Over time, the Zuni world has been remapped, with names changed, boundaries drawn, and cultural presence erased. “A:shiwi A:wan Ulohnanne: The Zuni World” exhibit on loan to the Pueblo Grande Museum (PGM) from the Pueblo of Zuni’s A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center (AAMHC), challenges these assumptions. Through 31 artistic representations of Zuni maps and places in the Southwest, this exhibit shows how the A:shiwi/Zuni people continue to carry on the importance of the land their ancestry migrated through, and how they understand their identity is connected to the landscapes that color the region. To celebrate the exhibit opening, AAMHC representatives will give a presentation about it at 7 pm February 9. The exhibit will remain in place to September 17, 2023.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information call PGM at 602-495-0901.
Saturday February 11, 2023: Florence, AZ
“37th Annual Historic Florence Home Tour: Gem On The Gila” touring opportunity sponsored by Pinal County Historical Society starting at Jacques Square, 291 N. Main St., Florence, Arizona*
10 am-4 pm. $20 ($15 in advance), 17 and under free.
Archaeologists examine past societies and cultures through a variety of methods including architectural studies. These professionals know that older homes and buildings speak volumes about the lives of their earlier inhabitants. A deeper and stronger appreciation of a community’s history is revealed in its homes and buildings. Visitors on this tour will view diverse architectural styles of homes and buildings as they walk the tour route. Transportation is provided to outlying historical structures on the tour. Also, at the Pinal County Historical Society Museum, 715 S. Main St., Florence, meet the Buffalo Soldiers Living History Group dressed in period uniforms to learn about the immense contributions of all-Black US Army troops known as the “Buffalo Soldiers,” and see a special history presentation at 12 pm and 2 pm.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For advance tickets visit <https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5673204> https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5673204. For more information contact Erasmo Mendivil Jr. at 520-868-7040.
Saturday February 11, 2023: Online
“Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art” online presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Pima County Natural Resources, Parks & Recreation, Tucson*
10-11:30 am. $5.
For talk description see February 8 listing.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information and to register go to <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/set-in-stone-but-not-in-meaning-southwestern-indian-rock-art-registration-479627146707?aff=ebdsoporgprofile> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/set-in-stone-but-not-in-meaning-southwestern-indian-rock-art-registration-479627146707?aff=ebdsoporgprofile. If you have questions or need assistance, email <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday February 11, 2023: Green Valley, AZ
“The History of Arizona, Fort Lowell, and Canoa Ranch” presentation by historian Ken Scoville at Raul M. Grijalva Canoa Ranch Conservation Park, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley, Arizona (accessible from I-19 Canoa Road Exit 56)*
1 pm. $5 per person. Preregistration required.
Why is Canoa Ranch the historic place it is today? Join historian Ken Scoville for a discussion of the geography, the people, and their decisions and actions as they relate to the history that has shaped the ranch we see today. He will put these factors at Canoa Ranch into context with the history of Arizona and of the Fort Lowell area in Tucson proper. This program is presented as part of the 10th Anniversary of Historic Canoa Ranch Public Programming Lecture Series.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To register visit <https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/nrpr/activity/search?onlineSiteId=0&activity_select_param=2&viewMode=list> https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/nrpr/activity/search?onlineSiteId=0&activity_select_param=2&viewMode=list, scroll to the bottom until no new entries come up, do a find/search for LOWELL, then click on the program title. (Activenet charges an administration fee in addition to the county activity fee.)
Saturday February 11, 2023: Online
“When Rez Dogs Howl” exhibit opening and free presentation by artist Thomas Marcus at Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix**
2-3 pm. Free.
The exhibit “When Rez Dogs Howl” is a visual narrative based on Thomas “Breeze” Marcus’s personal experience as a contemporary O’odham artist. The works start with select O’odham Creation Stories. The exhibit then leads into the connection and influence from the past, present, and future. The more personal works in the second half of the exhibit are the artist’s recent experience with loss and grief, and how it relates to the over all general experience in O'odham communities. Finally the exhibit narrative comes full circle with pieces rooted in hope. Please join this in-depth conversation as Mr. Marcus goes into detail about the work in this exhibit.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information contact Pueblo Grande Museum at 602-495-0901 or <https://pueblogrande.org/> pueblogrande.org/.
Wednesday February 15, 2023: Online
“Was There a Turquoise Trail? Tracing the Mining and Exchange of Turquoise In Southwestern North America” free online presentation by Alyson Thibodeau, PhD, sponsored by the Arizona State Museum (ASM), Tucson*
3-4 pm Mountain Standard Time. Free.
Turquoise is an iconic mineral of the American Southwest, where it is found in relative abundance and has been mined and used by humans for millennia. This presentation will consider what the archaeological record can tell us about mining, procurement, and exchange of turquoise by ancient southwestern peoples and how geochemical measurements provide new insights into the sources of turquoise artifacts. Special attention is given to the turquoise mines of the Cerrillos Hills, New Mexico, and to the question of whether turquoise from the Southwest was traded to Mesoamerica. Dr. Thibodeau is an associate professor of Earth Sciences at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To register go to https://arizona.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_imZd2DOtTgGU_RU8fUn86w.
Thursday February 16, 2023: Online
“Footsteps into the Past at White Sands National Park” free online presentation by Matthew Bennett, PhD, sponsored by Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, Cortez, Colorado*
4-5 pm Mountain Standard Time. Free (donations encouraged).
The discovery of human footprints at White Sands National Park has opened up a new archive of evidence on past behaviors and human presence. In this talk Dr. Bennett will review some of this new evidence and create a “snap-shot” into the past and discuss the controversial dating of these footprints before exploring their potential implications for the peopling of the Americas.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To learn more and register visit https://4454pp.blackbaudhosting.com/4454pp/Footsteps-into-the-Past-at-White-Sands-National-Park-with-Dr-Matthew-Bennett.
Thursday February 16, 2023: Online
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” free Zoom online program featuring “One Hundred Years Plus of Prescott Culture Archaeology” presentation by archaeologist Andrew L. Christenson, PhD
(See listing in “Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s Activities in the Coming Month” section above.)
Saturday February 18 or Friday March 10, 2023: Florence, AZ
“Florence Cemetery Walking Tour” with Chris Reid sponsored by Pinal County Historical Society (PCHS) starting at the Pinal County Historical Museum, 715 S. Main St. before heading to the Florence Cemetery, 14141 S. Central Ave., Florence, Arizona*
10 am. $20.
See Florence’s rich history come alive on this guided tour of the Florence Cemetery led by Chris Reid. Learn how the Florence Cemetery is unique, hear fascinating Florence stories, and see the oldest birthdate on a headstone in Arizona. Tour is limited to 12 participants.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Preregistration is required: <https://secure.qgiv.com/for/pchm/event/857033/?fbclid=IwAR0iyNAalCwCXXbK7t7v_Yv5VbeHfycX7_eD0rypCerKDhx-BRAJ_SMJ930> https://secure.qgiv.com/for/pchm/event/857033/?fbclid=IwAR0iyNAalCwCXXbK7t7v_Yv5VbeHfycX7_eD0rypCerKDhx-BRAJ_SMJ930.
Saturday February 18, 2023: Online
“Creatures and Cosmology of the Casas Grandes World” free online presentation by Christine VanPool, PhD, and Todd VanPool, PhD, sponsored by the Amerind Museum, Dragoon, Arizona*
11 am Mountain Standard Time. Free (donations requested).
The interactions among humans, plants, animals and the landscape are central to cultures around the world. This is especially true for cultures with animistic worldviews in which aspects of the natural environment have spiritual as well as ecological significance. Within these cultures humans are active agents that treat aspects of the environment as active agents as well. Lightning as a sentient being can punish the wicked or unwise. Bear (a powerful spirit being among many Native Americans) can cause or cure illness. Peyote and other entheogens are animate beings that can provide visions and spiritually transform the initiated. The 1200-1450 CE Medio period Casas Grandes culture of northern Chihuahua and southernmost New Mexico reflects important relationships among various animals and humans that transcend simple subsistence roles. Snakes, birds (especially macaws and turkeys), turtles, and other animals were significant in Casas Grandes social life, cosmology, and symbolism. Christine VanPool and Todd VanPool will provide case studies reflecting the social, cosmological, and spiritual significance of various animals as reflected on pottery, ground stone, and architectural features derived from Paquimé (the political and ceremonial center of much of the Casas Grandes region) and the surrounding settlements. The VanPools are on the Department of Anthropology faculty at the University of Missouri, Columbia.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To register go to https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7FX5Qk33SryQOkYjCRSUmw.
Monday February 20, 2023: Online
“The Leupp Isolation Center Historical Site: Interconnections of Navajo and Japanese American History during World War II” free online presentation by Diné archaeologist Davina Two Bears, sponsored by Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society (AAHS) Tucson*
7-8:30 pm Mountain Standard Time. Free.
The Old Leupp Boarding School was a federal Indian boarding school in operation on the southwestern Navajo Reservation in northern Arizona from 1909-1942, but after the school closed, the United States War Department reused the OLBS as a Japanese Citizen Isolation Center in 1943 during World War II. Today, the site of Old Leupp exists as a historical archaeological site with the potential for community-based, collaborative, Indigenous archaeological or heritage projects. Davina Two Bears will discuss this dual history of oppression and survivance at the Old Leupp Boarding School/Leupp Isolation Center. Dr. Two Bears is a Diné (Navajo) originally from Birdsprings, Arizona. She is currently a visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology and a Postdoctoral Fellow at Swarthmore College.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. To register go to <https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KoAsz6Q4ThmzvlnT2oCihg> https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KoAsz6Q4ThmzvlnT2oCihg.
Wednesdays February 22, March 8, or March 22, 2023: Tubac, AZ
“The River Made Me” ranger-guided tour starting at Tubac Presidio State Historic Park 1 Burruel Street, Tubac, Arizona*
10 am-12 pm. $15 adults, $5 children under 14 includes admission to the park.
Join Tumacácori National Historical Park Ranger Rick and his co-Ranger at the Tubac Presidio, then stroll 2 miles from there and back on a fun nature and history tour of old Tubac and the river. Experience historic Tubac, the Tubac Presidio, and the Anza Trail along the river below Tubac. Bring layers, water, snacks, and footwear for all trail conditions.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information and to register visit <https://www.tubacpresidio.org/events> https://www.tubacpresidio.org/events or call 520-398-2252 or email <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Wednesdays February 22 or March 22, 2023: Tucson
“Fort Lowell Neighborhood Walking Tour” sponsored by the Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum starting at Fort Lowell Park, 2900 N. Craycroft Rd., Tucson*
February, 1-3 pm; March, 10 am-12 pm. $25 ($20 for Presidio Museum members).
Historian and preservationist Ken Scoville explains how physical features, cultural layers, and political decisions have shaped not just the story of the district but the development of Arizona as well, from Apache wars to development wars. Discover why the Fort Lowell area and the State of Arizona are the places they are today.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Pre-registration is required. To register click on the appropriate tour date and time here: <https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=6184&qid=662099> February 22, 1-3 pm or <https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=6185&qid=662099> March 22, 10 am-12 pm
Wednesday February 22, 2023: Phoenix and online
“Legacy of Extraction: Abandoned Mines on the Navajo Nation” free presentation by Arlyssa Becenti sponsored by Arizona Humanities, in person at the historic Ellis-Shackelford House, 1242 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, and online via Zoom*
6 pm Mountain Standard Time. Free.
Mining companies extracted millions of tons of uranium from the Navajo Nation between 1944 and 1986. Today hundreds of abandoned uranium mines litter the Navajo Nation. How have the Navajo people, land, and water suffered from exposure to these mines? Are people still at risk of radiation exposure? What is being done by the federal government to clean up contaminated sites? While they wait for cleanup, communities continue to bring awareness to and educate others about the physical and environmental hazards of the mines. How much has been lost and damaged? How do the Navajo people feel? Join Arlyssa Becenti, multi-award winning Diné journalist from Fort Defiance, Arizona, as she reports on the abandoned uranium mines on the Navajo Nation, and its ramifications.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To register for the Zoom version click here: <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001yBHyt5Mi2_zyhDP_L7k-rJiv0PmixbggKWcXCdRGYwlF29NTGEYkzuawVTDaSeC3XrkpjX6mfj4xdRbXwD6L-q1fz8r3KcVHzGFCK23ihXQAVBbDpSzdkq71Jn2uaxR2AMg51L0B5Xs_ChhLDlMW_X2qo234-hPFNN6m7NiPv7XLX-inksDNn90STmc3oQ6V51fJyflt5RHynAf0JVAmRPcvHy8xikshll-ZerVeA3NiiIQ_bjJMkQ==&c=Bi_tgwdiF0viPCs6qIokxo6Uf-sd3wuiKbXVm-JRyUzM8UCFPGYVOw==&ch=3fghW7vmrwhWaK820SsEaNlQy8NzDJVNCHxvUHuTNsFzevJCMMuRcQ==> Virtual Registration. To register for in-person attendance click here: <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001yBHyt5Mi2_zyhDP_L7k-rJiv0PmixbggKWcXCdRGYwlF29NTGEYkzuawVTDaSeC3XrkpjX6mfj4xdRbXwD6L-q1fz8r3KcVHzGFCK23ihXQAVBbDpSzdkq71Jn2uaxR2AMg51L0B5Xs_ChhLDlMW_X2qo234-hPFNN6m7NiPv7XLX-inksDNn90STmc3oQ6V51fJyflt5RHynAf0JVAmRPcvHy8xikshll-ZerVeA3NiiIQ_bjJMkQ==&c=Bi_tgwdiF0viPCs6qIokxo6Uf-sd3wuiKbXVm-JRyUzM8UCFPGYVOw==&ch=3fghW7vmrwhWaK820SsEaNlQy8NzDJVNCHxvUHuTNsFzevJCMMuRcQ==> In-Person Registration.
Thursday February 23, 2023
“You Can’t Quit Being White: Arizona Territories First Intriguing Inter-racial Marriage Trial” free presentation with Bernard Wilson at Florence Library and Community Center, 778 N. Main St., Florence, Arizona*
5-6 pm. Free.
Prior to the US Supreme Court case Loving vs. Virginia, the validity of the interracial marriage was dependent upon the state or territory a person lived. In the Arizona Territory the laws governing miscegenation, or interracial marriage, focused on the prevention of creating mixed-racial persons, rather than actual marital unions. In 1892, a couple would face multiple trials defending their right to be treated as a married couple in the eyes of the law. The citizens of Tucson were not offended at the co-habitation or miscegenation of an interracial couple or a millionairess marrying several stations below her economic station, but the renouncing of a privileged ethnicity and perpetration of a lie would not be tolerated. Newspaper editorials stated David was “…entitled to a good licking at a whipping post…” for renouncing his white heritage to marry a mulatto millionairess. This lecture concludes with a most unusual inclusion of the Rockefeller businesses and the unfortunate passing of miscegenation laws in Arizona. This program is made possible by Arizona Humanities and cohosted by Friends of the Florence Community Library and the Pinal County Historical Museum. Bernard Wilson is an independent researcher who has spent the past 27 years researching Tucson’s African-American pioneers and community.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information go to <https://azhumanities.org/event/you-cant-quit-being-white-arizona-territories-intriguing-first-inter-racial-marriage-trial-with-bernard-wilson-2/> https://azhumanities.org/event/you-cant-quit-being-white-arizona-territories-intriguing-first-inter-racial-marriage-trial-with-bernard-wilson-2/.
Thursday February 23, 2023: Tucson
“Iconic Objects, Sites, and People in Tucson” luncheon and presentation by Alan Kruse sponsored by Arizona Pathfinders at The Hungry Fox restaurant, 4637 E. Broadway Blvd., Tucson*
RESCHEDULED TO MARCH 2, see below.
Saturday February 25, 2023: Green Valley, AZ
“A Brief History of Southern Arizona Cattle Ranching” presentation by ethnohistorian Diana Hadley at Raul M. Grijalva Canoa Ranch Conservation Park, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley, Arizona (accessible from I-19 Canoa Road Exit 56)*
1 pm. $5 per person. Preregistration required.
Survey the history of the ranching in southern Arizona’s Santa Cruz Valley with Diana Hadley, former rancher and retired ethnohistorian from the University of Arizona’s Arizona State Museum, with an emphasis on livestock operations at Canoa Ranch. This program is presented as part of the 10th Anniversary of Historic Canoa Ranch Public Programming Lecture Series.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To register visit <https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/nrpr/activity/search?onlineSiteId=0&activity_select_param=2&viewMode=list> https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/nrpr/activity/search?onlineSiteId=0&activity_select_param=2&viewMode=list, scroll to the bottom until no new entries come up, do a find/search for CATTLE, then click on the program title. (Activenet charges an administration fee in addition to the county activity fee.)
Saturday & Sunday February 25 & 26, 2023: El Paso
“2023 Rock Art Academy” training sponsored by the Texas Archeology Academy at El Paso Museum of Archaeology, 4301 Transmountain Rd., and Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site, 6900 Hueco Tanks Road No. 1, El Paso*
Times TBA. Texas Archeological Society membership required. $100 registration fee covers instruction, refreshments, lunch, and a digital manual.
This two-day workshop explores regional rock art and Mogollon archaeological sites, and how investigators use information about them to interpret the human and natural histories of an area. Classroom sessions will be at the El Paso Museum of Archaeology and the field session at Hueco Tanks State Park. Learning to record and interpret rock art can illuminate how a site was used by people and how they interacted with the natural environment and cultural influences. This Academy will include classroom instruction and field trips where participants will have the opportunity to participate in a rock art recording session at Hueco Tanks. The instructor team members (Mr. Myles Miller, lead, Dr. Larry Loendorf, Ms. Margaret Berrier, and Mr. Mark Willis) are experienced rock art specialists and archaeologists who specialize in Jornada Mogollon archaeological culture. For the Hueco Tanks State Park portion of the class, participants need to hike and be able to climb at least three flights of stairs unassisted. A certificate of participation will be awarded to attendees, and Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit is available for teachers as approved by the Texas State Board of Education Certification. No previous archaeological experience is needed.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information visit the TAS website <https://txarch.org/> https://txarch.org/.
Thursday March 2, 2023: Tucson
“Iconic Objects, Sites, and People in Tucson” luncheon and presentation by Alan Kruse sponsored by Arizona Pathfinders at The Hungry Fox restaurant, 4637 E. Broadway Blvd., Tucson*
11 am-1:30 pm. $25.
For this fundraising luncheon Alan Kruse will take a look at a number of objects, sites, and people in Tucson and the story behind them. The focus will be on the city’s history and public art including the facade of the Arizona History Museum, Maynard Dixon’s paintings, Locomotive 1673, the Rattlesnake Bridge, the John Greenway statue, and Jules Flin and the origins of El Charro. The goal is to make life more enjoyable by appreciating our surroundings. After coming to Tucson in 1970 to attend graduate school and a career of teaching chemistry at Pima Community College, long-time Pathfinders member Alan Kruse developed Kruse Arizona Tours, which drew enthusiastic clients from 2002 to 2019. His encyclopedic knowledge of local culture earned him the title “the king of local tours” by the Arizona Daily Star.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Mail your preregistration and menu choices by February 22. For more information email <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday March 4, 2023: Tucson
“Benefit Sale of Native American Art” on the front lawn of the Arizona State Museum (ASM), University of Arizona, 1013 E. University Blvd., Tucson*
10 am until sold out. Free to browse.
Shop an array of Southwest Native pottery, jewelry, baskets, carvings, flat art, and more. These items are donated by individuals and estates throughout the year specifically to be sold at this event. The inventory is always different. The prices are always phenomenal. No tax. Presented annually by the Friends of the ASM Collections. Proceeds benefit ASM's ethnological collections.
* 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 4 & 5, 2023: Tucson
“ASM Library Benefit Book Sale” sponsored by the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society on the front lawn of the Arizona State Museum (ASM), University of Arizona, 1013 E. University Blvd., Tucson*
10 am-4 pm Saturday, 10 am-3 pm Sunday. Free to browse.
Shop an all-new selection of used anthropology books with emphasis on the US Southwest and northern Mexico, plus history, biography, and general interest books. Prices start at $2, most under $5. Ninety percent of the proceeds from this book sale 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 March 4- Saturday March 11; Saturday March 11- Saturday March 18; and/or Saturday March 18-Monday March 27, 2023: Baja California
“The Great Murals of Baja California - Sierra de San Francisco” rock art tours sponsored by California Rock Art Foundation starting and ending in Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico*
Times TBA. $2,250-$2,700 per person.
The California Rock Art Foundation and partners at Saddling South have organized three trips, each to a different canyon system in the Sierra San Francisco, to explore the Great Murals of Baja California:
* March 4-11 – Santa Teresa Canyon Ranch and Rock Art: Cueva de las Flechas, Santa Teresa I, Santa Teressa II, Boca de San Julio, and other sites. $2,250 per person double occupancy.
* March 11-18 – San Gregorio Canyon Ranch and Rock Art: San Gregorio I, San Gregorio II, Borrego, La Palma, and other sites. $2,250 per person double occupancy.
* March 18-27 – Parral Canyon Expedition: El Corralito, Cueva de la Serpiente, Mono Alto, and other sites. This trip is for those seeking a more intense experience in the canyon and who are comfortable with mule riding and roughing it in one of the most remote mountain wilderness areas on the Baja peninsula. $2,700 per person double occupancy.
Each trip departs and ends in Loreto, Baja California Sur, a coastal town located on the Sea of Cortez, and includes ground transportation, hotels, most meals, camping gear, INAH fees, guides, mules, and tips. (Airfare to and from Loreto is not included. Travel to the canyon sites requires riding astride mules and walking on rugged, steep, rocky terrain along exposed canyon trails so participants must be in good physical shape. During each trip a California Rock Art Foundation archaeologist will point out sites along the way and field questions and discussions regarding rock art, archaeology, anthropology, native Baja Cochimí ethnography and history, and Spanish contact history.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information contact Trudi Angell at <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Tuesday March 7, 2023: Coolidge, AZ
“Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces” free Zoom presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Coolidge Public Library, 160 W. Central Ave., Coolidge, Arizona; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
2-3:30 pm. Free.
Native Americans in the U.S. Southwest developed sophisticated skills in astronomy and predicting the seasons, centuries before non-Indian peoples 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. This program is made possible by Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information contact the library at 520-723-6030 or email <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Thursday-Saturday March 9-11, 2023: Salt Lake City
“2023 UPAC Winter Meeting” hosted by the Utah Professional Archaeological Council (UPAC) in Highland Auditorium, 3760 Highland Dr., Salt Lake City*
8 am March 9 to 11:30 am and beyond March 11.
Free for UPAC members (dues range from $12.50 to $25).
Keynote address at 9 am March 10 will be given by Darren Parry, former Chairman of the Northwestern Banc of the Shoshone Nation and author of The Bear River Massacre: A Shoshoni History. The conference also features other presentations, posters, facilitated cultural resource management and agency networking, social events, a tour of the State Historic Preservation Office workshops and lab, and other tours.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information visit <https://www.upaconline.org/upcoming-current-meeting?utm_source=UPAC+Membership&utm_campaign=972b190cff-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_01_20_06_05&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-972b190cff-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D> https://www.upaconline.org/upcoming-current-meeting?utm_source=UPAC+Membership&utm_campaign=972b190cff-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_01_20_06_05&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-972b190cff-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D or email UPAC at <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Thursday-Monday March 9-13, 2023: Tucson
“ARARA Annual Rock Art Conference” sponsored by American Rock Art Research Association (ARARA) at Sheraton Tucson Hotel & Suites, 5151 E. Grant Rd., Tucson*
Times TBA. $95 ARARA member, $155 nonmember.
ARARA will hold its 49th annual conference in Tucson, Arizona, which is situated within the ancestral lands of the Sobaípuri O’odham, Tohono O’odham, and Yaqui Native peoples and is home to the University of Arizona. Regional experts have classed the rock art in and around Tucson into an array of styles. These include the Western Archaic tradition and Hohokam (or Gila) style, and more recent petroglyphs and pictographs attributable to the O’odham and Apache dot the landscape. Slightly farther afield but easily within a day’s drive one can find rock art attributable to other Southwestern cultural traditions including Mogollon to the east, Trincheras south, and Patayan west. A healthy slate of field trips led by local experts will provide conference attendees opportunities to see some of this imagery firsthand. Field trip costs are included in registration fee except for some trips with additional charges. Each attendee agrees to have taken a negative Covid-19 test within 24 hours of attending the conference.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information visit <https://arara.wildapricot.org/Conf-Info-2023> https://arara.wildapricot.org/Conf-Info-2023 and <https://arara.wildapricot.org/2023-Events> https://arara.wildapricot.org/2023-Events or contact Linda Olson at <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday March 11, 2023: Comstock, TX
“Guided Tour to Halo Shelter and the Devils River Overlook” with archaeologist Katie Wilson sponsored by Shumla Archaeological Research & Education Center, meets at Shumla Center, 28 Langtry St., Comstock, Texas*
8 am. $120.
Halo Shelter sits within a small tributary canyon approximately 5 km from the Devils River on a private ranch in Val Verde county. Halo Shelter boasts one of the best-preserved Pecos River style pictograph panels in the region. The site gets its name from a unique arch motif with rayed lines extending from it over the top of several figures’ heads. This is a wide assortment of unique and vibrant Pecos River style figures and motifs intricately executed. The unique vantage point of the Devils River overlook provides an unforgettable view of one of Texas’s most protected treasures.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To register go to <http://www.shumla.org/shumlatreks/> www.shumla.org/shumlatreks/. For more information contact Shumla at <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday March 11, 2023: Tucson
“Pioneer Women of Main Avenue Walking Tour” sponsored by Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum, starting at Café a la C’art, 150 N. Main Ave., Tucson*
10 am-12 pm. $25 ($20 for Presidio Museum members).
This walking tour focuses on pioneer women who contributed so much to Tucson’s history. Some of the women covered include Sara Sorin (first female attorney to appear before the US Supreme Court unassisted), Gladys Franklin (active with historic and artistic endeavors in Tucson, died at 89 in same room on Main Avenue where she was born), Edith Kitt (ran the Arizona Historical Society for years), Bettina Steinfeld (wife of “Merchant Prince of the Southwest” Albert Steinfeld), Annie Neal Cheyney (had the Cheyney House built on Main Avenue), and Atanacia Hughes (married to Sam Hughes at age 13 or so, gave birth to 15 children). This tour is 3/8-mile long. On-street parking is available.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For required preregistration click here: <https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=6073&qid=653981> Saturday, March 11, 10 am-12 pm. For more information call 520-622-0594 or email <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday March 11, 2023: Green Valley, AZ
“My Vaquero Family: Childhood Memories of Growing Up on the Canoa Ranch” presentation by Amanda Salcido Castillo at Raul M. Grijalva Canoa Ranch Conservation Park, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley, Arizona (accessible from I-19 Canoa Road Exit 56)*
1 pm. $5 per person. Preregistration required.
Amanda Salcido Castillo’s family history at historic Canoa Ranch goes back as far as the 1920s. She will present about the daily lives of her vaquero relatives and the desert foods her family prepared. This program is presented as part of the 10th Anniversary of Historic Canoa Ranch Public Programming Lecture Series.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To register visit <https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/nrpr/activity/search?onlineSiteId=0&activity_select_param=2&viewMode=list> https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/nrpr/activity/search?onlineSiteId=0&activity_select_param=2&viewMode=list, scroll to the bottom until no new entries come up, do a find/search for VAQUERO, then click on the program title. (Activenet charges an administration fee in addition to the county activity fee.)
Sunday March 12, 2023: Comstock, TX
“Guided Tour to Painted and Vaquero Shelters” with archaeologist Katie Wilson sponsored by Shumla Archaeological Research & Education Center, meets at Shumla Center, 28 Langtry St., Comstock, Texas*
8 am. $120.
Painted Shelter is in an unnamed tributary canyon of the Rio Grande on private property. A spring-fed stream runs in front of the panel, creating several long pools. Painted Shelter is home to the best-preserved example of the Red Monochrome style as well as remnant Pecos River style murals. Vaquero Shelter is located within Seminole Canyon State Park and gets its name from the Historic period rock art depicting riders on horseback with Longhorn cows, as well as a structure resembling a Spanish mission and a man in a Spanish uniform. The shelter also contains remnant Pecos River style art.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To register go to <http://www.shumla.org/shumlatreks/> www.shumla.org/shumlatreks/. For more information contact Shumla at <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Tuesday March 14, 2023: Online
“Indigenous Interests” free Zoom online program featuring “Life in Marana: A Yaqui Perspective” presentation by Martha Yrigolla (Pascua Yaqui), sponsored by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, PO Box 40577, Tucson AZ 85717
7 to 8:30 pm ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time. Free.
Mrs. Martha Yrigolla is a member of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, born and raised in Marana, Arizona. She spent over thirty years as a preschool teacher working with the Rillito community on the outskirts of Marana. She also worked for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe’s Department of Language and Culture, where she had the opportunity to work with children and youth in the community, sharing her knowledge of the Yaqui language and culture.
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Indigenous Interests” free Zoom webinar series provides Native American presenters with a forum for discussing issues important to Indigenous peoples today. The series is hosted by Old Pueblo board of directors members Martina Dawley (Hualapai-Diné), Anabel Galindo (Yaqui), and Maegan Lopez (Tohono O’odham).
For more information contact Old Pueblo at <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] or 520-798-1201.
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Thursday March 16, 2023: Online
“Third Thursday Food for Thought” free Zoom online program featuring “cyberSW: A Digital Gateway to Explore Southwestern US/Northwestern Mexico Archaeology” presentation by archaeologists Jeffery J. Clark, PhD, and Joshua Watts, PhD, sponsored by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, PO Box 40577, Tucson AZ 85717
7 to 8:30 pm ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Time). Free.
cyberSW is a large graph database and open access web platform to facilitate exploration of the US Southwest/Mexico Northwest archaeological record by a variety of audiences. (Actual archaeological site locations are masked.) cyberSW has been developed over the course of 20 years by combining a number of regional databases, many funded by the National Science Foundation, that have focused on reconstructing precontact demographic trends, migration, social networks, and identity. In addition, data from many cultural resource management projects as well as unpublished sources and new analyses have been added. The current version of cyberSW contains standardized information, at the archaeological site level, of room counts and occupation span from more than 22,000 settlements, 16 million ceramic records, 17,000 geochemically sourced obsidian artifacts, and 1200 sites with ceremonial or public architecture. The next version, currently under development in collaboration with a Tribal Working Group, will enhance resolution to the household, cultural feature, and stratum level and will have the capacity to add virtually all classes of nonmortuary archaeological data using standardized classification schemes. This presentation will discuss the history of cyberSW, demonstrate some of the capabilities of the current web platform, and explore short- and long-term future directions. Audience participation and feedback will be encouraged.
To register for the Zoom webinar go to <https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rMpNlJmVShqy3nJ4w5EiTA> https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rMpNlJmVShqy3nJ4w5EiTA. For more information contact Old Pueblo at <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] or 520-798-1201.
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Monday March 20, 2023: Tucson-Marana, AZ
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Spring Equinox Tour to Los Morteros Village and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart departing from near Silverbell Road and Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana, Arizona
8 am to noon. $35 donation ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Friends of Pueblo Grande Museum members) helps cover Old Pueblo’s tour expenses and supports its education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures.
The 2023 vernal equinox occurs on Monday March 20 at 2:24 pm Arizona/Mountain Standard Time (9:24 pm Greenwich Mean Time). To celebrate the equinox, archaeologist Allen Dart (Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s executive director) leads this tour to Los Morteros, an ancient village site that includes a Hohokam ballcourt, bedrock mortars, and other archaeological features; 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 mostly Hohokam Indians between 800 and 1100 CE. An equinox calendar petroglyph at the site exhibits a specific interaction with a ray of sunlight on the morning of each equinox regardless of the hour and minute of the actual celestial equinox, so participants in this tour will see that sunlight interaction with the calendar glyph unless clouds block the sunlight.
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Tuesday March 21, 2023: Canoa Ranch, AZ
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Archaeology and History of Canoa Ranch” presentation and tours event at Historic Canoa Ranch, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley, Arizona (accessible from I-19 Canoa Road Exit 56)
8 am to noon. $35 donation ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Friends of Pueblo Grande Museum members) helps cover Old Pueblo’s tour expenses and supports its education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures.
This event begins with a PowerPoint presentation by Old Pueblo’s director Allen Dart titled “Before There Was a Canoa” about Canoa-area archaeology and history. The presentation is followed by three 1-hour tours to be provided by Pima County Natural Resources, Parks & Recreation volunteers: 1) “Anza Tour at Historic Canoa Ranch,” 2) “Tour of Historic Canoa Ranch,” and 3) “The Gardens of Canoa.” The presentation and each tour will be limited to 24 registrants and will not be open to other Canoa Ranch visitors. Participants are encouraged to bring a sack lunch to enjoy after the program at Canoa Ranch’s Mesquite Grove, or to have lunch in one of the many nearby Green Valley restaurants.
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Friday-Sunday March 24-26, 2023: Goldthwaite, Texas
“TAS Archeology 101 Academy” training sponsored by the Texas Archeological Society (TAS) and hosted by the North Texas Archeological Society (NTAS) and the Legacy Center in and near Goldthwaite, Texas*
Times TBA. Texas Archeological Society membership required. $100 registration fee covers instruction, refreshments, Saturday and Sunday lunch, snacks, and a digital manual.
This training academy provides background information on the archaeology of the state of Texas and how to identify both pre-European and historic archaeological sites. Instructions are provided for accurate site recording that allows archaeologists to assess a site’s significance and contribute to synthesis of the state’s cultural heritage. Friday evening and Saturday classroom sessions will be held at the Legacy Plaza Pavilion, 1219 Fisher St., Goldthwaite, and the Sunday hands-on field component will be at the Clovis Field site on the Barnett Ranch just outside Goldthwaite. The course’s primary goals are to provide each participant with the tools necessary to identify, properly record, and assess an archaeological site. Participants will have the opportunity on Sunday to conduct excavations and other field investigations on the Barnett Ranch. Instructors Dr. Jon Lohse (lead), Chris Meis, and Jimmy Barrera are experienced archaeologists who specialize in the archaeology of Texas and other regions. Participants should be able to work on their hands and knees and be able to lift 25 pounds comfortably. Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit is available for teachers as approved by the Texas State Board of Education Certification. No previous archaeological experience is needed.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information visit the TAS website <https://txarch.org/> https://txarch.org/.
WAITING LIST: Saturday March 25, 2023: Green Valley, AZ
“The Great Sonoran Indian Uprising of 1681: What Really Happened” presentation by David Yetman at Raul M. Grijalva Canoa Ranch Conservation Park, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley, Arizona (accessible from I-19 Canoa Road Exit 56)*
1 pm. $5 per person. Preregistration required.
Spanish colonists and soldiers abused and exploited Indians from the Rio Grande pueblos so much that a rebellion was almost inevitable. The Great Pueblo Revolt of 1680 traumatized Spaniards throughout New Spain. In 1681 it appeared that the revolt would spread to Sonora. This program is presented as part of the 10th Anniversary of Historic Canoa Ranch Public Programming Lecture Series.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To register visit <https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/nrpr/activity/search?onlineSiteId=0&activity_select_param=2&viewMode=list> https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/nrpr/activity/search?onlineSiteId=0&activity_select_param=2&viewMode=list, scroll to the bottom until no new entries come up, do a find/search for UPRISING, then click on the program title. (Activenet charges an administration fee in addition to the county activity fee.)
Thursday March 30, 2023: Tucson to Tumacácori, AZ
“Spanish Mission Sites of the Santa Cruz Valley” tour sponsored by the Southwestern Mission Research Center (SMRC) starting at Mission Garden, 946 W. Mission Lane, Tucson*
8 am-5 pm. $200 per person includes van transportation, admission fees, light breakfast, lunch at Wisdom’s Cafe, and expert guides.
This one-day tour focusing on Spanish colonial history includes visits to Tucson’s Mission Garden, a living agricultural museum of Sonoran Desert-adapted heritage fruit trees, traditional heirloom crops and edible native plants; Mission San Xavier del Bac, established by Father Eusebio Kino in the O’odham community of Wa:k (Bac) in 1692 and where construction of the magnificent “White Dove of the Desert mission structure began in the early 1780s; Mission Los Santos Ángeles de Guevavi, a cabecera (head mission) south of Tumacácori, established by Father Kino in 1691 and where an adobe church still standing in ruins was built around 1751; and Mission San José de Tumacácori in Tumacácori National Historical Park, where an ornate adobe church is preserved, protected, and interpreted by the National Park Service. Expert guides include historic architect Bob Vint, ethnohistorian Dr. Dale Brenneman, avocational historian Fr. Greg Adolf, Tumacácori NHP Chief of Interpretation and Education emerita Anita Badertscher, and San Xavier Mission historic preservationist Starr Herr-Cardillo.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information or to register contact Monica Young at <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday April 1, 2023: Tucson
“Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop” with flintknapper Sam Greenleaf at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th Street, Tucson
9 am to noon. $35 donation ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Friends of Pueblo Grande Museum members; 50% off for persons who have taken this class previously)
Learn how to make arrowheads, spear points, and other flaked stone artifacts just like ancient peoples did. In this workshop, flintknapping expert Sam Greenleaf provides participants with hands-on experience and learning on how pre-European Contact people made and used projectile points and other tools created from obsidian and other stone. All materials and equipment are provided. The class is designed to help modern people understand how Native Americans made traditional crafts and is not intended to train students how to make artwork for sale. Limited to six registrants. All participants are asked to wear face masks and to practice physical distancing during the workshop to avoid spreading COVID-19 virus.
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Saturday April 15, 2023: West of Tucson
Pueblo Archaeology Center’s Historic CCC Sites tour with archaeologists Bill Gillespie and Ron Beckwith.
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Thursday April 20, 2023: Online
“Third Thursday Food for Thought” free Zoom online program featuring the presentation “The Civilian Conservation Corps in Southern Arizona and the Creation of a Transformed Landscape” by archaeologist William B. Gillespie, sponsored by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, PO Box 40577, Tucson AZ 85717
7 to 8:30 pm ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Time). Free.
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) is widely recognized as one of the most successful of President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal programs that helped bring the country out of the depths of the Great Depression of the 1930s. Some 3.5 million unemployed young men enrolled to work outdoors to protect forests, alleviate erosion, and develop the infrastructure of thousands of parks. The CCC was particularly active in southeastern Arizona, with nearly 40 camps, each occupied by approximately 100-200 enrollees, in use at various times between 1933 and 1942. Several agencies took advantage of CCC work crews to make improvements: The US Forest Service focused on fire prevention and constructing new roads, the National Park Service and Arizona’s Pima County emphasized developing infrastructure for recreation, the newly established federal Soil Conservation Service performed extensive erosion-control work, and the less well-documented Indian Division of the CCC employed many O’odham workers to develop new water sources for livestock. Throughout the parks, forests, and deserts of the region, the legacy of the CCC is still very much in evidence. Guest speaker Bill Gillespie is a retired Coronado National Forest archaeologist.
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TOUR CANCELLED: Saturday & Sunday April 29 & 30, 2023: Sedona, AZ area
“Religion on the Red Rocks Tour”
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center has had to cancel its this tour to the Loy Canyon, Spirit Hunter, and Red Tank Draw pictograph and petroglyph sites. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Wednesdays May 10-July 26, 2023: Online
“Archaeology of the Southwest” 12-session online adult education class with archaeologist Allen Dart, sponsored by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, PO Box 40577, Tucson AZ 85717-0577
6:30 to 8:30 pm each Wednesday evening May 10 through July 26, 2023. $99 donation ($80 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, Arizona Archaeological Society [AAS], and Friends of Pueblo Grande Museum members), not counting cost of the recommended text or of optional Arizona Archaeological Society membership.
Archaeology of the Southwest is an introductory course that provides a basic overview of the US Southwest’s ancestral cultures. Its twelve evening class sessions will cover cultural sequences, dating systems, subsistence strategies, development of urbanization, depopulation of different areas at different times, and the general characteristics of major cultural groups that have lived in the Southwest over the past 13,000-plus years. Besides offering an up-to-date synthesis of southwestern cultures for anyone interested in the archaeology of the Southwest, the class is a prerequisite for all other courses offered in the Arizona Archaeological Society (AAS) Certification/Education Program. Instructor Allen Dart is a registered professional archaeologist and executive director of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center. Minimum enrollment 10 people. For information on the AAS and its Certification program visit <http://www.azarchsoc.org/page-807603> www.azarchsoc.org/page-807603.
Donations are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Friday May 5, whichever is earlier. To register of for more information contact Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
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Thursday May 18, 2023: Online
“Third Thursday Food for Thought” free Zoom online program featuring “Making and Breaking Waves: Feminist Thought in Anthropology’s History” presentation by anthropologist Ruth Burgett Jolie, PhD, sponsored by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, PO Box 40577, Tucson AZ 85717
7 to 8:30 pm ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Time). Free.
In some circles, “the F-word” is “feminism”- a dirty word not to be discussed in good company. Yet, feminism, the political movement advocating for women’s rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality, is an important concept to discuss as it is influenced by the social context in which we live. Feminism has impacted our day-to-day lives as well as anthropology as a discipline. This presentation provides a brief history of feminism in the United States, considers how feminism has impacted anthropology, and concludes with a discussion of how anthropology has impacted feminism. Dr. Ruth Burgett Jolie is Associate Curator of Education at the Arizona State Museum and affiliated Associate Professor of Anthropology in the School of Anthropology at the University of Arizona.
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Saturday & Sunday May 20 & 21, 2023: Prescott, AZ
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Coyote Ruin, Fitzmaurice Ruin, and Museum of Indigenous People” tour with archaeologist Andrew Christenson, PhD, Prescott, Arizona.
11:30 am Saturday to 12 noon Sunday. $99 donation per person ($80 for members of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center or Friends of Pueblo Grande Museum) covers all site entry fees and Old Pueblo’s expenses.
Details coming. Participants are responsible for their own transportation, lodging, and meals.
Donations are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Monday May 15, whichever is earlier: 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Saturday June 10 to Saturday June 17, 2023: Nacogdoches County, TX
“TAS Archeological Field School” directed by archaeologist Dr. Tamra Walter and regional experts, sponsored by the Texas Archeological Society (TAS), based at the Nacogdoches County Exposition and Civic Center, 3805 NW Stallings Dr., Nacogdoches, Texas*
Daily times TBA. Adult 1-3 days $120, 4 or more days $170; nonparticipant 1-3 days $60, 4 or more days $80; ages 7-17, 1-3 days $45, 4 or more days $70.
Each summer, the Texas Archeological Society (TAS) sponsors a week-long archeological field school that provides training in archeological techniques to Society members and contributes important new data to the state's archeological and historical heritage. For the 2023 field school, excavations will be conducted at the Gallant Falls Site (41NA344), an important contact period Mission Concepcion site, and at two nearby and associated Hainai Caddo structures at the Ben Gallant site (41NA338) and the Belle Gallant site (41NA346). No prior archeological experience is necessary. Activities and learning opportunities are offered for all ages, including excavation techniques, survey methods, and special training for newcomers and teachers. The TAS field school spans seven days and is led by professional archeologists and trained avocationals. Participants may register for a minimum of three days or for the full week and choose excavation, survey, or the laboratory. Volunteers may also participate in the afternoon and evening workshops, educational programs, and social activities spread throughout the week. Several Field School Scholarships are available. Field School Director Tamra L. Walter is an Associate Professor of Archaeology at Texas Tech University, Lubbock.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information visit the TAS Field School page at https://www.txarch.org/Field-School.
Thursday June 15, 2023: Online
“Third Thursday Food for Thought” free Zoom online program featuring “A Photo Essay of the Apache Surrender” presentation by historian Bill Cavaliere, sponsored by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, PO Box 40577, Tucson AZ 85717
7 to 8:30 pm ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Time). Free.
Using a comparison of old photographs with recent ones taken of the same places, Bill Cavaliere will discuss the Chiricahua Apaches and their early frontier photographers, with the emphasis on C. S. Fly, Ben Wittick, and A. Frank Randall. Cavaliere travelled far and wide to locate the scenes where the 1800s shots were taken. Some were very easy to find, such as the photographs taken at Fort Bowie, while others were more difficult, especially ones taken by Tombstone photographer C. S. Fly in Cañon de los Embudos in northern Sonora, Mexico, which entailed modern-day driving on rough four-wheel-drive roads through remote areas disputed by rival drug cartels. Bill’s obsession was finding the location of Fly’s famous “Council Photo” that depicts Geronimo and other hostile Apaches negotiating peace terms with General George Crook and his soldiers.
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Wednesdays September 6-December 6, 2023
(skipping October 25 and November 22): Online
"The Hohokam Culture of Southern Arizona" 12-session online adult education class with archaeologist Allen Dart, sponsored by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, PO Box 40577, Tucson AZ 85717-0577
6:30 to 8:30 pm ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Time through Nov. 1st) each Wednesday. $99 donation ($80 for members of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, Arizona Archaeological Society [AAS], and Friends of Pueblo Grande Museum); donation does not include costs of recommended text (The Hohokam Millennium by Paul R. Fish and Suzanne K. Fish, editors) or of the optional AAS membership or AAS Certification Program enrollment.
Registered Professional Archaeologist Allen Dart teaches this class in 12 two-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 exchange. Students seeking the AAS Certification are expected to prepare a brief research report to be presented orally or in written or video format. Minimum enrollment 10 people. The class meets the requirements of the Arizona Archaeological Society (AAS) Training, Certification and Education (TCE) program's “Advanced Southwest Archaeology – The Hohokam of Southern Arizona” class. The AAS basic “Archaeology 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 <http://www.azarchsoc.org/page-807603> www.azarchsoc.org/page-807603.
Reservations and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Friday September 1st, whichever is earlier. To register or for more information contact Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
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Saturday October 7, 2023: Tucson & Marana, AZ
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “Tucson and Marana Yoeme (Yaqui Indian) Communities” car-caravan cultural sites tour with Yoeme traditional culture specialist Felipe S. Molina starting in the Santa Cruz River Park ramada at 1317 W. Irvington Road, Tucson (on south side of Irvington just west of the Santa Cruz River)
8 am to 1 pm. $35 donation ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Friends of Pueblo Grande Museum members) helps cover Old Pueblo’s tour expenses and supports its education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures.
Felipe S. Molina was taught the indigenous language, culture, and history of the Yoemem (Yaqui Indians) by his maternal grandfather and grandmother, his grandmother's cousin, and several elders from Tucson's original Pascua Village. A steady stream of Yoeme migrated into southern Arizona to escape the Mexican government's war on and deportations of the Yoeme in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. By 1940 there were about 3,000 Yoeme in Arizona, mostly living in the well-established villages of Libre (Barrio Libre) and Pascua (Barrio Loco) in Tucson, Yoem Pueblo and Wiilo Kampo in Marana, and others near Eloy, Somerton, Phoenix, and Scottsdale. Mr. Molina will lead this tour to places settled historically by Yoeme in the Tucson and Marana areas including Bwe'u Hu'upa (Big Mesquite) Village, the San Martin Church and plaza in the 39th Street Community (Barrio Libre), Pascua, Ili Hu'upa, Wiilo Kampo, and his home community of Yoem Pueblo including its San Juan Church and plaza.
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PUBLICATION ANNOUNCEMENT
The Arizona Archaeological Society has announced the publication of The Arizona Archaeologist volume 44: “The Pierpoint Site: A Thirteenth Century Elevated Site Near Gila Bend, Arizona.” This is the report resulting from the exploration of a large late-precontact (ca. 1200-1400 CE) site located in southwestern Arizona 15 km north (upriver) from the Town of Gila Bend. Members of the <http://www.azarchsoc.org> Arizona Archaeological Society are eligible to receive a copy of this report as a member benefit. Others can purchase copies from <https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMJMP3BS?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860> Amazon.com.
OLD PUEBLO ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER’S YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center is now taking reservations for this school year’s youth education programs. You can find information about them at the links listed below.
* OPEN3 Simulated Archaeological Excavation Education Program: https://www.oldpueblo.org/programs/educational-programs/childrens-programs/open3-simulated-excavation-classrooms/.
* OPENOUT Archaeology Outreach Presentations “Ancient People of Arizona,” “Lifestyle of the Hohokam,” and “What is an Archaeologist?”: https://www.oldpueblo.org/programs/educational-programs/childrens-programs/.
* Tours for Youth: https://www.oldpueblo.org/programs/educational-programs/childrens-programs/site-tours-classrooms/.
OLD PUEBLO ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER’S 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 you can again receive membership benefits. Old Pueblo members receive substantial discounts on most of our tours and other activities for which donations or fees are required.
Payment Options for Donations and Memberships
For payment by mail please make check or money order payable to Old Pueblo Archaeology Center or simply OPAC, and include a printed explanation of what your payment is for. If it’s for or includes a membership fee, you can print the Enrollment/Subscription form from Old Pueblo’s www.oldpueblo.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Old-Pueblo-Membership-Subscription-Application-Form-20181215.doc <https://www.oldpueblo.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Old-Pueblo-Membership-Subscription-Application-Form-20181215.doc> web page and complete the appropriate information on that form. Mail payment and information sheet to Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, PO Box 40577, Tucson AZ 85717. (Mail sent to Old Pueblo’s street address gets returned to senders because there is no mailbox at our street address.)
To start or renew an Old Pueblo membership online you can visit our www.oldpueblo.org/about-us/membership/ <http://www.oldpueblo.org/about-us/membership/> web page, scroll down to the bottom of that page, and follow the instructions for using our secure online membership form or our printable Enrollment/Subscription form.
To make a donation using PayPal, please go to the www.oldpueblo.org <http://www.oldpueblo.org> home page, scroll down to the “Donate” section, click on the “Donate” button above the PayPal logo, and follow the prompts.
To make a credit card or debit card payment without going online you can call Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201, tell the person who answers you’d like to make a credit card donation or payment, and provide your card authorization. We advise that you do not provide credit card or debit card numbers to us in an email. Old Pueblo accepts Visa, MasterCard, and Discover card payments.
All of us at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center appreciate your support! I hope you enjoy reading this and future issues of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s upcoming-activities announcements!
Warmest regards,
Allen Dart, RPA, Executive Director (Volunteer)
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
PO Box 40577
Tucson AZ 85717-0577 USA
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