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      For activities marked “This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event” the information may be out of date – Readers are advised to confirm dates, times, and details with the organizers of those activities.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. Each in-person activity listed is in the time zone of its location. 
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Table of Contents

      Some Online Resources 

      Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s Activities in the Coming Month

      Other Upcoming Activities

      Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s Mission and Support

      Opt-Out Options
 
 
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 has posted recordings of many of our Third Thursday Food for Thought and Indigenous Interests webinar presentations on our Youtube channel:  <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDgPTetfOL9FHuAW49TrSig/videos> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDgPTetfOL9FHuAW49TrSig/videos.
 
*	School for Advanced Research: SAR Artists Live with Monica Lovato about the Pueblo Pottery Collective and two of Ms. Lovato's pots curated in the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture's "Grounded in Clay" exhibition:  <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hxZdsSqF3k> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hxZdsSqF3k. 
 
*	Washington Post: Preserving Historic Black Churches with Brent Leggs:  <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD-CqhVuSL4> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD-CqhVuSL4.
 
 
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. 
      IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos about the above-listed activity send an email to  <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] with “Send February Third Thursday flyer” in your email subject line.
 
 
Tuesday March 14, 2023: Online
      “Indigenous Interests” free Zoom online program featuring “From the Farms of Marana to Life in New Pascua” presentation by Martha Flores Felix 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), Maegan Lopez (Tohono O’odham), Anabel Galindo (Yaqui), and Samuel Fayuant (Tohono O'odham). 
      To register for the program go to  <https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oEUUFbYqTyK2DLGW8i8APw> https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oEUUFbYqTyK2DLGW8i8APw. For more information contact Old Pueblo at  <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] or 520-798-1201.
      IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos about the above-listed activity send an email to  <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] with “Send March Indigenous Interests flyer” in your email subject line.
 
 
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. Each in-person activity listed is in the time zone of its location. 
 
 
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> https://arizona.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_imZd2DOtTgGU_RU8fUn86w. 
 
 
Wednesday February 15, 2023: Silver City, NM
      “Feather imagery Depicted on Mimbres Pottery” free presentation with archaeologist Christopher Adams sponsored by the Grant County Archaeological Society (GCAS) at 2045 Memory Lane, Silver City, New Mexico*
      5 pm socializing, 5:30 business meeting, 5:45 presentation. Free.
      The importance of birds during the Mimbres Classic period (1000-1130 CE) is unique and could reflect a ritual value. Images on pottery from the NAN Ranch collection, the Mimbres Pottery Images Digital Database (MimPIDD), and private collections include turkeys, raptors, macaws, possible prayer bundles, and personal feather adornments. Chris Adams is the US Forest Service Archaeologist for the Black Range and Wilderness Ranger Districts, Gila National Forest.
      * This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information email GCAS at  <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] 
 
 
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> https://4454pp.blackbaudhosting.com/4454pp/Footsteps-into-the-Past-at-White-Sands-National-Park-with-Dr-Matthew-Bennett. 
 
 
Saturday February 18, 2023: Tucson
      “Traditional O’odham Agriculture” demonstration with Maegan Lopez and Sterling Johnson sponsored by Friends of Tucson’s Birthplace at Mission Garden, 946 W. Mission Lane, Tucson*
      9 am to noon. $5 per person suggested donation.
      Every third Saturday of the month Maegan Lopez and Sterling Johnson continue this new Mission Garden tradition of talks and demonstrations about O’odham Agriculture. They talk about traditions associated with Native American crops like corn, beans, and squash, and how crops brought by Europeans were integrated into O’odham agriculture. These monthly events, in the O'odham Ramada adjacent to the O’odham Garden, are a collaboration between Mission Garden and the Ajo Center for Sustainable Agriculture. 
      * This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information visit  <http://www.tucsonsbirthplace.org> www.tucsonsbirthplace.org or call 520-955-5200.
 
 
Saturday February 18, 2023: Payson, AZ
      “The Salado Phenomenon in the U. S. Southwest” free presentation by Karen Schollmeyer, PhD, for Rim Country Chapter, Arizona Archaeological Society meeting at the at the Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Road, Payson, Arizona*
      10 am. Free.
      There is a long history of debate over the Salado phenomenon: its origins, geographic extent, and whether Salado refers to a cultural group, religious movement, pottery ware, or some combination of all three. Much of this debate is due to the highly variable material culture across the region where Salado polychrome dominates decorated ceramic assemblages. This talk discusses some of the variability in what archaeologists call Salado, particularly in the Tonto Basin, San Pedro Valley, and Upper Gila areas of Arizona and New Mexico, and how this religious and social phenomenon supported successful multiethnic communities during the 14th and 15th centuries. Karen Schollmeyer is a Preservation Archaeologist with Archaeology Southwest, Tucson.
      * This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information visit  <https://azarchsoc.org/RimCountry> https://azarchsoc.org/RimCountry. 
 
 
Every Saturday February 18-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.
 
 
Saturday February 18 or Friday March 10, 2023: Florence, AZ
      “Florence Cemetery Walking Tours” 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> 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. 
 
 
Tuesday February 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. Free.
      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]
 
 
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
      “Plants of the Mojave Desert and the Traditional Tribal Uses” free presentation by biologist Carrie Cannon sponsored by the Verde Valley Chapter, Arizona Archaeological Society, at the Sedona Public Library, 3250 White Bear Road, Sedona, Arizona; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
      3:30 pm. Free.
      Although the desert may seem like a desolate landscape devoid of life, it is actually home to hundreds of unique species. Some are only visible or appear alive for a short time, others grow for hundreds of years, and many are not found anywhere else on earth. Participants will learn about the many traditional Tribal plants uses, what plant life makes North American Deserts so unique, and how the Mojave stands apart from the rest of America. Carrie Cannon, a member of the Kiowa tribe of Oklahoma and also of Oglala Lakota descent, is an ethnobotanist for the Hualapai Tribe’s Department of Cultural Resources. This program is made possible by Arizona Humanities. 
      * This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information contact Linda Krumrie at  <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
 
 
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: Tucson
      “Archaeology Day” at Mission Garden, 946 W. Mission Lane, Tucson*
      8 am-1 pm. $5 per person suggested donation.
      Representatives of the Archaeology Southwest and Old Pueblo Archaeology Center nonprofit organizations set up hands-on activities in the Youth Garden.
      * This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information visit  <http://www.tucsonsbirthplace.org> www.tucsonsbirthplace.org or call 520-955-5200.
 
 
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 February 25, 2023: Tucson
      “Levi’s and Lace:  Arizona Women Who Made History” Salon and Saloon in-person and online lecture by author Jan Cleere sponsored by the Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum, at the pub at LaCo Restaurant, 201 N. Court Ave., Tucson*
      2-3 pm. $5 per person at the door or per Zoom link.
      Award winning author Jan Cleere brings her exceptional skills in research and writing to her book, Levi’s and Lace, in which she presents more than 35 heroic women.  From teachers to entrepreneurs to artists to healers, Jan provides informative text that highlights historic Hispanic, African American, Native American and Anglo American women who made their mark on the intriguing history of Arizona. Food and drink will be available for sale
      * This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To register go to  <https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=459> https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=459. For more information on this and other Presidio Museum activities visit  <http://www.TucsonPresidio.com> www.TucsonPresidio.com or contact the Tucson Presidio Museum at 520-622-0594 or  <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
 
 
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/.
 
 
Sunday February 26, 2023: Bernalillo, NM
      “Son of an Indian Trader” free presentation with Roger Zimmerman, sponsored by Friends of the Coronado Historic Site, at Bernalillo Town Hall Council Chambers, 829 Camino Del Pueblo, Bernalillo, New Mexico*
      2 pm. Free.
      Roger Zimmerman will share his heritage of moving to a harsh environment in the 1930s, opening a trading post outside of Gallup, and mastering the daunting Navajo language. While his father could speak Zuni, Roger learned passable Navajo in order to clerk at the family-run Mariano Lake Trading Post on the Navajo Nation and, after World War II, at their dry goods store in Gallup. Of course, embarrassing mistakes with the Navajo language did happen. In his entertaining talk punctuated with photos, Roger Zimmerman – dubbed Navajo Blue Eyes by his Navajo
Friends –will relate tales of trading in a bygone time. Masks are discretionary and refreshments will be served.
      * This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information visit  <https://www.kuaua.org/> https://www.kuaua.org/ or email the Friends at  <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] 
 
 
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]
 
 
Tuesday March 7, 2023: Online
      “Collaborative Archaeology and the ‘Becoming Hopi’ Project” Archaeology Café online lecture by Stewart Koyiyumptewa and Wes Bernardini presented by Archaeology Southwest (ASW), Tucson*
      6 to 7 pm ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time. Free. 
      Stewart Koyiyumptewa (Hopi Cultural Preservation Office) and Wes Bernardini (University of Redlands) will discuss how Hopi tribal members and external scholars have collaborated for nearly two decades on a monumental history of the Hopi Mesas. They will discuss the importance of collaboration and how tribal perspectives have changed outsiders’ understanding of Hopi history. 
      * This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information go to  <https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/event/collaborative-archaeology-and-the-becoming-hopi-project/> https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/event/collaborative-archaeology-and-the-becoming-hopi-project/.
 
 
Wednesday March 8, 2023: Cave Creek, AZ
      “Landscapes of Extraction: The Art of Mining in the American West” free presentation by Betsy Fahlman, PhD, for Desert Foothills Chapter, Arizona Archaeological Society meeting at t Good Shepherd of the Hills Episcopal Church, 6502 E. Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek, Arizona, cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
      7 pm refreshment/socialization, 7:30 presentation. Free.
      Mining is the transformative industry of the American West – one that competes in scale and in color with the scenic landscape on its own terms, with the industrial sublime dynamically coexisting with the natural one. These landscapes are located at the bedrock of economic development – the risky speculation from which huge fortunes could be made and lost – and reframing our understanding of an equally mythic chronicle of the American West. Mining was one of the Five Cs of the Arizona’s economy and remains central to its cultural and economic identity. This lecture presents the rich historical heritage of a significant body of regional art – particularly painting and prints – that was inspired by an important industry considered over a vast region. Historical artists portrayed the extractive industries that meant jobs and profits, while contemporary artists are more concerned with the vexed legacies of altered landscapes, environmental degradation, and public-health challenges. Betsy Fahlman is Professor of Art History at Arizona State University and Adjunct Curator of American Art at the Phoenix Art Museum. This program is 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-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: Tucson
      “Archaeology Talks” by Homer Thiel and Allen Denoyer sponsored by Friends of Tucson’s Birthplace at Mission Garden, 946 W. Mission Lane, Tucson*
      11 am-1 pm. $5 per person suggested donation.
      Archaeologists Homer Thiel and Allen Denoyer have decades of experience between them in the archaeology of the Tucson Valley and the Santa Cruz River floodplain. Homer will speak about 4,100 Years of history along the Santa Cruz River, and Allen will relate some of the experiences of participating in the excavation right in Mission Garden.
      * This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information visit  <http://www.tucsonsbirthplace.org> www.tucsonsbirthplace.org or call 520-955-5200.
 
 
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]
 
 
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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Saturday March 18, 2023: Tucson
      Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Vista del Rio Archaeological Site Free Tour” guided by archaeologist Allen Dart at the Vista del Rio Cultural Resource Park, 7575 E. Desert Arbors St. (at Dos Hombres Road), Tucson
      9-11 am. Free.
      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 southern Arizona Hohokam archaeological culture that was inhabited between 1000 and 1150 CE. 
      Reservations are required by 5 pm Thursday March 16: 520-798-1201 or  <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
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Saturday March 18, 2023: Tucson 
      “How Did People Make and Use Atlatls?” ancient technologies workshop with archaeologist Allen Denoyer at Archaeology Southwest (ASW), 300 N. Ash Alley, Tucson *
      9 am-4 pm. $75.
      Participants in this all-day workshop (with a midday lunch break) will make a replica atlatl and an expedient dart. Hunters in the distant past used the atlatl to propel the dart and shaft. The replica atlatls will be made of oak, using archaeological examples from the Southwest. The darts will be simple so that participants have a dart to shoot when they leave the class. For the most part, participants will use stone tools, though modern hand tools may be employed in the interest of timeliness. The class will require lots of hands-on carving work, making it hard on the hands, so participants are advised to bring work gloves.
      * 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-atlatls-5/?ms=sat_email&utm_campaign=sat&utm_medium=email&utm_source=aswemail&emci=49d8d389-c6a7-ed11-994d-00224832eb73&emdi=6e1cb4a0-c9a7-ed11-994d-00224832eb73&ceid=15100> https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/event/how-did-people-make-and-use-atlatls-5/?ms=sat_email&utm_campaign=sat&utm_medium=email&utm_source=aswemail&emci=49d8d389-c6a7-ed11-994d-00224832eb73&emdi=6e1cb4a0-c9a7-ed11-994d-00224832eb73&ceid=15100 or contact Sara Anderson at 520-882-6946 or  <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
 
 
Saturday March 18, 2023: Tucson 
      “150th Anniversary of Fort Lowell” at the Fort Lowell Museum in Fort Lowell Park, 2900 N. Craycroft Rd., Tucson*
      11 am-3 pm Free ($5/person suggested donation).
      Fort Lowell was active from 1873 to 1891 during the Apache Wars, and was the successor to Camp Lowell, which was located in downtown Tucson from 1866-1873. Soldiers stationed at Fort Lowell were responsible for escorting and protecting wagon trains, protecting nearby settlers, guarding supplies, patrolling the border and conducting offensive operations against the Western and Chiricahua Apaches. The Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum recently assumed management of the Fort Lowell Museum and is working with the City of Tucson to reopen it once needed improvements on the building are completed. This March 18 celebratory event will include a 12 pm lecture on military medicine and 19th century amputations, a performance by the 4th Cavalry Regimental Band of Fort Lowell  at 1 pm, a 2 pm lecture on the quirky episodes of danger and death in the Santa Cruz Valley, plus displays by the Mormon Battalion and the Buffalo Soldiers organizations, blacksmithing and faro dealer demonstrations, re-enactors representing a Fort Lowell quartermaster; Louise Gerard, wife of the Fort Lowell surgeon; Lola Smith, wife of Fort Lowell quartermaster Gilbert Cole; and Fort Lowell ranchers. Attending children can make a pendant out of soapstone with a traditional-style drill, learn how to use an atlatl to throw arrows, playing with the toys and participating in games that kids in the fort would have enjoyed, and learning to write with a quill and ink the way children would have in the fort.
      * This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information contact the Tucson Presidio Museum at 520-622-0594 or  <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
 
 
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.
      Donations are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Thursday March 16, whichever is earlier: 520-798-1201 or  <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] 
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Monday March 20, 2023: Online
      “Rain and Fertility Symbolism in the Rock Art and Cultural Landscape of the Trincheras Sites of Northwestern Sonora” free online presentation by Julio Amador Bech, sponsored by Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society (AAHS), Tucson*
      7-8:30 pm ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time. Free.
      Trincheras archaeological sites of northwestern Sonora (200-1450 CE) are located in the lower Sonoran Desert along the Magdalena, Altar, and Asunción/Concepción river drainages and adjacent volcanic hills. The Trincheras tradition is characterized by terraced hillsides with stairs, ramps, and pathways connecting the terraces (trincheras). On the summits are stone alignments serving as observatories with views to the heavens and surrounding landscape. In the foothills are bedrock mortars and metates. On the adjacent plains are plazas, rock alignments, shallow pithouses, roasting pits for cooking agave, and domestic debris, such as shell artifacts, lithic debitage, and potsherds representative of the Trincheras complex. The terraced hills and adjacent plains contain thousands of petroglyphs, mostly in areas with heavily patinated rocks and where creeks form during the rainy season. Examined collectively and in conjunction with ethnohistoric, ethnographic, and astronomical data, Trincheras archaeology reveals a complex cultural system that provided the community with collective goals transcending the immediate needs of food, shelter, and defense. Trincheras archaeology manifests important cultural traits associated traditionally with the complex cosmologies and mythologies of Mesoamerica, but that are earlier expressed in Archaic period rock art that can be found northward, in the American Southwest. Julio Amador Bech is a Professor in the Political and Social Sciences Faculty at the National Autonomous University of Mexico [Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México] (UNAM) who specializes in cultural anthropology, archaeology, communication, hermeneutics, and the anthropology of art.  
      * This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. For details visit  <https://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/event/julio-amador-rain-and-fertility-symbolism-in-the-rock-art-and-cultural-landscape-of-the-trincheras-sites-of-northwestern-sonora/> https://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/event/julio-amador-rain-and-fertility-symbolism-in-the-rock-art-and-cultural-landscape-of-the-trincheras-sites-of-northwestern-sonora/. 
 
 
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. 
      Donations are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Friday March 17, whichever is earlier: 520-798-1201 or  <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
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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/.
 
 
Saturday March 25: Langtry, TX
      “Guided Tour to Eagle Cave, Skiles Shelter, and Kelley Cave” with archaeologist Katie Wilson sponsored by Shumla Archaeological Research & Education Center, meets at Judge Roy Bean Museum and Langtry Travel Information Center, 526 State Loop 25, Langtry, TX 78871*
      8 am.  $120.
      Eagle Cave, Skiles Shelter, and Kelley Cave are large rockshelters located within Eagle Nest Canyon in Langtry, Texas. Combined, all three sites contain evidence of human occupation spanning over 10,000 years into Paleoindian times. The rock art is predominantly Pecos River style with that in Eagle Cave having recently returned radiocarbon dates between 3350 and 3210 years ago. Following the Eagle Nest Canyon tour is a chance to visit the Judge Roy Bean Visitor’s Center to learn more about Langtry’s history as well as a tour of Shumla’s research facility and laboratory in Comstock, Texas.
      * 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 25, 2023: Tucson
      “Archaeology Day” at Mission Garden, 946 W. Mission Lane, Tucson*
      8 am-1 pm. $5 per person suggested donation.
      Representatives of the Archaeology Southwest and Old Pueblo Archaeology Center nonprofit organizations set up hands-on activities in the Youth Garden.
      * This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information visit  <http://www.tucsonsbirthplace.org> www.tucsonsbirthplace.org or call 520-955-5200.
 
 
Saturday March 25, 2023: Tucson
      “Care of Silver Jewelry Workshop” at the Arizona State Museum (ASM), University of Arizona, 1013 E. University Blvd., Tucson*
      10 am-3 pm. $210 ($180 ASM members). Amount over $130 is a tax-deductible gift.
      Learn how to care for, clean, and properly store silver jewelry. Conservation experts at the Arizona State Museum will share their expertise with you in this one-day, hands-on workshop. All supplies provided. Proceeds support the ASM conservation lab. Free campus parking. Limited to 15 participants.
      * 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]
 
 
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.)
 
 
Sunday March 26: Langtry, TX
      “Guided Tour to Vinegarroon Historic Railroad Camp” with archaeologist Katie Wilson sponsored by Shumla Archaeological Research & Education Center, meets at Judge Roy Bean Museum and Langtry Travel Information Center, 526 State Loop 25, Langtry, TX 78871* 
      9 am. $60.
      Learn about Langtry’s history with the railroad and Judge Roy Bean himself at the Judge Roy Bean Travel Center. Then, drive to the site of Vinegarroon to see the historic remnants and the spectacular view of the Rio Grande. The Vinegarroon Camp was a railroad town founded by legendary Judge Roy Bean and housed hundreds of railroad laborers as they worked to overcome the last major hurdle for the construction of the southern transcontinental route. Afterwards, we will go to Shumla’s headquarters in Comstock to tour the facility and learn more about the work being done by the team.
      * 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]
 
 
Thursday March 30, 2023: Tucson to Tumacácori, AZ 
      Registration deadline is March 10.
      “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.
      Donations are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Thursday March 30, whichever is earlier: 520-798-1201 or  <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] 
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Saturday April 15, 2023: Tucson area
      Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “The Civilian Conservation Corps in the Tucson Mountains” historic sites tour with archaeologists Ron Beckwith and Bill Gillespie, starting at Saguaro National Park’s Red Hills Visitor Center, 2700 N. Kinney Rd., Tucson
      8:30 am to noon. $35 ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Friends of Pueblo Grande Museum members) covers all entry fees and helps support Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures.
      The US Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a voluntary public work relief program established in 1933, during the administration of President Franklin Roosevelt, to provide Depression-era jobs for unemployed, unmarried men ages 18 to 25. Enrollees were assigned to CCC camps throughout the nation that were run by the US Army. Most of the men were paid $30/month with $25 of the total sent home to their unemployed families. The CCC taught job skills to thousands of young men who constructed hundreds if not thousands of land-conservation features as well as distinctive and beautiful architecture before the program ended in 1942. This Old Pueblo Archaeology Center tour will visit CCC-constructed features in Saguaro National Park’s Tucson Mountains Unit (SNP-TMU) and the nearby Pima County Tucson Mountain Park. SNP-TMU places to be included are the Sus Picnic Area (which exhibits restrooms built in the CCC architectural style and an erosion-control dam); the Es-Kim-In-Zin Picnic Area on Golden Gate Road (includes a CCC shelter house plus picnic tables and a small ramada); the Signal Hill Picnic Area (CCC ramadas, tables, and a small shelter house; we will also visit the Signal Hill petroglyphs site, time permitting); and Camp Pima (archaeological site SP-6-A, the better preserved of the two camps for CCC enrollees in the Tucson Mountains). After the SNP-TMU visits, our group will return to the Red Hills Visitor Center where, if time permits, our TUMU leaders will give a bit of attention to the Pima County’s Tucson Mountain Park portion that was not transferred to the National Park Service in 1961).  The county park visit may include no more than driving the McCain Loop and Gates Pass Road, and a stop at Gates Pass where the CCC constructed the Cheops Amphitheatre and Speakers Rock. Participants are responsible for their own transportation.
      Donations are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Monday April 10, whichever is earlier: 520-798-1201 or  <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] 
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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. 
      To register for the Zoom webinar go to  <https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_thTCtZ4TTN2Ie7V-HF7spw> https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_thTCtZ4TTN2Ie7V-HF7spw. For more information contact Old Pueblo at  <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] or 520-798-1201. 
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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.
      To register for the Zoom webinar go to  <https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_O9eeHOzDTFqHrcPrNGiaBw> https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_O9eeHOzDTFqHrcPrNGiaBw. For more information contact Old Pueblo at  <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] or 520-798-1201. 
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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.
      Archaeologist Dr. Andy Christenson leads this tour to two archaeological sites of west-central Arizona’s Prescott culture and to one of Arizona’s oldest anthropology museums. For the Coyote Ruin in Prescott, which was occupied from perhaps the 900s until after 1300 CE, excavations in the 1920s are the earliest in the Prescott area for which we have documentation. In 1998 and later additional excavations were conducted in 11 of Coyote’s 26 masonry rooms and two of its 10 pit structures, and many agricultural and water-control features were recorded. The Fitzmaurice Ruin on and near a prominent hilltop in Prescott Valley includes a 27-room pueblo and outlying structures dating between 1140 and 1300, stone-outlined areas interpreted as terraced and possibly canal-irrigated garden plots, and at least one petroglyph. Prescott’s Museum of Indigenous People, originally the Smoki Museum, is a complex of stone buildings completed in 1935 by a non-Native, community-minded social group, the “Smoki People,” with assistance from Depression-era work program participants. 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  <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] 
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June 5 -July 14, 2023: Jemez & Sandia Mountains, NM
      Application deadline April 1.
      “2023 UNM Southwestern Archaeology Field School” with Rebecca Baisden and instructors, administered by the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque*
      $800 course fee + UNM tuition and fees (subject to change), see UNM Registrar Website for current rates
      This summer’s six academic credit field session will take place on both the Jemez Ranger District near Jemez Springs and the Sandia Ranger District near Tijeras, New Mexico. Students will gain essential hands-on training in archaeological field skills including survey, site recording, manual and digital mapping, and artifact analysis.  Sites include large pueblos dating from 1325 to 1650, Ancestral Pueblo field houses, and artifact scatters. Students will stay in Albuquerque and are responsible for their own food and housing. 
      * This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information and application form visit  <https://anthropology.unm.edu/undergraduate/field-schools/description/2023-unm-southwestern-archaeology-field-school.html?ms=sat_email&utm_campaign=sat&utm_medium=email&utm_source=aswemail&emci=49d8d389-c6a7-ed11-994d-00224832eb73&emdi=6e1cb4a0-c9a7-ed11-994d-00224832eb73&ceid=15100> https://anthropology.unm.edu/undergraduate/field-schools/description/2023-unm-southwestern-archaeology-field-school.html?ms=sat_email&utm_campaign=sat&utm_medium=email&utm_source=aswemail&emci=49d8d389-c6a7-ed11-994d-00224832eb73&emdi=6e1cb4a0-c9a7-ed11-994d-00224832eb73&ceid=15100. 
 
 
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> 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. 
      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 July 20, 2023: Online
      “Third Thursday Food for Thought” free Zoom online program featuring “’O’odham Place Names: Meanings, Origins and Histories” presentation by Harry J. Winters, 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.
      Description coming.
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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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      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.
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Warmest regards,
 
Allen Dart, RPA, Executive Director (Volunteer)
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
PO Box 40577
Tucson AZ 85717-0577 USA
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