For Immediate Release
(1) UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
LOOKING AHEAD: Friday December 1, 2017
December 1st is the deadline to purchase tickets for the December 14
“Millions for Tucson Raffle of a 2017 Ford Explorer Platinum, Two
First-Class Airline Tickets, and $5,000 Cash” by Tucson’s Jim Click
Automotive Team to benefit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center & other Tucson
charities. See full announcement for this event below.
Thursday-Sunday August 10-13: near Pecos, NM
“80th Anniversary Pecos Archaeological Conference” on Rowe Mesa near
Pecos, New Mexico*
Times TBA. Registration $50 (student $40); optional add $20 for
Saturday evening dinner & dance; extra costs for Conference memorabilia
Since 1927, when archaeologist Alfred Vincent Kidder first inspired and
organized the original Pecos Conference, professional and avocational
archaeologists have gathered under open skies somewhere in the southwestern
United States or northwestern Mexico during August for the nearly yearly
Pecos Conference. They set up a large tent for shade and spend three or more
days together discussing recent research, problems of the field, and the
challenges of the profession, and present and critique each others’ ideas
before committing them to publication. This year’s conference site is on
Rowe Mesa, in the beautiful Santa Fe National Forest a few miles east of
Santa Fe near Pecos National Historical Park. Attendees may camp or lodge in
nearby communities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To register or for
more information visit www.pecosconference.org/news.html
<http://www.pecosconference.org/news.html> or contact this year’s
conference organizer Gary Newgent at [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Saturday September 2, 2017: Marana, AZ
“Archaeological Investigations in Marana’s Crossroads at Silverbell
District Park” presentation and archaeological site tour by archaeologist
Allen Dart for Town of Marana Desert Education Series in the Wheeler Taft
Abbett Sr. Library Community Room, 7800 N. Schisler Dr., Marana, Arizona*
3-6 p.m. Fee and registration information to be announced.
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's executive director, archaeologist Allen
Dart, will illustrate artifacts, architecture, and other material culture of
southern Arizona’s ancient Hohokam culture, and will discuss the
archaeological excavations that Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Desert
Archaeology, Inc., conducted at the Yuma Wash Hohokam village site and the
Bojórquez-Aguirre Ranch historic archaeological site, which are in the Town
of Marana’s Crossroads at Silverbell District Park near the Wheeler Taft
Abbett Sr. Library. The presentation will be followed by a brief tour to
some of the park’s archaeological areas.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Town of Marana Parks & Recreation at 520-382-1950 or
www.maranaaz.gov/recreation <http://www.maranaaz.gov/recreation> .
Friday September 15, 2017: Phoenix
“Macaw Feathers and Chocolate in the Desert: Trade Routes Between the
Maya and the Southwest” free lecture by author and scholar Dr. Sharonah
Fredrick at Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix*
Noon to 1 p.m. Free
The discovery of medieval Mayan luxury items from Central America, in
key sites throughout the Sonoran Desert and Chaco Canyon, ignites questions
regarding Pan-Indian civilization and commerce in the Americas. In addition
to items, ideas also traveled through the Americas. Evidence of a ball game,
in various forms, was sacred to many cultures ranging from Arizona's Salt
River to Mayan princely courts of the 8th century, to the larger versions of
the game played by the Aztec in Tenochtitlan. Was this a phenomenon of
commerce and shared trade routes? Dr. Fredrick explores the economic and
cultural connections that united peoples from the Caribbean and Guatemala
through Mexico and the American Southwest.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Pueblo Grande Museum at 602-495-0901 or
www.pueblogrande.com <http://www.pueblogrande.com> .
Friday & Saturday September 15 & 16, 2017: Tucson
“AAHS Fall Used Book Sale” in the lobby of the Arizona State Museum,
University of Arizona, 1013 E University Blvd., Tucson*
1-4 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday; no fee to browse
The Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society (AAHS) book sale
features hundreds of books and journals on history, cultures, art, museums,
travel, politics – and archaeology! Most are priced at less than $5 and, as
always, 90 percent of the proceeds go to support the Arizona State Museum
Library. Bring your tote bag for this extraordinary opportunity!
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Melanie Deer at [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Monday September 18, 2017: Tucson
“Zuni Heritage and Cultural Landscape Documentation through Film: Zuni
and the Grand Canyon” free presentation by Kurt Dongoske for Arizona
Archaeological and Historical Society (AAHS) meeting at Banner University
Medical Center DuVal Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson*
7:30-9 p.m. Free
From the time that the Zuni people (A:shiwi) emerged on to the surface
of the Earth, the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River have been sacred.
According to the narratives that describe the emergence of the A:shiwi from
Earth Mother’s fourth womb, certain sacred items that identify the Zuni
people, and the people themselves, came out into the sunlight world in the
bottom of the Grand Canyon. The people then searched for the center of the
world (the Middle Place), traveling up the Colorado and Little Colorado
Rivers, and found it in what is now the Pueblo of Zuni. This month’s AAHS
program features the results of a Zuni effort to document the importance of
the Grand Canyon, the Colorado and Little Colorado Rivers, and Zuni
ancestral sites from a Zuni perspective as part of an educational
development program for use in the Zuni school systems, for the general Zuni
public, and stakeholder participants in the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive
Management Program.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No
reservations needed. For details visit www.az-arch-and-hist.org
<http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org> or contact John D. Hall at Tucson
telephone 520-205-2553 or [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Thursday September 21, 2017: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner
featuring “Hohokam/Patayan to O'odham/Yuman: The Cultural Landscape of the
Lower Gila River” free presentation by archaeologist Aaron M. Wright at
Karichimaka Mexican Restaurant, 5252 S. Mission Rd., Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s menu)
The lower Gila River is a complicated cultural landscape. Though for
many this remote region in southwestern Arizona is a terra incognita, over
millennia, different cultural traditions ebbed and flowed along the river's
banks, with generation after generation leaving their mark on the rocks and
in the sand. Major rock art sites, such as Sears Point and Painted Rock,
attest to the depth and richness of this cultural landscape. In this Third
Thursday Food for Thought, Dr. Aaron Wright will cast contemporary light on
the archaeology and post-contact history of the lower Gila River. This talk
will draw on recent research emerging from ongoing efforts to establish a
Great Bend of the Gila National Monument. Dr. Wright will provide an
overview of that effort, and detail how collaboration with descendant
communities is helping to refine broader understanding of contemporary
tribal connections to this landscape.
Reservations are required: [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or 520-798-1201. PLEASE WAIT TO HEAR FROM OLD
PUEBLO THAT YOUR RESERVATION HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BEFORE ATTENDING because the
Fire Code limits how many guests we can have in the restaurant meeting room.
Reservations must be requested before 5 p.m. on the Wednesday before the
program date. Guests may select and purchase their own dinners from the
restaurant’s menu. There is no entry fee but donations will be requested to
benefit Old Pueblo’s educational efforts.
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Friday September 22, 2017: Tucson
“Autumn Equinox Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs
Archaeological Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart departing from northeast
corner of Silverbell Road & Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana, Arizona
8 a.m. to noon. $20 ($16 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo
Grande Museum Auxiliary members)
To celebrate the autumnal 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 and bedrock mortars,
and to Picture Rocks, where ancient petroglyphs include a solstice and
equinox calendar marker, dancing human-like figures, whimsical animals, and
other rock symbols made by Hohokam Indians between A.D. 650 and 1450.
LIMITED TO 32 PEOPLE.
Reservations and prepayment required by 5 p.m. Wednesday September 20:
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
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the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer for September 22
tour” in your email subject line.
Monday-Thursday September 25-28, 2017: Chihuahua, Mexico
“Paquimé and Mata Ortiz Tour” sponsored by the Amerind Foundation
departing from a location to be announced*
$2,175 for Amerind members, $2,475 nonmembers (double occupancy, $225
extra for single supplement); nonrefundable full payment due August 25
Archaeologists Dr. Paul E. Minnis and Patricia Gilman lead this tour
that will explore Paquimé, one of the archaeological gems of the
international borderlands; Mata Ortiz, a modern village that produces
pottery invluenced by the Paquimé tradition, and modern Mormon and Mennonite
communities in northwestern Chihuahua. Paquimé, also known as Casas Grandes,
was a unique center that influenced hundreds of communities south and north
of the modern border. The Amerind Foundation’s excavations revealed over a
ton of shell, the remains of hundreds of parrots, hundreds of pieces of
copper, as well as other rare and exotic goods, which reflect this
community’s wealth and power. The massive, multistory room blocks,
ceremonial mounds, and ballcourts further attest to Paquime’s grandeur. Tour
also will visit the site’s museum to view some of the artifacts. Also on the
itinerary is a visit to Cueva de la Olla, a site in the Sierra Madre that
has one of the last surviving large crop silos dating to the Paquimé era.
The ancient potters of the Casas Grandes tradition inspired a modern ceramic
revival in the small town of Mata Ortiz, south of Paquimé; which is included
in the tour, providing opportunities to visit potters, view a pottery
firing, and purchase ceramics. And you will also get to know about the last
two Mormon towns in northern Mexico, see the Mennonite colonies, and sample
the local cuisine. Tour is limited to 16 people so early sign-up is advised.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information or to register contact the Amerind at 520-586-3666 or
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Fridays September 29-December 8, 2017 (except Nov. 24): Tucson
“Prehistory of the Southwest: The Hohokam Culture of Southern Arizona”
adult-education class (first of 10 weekly class sessions) taught by
archaeologist Allen Dart at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th
Street, Tucson
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. each Friday evening September 29 through December 8
(skip Thanksgiving weekend, November 24); fee of $95 ($80 for members of Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center, Arizona Archaeological Society, or Pueblo Grande
Museum Auxiliary) does not include the cost of Arizona Archaeological
Society membership or AAS Certification Program registration1 or cost of
recommended text: The Hohokam Millennium by Paul R. Fish and Suzanne K.
Fish, editors; available from Old Pueblo for $24.95 (Old Pueblo & PGMA
members $19.96)
Archaeologist Allen Dart teaches this class in ten 2-hour sessions to
explore the archaeology of the ancient Hohokam culture of the American
Southwest. The class covers Hohokam origins, subsistence and settlement
systems, social and organizational systems, material culture including
ceramics, other artifacts, and architecture, interaction within and beyond
the Hohokam culture’s regional boundaries, and ideas on religion and trade.
Students seeking the AAS Certification are expected to prepare a BRIEF
research report to be presented orally or in written form. Minimum
enrollment 10, maximum 20.
Reservations and payment required by 5 p.m. Tuesday September 26:
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
1 Class meets the requirements of the Arizona Archaeological Society (AAS)
Certification Program’s “Advanced Prehistory of the Southwest: Hohokam”
class. The AAS basic “Prehistory of the Southwest” class is recommended as a
prerequisite but this is negotiable with the instructor. For information on
the AAS and its Certification program visit
(www.azarchsoc.org/certification.htm
<http://www.azarchsoc.org/certification.htm> ).
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Friday October 6, 2017: Green Valley, AZ
"Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona" adult education class with
archaeologist Allen Dart for OLLI-UA Green Valley members at Pima Community
College Room 203, 1250 W. Continental Rd., Green Valley, Arizona*
3:30 to 5 p.m. Open to OLLI-UA Green Valley members only: $140
semiannual (July 15-December 20) membership fee or $180 full-year (July
15-June 30) fee allows one to take this and many other OLLI courses.
One of many classes offered by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
(OLLI), this "Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona" adult education class
describes the many different peoples who have contributed to making Arizona
such a unique and fascinating cultural place. Archaeologist Allen Dart
summarizes and interprets the archaeology of Arizona from the earliest
Paleoindians through Archaic period hunters and foragers, the transition to
agriculture and village life, and the later prehistoric archaeological
cultures (Ancestral Pueblo, Mogollon, Sinagua, Hohokam, Salado, and
Patayan). He also discusses connections between archaeology and history, and
between Arizona's Native Americans and people derived from the Old World.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. To join
Green Valley OLLI visit http://olli.arizona.edu/ to download a registration
and payment form or to pay and register online; for information about this
course contact Dean Curd at 303-378-6233 or [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Monday October 16, 2017: Tucson
“Tucson History through Architecture” free presentation by
archaeologist Robert Vint for Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society
(AAHS) meeting at Banner University Medical Center DuVal Auditorium, 1501 N.
Campbell Ave., Tucson*
7:30-9 p.m. Free
****Description coming.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No
reservations needed. For details visit www.az-arch-and-hist.org
<http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org> or contact John D. Hall at Tucson
telephone 520-205-2553 or [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Tuesday-Thursday October 17-19, 2017: Sonora, Mexico (Registration deadline
October 1st)
“Kino Missions Tour” into Sonora, Mexico, with Fathers Greg Adolf and
John Arnold, and historian Dr. Michael Brescia, sponsored by Southwestern
Mission Research Center (SMRC), departing from Hotel Tucson City Center
InnSuites, 475 N. Granada Ave., Tucson*
8 a.m. Tuesday-6 to 7 p.m. Thursday; $525 per person includes
transportation, lodging (double occupancy), and meals
More than 300 years ago, a tireless Jesuit priest by the name of Eusebio
Francisco Kino made countless forays on horseback throughout much of what is
now the northern Mexican state of Sonora and Arizona. Father Kino brought
with him ideas and material culture – chiefly the Christian faith, the
Spanish language, cattle, and crops – that would change the region deeply
and forever. Join us in retracing the steps of Kino and the missionaries who
followed him. You’ll be guided by scholars and enthusiasts who know and love
the region and volunteer their time to share it with others. Along the way
you’ll stand in awe before the evocative church ruins of Tumacácori and
Átil, marvel at the mysteries of the spectral paintings on the church walls
at Pitiquito, delight in the exuberance of Magdalena, take in the simple
beauty of Oquitoa, and bask in the rosy glow on the setting sun as it
reflects off the twin towers of Caborca’s mission. You’ll take a side trip
into prehistory with a visit to the archaeological site of Trincheras and
its new museum. You’ll lunch al fresco near the river at Tubutama, and in
the shade of quince trees watered by the centuries-old acequia just across
from San Ignacio’s church. And at day’s end, you’ll savor dinner and
margaritas on the patio of our host motel. Best of all, you’ll have many
opportunities to meet the open and friendly people of Sonora—whose
traditions, language, and ethnicity combine the region’s Native and Spanish
cultures, representing the best of both worlds. This particular tour has a
pilgrimage theme with Mass celebrated each day at one of the missions.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Passport is
required. Reservation and payment deadline October 1st. For more information
contact Monica Young at 520-621-6278 or [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Thursday October 19, 2017: Tucson
Guest presentation and speaker at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third
Thursday Food for Thought” dinner at a Tucson-area restaurant to be
announced
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s menu)
****Description coming.
Reservations are required: [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or 520-798-1201. PLEASE WAIT TO HEAR FROM OLD
PUEBLO THAT YOUR RESERVATION HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BEFORE ATTENDING because the
Fire Code limits how many guests we can have in the restaurant meeting room.
Reservations must be requested before 5 p.m. on the Wednesday before the
program date. Guests may select and purchase their own dinners from the
restaurant’s menu. There is no entry fee but donations will be requested to
benefit Old Pueblo’s educational efforts.
Monday-Friday October 23-27, 2017: Verde Valley, AZ
“Verde Valley Venture Tour” offered by Arizona Pathfinders departing
from the Arizona History Museum, 949 E. Second St. Tucson*
7:30 a.m. October 23- 5:30 p.m. October 27; $895 per person double
occupancy (add $220 for single supplement), includes deluxe coach
transportation, entrance fees, lodging, and all meals and gratuities except
one lunch
Join Arizona Pathfinders for this five-day tour to points of interest in
the Verde Valley area including Montezuma Castle, Montezuma Well, and
Tuzigoot National Monuments, Verde Valley Archaeology Center Museum and
Visitor Center, Fort Verde State Historical Park, historic Old Town
Cottonwood, Clemenceau Heritage Museum, Copper Art Museum, Arcosanti, Out of
Africa Wildlife Park, Alcantara Vineyards and Winery, and a ride on the
Verde Canyon Rail Road.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information email [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Saturday October 28, 2017: Tucson and Marana, AZ
“Tucson and Marana Yoeme (Yaqui Indian) Communities” Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center car-caravan cultural sites tour with Yoeme traditional
culture specialist Felipe S. Molina, starting at the Bwe'u Hu'upa (Big
Mesquite) site in the Santa Cruz River Park at 1317 W. Irvington Road,
Tucson (on south side of Irvington just west of the Santa Cruz River)
8 a.m. to 1 p.m.; $25 ($20 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo
Grande Museum Auxiliary members)
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 1890s and early 1900s. By 1940 there were about 3,000 Yoeme in
Arizona, mostly living in the well-established villages of Libre (Barrio
Libre) and Pascua 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 Village, the San Martin Church and plaza in the
39th Community (Barrio Libre), Pascua, Ili Hu'upa, Wiilo Kampo, and his home
community of Yoem Pueblo including its San Juan Church and plaza.
Reservations and prepayment required by Wednesday October 25:
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
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Friday-Sunday November 3-5, 2017: Sonora, Mexico (Registration deadline
October 15)
“Kino Missions Tour” into Sonora, Mexico, with ethnohistorian Dr. Dale
Brenneman, architect R. Brooks Jeffery, and landscape architect Wendy Lotze,
sponsored by Southwestern Mission Research Center (SMRC), departing from
Hotel Tucson City Center InnSuites, 475 N. Granada Ave., Tucson*
8 a.m. Friday-6 to 7 p.m. Sunday; $525 per person includes
transportation, lodging (double occupancy), and meals
More than 300 years ago, a tireless Jesuit priest by the name of Eusebio
Francisco Kino made countless forays on horseback throughout much of what is
now the northern Mexican state of Sonora and Arizona. Father Kino brought
with him ideas and material culture – chiefly the Christian faith, the
Spanish language, cattle, and crops – that would change the region deeply
and forever. Join us in retracing the steps of Kino and the missionaries who
followed him. You’ll be guided by scholars and enthusiasts who know and love
the region and volunteer their time to share it with others. Along the way
you’ll stand in awe before the evocative church ruins of Tumacácori and
Átil, marvel at the mysteries of the spectral paintings on the church walls
at Pitiquito, delight in the exuberance of Magdalena, take in the simple
beauty of Oquitoa, and bask in the rosy glow on the setting sun as it
reflects off the twin towers of Caborca’s mission. You’ll take a side trip
into prehistory with a visit to the archaeological site of Trincheras and
its new museum. You’ll lunch al fresco near the river at Tubutama, and in
the shade of quince trees watered by the centuries-old acequia just across
from San Ignacio’s church. And at day’s end, you’ll savor dinner and
margaritas on the patio of our host motel. Best of all, you’ll have many
opportunities to meet the open and friendly people of Sonora—whose
traditions, language, and ethnicity combine the region’s Native and Spanish
cultures, representing the best of both worlds.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Passport is
required. Reservation and payment deadline October 15. For more information
contact Monica Young at 520-621-6278 or [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Saturday November 4, 2017: Ironwood Forest National Monument, AZ
“Hike the Monument” including Cocoraque Butte Archaeological District
and other free hikes, meeting at Marana Regional Airport, 11700 W. Avra
Valley Rd., Marana, Arizona (5 miles west of the I-10 Avra Valley Road Exit
242*
7:30-8 a.m. registration; 8-8:30 a.m. briefings; 8:30-9 a.m. car pools
form and depart; hikes are anticipated to complete no later than 2 p.m. and
return to the airport by 3 p.m. Free
The Friends of Ironwood Forest (FIF) invites you to come out and enjoy
its Hike the Monument (HTM) opportunity. There are a number of hikes and
activities planned to choose from that give you an opportunity to explore
and experience the wonders of the Ironwood Forest National Monument. This
event is conducted in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management,
Arizona Native Plant Society, University of Arizona faculty, and Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center. Hikes will include:
1. Nature Hike – Easy terrain/family oriented.
2. Cocoraque Butte Archaeological District Hike. Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center archaeologist Allen Dart will participate as a co-leader of this
hike.
3. Ragged Top Mountain Peak Hike. This is an adventure hike for
experienced hikers.
4. Photography Hikes.
5. Additional Nature Hike is possible.
The Cocoraque Butte Archaeological District educational hike will focus
on an outstanding petroglyphs site in the Monument but other archaeological
features also will be pointed out and discussed. The petroglyphs are on a
boulder-strewn hill so some boulder-scrambling is required to view the
glyphs up close.
The number of participants for all hikes except the Nature Hikes is
limited so sign up early. Dress in layers appropriate for the weather, wear
sturdy shoes, hat, and sunscreen, bring water, snacks, lunch, and your
camera. There are no restrooms or other facilities available on the hikes;
restrooms are available in the Marana Airport Operations building.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center sponsored event.
Registration is not yet open. FIF will post additional information on
activities as they are firmed up and registration opens. To join the FIF
mailing list go to www.ironwoodforest.org <http://www.ironwoodforest.org>
and submit your email address through the “Get Connected” link.
Saturday November 11, 2017: Ironwood Forest National Monument, AZ
“Chukui Kawi/Cerro Prieto: Yoeme Sacred Mountain, Hohokam Trincheras,
and Petroglyphs” car-caravan cultural sites tour with Yoeme traditional
culture specialist Felipe S. Molina and archaeologist Allen Dart, sponsored
by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, meeting at McDonald’s restaurant, 13934 N.
Sandario Rd., Marana, Arizona (accessible from Interstate 10 Exit 236
(Marana)
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; $40 donation per participant ($32 for Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members) helps cover
tour expenses and supports education programs on archaeology and Yoeme
traditional culture
Cerro Prieto (Spanish for ‘Dark Hill’), a volcanic peak that rises about
900 feet above the surrounding plain in the Ironwood Forest National
Monument northwest of Tucson, is a sacred place known to the Yoeme (Yaqui
Indians) as Chukui Kawi (‘Black Mountain’). Situated in close proximity to
the Inscription Hill and Pan Quemado petroglyph sites, Cerro Prieto also is
one of the largest and most complex U.S. archaeological sites featuring
trincheras – massive rock-work terraces built on steep hillsides. The site’s
archaeological features were constructed and used by the Hohokam culture
during the Tanque Verde phase (AD 1150-1300) and include house foundations,
waffle gardens, check dams, trail systems, petroglyphs, rock walls, talus
pits, and a stone source used to produce agave knives, suggesting its use
for a variety of residential functions, ceremonies, and agriculture. During
this trip, Yoeme traditional culture specialist Felipe Molina will discuss
the significance of Chukui Kawi to the Yoeme, and archaeologist Al Dart will
lead us to some of the Cerro Prieto trincheras and the nearby Pan Quemado
and Inscription Hill petroglyphs.
Reservations and prepayment required by 5 p.m. Wednesday November 8:
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
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Saturday November 11, 2017: Tubac, AZ
“Old Town Tubac Historic Adobe Building Tour” starting at El Presidito
working artists studios and Tubac School of Fine Art, 4 Calle Iglesia (at
Burruel Street), Tubac, Arizona*
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. $40 (Tubac Historical Society members $35; children
with adult supervision and students with identification free). Tickets may
be purchased online at ths-tubac.org <http://www.ths-tubac.org> ; cash or
check only on the day of the tour.
The Santa Cruz- Tubac Valley has been inhabited for over 10,000 years. A
Spanish presidio (fortified town) was established there in 1752, and a 1776
map of Tubac executed by Joseph de Urrutia shows where buildings existed
then and now. Tubac buildings from the 1820s through Territorial times to
Arizona Statehood in 1912 were homes, schools, and stores supporting early
Santa Cruz Valley settlement and ranching, farming and mining enterprises.
Beginning in 1948, Tubac’s historic adobe buildings were restored and
remodeled for use as the homes, studios, and galleries of artists and
entrepreneurs creating “Modern Tubac” and the beginning of the tradition of
“Tubac: Where Art and History Meet.” Old Town Tubac is now a Historic
District listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact call 520-841-1404 or email [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Thursday November 16, 2017: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner
featuring “Who Are the Sobaípuri O’odham: The Sobaípuri Legacy at the San
Xavier/Wa:k Community” free presentation and video by Deni J. Seymour, Tony
Burrell, and David Tenario at U-Like Asian Buffet Restaurant, 330 S. Wilmot
Rd., Tucson; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s menu)
Over the last couple of decades much has been learned about the
Sobaípuri O'odham who inhabited southern Arizona’s Santa Cruz and San Pedro
valleys at the dawn of written history. However, their actual history
differs substantially in many ways from commonly held notions. The
archaeological and ethnohistoric research of the presenters provides new
perspectives on where and how the Sobaípuri lived, how long they occupied
the valleys of southern Arizona, their relationship to the ancient Hohokam,
and other topics. Special reference will be made to the Sobaípuri of San
Xavier del Bac (Wa:k), where descendant populations reside. Dr. Deni Seymour
is joined by her associates, Elder Tony Burrell and Cultural Specialist
David Tenario of Wa:k, in presenting their video entitled “Who Are the
Sobaípuri O’odham?” followed by interactive lectures and discussions.
Through these means they strive to promote understanding of the human
experience through the eyes of the Wa:k O’odham and their ancestors. Using
discussions and interviews with Wa:k O’odham community members, the video
and subsequent discussions highlight the issues of how public policy,
politics, and economic interest have influenced our understanding of the
Wa:k O’odham and how their heritage has been shaped and in some cases
erased. This program is sponsored by Arizona Humanities and Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center.
Reservations are required: [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or 520-798-1201. PLEASE WAIT TO HEAR FROM OLD
PUEBLO THAT YOUR RESERVATION HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BEFORE ATTENDING because the
Fire Code limits how many guests we can have in the restaurant meeting room.
Reservations must be requested before 5 p.m. on the Wednesday before the
program date. Guests may select and purchase their own dinners from the
restaurant’s menu. There is no entry fee but donations will be requested to
benefit Old Pueblo’s educational efforts. This program was made possible by
Arizona Humanities.
**** IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos about
the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer for November 16” in
your email subject line.
Monday November 20, 2017: Tucson
“Nomadic Tribes of the Rio Grande Valley” free presentation by Lindsay
Montgomery for Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society (AAHS) meeting
at Banner University Medical Center DuVal Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave.,
Tucson*
7:30-9 p.m. Free
****Description coming.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No
reservations needed. For details visit www.az-arch-and-hist.org
<http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org> or contact John D. Hall at Tucson
telephone 520-205-2553 or [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
December 1st is the deadline to purchase tickets for the Thursday December
14, 2017: Tucson
“Millions for Tucson Raffle of a 2017 Ford Explorer Platinum, Two
First-Class Airline Tickets, and $5,000 Cash” by Tucson’s Jim Click
Automotive Team to benefit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center & other Tucson
charities
Tucson’s Jim Click Automotive Team will give away a 2017 Ford Explorer
Platinum edition SUV in a raffle to raise millions of dollars for Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center and other southern Arizona nonprofit organizations. With
your contribution you could win this 2017 vehicle – or the second prize, two
first-class airline tickets to anywhere in the world; or the third prize of
$5,000 in cash! And 100% of your contribution will support Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center, which gets to keep all of the proceeds from our sales of
the tickets for this “Millions for Tucson” raffle.
Tickets for the raffle are 5 for $100 or $25 each. Your donation to
purchase raffle tickets will help Old Pueblo Archaeology Center provide more
archaeology and culture education programs for children who would not be
able to afford our programs without your help. To be entered in the raffle
your contribution for tickets must be received (not postmarked) by Old
Pueblo by Friday December 1st so that we can turn the raffle tickets in to
the Jim Click Automotive Team’s coordinator by December 8. The drawing will
be held on December 14.
The rules of the raffle require that Old Pueblo account for all tickets
issued to us and that we return all unsold tickets; therefore, payment in
advance is required in order to obtain tickets from us. Tickets may be
purchased by check sent to our PO box address listed below, by calling Allen
Dart at 520-603-6181 to provide your Visa, MasterCard, or Discover card
payment authorization, or through the PayPal portal on Old Pueblo’s
www.oldpueblo.org <http://www.oldpueblo.org> (2) OLD PUEBLO ARCHAEOLOGY
CENTER’S YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Reservations are taken continually for school classes and other
children’s groups take advantage of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s OPEN3
simulated archaeological excavation, OPENOUT archaeology outreach
presentations, and archaeological site-touring children’s education
programs.
The OPEN3 Simulated Archaeological Excavation Education Program
The Old Pueblo Educational Neighborhood (OPEN) program allows students
and adults to learn what archaeology is all about by excavation in “OPEN3,”
a full-scale model of an archaeological site. OPEN3 is a simulated
excavation site that archaeologists have constructed to resemble a southern
Arizona Hohokam Indian ruin. It has full-size replicas of prehistoric
pithouses and outdoor features that the Hohokam used for cooking, storage,
and other (sometimes surprising) purposes. Students participating in the
program get to learn and practice techniques used to excavate real
archaeological sites. They are also exposed to scientific interpretation of
how ancient people constructed their houses, what they looked like, ate, and
believed in, and how they created beauty in their lives.
OPENOUT Archaeology Outreach Presentations
Old Pueblo’s OPENOUT (Old Pueblo Educational Neighborhood Outreach)
program offers 45-60 minute presentations by professional archaeologists.
Each presentation shows kids how some aspects of everyday life have changed
while others have stayed the same.
The “Ancient People of Arizona” presentation gives children an
overview of how the Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi), Mogollon, and Hohokam
peoples lived.
The “Lifestyle of the Hohokam” program shows children how the ancient
Hohokam lived.
The “Ancient People of Arizona” and “Lifestyle of the Hohokam”
presentations both include real and replica artifacts, plus abundant
illustrations to help children experience how prehistoric Native Americans
of our area lived and to appreciate the arts they created. “What is an
Archaeologist?” is a program designed to give children an idea of what
archaeologists do, how they do it, and how they learn about people through
their work. This presentation includes examples of the tools archaeologists
work with, real and replica artifacts, and activities to help children
experience how archaeologists interpret the past.
The hands-on materials and fun lesson plans in our OPENOUT programs
bring archaeology and the past alive for children and are a perfect prelude
for the OPEN3 simulated archaeological excavation program.
Tours for Youth
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center offers guided tours to real
archaeological sites for classrooms and other organized children’s groups.
Heritage sites that can be visited in this program include a choice of the
Picture Rocks petroglyphs site (visited by the school group shown in the
accompanying photo), Los Morteros Hohokam Village, or Vista del Rio Hohokam
Village. Each youth tour is a guided visit that does not include
archaeological excavation; participants are not allowed to collect
artifacts.
For details and pricing of our children’s education programs please
visit our
http://www.oldpueblo.org/programs/educational-programs/childrens-programs/
web page.
(3) OUR MISSION AND SUPPORT
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's mission is to educate children and
adults to understand and appreciate archaeology and other cultures, to
foster the preservation of archaeological and historical sites, and to
develop a lifelong concern for the importance of nonrenewable resources and
traditional cultures.
If you are a member of Old Pueblo, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! If your
membership has lapsed, we would be grateful if you would rejoin us so that
you can again receive membership benefits. Old Pueblo members receive
substantial discounts on most of our tours and other activities for which
both Old Pueblo and the Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary charge fees. You can
renew your membership by going to this Old Pueblo Archaeology Center web
page: http://www.oldpueblo.org/about-us/membership/.
If you then scroll down to the bottom of that page, you can
simply follow the instructions for using our secure online membership form
or our printable Enrollment/Subscription form.
Donations by check can be made payable to “OPAC” and mailed to
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, PO Box 40577, Tucson AZ 85717-0577. You can
also donate using a major credit or debit card by clicking on “Donation
Form” at http://www.oldpueblo.org/about-us/donations/.
Regards,
Allen Dart, RPA, Executive Director (Volunteer)
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
PO Box 40577
Tucson AZ 85717-0577 USA
(520) 798-1201 office, (520) 798-1966 fax
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
www.oldpueblo.org <http://www.oldpueblo.org>
# # #
Disclosure: Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's Executive Director Allen
Dart volunteers his time to Old Pueblo. Mr. Dart works full-time as a
cultural resources specialist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation
Service in Arizona. Views expressed in communications from Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center do not necessarily represent views of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture or of the United States.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(4) OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS and OPT-OUT OPTIONS
Old Pueblo typically sends two email ACTIVITY ANNOUNCEMENTS each month that
tell about upcoming activities that we and other southwestern U.S.
archaeology and history organizations offer. We also email pdf copies of our
Old Pueblo Archaeology newsletter to our members, subscribers, and some
other recipients, usually no more often than once every three months.
This message came to you through one or more listserves to which Old Pueblo
posted it. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center cannot remove your email
address(es) from the listserve(s). The ones to which this message was
posted, and the email addresses to contact for inclusion in or removal from
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home page. Once you have provided payment, Old Pueblo will enter your
tickets into the drawings for you and will mail you the correspondingly
numbered ticket stubs with a letter acknowledging your contribution.
For tickets or more information about Old Pueblo’s involvement in the
raffle contact Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> . For more information about the Jim Click
Automotive Team’s Millions for Tucson raffle itself visit
www.millionsfortucson.org <http://www.millionsfortucson.org> .
**** IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos about
the above-listed activity please reply with “Send December 15 MUSTANG flyer”
in your email subject line.
Saturday December 9, 2017: Gila Bend area, AZ
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Sears Point, Painted Rock, and Gatlin:
Patayan and Hohokam Petroglyphs and Archaeology” tour guided by
archaeologist Dr. Aaron M. Wright starting at Interstate 8 Exit 78 (Spot
Road) approximately 39 miles west of Gila Bend, Arizona
10 a.m. to 4:30 (or later if joining the group for dinner in Gila Bend).
A $45 donation per participant ($36 for members of Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center & Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary) helps cover Old Pueblo’s tour
expenses and supports its education programs about archaeology and
traditional cultures.
Tour leader Aaron Wright, a Preservation Archaeologist with Tucson’s
Archaeology Southwest organization, has research interests in
paleoclimatology, indigenous Southwest ritualism and religion, and rock art.
He will lead us first to see the seemingly countless petroglyphs and
geoglyphs (intaglios; ground sculptures) on Sears Point, the northwestern
escarpment of the Sentinel Plain (a vast basaltic field dotted with low
shield volcanoes) located along the lower Gila River between Gila Bend and
Yuma, Arizona. Sears Point is renowned for its density of petroglyphs as
well as their unique style attributed to the Patayan culture tradition
(which is believed to be ancestral to contemporary Yuman- and
O'odham-speaking communities). The site is adorned with thousands of
petroglyphs, and several geoglyphs, and also is traversed by seemingly
endless ancient trails. We’ll also get to see remnants of the South Gila
Canal (a defunct irrigation venture from the 1880s) at and near Sears Point,
after which we’ll caravan to the Painted Rocks petroglyphs site northwest
of Gila Bend and the Gatlin Platform Mound site on the outskirts of Gila
Bend, touring until around 4:30. Tour participants interested in having
dinner together before returning home can reconvene at Sophia's Mexican
Restaurant in Gila Bend at 5 p.m.
Reservations and prepayment required by Wednesday December 6:
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
**** IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos about
the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer for Sears Point
trip” in your email subject line.
Thursday December 21, 2017: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” event
featuring Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Tour, Dinner, and “Celebrating the
Solstice: Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces” presentation
by archaeologist Allen Dart in the Dining Hall and Petroglyph Auditorium of
the Picture Rocks Redemptorist Renewal Center (PRRNC), 7101 W. Picture Rocks
Road, Tucson
Petroglyphs tour at 5:30, dinner at 6, presentation 7:15-8:30 p.m.
Dinner $15 per person, tour and presentation free
Native Americans in the Southwest developed sophisticated skills in
astronomy and predicting the seasons, centuries before Old World peoples
first entered the region. In this presentation archaeologist Allen Dart
discusses the petroglyphs at Picture Rocks, the architecture of the "Great
House" at Arizona's Casa Grande Ruins, and other archaeological evidence of
ancient southwestern astronomy and calendrical reckoning; and interprets how
these discoveries may have related to ancient Native American rituals.
Before dinner archaeologist Allen Dart will lead a free tour to the
Picture Rocks petroglyphs.
For this one-time event the dinner fee is $15 per person payable to Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center by check or credit/debit card no later than 5 p.m.
Tuesday December 19, so that Old Pueblo can tell the PRRNC on December 20
how many people will attend. Donations will be requested during the event to
benefit Old Pueblo’s educational efforts. Call Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201 no
later than 5 p.m. December 19 to make reservations and pay for dinner.
**** IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos about
the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer for December 21” in
your email subject line.
Wednesday January 3, 2018: Phoenix
“Ancient Southwestern Native American Pottery” free presentation by
archaeologist Allen Dart for the Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary at Pueblo
Grande Museum, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix; cosponsored by Arizona
Humanities*
7:30 to 9 p.m. Free
In this presentation Mr. Dart shows and discusses Native American
ceramic styles that characterized specific peoples and eras in the U.S.
Southwest prior to about 1450, and talks about how archaeologists use
pottery for dating archaeological sites and interpreting ancient lifeways.
He discusses the importance of context in archaeology, how the things people
make change in style over time, and how different styles are useful for
identifying different cultures and for dating archaeological sites. His many
illustrations include examples of ancient pottery types made throughout the
American Southwest from about 2000 to 500 years ago. This program was made
possible by Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No
reservations are needed. For details contact the Pueblo Grande Museum in
Phoenix at 602-495-0901 or Don Appel at [log in to unmask]; for information
about the presentation subject matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Saturday January 6, 2018: Tohono O'odham Reservation, AZ
“Baboquivari Peak Sacred Cave and Petroglyphs” car-caravan educational
tour with Old Pueblo Archaeology Center executive director Allen Dart
departing from Pima Community College, 401 N. Bonita Ave., Tucson (or meet
tour in Baboquivari Campground) to sites in and near Topawa on Tohono
O'odham Indian Reservation, Arizona
Starts at 7 a.m. in Tucson at Pima Community College Community Campus,
401 N. Bonita Ave.; or meet tour at 8:30 a.m. in Baboquivari Campground east
of Topawa on the reservation; ends around 4 p.m. at Picture Rock on the
reservation; estimated return time to Tucson 5:30 p.m. Fee $45 ($36 for Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members; no
charge for members or employees of the Tohono O’odham Nation)
This educational adventure into Native American culture travels to the
Tohono O'odham (Papago) Indian Reservation to visit the historic Baboquivari
Camp, a Tohono O'odham traditional sacred cave, and the Picture Rock
petroglyphs archaeological site. We will car-caravan from Tucson to Topawa,
Arizona, then drive 12 miles east toward Baboquivari Peak (the legendary
home of the Tohono O'odham Creator deity I’itoi) to Baboquivari Camp, a
historic Civilian Conservation Corps headquarters camp site in the oak
woodland just below Baboquivari Peak. From there, trip participants who are
able can go on a two-mile-roundtrip, 1,100-foot-elevation-difference hike
(classified as very difficult) up a trail leading halfway up the peak to
visit a cave site traditionally believed to be one of the homes of the deity
I’itoi. After returning from the hike we will visit Picture Rock, a small
butte that contains petroglyphs and pictographs, bedrock mortars, and
ancient artifacts. Modern Tohono O’odham offerings may be present in some of
the visited locations. Artifact collecting is not permitted, and photos are
not allowed in the cave but are OK outside of it. Campers must bring their
own food and water, as there are no convenience stores or fast food nearby.
Reservations and prepayment required by Wednesday January 3:
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
**** IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos about
the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer” and INCLUDE THE
EVENT’S DATE in your email subject line.
Wednesday January 10, 2018: Cave Creek, AZ
“Ancient Southwestern Native American Pottery” free presentation by
archaeologist Allen Dart for Arizona Archaeological Society-Desert Foothills
Chapter’s monthly meeting at Good Shepherd of the Hills Episcopal Church,
6502 E. Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek, Arizona, cosponsored by Arizona
Humanities*
7 to 8:30 p.m. Free
In this presentation Mr. Dart shows and discusses Native American
ceramic styles that characterized specific peoples and eras in the U.S.
Southwest prior to about 1450, and talks about how archaeologists use
pottery for dating archaeological sites and interpreting ancient lifeways.
He discusses the importance of context in archaeology, how the things people
make change in style over time, and how different styles are useful for
identifying different cultures and for dating archaeological sites. His many
illustrations include examples of ancient pottery types made throughout the
American Southwest from about 2000 to 500 years ago. This program was made
possible by Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No
reservations are needed. For details contact Mary Kearney at 623-687-0721 or
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Thursday January 18, 2018: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner
featuring the presentation “From the Four Corners to the Lands of Chocolate:
Mayan Southwestern Historical Contact, Ideas and Trade” by Dr. Sharonah
Fredrick at ULike Asian Buffet Restaurant, 330 S. Wilmot Rd., Tucson;
cosponsored by Arizona Humanities
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s menu)
Contrary to now-discounted ideas that the Native cultures of the
Southwest lived in isolation from each other, recent archaeology has
revealed, at Chaco Canyon and many other sites throughout the lands of the
Four Corners, the civilizations of our region and those of ancient Central
America were in a long-standing and profitable relationship with each other.
This connection spanned the interchange of trade, belief systems, luxury
goods, art, travel, ideas – and chocolate, always one of the America’s
prized foods. In this presentation Dr. Fredrick illuminates an exciting
narrative of voyages, archaeology, and history, and illustrates how deeply
peoples of the Southwest were involved in inter-American history.
Reservations are required: [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or 520-798-1201. PLEASE WAIT TO HEAR FROM OLD
PUEBLO THAT YOUR RESERVATION HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BEFORE ATTENDING because the
Fire Code limits how many guests we can have in the restaurant meeting room.
Reservations must be requested before 5 p.m. on the Wednesday before the
program date. Guests may select and purchase their own dinners from the
restaurant’s menu. There is no entry fee but donations will be requested to
benefit Old Pueblo’s educational efforts.
**** IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos about
the above-listed activity please reply with “Send flyer” and INCLUDE THE
EVENT’S DATE in your email subject line.
(2) OLD PUEBLO ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER’S YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Reservations are taken continually for school classes and other
children’s groups take advantage of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s OPEN3
simulated archaeological excavation, OPENOUT archaeology outreach
presentations, and archaeological site-touring children’s education
programs.
The OPEN3 Simulated Archaeological Excavation Education Program
The Old Pueblo Educational Neighborhood (OPEN) program allows students
and adults to learn what archaeology is all about by excavation in “OPEN3,”
a full-scale model of an archaeological site. OPEN3 is a simulated
excavation site that archaeologists have constructed to resemble a southern
Arizona Hohokam Indian ruin. It has full-size replicas of prehistoric
pithouses and outdoor features that the Hohokam used for cooking, storage,
and other (sometimes surprising) purposes. Students participating in the
program get to learn and practice techniques used to excavate real
archaeological sites. They are also exposed to scientific interpretation of
how ancient people constructed their houses, what they looked like, ate, and
believed in, and how they created beauty in their lives.
OPENOUT Archaeology Outreach Presentations
Old Pueblo’s OPENOUT (Old Pueblo Educational Neighborhood Outreach)
program offers 45-60 minute presentations by professional archaeologists.
Each presentation shows kids how some aspects of everyday life have changed
while others have stayed the same.
The “Ancient People of Arizona” presentation gives children an
overview of how the Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi), Mogollon, and Hohokam
peoples lived.
The “Lifestyle of the Hohokam” program shows children how the ancient
Hohokam lived.
The “Ancient People of Arizona” and “Lifestyle of the Hohokam”
presentations both include real and replica artifacts, plus abundant
illustrations to help children experience how prehistoric Native Americans
of our area lived and to appreciate the arts they created. “What is an
Archaeologist?” is a program designed to give children an idea of what
archaeologists do, how they do it, and how they learn about people through
their work. This presentation includes examples of the tools archaeologists
work with, real and replica artifacts, and activities to help children
experience how archaeologists interpret the past.
The hands-on materials and fun lesson plans in our OPENOUT programs
bring archaeology and the past alive for children and are a perfect prelude
for the OPEN3 simulated archaeological excavation program.
Tours for Youth
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center offers guided tours to real
archaeological sites for classrooms and other organized children’s groups.
Heritage sites that can be visited in this program include a choice of the
Picture Rocks petroglyphs site (visited by the school group shown in the
accompanying photo), Los Morteros Hohokam Village, or Vista del Rio Hohokam
Village. Each youth tour is a guided visit that does not include
archaeological excavation; participants are not allowed to collect
artifacts.
For details and pricing of our children’s education programs please
visit our
http://www.oldpueblo.org/programs/educational-programs/childrens-programs/
web page.
(3) OUR MISSION AND SUPPORT
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's mission is to educate children and
adults to understand and appreciate archaeology and other cultures, to
foster the preservation of archaeological and historical sites, and to
develop a lifelong concern for the importance of nonrenewable resources and
traditional cultures.
If you are a member of Old Pueblo, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! If your
membership has lapsed, we would be grateful if you would rejoin us so that
you can again receive membership benefits. Old Pueblo members receive
substantial discounts on most of our tours and other activities for which
both Old Pueblo and the Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary charge fees. You can
renew your membership by going to this Old Pueblo Archaeology Center web
page: http://www.oldpueblo.org/about-us/membership/.
If you then scroll down to the bottom of that page, you can
simply follow the instructions for using our secure online membership form
or our printable Enrollment/Subscription form.
Donations by check can be made payable to “OPAC” and mailed to
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, PO Box 40577, Tucson AZ 85717-0577. You can
also donate using a major credit or debit card by clicking on “Donation
Form” at http://www.oldpueblo.org/about-us/donations/.
Regards,
Allen Dart, RPA, Executive Director (Volunteer)
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
PO Box 40577
Tucson AZ 85717-0577 USA
(520) 798-1201 office, (520) 798-1966 fax
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
www.oldpueblo.org <http://www.oldpueblo.org>
# # #
Disclosure: Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's Executive Director Allen
Dart volunteers his time to Old Pueblo. Mr. Dart works full-time as a
cultural resources specialist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation
Service in Arizona. Views expressed in communications from Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center do not necessarily represent views of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture or of the United States.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(4) OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS and OPT-OUT OPTIONS
Old Pueblo typically sends two email ACTIVITY ANNOUNCEMENTS each month that
tell about upcoming activities that we and other southwestern U.S.
archaeology and history organizations offer. We also email pdf copies of our
Old Pueblo Archaeology newsletter to our members, subscribers, and some
other recipients, usually no more often than once every three months.
This message came to you through one or more listserves to which Old Pueblo
posted it. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center cannot remove your email
address(es) from the listserve(s). The ones to which this message was
posted, and the email addresses to contact for inclusion in or removal from
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