For Immediate Release
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Upcoming Activities
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Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s youth education programs
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Our Mission and Support
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Our Announcements and Opt-Out Options
(1) UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
LOOKING AHEAD - LAST CHANCE THIS COMING MONTH!
Friday 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.
Wednesday November 1, 2017: Phoenix
“Historic Textiles” free presentation at Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E
Washington St, Phoenix*
6:30-8 p.m. Free
Alston and Deborah Neal, owners of Territorial Indian Arts Gallery in
Scottsdale, Arizona, will discuss historic textiles as part of the nonprofit
Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary’s Navajo Rug Auction Week (see Pueblo Grande
Museum Auxiliary November 4 listing). They will bring examples and after the
lecture many will be available for closer examination.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Pueblo Grande Museum at 602-495-0901 or
https://www.phoenix.gov/parks/arts-culture-history/pueblo-grande
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Saturday November 4, 2017: Phoenix
“12th Annual Navajo Rug Auction” by the nonprofit Pueblo Grande Museum
Auxiliary (PGMA) at Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix*
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free with regular admission
Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary thanks Burnham Trading Post for
organizing the PGMA 12th Annual Navajo Rug & American Indian Art Auction
that is a complimentary event open to the public. PGMA welcomes Navajo rug
and American Indian art collectors, enthusiasts and supporters each year to
this event. Whether you plan to bid or not, this is a wonderful opportunity
to participate in a live auction and view many styles of Navajo rugs and a
variety of American Indian art. Learn tips about collecting Navajo rugs and
American Indian art during one of the informal chats with Bruce Burnham,
owner of R. B. Burnham & Company, Sanders, Arizona, and a dedicated and
knowledgeable resource and trader. A portion of the proceeds from the
auction will benefit PGMA and be used to help support preservation efforts,
education programs,
exhibits and artifact collections at the Pueblo Grande Museum and
Archaeological Park.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. For
details contact Pueblo Grande Museum at 602-495-0901 or visit
www.pueblogrande.com <http://www.pueblogrande.com> .
Saturday November 4, 2017: Ironwood Forest National Monument, AZ
TOUR FULL – WAITING LIST STARTED. “Hike the Monument” including
Cocoraque Butte Archaeological District and other free hikes sponsored by
Friends of Ironwood Forest, departing from Marana Regional Airport, 11700 W.
Avra Valley Rd. (5 miles west of the I-10 Avra Valley Road Exit 242),
Marana, Arizona**
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:
* Cocoraque Butte Archaeological District – moderate terrain but
challenging hikes to see most of the petroglyphs up close
* Nature hike – easy terrain / family oriented
* Waterman Mountain Elephant Trees Botanical Hike – moderate / steep
* Ragged Top Peak Adventure Hike – difficult / steep / loose footing
/ rock scrambling – For Experienced and Capable Hikers
* Nature Photography – easy terrain
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. To sign up for your
preferred hike or for directions, maps, or additional information, go to
<http://www.ironwoodforest.org> ironwoodforest.org and specify which hike
you would like to sign up for, the number of people you are bringing, and
whether or not you have a high-clearance vehicle and are willing to drive to
the hike starting point. You will receive a confirmation email letting you
know if you are on the hike roster or on a wait list. To join the FIF
mailing list go to <http://www.ironwoodforest.org> www.ironwoodforest.org
and submit your email address through the “Get Connected” link.
Saturday November 4, 2017: Phoenix
“12th Annual Navajo Rug Auction” by the nonprofit Pueblo Grande Museum
Auxiliary (PGMA) at Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix*
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free with regular admission
Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary thanks Burnham Trading Post for
organizing the PGMA 12th Annual Navajo Rug & American Indian Art Auction
that is a complimentary event open to the public. PGMA welcomes Navajo rug
and American Indian art collectors, enthusiasts and supporters each year to
this event. Whether you plan to bid or not, this is a wonderful opportunity
to participate in a live auction and view many styles of Navajo rugs and a
variety of American Indian art. Learn tips about collecting Navajo rugs and
American Indian art during one of the informal chats with Bruce Burnham,
owner of R. B. Burnham & Company, Sanders, Arizona, and a dedicated and
knowledgeable resource and trader. A portion of the proceeds from the
auction will benefit PGMA and be used to help support preservation efforts,
education programs,
exhibits and artifact collections at the Pueblo Grande Museum and
Archaeological Park.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. For
details contact Pueblo Grande Museum at 602-495-0901 or visit
www.pueblogrande.com <http://www.pueblogrande.com> .
Tuesday November 7, 2017: Phoenix
“Phoenix Archaeology under the Freeways” free presentation by
archaeologist Dr. Todd W. Bostwick for Archaeology Southwest’s Archaeology
Café at Changing Hands Bookstore, 300 W. Camelback Rd., Phoenix*
5:30 p.m. Free (food or drinks may be ordered by guests)
Learn more about what was found under Phoenix’s freeways. Over the
past decades, thanks to archaeological investigations in advance of new
freeway construction, much has been learned about Phoenix’s history and the
lives of the people who lived in the Valley in the past. Dr. Todd Bostwick,
who was involved in many of these investigations, will give Café-goers a
look under the freeways to learn more about what archaeologists uncovered
during those excavation projects. Todd Bostwick, Ph.D., is currently
Director of Archaeology with the Verde Valley Archaeology Center and Museum
in Camp Verde. He served for 21 years as the City Archaeologist for the City
of Phoenix.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information visit www.archaeologycafe.org <http://www.archaeologycafe.org> ,
call 520-882-6946 ext. 23 or email [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Tuesday November 7, 2017: Scottsdale, AZ
“Intro to Archaeology Series: Gila River Indian Community’s Weaving
Legacy” free film viewing at Salt River Community Building, 1880 N. Longmore
Road, Scottsdale (just north of the intersection of McDowell Road and
Longmore), Scottsdale, Arizona*
6-8:30 p.m. Free
Come join us in viewing a short film that explores the artistry and
current state of basket weaving in Gila River. Through oral history
interviews with tribal members, weaving demonstrations and classroom
instruction, weavers and families share their stories of commitment to a
legacy. Light snacks will be provided.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact the Cultural Preservation Program at 480-362-6325 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]
Wednesday November 8, 2017: Cave Creek, AZ
“Mimbres Archaeology: Beautiful Pottery, Ordinary Architecture, and
Scarlet Macaws” free presentation by archaeologist Patricia A. Gilman 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*
7 to 8:30 p.m. Free
Some highlights of the ancient Mimbres culture of southwestern New
Mexico.
* 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]> .
Wednesday November 8, 2017: Queen Creek, AZ
“New Data on Historic Tempe” free presentation by Jared Smith for
Arizona Archaeological Society, San Tan Chapter, at San Tan Historical
Society Museum, 20425 S. Old Ellsworth Road, Queen Creek, Arizona*
7 to 8:30 p.m. Free
A free presentation by Jared Smith, Director of the Tempe Historical
Museum.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No
reservations are needed. For details contact Marie Britton at 480-827-8070
or [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Thursday November 9, 2018: Tubac, AZ
“Guided Tour of the Barrio de Tubac Archaeological Site” at Tubac
Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, Arizona*
10 a.m. to noon; $10 fee includes admission to tour the Presidio Park.
This special tour by docents Phil Halpenny and Gwen Griffin explores
the Spanish colonial archaeological site south of the Park. This site
preserves the remains of the original Tubac pueblo, including residence
foundations, plaza area, refuse area and partial irrigation ditch. Meet at
the Park Visitor Center. Tour involves a walk of about 1¼ miles. The
Archaeological Conservancy protects this site and participants are asked to
sign 'An Acknowledgement of Risk Factors' form before entering. Wear
walking shoes, sunscreen and hat. Tour limited to 15.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Please make
reservations to attend: 520-398-2252 or [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Friday-Saturday November 10-11, 2017: Albuquerque
“Symposium on the Permian Basin Programmatic Agreement” for the New
Mexico Archeological Council 2017 Fall Conference at the Hibben Center,
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque*
Friday 7:30-9 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $25 registration
This event features a Friday evening presentation by Myles Miller on
the Merchant Site, and presentations Saturday (subject to change) including:
“Overview of the Permian Basin PA” by Martin Stein
“SHPO’s View of the PA” by Michelle Ensey
“Mescalero Apache Viewpoint” by Holly Houghton
“The Big Picture in Far Southeastern New Mexico: Large-scale and
Long-term Trends and Patterns” by Jim Railey
“The Geologic and Archaeological Context for Lithic Resource
Acquisition in the Permian Basin of Southeastern New Mexico” by Monica L.
Murrell
“Insights on 14th Century Plains-Pueblo Migration and Identity on the
Southern Plains of New Mexico: A View from the Merchant Site” by Myles
Miller
“Burro Tanks” by Matt Bandy
“Boot Hill Site, LA 32229, Investigations” by Marie E. Brown
“Laguna Plata Site, LA 5148” by Kenneth L. Brown
“Plant Utilization in Southeastern New Mexico – A Review of the
Botanical, Ethnographic, and Archaeological Evidence” by William T.
Whitehead
“Archaeological Geology of the Permian Basin: What We have Learned in
16 Years of Research” by Steve Hall
“A Digital Survey for Ring-Midden Features in Southeastern New Mexico
using Aerial Lidar Data” by Phillip O. Leckman
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Cherie K. Walth at 505-254-1115 or [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Saturday November 11, 2017: Ironwood Forest National Monument, AZ
TOUR FULL – WAITING LIST STARTED. “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 s
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]> .
Saturday November 11, 2017: Tucson
“Living History Days: Military Veterans” at Presidio San Agustín del
Tucson Museum, 196 N. Court Ave., Tucson*
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free with regular museum admission ($5 adults, $1 ages
6-14, free for children under 6 and Presidio Trust members)
November’s theme is Military Veterans. In addition to the theme
activities, visitors will experience the day-to-day lives of soldiers and
their families who lived in the Presidio in the late 1700s. Demonstrations
of children’s games, weaving, and blacksmithing are held, and fresh baked
bread and handmade tortillas are available to sample. Soldiers practice
their drills and fire a four-pound bronze cannon, a replica of cannons used
at the Presidio in the late 1700s. Interactive opportunities allow visitors
to pump the bellows of the blacksmith’s forge, spin cotton and learn how the
soldiers fire their muskets. The Presidio Museum is a reconstruction of the
original Tucson Presidio built in 1775.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact April Bourie at 520-444-3687 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [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 Oriental Buffet Restaurant, 5101
N. Oracle Road (at River Road), 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.
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Thursday November 16, 2017: Las Cruces, NM
“White Mountain Apache Scouts Attack Victorio’s Band on the Palomas
River, May 24-25, 1880” free presentation by archaeologist Christopher D.
Adams for Human Systems Research’s 45th Anniversary Lecture Series at
University Terrace Good Samaritan Village’s Social Center Auditorium, 3011
Buena Vida Circle, Las Cruces New Mexico*
7-9 p.m. Free
The Black Range is located within the Gila National Forest and was
once the homeland of the Warm Springs Apaches, the eastern branch of the
Chiricahua Apaches. Victorio was leader of the Warm Springs Chiricahua
Apache and is often described as one of the greatest Apache military
strategists. The fight on the Palomas River took place between 60 Western
Apache Scouts, led by Chief of Scouts Henry K. Parker, and Victorio’s band
of Warm Springs Apaches. This was the only engagement where Victorio was
caught off guard and defeated in his own territory. This encounter was a
major turning point in the Victorio War of 1879-1880 and marked the
beginning of the end for Victorio. The presentation will highlight the
archaeological work that has taken place on this important fight that pitted
Apaches against Apaches. Today the battle site is protected by the Gila
National Forest and Turner Enterprises Inc. Both the site and the area
continue to hold significance to the Mescalero, Chiricahua, San Carlos and
White Mountain Apache Tribes. Christopher Adams is the East Zone
archaeologist, Black Range and Wilderness Ranger Districts of the Gila
National Forest. He has been with the Gila National Forest Heritage Program
for ten years and with the U.S. Forest Service for 20 years as a
professional archaeologist. Mr. Adams has been working in archaeology for
well over 30 years in both the private sector and well as with the U.S.
Forest Service. Mr. Adams received his B.A. from Arizona State University.
Mr. Adams has been using metal sensing technology for over 40 years in North
America and is considered to be one of the leading experts in the Apache
Indian War Period in the Southwestern U.S.A. He has worked on battlefield
projects in New Mexico, Arizona, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Alaska,
Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, and Virginia.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Human Systems Research at 505-524-9456 or
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Friday November 17, 2017: Tucson
“The Fiber of Their Being: Ancient Basketry at ASM” free presentation
by Ed Jolie sponsored by the Arizona State Museum in Center for English as a
Second Language (CESL) Room 102, 1100 James E. Rogers Way, Tucson*
7 p.m. Free
The Arizona State Museum (ASM) curates basketry and related crafts
that span millennia and offer a rare window into the sophistication of past
weavers who are ancestral to many diverse and vibrant traditions in the
Southwest today. Select examples from ASM's unmatched collections provide a
unique point of departure to explore enduring questions we have about
long-term change and continuity in basketweaving, population movement,
cultural diversity, and ritual practices. Ed Jolie, assistant professor of
anthropology and director of the Perishable Artifact Laboratory at
Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania, is of mixed Oglala
Lakota/Hodulgee Muscogee descent, and a citizen of the Creek Nation of
Oklahoma. His primary research interests are in North American archaeology,
perishable technologies worldwide, past and present social and cultural
diversity, and Native American-anthropologist relations. Reception follows
the program. CESL is one building east of the ASM North building.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To be added to
the waiting list contact Darlene Lizarraga at 520-626-8381 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday November 18, 2017: El Paso
“Not All Large Mimbres Pueblos Are the Same, and So What Makes Mimbres
Mimbres?” free presentation by archaeologist Dr. Patricia Gilman for El Paso
Archaeological Society (****EPAS) El Paso Museum of Archaeology, 4301
Transmountain Road, El Paso*
2 p.m. Free
Large Mimbres Classic (A.D. 1000-1130) pueblos may seem all the same,
but are they, really? All have cobble-walled architecture, beautiful
black-on-white pottery, and burials placed below room floors. Let’s take a
closer look. Each site is different in terms of numbers and sizes of room
blocks, layouts of room suites, ritual precincts and features, and
relationships with people beyond the Mimbres region. At the same time, some
adults and children at every site were given more items at death, and each
large site has the same array of pottery designs. So, what makes Mimbres
Mimbres? In this talk, Patricia Gilman will discuss the differences and
similarities among large Mimbres Classic sites and what these might mean.
She will draw upon the information and interpretations presented in her 2017
book, Mimbres Life and Society, co-authored with Steven LeBlanc, on the
Mattocks site, one of the large Classic pueblos in the Mimbres Valley. Dr.
Gilman has done archaeological fieldwork and research in the Mimbres region
of southwestern New Mexico and southeastern Arizona for more than 40 years.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Fernando Arias at 915-449-9075 or [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
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
The way we evaluate the success and failure of a society is deeply
influenced by our political position as members of Western Civilization.
While this may seem like an obvious statement, the reality is that we as
Westerners often forget that our standing in the world today is not natural
and the questions we ask about that standing are not obvious. This type of
thinking has led to the growth of a very particular genre of scholarship;
what one might call “big picture history.” Many of these big picture
histories seek to explain how exactly it came to be that the West won and
the rest apparently lost. This talk will offer a critique of big picture
history using the Comanche as a case study. Drawing on archaeological and
historical evidence of the Comanche in New Mexico, Lindsay Montgomery will
present an alternative account of the 18th century Southwest. This account
shows that the Comanche were not only resisted Spanish colonialism but were
in control of a vast economic-political empire of their own. In presenting
this alternative history, this talk will argue that Europe’s victory over
underdeveloped and unsophisticated Natives was far from inevitable.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No
reservations needed. For details visit www.az-arch-and-hist.org
<http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org> or contact John D. Hall at 520-205-2553
or [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Saturday November 25, 2018: Tubac, AZ
“Guided Tour of the Barrio de Tubac Archaeological Site” at Tubac
Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, Arizona*
10 a.m. to noon; $10 fee includes admission to tour the Presidio Park.
This special tour by docents Phil Halpenny and Gwen Griffin explores
the Spanish colonial archaeological site south of the Park. This site
preserves the remains of the original Tubac pueblo, including residence
foundations, plaza area, refuse area and partial irrigation ditch. Meet at
the Park Visitor Center. Tour involves a walk of about 1¼ miles. The
Archaeological Conservancy protects this site and participants are asked to
sign 'An Acknowledgement of Risk Factors' form before entering. Wear
walking shoes, sunscreen and hat. Tour limited to 15.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Please make
reservations to attend: 520-398-2252 or [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
December 1st is the deadline to purchase tickets for the Thursday December
14, 2017, “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 <http://www.oldpueblo.org> www.oldpueblo.org 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 <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask] For more information about the Jim Click Automotive
Team’s Millions for Tucson raffle itself visit
<http://www.millionsfortucson.org> www.millionsfortucson.org.
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Saturday December 9, 2017: Gila Bend area, AZ
TOUR FULL – WAITING LIST STARTED. 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]> .
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Saturday, December 9, 2017: Dragoon, AZ
“Night at the Amerind Museum 80th Anniversary Exhibit Opening” at the
Amerind Museum, 2100 N. Amerind Rd. Dragoon, Arizona*
5-8 p.m. $80
Come celebrate the Amerind Museum’s history, accomplishments, and new
museum exhibit on Paquimé (Casas Grandes, Mexico). This event is open to the
entire community. Immerse yourself in the ancient history and culture of the
Indigenous peoples of Chihuahua. The main museum, art gallery, and Fulton
Seminar House will come to life through music, hands on activities, guided
tours, speakers, and Fulton family history. Optional bus transportation will
be provided from Tucson.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Anna Schneider at [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or Kelly Holt at [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or call 520-586-3666.
Wednesday December 13, 2017: Queen Creek, AZ
“Massacre on the Gila: An Account of the Last Major Battle between
American Indians with Reflections on the Origin of War” free presentation by
Steve Hoza for Arizona Archaeological Society, San Tan Chapter, at San Tan
Historical Society Museum, 20425 S. Old Ellsworth Road, Queen Creek,
Arizona*
7 to 8:30 p.m. Free
Huhugam Ki Museum Archivist Steve Hoza will discuss what is perhaps
the most important battle that the O’Odham (Pima) and Piipaash (Maricopa)
ever fought. The Battle of Maricopa Wells, fought in 1857 between Pima and
Maricopa warriors on one side and Yuma, Mohave, Apache, and Yavapai warriors
on the other, is the subject of the book Massacre on the Gila: An Account of
the Last Major Battle Between American Indians With Reflections on the
Origin of War, by Clifton B. Kroeber and Bernard L. Fontana. Steve will
share his recent research and new insights about this event. Come find out
the who, what, where, and why of this little-known conflict.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event.
No reservations are needed. For details contact Marie Britton at
480-827-8070 or [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Saturday December 16, 2017: Tucson
“Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop” with flintknapper Sam
Greenleaf at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th Street, Tucson
(in Tucson Unified School District's Ajo Service Center, just west of La
Cholla Blvd., ½-mile north of John F. Kennedy Park)
9 a.m. to noon. $35 ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo
Grande Museum Auxiliary members) fee includes all materials and equipment.
Learn how to make arrowheads, spear points, and other flaked stone
artifacts just like ancient peoples did. In this workshop, flintknapping
expert Sam Greenleaf provides participants with hands-on experience and
learning on how prehistoric people made and used projectile points and other
tools created from obsidian and other stone. The class is designed to help
modern people understand how prehistoric Native Americans made traditional
crafts, and is not intended to train students how to make artwork for sale.
Minimum enrollment 6, maximum 8.
Reservations and prepayment required by 5 p.m. Thursday December 14:
520-798-1201 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
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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.
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Wednesday January 3, 2018: Phoenix
“Ancient Southwestern Native American Pottery” free presentation by
archaeologist Allen Dart for the Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary at Pueblo
Grande Museum, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix; cosponsored by Arizona
Humanities*
6:30 to 8 p.m. Free
In this presentation Mr. Dart shows and discusses Native American
ceramic styles that characterized specific peoples and eras in the U.S.
Southwest prior to about 1450, and talks about how archaeologists use
pottery for dating archaeological sites and interpreting ancient lifeways.
He discusses the importance of context in archaeology, how the things people
make change in style over time, and how different styles are useful for
identifying different cultures and for dating archaeological sites. His many
illustrations include examples of ancient pottery types made throughout the
American Southwest from about 2000 to 500 years ago. This program was made
possible by Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No
reservations are needed. For details contact the Pueblo Grande Museum in
Phoenix at 602-495-0901 or Don Appel at <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]; for information about the presentation subject matter
contact Allen Dart at 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Thursday-Sunday January 4-7, 2018: Denver
“Pushing Boundaries” is the theme of the 16th Biennial Southwest
Symposium at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd.,
Denver*
Times TBA; registration fee $80 ($40 students)
Boundaries are lines that make and mark spatial distinctions.
Archaeologically, they are used to separate time periods as well. The
organizers of this symposium hope to push geographic, theoretical, temporal,
practical, and conceptual boundaries. In four invited paper sessions, the
Symposium will explore 1) the formation and meaning of Bears Ears National
Monument, 2) new research in chronology and chronometry, 3) Plains-Pueblo
interactions, and 3) new developments in museum archaeology and
collections-based research. University of Colorado at Boulder Professor
Steve Lekson will give the keynote address and there will be optional and
free training sessions to enhance written and spoken science communication
skills, and multiple opportunities for informal socializing and networking
in a variety of settings, including free breakfasts, lunches, and
receptions.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information visit southwestsymposium2018.dmns.org/
<http://southwestsymposium2018.dmns.org/> ; or contact Taylor Foreman at
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> or Steve Nash at
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> ).
Saturday January 6, 2018: Tohono O'odham Reservation, AZ
“Baboquivari Peak Sacred Cave and Petroglyphs” car-caravan educational
tour with Old Pueblo Archaeology Center executive director Allen Dart
departing from Pima Community College, 401 N. Bonita Ave., Tucson (or meet
tour in Baboquivari Campground) to sites in and near Topawa on Tohono
O'odham Indian Reservation, Arizona
Starts at 7 a.m. in Tucson at Pima Community College Community
Campus, 401 N. Bonita Ave.; or meet tour at 8:30 a.m. in Baboquivari
Campground east of Topawa on the reservation; ends around 4 p.m. at Picture
Rock on the reservation; estimated return time to Tucson 5:30 p.m. Fee $45
($36 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary
members; no charge for members or employees of the Tohono O’odham Nation)
This educational adventure into Native American culture travels to the
Tohono O'odham (Papago) Indian Reservation to visit the historic Baboquivari
Camp, a Tohono O'odham traditional sacred cave, and the Picture Rock
petroglyphs archaeological site. We will car-caravan from Tucson to Topawa,
Arizona, then drive 12 miles east toward Baboquivari Peak (the legendary
home of the Tohono O'odham Creator deity I’itoi) to Baboquivari Camp, a
historic Civilian Conservation Corps headquarters camp site in the oak
woodland just below Baboquivari Peak. From there, trip participants who are
able can go on a two-mile-roundtrip, 1,100-foot-elevation-difference hike
(classified as very difficult) up a trail leading halfway up the peak to
visit a cave site traditionally believed to be one of the homes of the deity
I’itoi. After returning from the hike we will visit Picture Rock, a small
butte that contains petroglyphs and pictographs, bedrock mortars, and
ancient artifacts. Modern Tohono O’odham offerings may be present in some of
the visited locations. Artifact collecting is not permitted, and photos are
not allowed in the cave but are OK outside of it. Campers must bring their
own food and water, as there are no convenience stores or fast food nearby.
Reservations and prepayment required by Wednesday January 3:
520-798-1201 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
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Wednesday January 10, 2018: Cave Creek, AZ
“Ancient Southwestern Native American Pottery” free presentation by
archaeologist Allen Dart for Arizona Archaeological Society-Desert Foothills
Chapter’s monthly meeting at Good Shepherd of the Hills Episcopal Church,
6502 E. Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek, Arizona, cosponsored by Arizona
Humanities*
7 to 8:30 p.m. Free
In this presentation Mr. Dart shows and discusses Native American
ceramic styles that characterized specific peoples and eras in the U.S.
Southwest prior to about 1450, and talks about how archaeologists use
pottery for dating archaeological sites and interpreting ancient lifeways.
He discusses the importance of context in archaeology, how the things people
make change in style over time, and how different styles are useful for
identifying different cultures and for dating archaeological sites. His many
illustrations include examples of ancient pottery types made throughout the
American Southwest from about 2000 to 500 years ago. This program was made
possible by Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No
reservations are needed. For details contact Mary Kearney at 623-687-0721 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Thursday January 18, 2018: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for
Thought” dinner featuring “The Ancient Hohokam Ballgame of Arizona” free
presentation by archaeologist Dr. Todd Bostwick at U-Like Oriental Buffet
Restaurant, 5101 N. Oracle Rd., Tucson; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s
menu)
The ancient Hohokam culture of Arizona constructed at least 200 ball
courts more than 800 years ago. These oval depressions were likely used to
play a ball game that originated in southern Mexico, where the game was
played with a rubber ball and had a very important role in reenacting the
creation of humans in this world. This presentation will describe the
recorded Hohokam ball courts located within Hohokam villages scattered
throughout Arizona, summarize what archaeologists propose they were used
for, and discuss how these public structures may relate to what is known
about the Mexican rubber ball games, which are still played today. This
program was made possible by Arizona Humanities.
Reservations are required: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask] or 520-798-1201. PLEASE WAIT TO HEAR FROM OLD PUEBLO THAT
YOUR RESERVATION HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BEFORE ATTENDING because the Fire Code
limits how many guests we can have in the restaurant meeting room.
Reservations must be requested before 5 p.m. on the Wednesday before the
program date. Guests may select and purchase their own dinners from the
restaurant’s menu. There is no entry fee but donations will be requested to
benefit Old Pueblo’s educational efforts.
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Saturday January 20, 2018: Las Cruces, NM
“Droughts, Floods, and Freezes: The Role of Climate in the Human
History of the American Southwest” free presentation by archaeologist Dr.
Carla Van West for Human Systems Research’s 45th Anniversary Lecture Series
at University Terrace Good Samaritan Village’s Social Center Auditorium,
3011 Buena Vida Circle, Las Cruces New Mexico*
7-9 p.m. Free
The Earth’s climate has varied throughout its long human history.
Scientists have observed significant changes in global temperature since the
onset of the Industrial Revolution in the eighteenth century that appear to
be linked to human activities including significant and potentially harmful
increases in the emission of greenhouse gases. The threat to existing
ecosystems and sustainable human settlement is very much in the news. But
what of those time periods prior to the eighteenth century when technology
was simpler and anthropogenic effects on local environments were less
pervasive? In this illustrated talk, I consider the societal effects of
natural climate variation in three extreme contexts—extended drought, high
magnitude floods, and unusual freezes—as they are presently understood by
archaeologists and historians in the U.S. Southwest. Dr. Van West examines
the role of climate in the abandonment of the Mesa Verde region by Ancestral
Pueblo groups in the thirteenth century, the displacement of Hohokam and
Sinagua populations in the fourteenth century, and the hardships suffered by
the historic Rio Grande pueblo communities of the sixteenth and seventeenth
centuries. Through these examples, she describes the linkages among climate
variation, cumulative human impacts to local environments, population size,
resource demand, and sociopolitical organization, with a focus on their
continuing relevance. Dr. Carla Van West earned a PhD in anthropology from
Washington State University, a MA in anthropology from the University of
Arizona, and BA in anthropology from Elmira College in New York State. She
is an Adjunct Assistant Professor within the Department of Anthropology,
University of New Mexico. Dr. Van West is the Director of Research Programs
for the nonprofit SRI Foundation in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. She has more
than 40 years experience in the archaeology of the US Southwest and also has
engaged in fieldwork in Scotland, Cyprus, and Egypt. Her frequently cited
dissertation involved an innovative approach to linking Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) technology with paleoclimatic data for locations
in southwestern Colorado. Before joining the staff of the Foundation, Dr.
Van West was Senior Principal Investigator at Statistical Research, Inc. in
Tucson, Arizona and a Research Associate with Crow Canyon Archaeological
Center in Cortez, Colorado. Her current research interests include tree-ring
based reconstructions of past climate, pre-Columbian agricultural
strategies, and sustainable human settlement.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Human Systems Research at 505-524-9456 or
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Saturday January 27, 2018: Phoenix
“Ancient Southwestern Native American Pottery” free presentation by
archaeologist Allen Dart at Phoenix Public Library Mesquite Branch, 4525 E.
Paradise Village Parkway N., Phoenix; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
2 to 3 p.m. Free
In this presentation Mr. Dart shows and discusses Native American
ceramic styles that characterized specific peoples and eras in the U.S.
Southwest prior to about 1450, and talks about how archaeologists use
pottery for dating archaeological sites and interpreting ancient lifeways.
He discusses the importance of context in archaeology, how the things people
make change in style over time, and how different styles are useful for
identifying different cultures and for dating archaeological sites. His many
illustrations include examples of ancient pottery types made throughout the
American Southwest from about 2000 to 500 years ago. This program was made
possible by Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Jane Staedicke at 602-534-1434 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]; for
information about the presentation subject matter contact Allen Dart at
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Tuesdays January 30-April 3, 2018: Tucson
“Prehistory of the Southwest: The Hohokam Culture of Southern Arizona”
adult-education class (first of 10 weekly class sessions) taught by
archaeologist Allen Dart at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th
Street, Tucson
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. each Tuesday evening January 30 through April 3; fee
of $95 ($80 for members of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, Arizona
Archaeological Society, or Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary) does not include
the cost of Arizona Archaeological Society membership or AAS Certification
Program registration1 or cost of recommended text: The Hohokam Millennium by
Paul R. Fish and Suzanne K. Fish, editors; available from Old Pueblo for
$24.95 (Old Pueblo & PGMA members $19.96)
Archaeologist Allen Dart teaches this class in ten 2-hour sessions to
explore the archaeology of the ancient Hohokam culture of the American
Southwest. The class covers Hohokam origins, subsistence and settlement
systems, social and organizational systems, material culture including
ceramics, other artifacts, and architecture, interaction within and beyond
the Hohokam culture’s regional boundaries, and ideas on religion and trade.
Students seeking the AAS Certification are expected to prepare a BRIEF
research report to be presented orally or in written form. Minimum
enrollment 8, maximum 20.
Reservations and payment required by 5 p.m. Friday January 26:
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
1 Class meets the requirements of the Arizona Archaeological Society (AAS)
Certification Program’s “Advanced Prehistory of the Southwest: Hohokam”
class. The AAS basic “Prehistory of the Southwest” class is recommended as a
prerequisite but this is negotiable with the instructor. For information on
the AAS and its Certification program visit
(www.azarchsoc.org/certification.htm
<http://www.azarchsoc.org/certification.htm> ).
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Saturday February 10, 2018: Tohono O'odham Nation, AZ
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Ventana Cave, Rock Art & Tohono
O'odham Children’s Shrine” car-caravan educational tour with archaeologist
Allen Dart departing from Tucson at the Park & Ride parking lot at I-10 and
Ruthrauff Rd. (northeast corner of the I-10 westbound Frontage Road at Exit
252) or at 7 a.m. on the east (front) side of the McDonalds Restaurant at
3160 N. Toltec Rd. in Eloy (accessible from I-10 Exit 203)
6 a.m. (Tucson departure) or 7 a.m. (Eloy departure) to 4 p.m. Fee $45
($36 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary
members; no charge for members or employees of the Tohono O’odham Nation)
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center offers this early-morning car-caravan
tour to visit the Ventana Cave National Historic Landmark site and a Native
American sacred site on the Tohono O’odham Nation. The Arizona State
Museum’s 1940s excavations in Ventana Cave, led by archaeologists Emil W.
Haury and Julian Hayden, found evidence for human occupation extending from
historic times back to around 10,000 years ago. The cave, which actually is
a very large rockshelter, also contains pictographs, petroglyphs, and other
archaeological features used by Native Americans for thousands of years.
After visiting the cave we will stop at a Native American petroglyphs site
and the “Children’s Shrine,” a Tohono O'odham sacred site where legend says
Tohono O'odham children were offered to the waters to stop a great flood
that threatened to engulf the world. Tour leaves Tucson at 6 a.m. to ensure
the pictographs can be seen in the best morning light. Fees will benefit the
Tohono O’odham Hickiwan District’s efforts to develop a
caretaker-interpretive center at Ventana Cave, and the nonprofit Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center’s education programs.
Reservations and prepayment required by Wednesday February 7:
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
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Thursday February 15, 2018: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought”
dinner featuring “Cochise and Bascom, How the Apache Wars Began” free
presentation by historian Doug Hocking at El Molinito Mexican Restaurant,
10180 N. Oracle Rd., Oro Valley, Arizona; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s
menu)
In 1861, Lieutenant George Bascom confronted Chiricahua Apache leader
Cochise demanding the return of the abducted boy, Felix Ward (aka Mickey
Free). The epic 14-day affair, 70 soldiers surrounded by 500 Apaches rescued
by the timely intervention of the cavalry, ended in blood with hostages
slain on both sides. Congress recognized Dr. Bernard Irwin, who rode with 12
men to relieve the beleaguered soldiers, with the first Medal of Honor.
Historians have come to credit Bascom with starting a war. This talk
explores the circumstances that led to the confrontation and how blame came
to rest on the lieutenant. Speaker Doug Hocking is an independent scholar
who has completed advanced studies in American history, ethnology, and
historical archaeology. In 2015, he won the Philip A. Danielson Award for
Best Presentation. Doug, who served in Military Intelligence and retired as
an armored cavalry officer, grew up among the Jicarilla Apache and paisanos
of the Rio Arriba. Doug writes both fiction and history. His work has
appeared in True West, Wild West, Buckskin Bulletin, Roundup Magazine, and
the Journal of Arizona History. Doug on the board of the Arizona Historical
Society, Cochise County Historical Society, the Oregon-California Trails
Association, and Westerners International. This program was made possible by
Arizona Humanities.
Reservations are required: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask] or 520-798-1201. PLEASE WAIT TO HEAR FROM OLD PUEBLO THAT
YOUR RESERVATION HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BEFORE ATTENDING because the Fire Code
limits how many guests we can have in the restaurant meeting room.
Reservations must be requested before 5 p.m. on the Wednesday before the
program date. Guests may select and purchase their own dinners from the
restaurant’s menu. There is no entry fee but donations will be requested to
benefit Old Pueblo’s educational efforts.
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Thursday February 22, 2018: Las Cruces, NM
“A New Kind of Frontier: Hispanic Homesteaders in Eastern New Mexico”
free presentation by archaeologist Dr. Kelly L. Jenks for Human Systems
Research’s 45th Anniversary Lecture Series at University Terrace Good
Samaritan Village’s Social Center Auditorium, 3011 Buena Vida Circle, Las
Cruces New Mexico*
7-9 p.m. Free
The rural community of Los Ojitos in Guadalupe County, New Mexico was
settled in the late 1860s by the first generation of Hispanic homesteaders.
Many of these founding families came from Spanish-and Mexican-era land grant
communities where grantees shared the rights to common lands and the
responsibility to build and maintain irrigation ditches and other public
structures. In claiming homesteads in New Mexico’s Middle Pecos Valley,
these families were forced to adapt some of their traditional practices to
meet the requirements of a new physical environment and new American land
tenure laws. Recent archaeological and historical research at this site has
focused on understanding this transition, tracking these families from their
arrival in the 1860s to their eventual departure in the mid-twentieth
century. This presentation introduces the site of Los Ojitos and reflects on
this research, considering the evidence of and reasons for shifts in
agricultural and domestic practices. Dr. Kelly Jenks is an assistant
professor of anthropology at New Mexico State University specializing in
historical archaeology. Her research focuses on culture change,
commerce/trade, and the construction of social identities in the American
Southwest and Southern Plains. Her most recent research projects relating to
these topics have been at the Spanish land grant community of San Miguel del
Vado, the Hispano homestead site of Los Ojitos, and the San Diego paraje
(campsite) on the Camino Real.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Human Systems Research at 505-524-9456 or
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Friday February 23, 2018: Green Valley, AZ
“Modern and Historical O’odham Culture” adult education class with
archaeologist Allen Dart for OLLI-UA Green Valley members at Pima Community
College Room 203, 1250 W Continental Rd, Green Valley, Arizona*
3:30 to 5 p.m. Open to OLLI-UA Green Valley members only: $140
semiannual (July 15-December 20) membership fee or $180 full-year (July
15-June 30) fee allows one to take this and many other OLLI courses.
One of many classes offered by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
(OLLI), this “Modern and Historical O’odham Culture” adult education class
covers how the “Four Southern Tribes” of Arizona share a close relationship
with one another and trace their ancestry to people who inhabited
south-central Arizona and part of northern Mexico through geographical,
archaeological, linguistic, oral tradition, and historical evidence. These
modern tribes refer to themselves as "O'odham" ('the people') in their
native language and historically have been called the Papago and Pima
Indians. They occupy several southern Arizona Indian reservations but many
of their members live and work in communities beyond the reservation
boundaries, in Arizona and elsewhere. This class provides a brief
introduction to the historical and modern O'odham cultures, their roots in
the ancient Paleoindian, Archaic, and Hohokam cultures identified by
archaeologists, and their prominent place in the modern world.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. To
join Green Valley OLLI visit http://olli.arizona.edu/ 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]> .
Saturday March 3, 2018: Tucson
“Vista del Rio Archaeological Site” free tour guided by archaeologist
Allen Dart sponsored by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Vista del Rio
Residents' Association at the Vista del Rio Cultural Resource Park, 7575 E.
Desert Arbors St. (at Dos Hombres Road), Tucson
9-10 a.m. Free (reservations required)
In celebration of Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month,
archaeologist Allen Dart (Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's executive
director) leads this tour to Vista del Rio, an ancient village of the
Hohokam archaeological culture that inhabited southern Arizona between AD
650 and 1450.
Reservations required by Thursday March 16. 520-798-1201 or
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
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Saturday-Sunday March 10-11, 2018: Tucson
“The Old Pueblo’s Tools through Time at Science City” during the
Tucson Festival of Books: hands-on discovery days at the Flandrau Science
Center and Planetarium on the University of Arizona Mall, 1601 E. University
Blvd., Tucson
9:30-5:30 each day; free
Stop by Old Pueblo’s “Tools Through Time” tables at the Tucson
Festival of Books’ Science City events. Old Pueblo’s educators will show
children and adults how tool making and tool usage has changed from
prehistoric times until now. Visitors can enjoy demonstrations of
flintknapping (flaked-stone tool making) by expert flintknapper Sam
Greenleaf and hands on activities that includes making your own petroglyphs
and pottery.
No reservations are needed. For more information about the “Tools
Through Time” event contact Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ; for information about the Tucson Festival of
Books and Science City visit http://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos about this
activity please reply with “Send Science City Flyer” in your email subject
line.
Thursday March 15, 2018: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought”
dinner featuring the presentation “El Camino del Diablo, The Devil's
Highway” by retired National Park Service Superintendent Charles R. “Butch”
Farabee at El Molinito Mexican Restaurant, 10180 N. Oracle Rd., Oro Valley,
Arizona
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s
menu)
On the National Register of Historic Places, El Camino del Diablo, The
Devil's Highway, is a brutal, 200-mile long, prehistoric and historic route
from northern Sonora to Yuma, Arizona, then on to the mission areas of
California. Used for at least a millennium by Native Americans,
conquistadores, Father Kino, miners, undocumented aliens, and modern-day
adventurers, El Camino crosses three large federal areas in the extreme
desert of southern Arizona, which is the focus of this presentation. A
reputed 400 to 2,000 lives have been lost traveling along our very own,
isolated and wild part of the Arizona-Mexico border, most from heat,
exposure, and a desperate lack of water. Join Butch Farabee, who has driven
this remote, four-wheel drive road six times, for a part history, part
travelogue, and part informational overview of this fascinating but humbling
area.
Reservations are required: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask] or 520-798-1201. PLEASE WAIT TO HEAR FROM OLD PUEBLO THAT
YOUR RESERVATION HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BEFORE ATTENDING because the Fire Code
limits how many guests we can have in the restaurant meeting room.
Reservations must be requested before 5 p.m. on the Wednesday before the
program date. Guests may select and purchase their own dinners from the
restaurant’s menu. There is no entry fee but donations will be requested to
benefit Old Pueblo’s educational efforts.
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Tuesday March 20, 2018: Tucson-Marana, AZ
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Spring Equinox Tour of Los Morteros
and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites” with archaeologist Allen
Dart departing from near Silverbell Road and Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana,
Arizona
8 a.m. to noon. $20 ($16 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo
Grande Museum Auxiliary members)
To celebrate the vernal equinox and the annual Arizona Archaeology and
Heritage Awareness Month, archaeologist Allen Dart (Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center's executive director) leads this tour to Los Morteros, an ancient
village site that includes a Hohokam ballcourt and bedrock mortars, and to
Picture Rocks, where ancient petroglyphs include a solstice and equinox
calendar marker, dancing human-like figures, whimsical animals, and other
rock symbols made by Hohokam Indians between AD 650 and 1450.
Reservations and prepayment required by Monday March 19. 520-798-1201
or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
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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 Old Pueblo’s secure donations web page:
http://www.oldpueblo.org/about-us/donations/
All of us at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center appreciate your
support! I hope you enjoy reading this and future issues of the Old Pueblo
Archaeology bulletin!
Regards,
Allen Dart, RPA, Executive Director (Volunteer)
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
PO Box 40577
Tucson AZ 85717-0577 USA
(520) 798-1201 office, (520) 798-1966 fax
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Disclosure: Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's Executive Director Allen
Dart volunteers his time to Old Pueblo. Mr. Dart works full-time as a
cultural resources specialist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation
Service in Arizona. Views expressed in communications from Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center do not necessarily represent views of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture or of the United States.
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