For Immediate Release
TABLE OF CONTENTS
(1)
Some Thank-Yous
(2)
Upcoming Activities
(3)
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s Youth Education Programs
(4)
Our Mission and Support
(5)
Announcements and Opt-Out Options
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organization under the U.S. tax code, so donations and membership fees are
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continue to provide hands-on education programs in archaeology, history, and
cultures for children and adults! To make a contribution please see OUR
MISSION AND SUPPORT below.
(1) SOME THANK YOUs
This month we thank the following folks (in somewhat alphabetical
order) who have joined or rejoined Old Pueblo Archaeology Center as members
or who have made donations to support our general education programs since
our last email broadcast on November 29: Connie Allen-Bacon, Royce
Ballinger, Bill Barington, Richard Bertrand, Laurel Cooper & John Gilkey,
Allen Dart, Warren DeBoer & Sara Stinson, Julianne Duncan, Susanne Durling,
Butch Farabee, Sam Greenleaf, SuZanne Griset, Wiley & Pam Hampton, Phillip
Hunger, Alice Hutchison, Arthur Jelinek, Valerie Kaplan, Gay & Susie
Kinkade, Renate Kloppinger & Rainer Kuerzal, Melissa Loeschen, Terry Mackin,
Donald & Abby Marier, Ellen Martin, Rick & Rae Moeller, Nancy Odegaard,
Retta Park, Janet Prinz, Libby Reed, J. Jefferson Reid and Stephanie
Whittlesey, Dave Reiter, Deb Swartz & Mark Elson, George & Donna Test,
Richard & Jane Ulmer, Donna Wilson, and Matt Wolf.
Thank you all so much!
(2) UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
Saturdays January 5 & 19, 2019:
“Walking Tour of Old Tubac” with Connie Gessler starting at the Tubac
Presidio State Historic Park visitor center, 1 Burruel Street, Tubac,
Arizona*
10 a.m.-noon; $10 fee includes admission to the Presidio Park
Come explore colorful the Old Tubac that even some of the locals don’t
know about! You’ll learn about Arizona’s first European settlement and
discover fascinating facts about the town’s early adobe buildings. Early
Native American inhabitants, Spanish explorers, American pioneers, Apache
attacks, kidnappings, and other exciting episodes are discussed. Wear
walking shoes, sunscreen and a hat. Tour limited to 20.
* These tours are not Old Pueblo Archaeology Center events.
Reservations are requested. For more information call 520-398-2252 or email
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Tuesday January 8, 2019: Phoenix
Archaeology Café presents “Sonoran Desert Food and Lifeways, Past and
Present” by Dr. Melissa Kruse-Peeples and Bernard Siquieros at Changing
Hands Bookstore, 300 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix*
6 p.m. Free
The Sonoran Desert is definitely not a food desert, and has dozens of
edible wild plants and ancient arid-adapted agricultural food crops. In this
talk, Kruse-Peeples and Siquieros will provide an overview of the food
history of the Sonoran Desert and ways you can enjoy many of the flavors of
the desert today. Presented by Archaeology Southwest, a nonprofit
organization working across the Southwest to explore and protect the places
of our past, Archaeology Café is an informal forum where adults can learn
more about the Southwest’s deep history and speak directly to experts.
Guests are encouraged to purchase their own refreshments from the First
Draft Book Bar or . Offerings include wine, local craft beers, delicious
coffee, and a selection of bar foods. after the Café stick around and have
dinner next door at the Southern Rail Restaurant. This program was made
possible by Arizona Humanities and The Smith Living Trust.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information visit
https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/event/sonoran-desert-food-and-lifeways-
past-and-present/ or call 520-882-6946 ext. 23.
Thursday January 10, 2019: Prescott Valley, AZ
“Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Prescott Valley Public Library’s
3rd floor Crystal Room, 7401 E Civic Circle, Prescott Valley, Arizona;
cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
6-7 p.m. Free
Ancient Indian pictographs (rock paintings) and petroglyphs (symbols
carved or pecked on rocks) are claimed by some to be forms of writing for
which meanings are known. But are such claims supported by archaeology or
by Native Americans themselves? Mr. Dart illustrates southwestern
petroglyphs and pictographs, and discusses how even the same rock art symbol
may be interpreted differently from popular, scientific, and modern Native
American perspectives. This program is made possible by Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Librarian Michele Hjorting at 928-759-6196 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Thursdays January 10, 17, 24 & 31, 2019: Tucson
“The Dawn of Agriculture in the Desert West” ASM Master Class taught
by Dr. James T. Watson in the University of Arizona’s Old Main, Silver and
Sage Room, 1200 E. University Blvd., Tucson*
9:30 to 11:30 a.m. each Thursday; $200 ASM members ($80 tax
deductible), $250 nonmembers
The dawn of agriculture was the singular event in human history that
led our species down the short, winding path to civilization. Despite all
the advantages that agriculture has provided, it has also caused countless
challenges to human health, permanently altered our environments, and
changed the way that humans interact. In this four-part series, you will
journey back four thousand years in time with Dr. Watson to explore the
arrival of maize agriculture in the Desert West and its consequences. You
will learn about the ancient roots of farming in the region, what changes
ensued, and why Tucson was the first city in the United States to be
recognized as a UNESCO World City of Gastronomy. Light refreshments and
campus parking included.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information or to register. contact Darlene Lizarraga at 520-626-8381 or
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Friday-Saturday January 11-12, 2019: Phoenix
“Southern Southwest Archaeological Conference” at Pueblo Grande Museum
and Archaeological Park, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix*
Times TBA. Fee information pending
SSWAC is a new conference aimed at highlighting current archaeological
research in the United States’ southern Southwest and Mexico’s Northwest.
Sponsors aim to hold this conference every other year, each time in a
different location around the region, to allow participants to explore the
history of various localities through site visits and other activities while
also showcasing new and innovative research from throughout the region.
Alongside sharing research, goals for the conference include building
community and facilitating collaboration among those interested in the
archaeology of the region. The SSWAC region of interest encompasses a broad
region that often receives less attention than it merits.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information visit https://sswac.org/sswac/ or email [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Saturday January 12, 2019: Dragoon, AZ
“Agave is Life” film viewing at the Amerind Museum, 2100 N. Amerind
Rd. Dragoon, Arizona*
10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.; free with regular Museum admission
“Agave is Life” is the story of mankind’s symbiotic alliance with the
marvelous agave plant from which tequila, Mexico’s iconic distilled spirit,
is derived. Told through the lens of archaeological and historical
investigations, this colorful film with both original and traditional folk
music relies upon ethnographic materials, archival footage, and interviews
to explore 10,000 years of the human-agave relationship. A Q&A session with
the film’s producer, Meredith Dreiss and director David Brown, PhD, will
take place immediately following each showing of the film.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Amerind at 520-586-3666 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]
Tuesdays January 15-March 19, 2019: Tucson
CLASS IS NEARLY FILLED! “Prehistory of the Southwest” class with
archaeologist Allen Dart at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th
Street, Tucson (at Tucson Unified School District's Ajo Service Center, just
west of La Cholla Blvd., ½-mile north of John F. Kennedy Park)
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. each Tuesday evening January 15, 22 & 29, February
5, 12, 19 & 26, and March 5, 12 & 19, 2019. $95 donation ($80 for Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members), not counting
cost of the recommended text or of optional Arizona Archaeological Society
membership. Minimum enrollment 8, maximum 20.
“Prehistory of the Southwest” is an introductory course in the study
of the American Southwest, developed by the Arizona Archaeological Society
to provide a basic overview of this region's archaeology and cultures. Ten
weekly evening class sessions will cover cultural sequences, dating systems,
subsistence strategies, development of urbanization, abandonments of
different areas at different times, and the general characteristics of major
cultural groups that have lived in the Southwest over the past 13,000-plus
years. Besides offering an up-to-date synthesis of southwestern prehistory
for anyone interested in the archaeology of the Southwest, the class can be
used as prerequisite for all other courses offered to members of the Arizona
Archaeological Society (AAS) enrolled in or interested in enrolling in the
AAS Certification Program. Instructor Allen Dart is a registered
professional archaeologist employed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture
and is volunteer executive director of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center.
Reservations and prepayment required, registration deadline Friday
January 11. 520-798-1201 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
to register or for more information.
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Thursday January 17, 2019: Phoenix
“Behind the Scenes Tour” at Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological
Park, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix*
10-10:45 a.m. $5 tour fee in addition to general admission ($10
adults, PGMA & Old Pueblo Archaeology Center members $5, children 12 & under
free when accompanied by an adult)**
Join collections staff for a “behind the scenes” tour of Pueblo Grande
Museum. Take an intimate tour of the lab, storage, and archival areas not
normally open to the public. See how museums process, organize, and care for
their collections. Space is limited, register at front desk in Museum lobby.
** This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event,
however, Old Pueblo members can attend PGMA functions at PGMA‘s
member-discount rates, and vice-versa. For details contact Pueblo Grande
Museum at 602-495-0901 or pueblogrande.com <http://www.pueblogrande.com> .
Thursday January 17, 2019: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought”
dinner featuring the presentation “Stalking the Lieutenant: The 1871
Juh-Cushing Ambush Site” by Dr. Deni J. Seymour at Karichimaka Mexican
Restaurant, 5252 S. Mission Road, Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s
menu)
In May 1871 U.S. Army Sergeant John Mott followed Apache footprints
into history. An initial encounter and fallback was followed by an advance,
during which Lieutenant Howard Bass Cushing found his way into herodom,
falling with two others in a remote canyon in Cochise County, Arizona
Territory. This Medals of Honor ambush site has defied discovery, despite
detailed narrative accounts by survivors and a recovery party. Using Apache
landscape use and ambush behavior this hallowed location has now been found,
in a discovery that brings into question many long-held misconceptions
regarding Apache battle tactics and organization. It also provides important
insights into assumptions we bring to our interpretation of narrative
accounts, battlefield behavior, landscape references, and weapons in use at
the time.
Reservations must be requested AND CONFIRMED before 5 p.m. on the
Wednesday before the program date: [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or 520-798-1201. PLEASE WAIT TO HEAR FROM OLD
PUEBLO WHETHER YOUR RESERVATION HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BEFORE ATTENDING because
the Fire Code limits how many guests we can have in the restaurant meeting
room. 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 19, 2019: Kingman, AZ
“Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Sounds of Kingman at Mohave
Museum of History and Arts, 400 W. Beale St., Kingman. Arizona; cosponsored
by Arizona Humanities*
2-3:30 p.m. Free
Ancient Indian pictographs (rock paintings) and petroglyphs (symbols
carved or pecked on rocks) are claimed by some to be forms of writing for
which meanings are known. But are such claims supported by archaeology or
by Native Americans themselves? Mr. Dart illustrates southwestern
petroglyphs and pictographs, and discusses how even the same rock art symbol
may be interpreted differently from popular, scientific, and modern Native
American perspectives. This program is made possible by Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Martha Prumers at 928-279-5403 C, 928-757-5452, or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday January 19, 2019: El Paso
“Radiocarbon records of Maize, Baskets, and Atlatls, the Radiocarbon
Record from Spirit Eye Cave in West Texas” free presentation by Dr. Bryon
Schroeder sponsored by El Paso Archaeological Society at El Paso Museum of
Archaeology, 4301 Transmountain Road, El Paso*
2 p.m. Free
After two seasons of fieldwork and assessing private collections of
Spirit Eye Cave in West Texas, the current interest of research has been on
the duration of maize use on the Big Bend of the Rio Grande and the extent
and spread of perishable industries across the Southwest and Trans-Pecos
regions. Maize usage along the Big Bend is thought to have occurred late in
association with mainly La Junta villagers but the results from Spirit Eye
Cave indicate a longer time depth that may help explain previously reported
dietary patterns seen in carbon isotopes of Late Archaic populations.
Results discussed in this talk bracket the overall time depth of Trans-Pecos
baskets, atlatl weaponry, and other perishable technologies between the
mid-Holocene and AD 1000 and suggest implications and goals for future
research at Sprit Eye Cave. Dr. Bryon Schroeder is an archaeologist at the
Center for Big Bend Studies of Sul Ross State University.
* 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]> .
Sunday January 20, 2019: Phoenix
“Drop-In Discovery on Maricopa Pottery” at Pueblo Grande Museum and
Archaeological Park, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix*
1 to 3 p.m.; cost included with paid Museum admission; children 17 and
under free
Join Ron Carlos, Maricopa potter of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa
Indian Community, for a demonstration on the process of making traditional
pottery. Discover the many steps involved from clay sourcing, processing raw
clay, forming, painting, and finally the firing process. Guests will also
enjoy a demonstration of the paddle-and-anvil technique, a style of pottery
making rare worldwide but characteristic of many of the southern Arizona
tribes. This informal program takes place on the park’s back patio next to
the platform mound
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. For
details contact Pueblo Grande Museum at 602-495-0901 or pueblogrande.com
<http://www.pueblogrande.com> .
Monday January 21, 2019: Tubac, AZ
“Guided Tour of the Barrio de Tubac Archaeological Site” with Phil
Halpenny and Gwen Griffin starting at Tubac Presidio State Historic Park
visitor center, 1 Burruel Street, Tubac, Arizona*
11 a.m.-2 p.m. 10 fee includes all-day admission to tour the Presidio
Park
This tour to an area just south of the Park visits the Spanish
colonial archaeological site that preserves remnants of the original Tubac
townsite including residence foundations, plaza area, refuse area and
partial irrigation ditch. The Archaeological Conservancy protects this site
and participants are asked to sign an acknowledgement of risk statement
before entering. Total walking distance about 1¼ miles. Bring a snack and
wear walking shoes, sunscreen and hat. Tour limited to 15; reservations
encouraged.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information phone 520-398-2252 or email [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Wednesday January 23, 2019: Tubac, AZ
“Lighting the Fuse: Colonel” Greene and the Mexican Revolution”
presentation by Bill McGrath at Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1
Burruel Street, Tubac, Arizona*
2-3:30 p.m. Tickets $20; Border Community Alliance members $15
American businessman William Cornell Greene, who owned thousands of
acres of land and a number of copper mines in Sonora, Mexico, is the focus
of this stirring presentation. “Colonel” Greene had a colorful beginning in
Tombstone and was involved in the copper mine in Cananea and the labor
disputes that sowed the seeds of the 1910-1920 Mexican Revolution. Presenter
Bill McGrath is a researcher and storyteller who happened to room with
“Colonel” Greene’s grandson in college.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Seating is
limited, please call for reservations: 520-398-2252.
Monday January 21, 2019: Tucson
“Tierra Perdida – New Mexico’s Piro and Tiwa Provinces, circa
1650-1700” free presentation by Dr. Michael P. Bletzer 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 Popular notions of the Piro pueblos tend to be
limited to the historical fact that several hundred Piros (as well as Tiwas
and members of other Pueblo groups) ended up in the El Paso area during the
Pueblo Revolt of 1680. It is often claimed that the reason for this
relocation was pro-Spanish affinity on the majority part of the Piros. Such
blanket assertions have little basis in the historical and archaeological
record. Period documents instead show that many Piros and Tiwas were
deported from their homelands in central New Mexico in two waves in the fall
of 1680 and the winter of 1681-1682. For the Piros, the events of the early
1680s brought the loss of the last of their ancestral pueblos and wholesale
sociocultural fragmentation. Among various interrelated reasons for this
demise is a long history of unhappy relations with the colonizing Spaniards.
Tantalizing if highly episodic references exist to violent encounters and
failed rebellions especially for the years after 1650. The material
dimensions of such conflicts are now emerging at the Piro mission pueblo of
Tzelaqui (Sevilleta). A range of Spanish structures and more than 1,100
metal artifacts, mostly armor fragments and lead munitions, suggest an
at-times extensive Spanish presence that included several instances of
fighting in and around the pueblo. Some diagnostic artifacts indicate
hostilities perhaps as early as 1540-1542. The bulk of armor and munitions,
however, seem to be associated with structures from the mid- to late 1600s,
just around the time the Piro pueblos entered their terminal crisis years.
* 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]> .
Wednesday January 23, 2019: Tucson
“Reflections about Bears Ears: An Evening in Honor of Karen Strom” at
sponsored by the Arizona State Museum (ASM) in Center for English as a
Second Language (CESL) Room ****103, 1100 James E. Rogers Way, University of
Arizona campus, Tucson*
7-9 p.m. Free
This program honors a recent gift of Native American art from
astronomer and photographer Dr. Stephen Strom, in memory of his late wife,
Karen. Dr. Strom will tell us about his latest project documenting the
southern Utah region known as Bears Ears. Keynote speaker, Carleton
Bowekaty, a member of the Pueblo of Zuni Tribal Council and the Bears Ears
Inter-Tribal Coalition, will share the experiences of the coalition as it
advocated for the establishment of Bears Ears National Monument in 2015/16,
and how it is responding to the monument's subsequent downsizing in 2017.
Dr. William Doelle, president and CEO of Archaeology Southwest, an advocate
for Bears Ears National Monument, will also share his perspectives. At a
reception following the program, selections from the Strom Collection will
be on display and Dr. Strom will sign copies of his new books, Bears Ears:
Views from a Sacred Land, with introduction by journalist Rebecca Robinson
and poetry by Joy Harjo; and Voices from Bears Ears with Rebecca Robinson
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Darlene Lizarraga at 520-626-8381 or
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Thursday January 24, 2019: Marana, AZ
“Marana Gastronomy Tour” sponsored by Town of Marana, departing from
and returning to the Tucson Premium Outlets at Marana Center, 6401 W. Marana
Center Blvd. (right off the I-10 freeway at Twin Peaks Road in Marana,
Arizona)*
12:30-6 p.m. $109 per person includes tour, coach transportation, and
tastings
The Marana Gastronomy Tour will take you to ancient archaeological
sites and exclusive tastings of ancient Sonoran wild foods creatively
reimagined, in an unforgettable afternoon. Discover wild Sonoran Desert
flavors that inspire chefs, gourmet foragers, brewmasters, artisanal bakers,
and distillers; including a multicourse tasting of small plates with a
paired cocktail at The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain, presented by Chef David
Serus, Maître Cuisinier de France (Master of French Cuisine). Learn about
the cultures that farmed and foraged in this area for thousands of years and
built the oldest agricultural irrigation canal system found in the United
States. Archaeological highlights of the tour include learning about ancient
foodways with archaeologist Dr. Suzanne Fish, University of Arizona Emerita
Professor and Arizona State Museum Curator, one of the world’s experts on
Hohokam foodways, or with expert archaeology guide Allen Denoyer,
Preservation Archaeologist, Archaeology Southwest, who excavated at Las
Capas, the oldest agricultural irrigation canal system found in North
America.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Each tour is
limited to 15 people. To register or for additional information visit
www.discovermarana.org/gastronomy-tour/
<http://www.discovermarana.org/gastronomy-tour/> or contact Laura Cortelyou
at 520-382-1988 or [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
.
Thursday January 24, 2019: Sedona, AZ
“El Camino del Diablo, The Devil's Highway” free presentation by
Charles R. "Butch" Farabee for Verde Valley Chapter, Arizona Archaeological
Society, at Sedona Public Library, 3250 White Bear Rd., Sedona, Arizona*
7 p.m. Free
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.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information visit https://www.azarchsoc.org/VerdeValley .
Thursday, January 24, 2018: Santa Fe
“Chacoan Astronomy, Cosmography, Roads, and Ritual Power: Insights
into the Chaco World Using New Technologies” presentation by Anna Sofaer,
Robert Weiner, & Richard Friedman sponsored by School for Advanced Research
(SAR) in James A. Little Theater, New Mexico School for the Deaf , 1060
Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe*
6:30-7:30 p.m. $10; free for SAR members
A sun ray perfectly pierces a spiral rock formation marking the summer
solstice; a shadow on a long South wall calls in the equinox. These
astronomical alignments, embedded in the structures and roads across the
Chaco Canyon region, provide insights into the pre-Colombian Puebloan
culture. The School for Advanced Research (SAR) is pleased to share exciting
new developments on one of North America’s most influential archeological
sites in this Creative Thought Forum lecture by collaborators at the
Solstice Project. In 1977, Anna Sofaer rediscovered the “Sun Dagger” in
Chaco Canyon, an astronomical site marking solar and possibly lunar cycles
with light patterns on a spiral rock carving. The nonprofit Solstice Project
collaborates on research and education on the Chaco culture with
archaeological, Puebloan, and other consultants. In this presentation
Sofaer, Friedman, and Weiner will show how elaborate Chaco “roads” create a
fascinating pattern of cosmography, often connecting with prominent features
of the natural landscape and astronomical directions. They will share how
their use of new technologies has enabled precise recording of these
engineered features, their length, width, depth, and cross-sectional
profiles. The presentation will explore the Chacoans’ remarkable expanse and
dominance across the present-day Four Corners with replications of iconic
Great House architecture, great kivas, and ritual “roads” and include
discussion of striking exotic, ritual objects found at Pueblo Bonito that
suggest Mesoamerican interaction.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Register in
advance at lectures.sarweb.org <http://www.lectures.sarweb.org> . For more
information contact Meredith Davidson at 505-954-7223 or [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Friday January 25, 2019: Phoenix
“Park of Four Waters Tour” at Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E. Washington
St., Phoenix*
10-11 a.m. $5 in addition to general admission ($10 adults, PGMA & Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center members $5, children 12 & under free when
accompanied by an adult)
The Park of Four Waters tour will take you on a walk through
undeveloped, natural desert to the ruins of some of the ancient Hohokam
canal headworks along the Salt River that were constructed to support their
extensive agricultural system. The Hohokam lived in the Salt River area from
approximately AD 450-1450. They were an agricultural society, growing corn,
beans, squash and cotton. In order to support their extensive agricultural
system, they constructed miles of canals in order to direct water from the
Salt River to their fields.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Space is
limited, register at front desk in Museum lobby. For details contact Pueblo
Grande Museum at 602-495-0901 or pueblogrande.com
<http://www.pueblogrande.com> .
Saturday January 26, 2019: Tubac, AZ
“The 1780s Missions” presentation by archaeologist Dr. Deni Seymour at
Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel Street, Tubac, Arizona*
2-3 p.m. $10 includes all-day admission to tour the Presidio Park
In April 1780 the Spanish colonial Military Governor Ugarte and Chief
Engineer Rocha were sent on a reconnaissance mission to the northwestern
frontier of New Spain, land that today is northern Sonora and southeastern
Arizona. Seeking information on the advisability of placing a presidio
(fortified town) at the junction of the San Pedro and Gila rivers, Ugarte
and Rocha described the landscape in unprecedented detail. Their accounts
provide valuable baseline information on environment and culture that allows
for analysis of changes at a critical moment in Borderland history.
Independent scholar Dr. Deni Seymour is author of several archaeology and
history books including To the Corner of the Province: The 1780 Ugarte-Rocha
Sonoran Reconnaissance and Implications for Environmental and Cultural
Change.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Please call
520-398-2252 for reservations.
Sunday January 27, 2019Tubac, AZ
“The Continuity of Hopi Dry Land Farming presentation by Michael
Kotutwa Johnson at Tubac Presidio State Historic Park visitor center, 1
Burruel Street, Tubac, Arizona*
2-3 p.m. $10 includes all-day admission to tour the Presidio Park
Michael Kotutwa Johnson, a Hopi Tribal member and traditional dry
farmer, will discuss the connection between Hopi spirituality and their
ancient agricultural ties. His exhibit “The Resiliency of Hopi Agriculture:
2000 years of Planting” currently on display at the Arizona State Museum in
Tucson, illustrates Hopi farming practices, which are based on spiritual
beliefs, community values, and ancient, time-tested techniques.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Please call for
reservations, 520-398-2252.
Saturday February 2, 2019: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Tucson and Marana Yoeme (Yaqui
Indian) Communities” car-caravan cultural sites tour with Yoeme traditional
culture specialist Felipe S. Molina starting in the Santa Cruz River Park
ramada at 1317 W. Irvington Road, Tucson (on south side of Irvington just
west of the Santa Cruz River)
8 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 (Barrio Loco) in Tucson, Yoem Pueblo and Wiilo Kampo in
Marana, and others near Eloy, Somerton, Phoenix, and Scottsdale. Mr. Molina
will lead this tour to places settled historically by Yoeme in the Tucson
and Marana areas including Bwe'u Hu'upa (Big Mesquite) Village, the San
Martin Church and plaza in the 39th Street Community (Barrio Libre), Pascua,
Ili Hu'upa, Wiilo Kampo, and his home community of Yoem Pueblo including its
San Juan Church and plaza.
Reservations and prepayment required by Wednesday January 30:
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Saturday February 9, 2019: Benson, AZ
“Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Cochise College Benson Center,
1025 S. State Route 90, Benson, Arizona; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
12-1:30 p.m. Free
Ancient Indian pictographs (rock paintings) and petroglyphs (symbols
carved or pecked on rocks) are claimed by some to be forms of writing for
which meanings are known. But are such claims supported by archaeology or
by Native Americans themselves? Mr. Dart illustrates southwestern
petroglyphs and pictographs, and discusses how even the same rock art symbol
may be interpreted differently from popular, scientific, and modern Native
American perspectives. This program is made possible by Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information call the Benson Center at 520-586-1981 or email Barbara
Richardson at <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] or Rita
Miller at <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday February 9, 2019: Las Cruces, NM
“Projectile Point Sequence at the Cañada Alamosa” free lecture in the
Human Systems Research, Inc., “Archaeological Explorations on the Cañada
Alamosa” series, by Brian Halstead, Archaeologist, Chaco Culture National
Historical Park, in the Social Center Auditorium at University Terrace Good
Samaritan Village, 3011 Buena Vida Circle, Las Cruces, New Mexico*
7 p.m. Free
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Deb Dennis at 575-524-9456 or
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Wednesday February 13, 2019: Winslow, AZ
“Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Homolovi Chapter, Arizona
Archaeological Society, at Winslow Chamber of Commerce, 523 W. Second St.,
Winslow, Arizona; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
7-8 p.m. Free
Ancient Indian pictographs (rock paintings) and petroglyphs (symbols
carved or pecked on rocks) are claimed by some to be forms of writing for
which meanings are known. But are such claims supported by archaeology or
by Native Americans themselves? Mr. Dart illustrates southwestern
petroglyphs and pictographs, and discusses how even the same rock art symbol
may be interpreted differently from popular, scientific, and modern Native
American perspectives. This program is made possible by Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Sky Roshay at 928-536-3307 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday February 16, 2019: Tohono O'odham Nation, AZ
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Rock Art and Archaeology of Ventana
Cave” 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 3 p.m. $45
donation ($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 carpool tour
onto the Tohono O'odham Nation to visit the Ventana Cave National Historic
Landmark site. During the Arizona State Museum's 1940s excavations in the
cave, led by archaeologists Emil W. Haury and Julian Hayden, evidence was
found for human occupation going back from historic times 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. Tour leaves Tucson at 6 a.m. for
best chance to see the pictographs in early morning light. Registrants’
donations will benefit the cultural education programs of the nonprofit Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center and of the Tohono O'odham Nation’s Hickiwan and Gu
Achi districts.
Reservations and prepayment required by 5 p.m. Wednesday February 13.
520-798-1201 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
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above-listed activity send an email to <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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line.
Saturday-Sunday February 16 & 17, 2019: El Paso
“Texas Archeological Society Rock Art Academy” at El Paso Museum of
Archaeology, , 4301 Transmountain Road, and at Hueco Tanks State Park, El
Paso*
This Texas Archeological Society (TAS) two-day workshop explores
regional rock art archaeological styles, Mogollon archaeological sites, and
how investigators use this information to interpret the human and natural
histories of an area. Classroom sessions will be held at the El Paso Museum
of Archaeology with rock art recording field session at Hueco Tanks State
Park. on February 16-17.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event, and the El Paso
Museum of Archaeology is not involved in the registration process. For more
information or to register visit <https://txarch.org/civicrm-event/192>
https://txarch.org/civicrm-event/192 or call TAS at 512-245-1696.
Monday February 18, 2019: Tucson
“Current Work at Puerto Penasco” free presentation by Dr. Jonathan
Mabry for Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society (AAHS) meeting at
Banner University Medical Center DuVal Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave.,
Tucson*
7:30-9 p.m. Free
****Description coming
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No
reservations needed. For details visit www.az-arch-and-hist.org
<http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org> or contact John D. Hall at 520-205-2553
or [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
February 19 & 26 and March 12 & 19, 2019: Tucson
“Finding the Whole in Our Past: Episodes in Modern World History” ASM
Master Class taught by historian Dr. Michael M. Brescia in the University of
Arizona’s Old Main, Silver and Sage Room, 1200 E. University Blvd., Tucson*
9:30 to 11:30 a.m. each Thursday; $200 ASM members, $250 nonmembers
This four-part series will differ from the more traditional 'western
civ' approach to understanding the past and instead take the entire globe as
its field of historical study. Dr. Brescia will examine the history of the
modern world since 1500 via the premise that political, economic, and
cultural interconnections and dependencies among peoples of the
world--nowadays called "globalization"-- have deep roots in the past.
Societies and cultures around the world unfolded neither in isolation nor in
a vacuum but rather as a consequence of their relationships with neighboring
and sometimes distant peoples. To make sense of the world in which we live
today, we will cultivate our historical imaginations to critically view the
globe and its peoples as a whole rather than as discrete and exceptional
units devoid of contact and exchange. Broad coverage of the modern world
includes the origins of global interdependence (1450-1800); the age of
revolution, industry, and empire (1750-1914); and the so-called 'short
twentieth century.' Light refreshments and campus parking included.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Darlene Lizarraga at 520-626-8381 or
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Wednesday February 20, 2019: Tucson
“Two Sisters from Two Grey Hills” free presentation by Barbara Teller
Ornelas and Lynda Teller Pete sponsored by the Arizona State Museum (ASM) in
Center for English as a Second Language (CESL) Room 103 1100 James E. Rogers
Way, University of Arizona campus, Tucson*
7 p.m. Free
Sisters and fifth-generation master weavers Barbara Teller Ornelas and
Lynda Teller Pete from the Two Grey Hills area of the Navajo Nation, will
talk about their lives, travels, work, and art. For decades, Ornelas and
Pete have traveled the country and the world as ambassadors of Navajo
culture and teachers of tapestry weaving. Spider Woman's Children: Navajo
Weavers Today is a richly illustrated and deeply personal book by the
sisters, which introduces us to individual weavers and their families.
Copies of the book will be for sale at a reception and book signing
following the talk, and highlights from ASM's collection of Navajo textiles
will be on display. Image by Joe Coca, from Spider Woman's Children.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Darlene Lizarraga at 520-626-8381 or
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Thursday February 21, 2019: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought”
dinner featuring the presentation “Layering Diverse Relationships to Place:
A View from the Top of Inscription Rock” by Kelsey Hanson at Karichimaka
Mexican Restaurant, 5252 S. Mission Road, Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s
menu)
Towering high above El Morro Valley in New Mexico, Inscription Rock is
a massive sandstone promontory that has attracted diverse groups of people
for centuries. Principally known for its early Spanish inscriptions,
Inscription Rock manifests a deeper, centuries-long reverence in hundreds of
petroglyphs and pictographs, hand-and-toe-hold trails, and pueblos. In this
talk, University of Arizona School of Anthropology Ph.D. student Kelsey
Hanson addresses the question “How can we both recognize and protect diverse
relationships to a single place without privileging some relationships over
others?” Drawing from ongoing work to nominate the Inscription Rock
Archaeological District to the National Register of Historic Places, she
demonstrates the importance of underappreciated legal mechanisms for
layering historic relationships to places. This presentation will highlight
the benefits of working with multiple stakeholders and the importance of
proactively seeking multiple layers of protection for places of cultural
significance.
Reservations must be requested AND CONFIRMED before 5 p.m. on the
Wednesday before the program date: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask] or 520-798-1201. PLEASE WAIT TO HEAR FROM OLD PUEBLO
WHETHER YOUR RESERVATION HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BEFORE ATTENDING because the
Fire Code limits how many guests we can have in the restaurant meeting room.
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 March 2, 2019: Tucson
“Arizona State Museum Open House” at the Arizona State Museum (ASM),
University of Arizona, 1013 E. University Blvd., Tucson*
10 a.m.-4 p.m. library benefit book sale; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Native
American art benefit sale; 11 a.m.-3 p.m. open house; all free
Come get to know your State Museum! In celebration of Arizona
Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month and as part of the Tucson Festival
of Books, you'll have the opportunity to go behind the scenes to meet
curators, visit laboratories, and tour collections areas in the largest and
busiest state-run archaeological curation facility in the nation. From 10 to
3 the Friends of the ASM Collections present their annual Benefit Sale on
the ASM front lawn , featuring an array of items donated by individuals and
estates including southwestern Native American pottery, jewelry, baskets,
and more, at phenomenal prices, to benefit ASM's ethnological collections.
And from 10 to 4 on the lawn the Arizona Archaeological and Historical
Society’s annual ASM Library Benefit Book Sale features an all new selection
of used anthropology books with emphasis on the U.S. Southwest and northern
Mexico plus general interest and history volumes, biographies, and novels,
mostly priced at just $1 to $5 with 90 percent of the sale proceeds
benefiting the ASM library.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Darlene Lizarraga at 520-626-8381 or
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Monday March 4, 2018: Tucson
“Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Himmel Park Library, 1035 N
Treat Ave., Tucson; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
6-7 p.m. Free
Ancient Indian pictographs (rock paintings) and petroglyphs (symbols
carved or pecked on rocks) are claimed by some to be forms of writing for
which meanings are known. But are such claims supported by archaeology or
by Native Americans themselves? Mr. Dart illustrates southwestern
petroglyphs and pictographs, and discusses how even the same rock art symbol
may be interpreted differently from popular, scientific, and modern Native
American perspectives. This program is made possible by Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Kelly Urman at 520.594.5305 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
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FLYER with color photos about the above-listed activity send an email to
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> with “Send March 4 library
flyer” in your email subject line.
Tuesday March 5, 2019: Tucson
“Postcard History” free presentation by Dr. Ann Lane Hedlund sponsored
by the Arizona State Museum (ASM) in Center for English as a Second Language
(CESL) Room 103, 1100 James E. Rogers Way, University of Arizona campus,
Tucson*
7-9 p.m. Free
Beginning in the late 1800s, amateur and professional photographers
documented Diné (Navajo) weavers and their artwork. The images they captured
tell stories of the artists, their homes, and the materials, techniques, and
designs they used. Many postcards illustrate their publishers' efforts at
popularizing travel in the American Southwest and promoting Navajo weaving,
and relate to the economic, social, and political realities that influenced
the region's most iconic craft. In this richly illustrated talk, Ann Hedlund
discusses how she and her co-authors interpreted over 150 postcards dating
from the 1880s to 1980s as historic documents. She describes these cards as
important time capsules that shed new light on traditional weaving practices
and on the tourist trade. Reception and book signing follow program.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Darlene Lizarraga at 520-626-8381 or
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Friday March 15, 2019: Wickenburg, AZ
“Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Desert Caballeros Western
Museum, 21 N. Frontier St., Wickenburg, Arizona; cosponsored by Arizona
Humanities*
11 a.m. to noon. Free
Ancient Indian pictographs (rock paintings) and petroglyphs (symbols
carved or pecked on rocks) are claimed by some to be forms of writing for
which meanings are known. But are such claims supported by archaeology or
by Native Americans themselves? Mr. Dart illustrates southwestern
petroglyphs and pictographs, and discusses how even the same rock art symbol
may be interpreted differently from popular, scientific, and modern Native
American perspectives. This program is made possible by Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Natalie Olson at 928-684-2272 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Monday March 18, 2019: Tucson
“Historic Period Ranching on the Barry M. Goldwater Range” free
presentation by Scott Thompson for Arizona Archaeological and Historical
Society (AAHS) meeting at Banner University Medical Center DuVal Auditorium,
1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson*
7:30-9 p.m. Free
****Description coming.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No
reservations needed. For details visit www.az-arch-and-hist.org
<http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org> or contact John D. Hall at 520-205-2553
or [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Wednesday March 20, 2019: 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. $25 donation ($20 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members)
The 2019 spring equinox occurs on March 20 at 2:58 p.m. Mountain
Standard Time (9:58 p.m. GMT). 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. An equinox calendar petroglyph at the site exhibits a specific
interaction with a ray of sunlight on the morning of each equinox regardless
of the hour and minute of the actual celestial equinox, so participants in
this tour will see that sunlight interaction with the calendar glyph unless
clouds block the sunlight.
Reservations and donation prepayment required by 5 p.m. Tuesday March
19. 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
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subject line.
Thursday March 21, 2019: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought”
dinner featuring a presentation by archaeologist Mike Lindeman on the Pima
Animal Care Center archaeological excavations, 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 must be requested AND CONFIRMED before 5 p.m. on the
Wednesday before the program date: [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or 520-798-1201. PLEASE WAIT TO HEAR FROM OLD
PUEBLO WHETHER YOUR RESERVATION HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BEFORE ATTENDING because
the Fire Code limits how many guests we can have in the restaurant meeting
room. 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 send an email to [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> with “Send March 21 Third Thursday flyer” in
your email subject line.
Saturday March 30, 2019: Springerville, AZ
“Set in Stone but not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for the Springerville Heritage
Center – Casa Malpais Archaeological Park and Museum, 418 E. Main St.,
Springerville, Arizona; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
2-3:30 p.m. Free
Ancient Indian pictographs (rock paintings) and petroglyphs (symbols
carved or pecked on rocks) are claimed by some to be forms of writing for
which meanings are known. But are such claims supported by archaeology or
by Native Americans themselves? Mr. Dart illustrates southwestern
petroglyphs and pictographs, and discusses how even the same rock art symbol
may be interpreted differently from popular, scientific, and modern Native
American perspectives. This program is made possible by Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Susan Seils at 928-333-2656 ext 230 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
(3) 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.
(4) 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 start or renew your membership by going to
www.oldpueblo.org/about-us/membership/
<http://www.oldpueblo.org/about-us/membership/> and scrolling down to the
bottom of the page to follow the instructions for using our secure online
membership form or our printable Enrollment/Subscription form.
To make a donation using PayPal, please go to the www.oldpueblo.org
<http://www.oldpueblo.org> home page, scroll down to the “Donate” section,
click on the “Donate” button above the PayPal logo (see illustration at
right), and follow the prompts.
You also can donate using a major credit or debit card by visiting Old
Pueblo’s secure donations web page:
http://www.oldpueblo.org/about-us/donations/.
Donations by check can be made payable to “OPAC” and mailed to Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center, PO Box 40577, Tucson AZ 85717-0577.
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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