For Immediate Release
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Some Thank-Yous
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Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s 25th Anniversary and Old Pueblo Archaeology Month!
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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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Opt-Out Options
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(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 February 6th:
Jeffrey Allen, Connie Allen-Bacon, Adelaide Bahr, Clark & Karen Bright, Garry Cantley, Allen Dart, Sue Durling, Butch Farabee, Gloria Fenner, Bill Gillespie, Sarah Kennedy, Joyce Krause, Linda Krumrie, Melissa Loeschen,Ed Milszeski, Peter Pilles, Jr., Jan Prinz, Jefferson Reid & Stephanie Whittlesey, Glenn Studevant, and our anonymous "Third Thursday Food for Thought" donors!
Thank you all so much!
(2) OLD PUEBLO ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY
AND OLD PUEBLO ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH!
Hard for us some of us to believe, but MARCH 18th IS THE 25th ANNIVERSARY OF OLD PUEBLO ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER’S INCORPORATION AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA! We hope some of you will join us in celebrating this milestone (kilometerstone?) by attending the March 5 Tucson Mayor and Council meeting at which Mayor Jonathan Rothschild will declare the month of March is Old Pueblo Archaeology Month, volunteering for our Old Pueblo Paint Party on March 18, and making reservations for Old Pueblo’s archaeological site tours on March 9 and 20, and for our “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner and presentation on March 21. See details on each of these activities below!
(3) UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
Monday March 4, 2019: 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*
6-7:30 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 Kelly Urman at 520-594-5305 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
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Tuesday March 5, 2019: Tucson
“March 2019 Is Old Pueblo Archaeology Month” Mayor’s Office Proclamation at Tucson City Hall, 255 W. Alameda St, Tucson*
Persons attending should be there and seated before 5:30 p.m.; general public is encouraged to attend for free
During the March 5 biweekly Tucson Mayor and Council meeting, Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild will read a Mayoral Proclamation declaring:
WHEREAS, Tucson’s many archaeological and historic cultural resources manifest our city’s heritage as the oldest continuously occupied community in the United States; and
WHEREAS, March is Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month; and
WHEREAS, the nonprofit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center celebrates its 25th anniversary on March 18, 2019; and
WHEREAS, the Old Pueblo Archaeology Center has provided heritage education to Tucson’s schools, residents and visitors; and
WHEREAS, Tucson’s residents and visitors are encouraged to learn about and visit Tucson’s many archaeological and historic cultural resources;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jonathan Rothschild, Mayor of the City of Tucson, Arizona, do hereby proclaim the month of March, 2019 to be
Old Pueblo Archaeology Month
in this community, and encourage all our residents to appreciate and promote Tucson’s heritage as our nation’s oldest continuously occupied community, as well as our City’s role as a leader in Arizona archaeological research and education.
The proclamation will be presented to Old Pueblo Archaeology Center at the meeting. All supporters of Arizona archaeological research, preservation, and appreciation are encouraged to attend!
* Surprisingly, this is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event! For more information on the March 5 Tucson Mayor and Council meeting visit <https://www.tucsonaz.gov/contact> https://www.tucsonaz.gov/contact.
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 <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday March 9, 2019: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Vista del Rio Archaeological Site” free tour guided by archaeologist Allen Dart cosponsored by 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 5 p.m. Thursday March 7. 520-798-1201 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EMAIL YOU A FLYER with color photos about the above-listed activity send an email to <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] with “Send flyer for Vista del Rio” in your email subject line.
Saturday & Sunday March 9 & 10, 2019: Roosevelt, AZ
“Heritage Days with Tonto National Monument” at the Monument, 26260 N AZ Hwy 188, Roosevelt, Arizona*
Monument is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; hike to Upper Cliff Dwelling from 9 to 2 and/or to Lower Cliff Dwelling from 8 to 4; free
Celebrate Heritage Days with Tonto National Monument in recognition of Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month. This weekend’s activities include ancient technology demonstrations, Apache dancers, kids’ activities, representatives from Archaeology Southwest, the International Dark-Sky Association, and more! The Lower Cliff Dwelling will be open for self-guided hikes from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with rangers available to answer questions. The Upper Cliff Dwelling, which normally requires a reservation, is open for self-guided hikes from 99 5o 2. Plan to bring sturdy shoes, sunscreen, water, and snacks. Parking is limited, especially for RVs and over-sized vehicles; carpooling is encouraged.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information call 928-467-2241 or visit <http://www.nps.gov/tont/index.htm> www.nps.gov/tont/index.htm.
Thursday March 14, 2019: Tucson
“Why Jewish Emigrants Settled in Tucson in the Mid-1800’s” presentation for Arizona Pathfinders Annual Meeting and Pot Luck at Arizona History Museum, 949 E. Second St., Tucson*
6 p.m. Free
Bettina Lyons, granddaughter of Tucson merchant Albert Steinfeld and author of Zeckendorfs and Steinfelds, Merchant Princes of the American Southwest gives this presentation about her German Jewish ancestors and others who emigrated to the U.S. and eventually to Tucson, Arizona Territory, to succeed in business. “Though their
names have now disappeared from Tucson,” she says, “I plan to tell you who they were, why they came and what legacy they left behind.” Bring a pot luck dinner dish to share. Board Members provide dessert and coffee for all attendees. Arizona Pathfinders, Inc. is an organization of dedicated volunteers whose purpose is to support the Arizona Historical Society, Southern Division.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information contact visit <http://www.azpathfinders.org> www.azpathfinders.org or email <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [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
“Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s 25th Anniversary Volunteer Paint Party and I-19 Canoa Rest Area Panels Display” at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th St., Tucson
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free
Please join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s staff and volunteers to help us celebrate Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s 25th Anniversary of our incorporation in Arizona, by volunteering to help repaint the exteriors of our buildings at the Tucson Unified School District’s Ajo Service Center facility! Our milestone Anniversary provides an opportunity to bring our supporters together as we freshen up our facilities and plan for our Next Quarter Century! Also, for the first time in Tucson, this event will feature a one-day display of banners replicating the 24 full-color interpretive panels that will be revealed at the March 31 reopening of the newly refurbished Interstate-19 Canoa Rest Area south of Green Valley. These panels (12 in each rest area on either side of I-19) identify and interpret the Canoa area’s archaeological, O'odham, Pascua Yaqui, Spanish, and Mexican cultures; the area’s ranching, mining, agriculture, and railroad history, and the local astronomical research, wildlife, and attractions. Friends of Canoa Heritage Foundation, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, Indian tribes, and other organizations collaborated to design and install these beautiful panels that celebrate over 13,000 years of history at both the northbound and southbound rest area stops.
This IS an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event! To get on our volunteer schedule please contact Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201 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 The Barry M. Goldwater Range (BMGR), located in southwestern Arizona, is the nation’s second largest tactical aviation range and has functioned as one of the premier aviation training facilities for the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and the air arm of other military branches for more than 75 years. In 1854, the United States acquired the lands that now comprise the BMGR. Ranching quickly became the dominant non-Native American economic activity. Abandoned ranching sites dating to the late nineteenth and early-to-mid-twentieth centuries have been recorded in archaeological surveys of the BMGR. These sites, which are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, typically have a variety of features associated with stock raising—wells, windmills, water tanks and troughs, fences, corrals, loading chutes, and tent and house foundations. Oral histories reveal the adaptation of an established ranching tradition to an arid, rugged, and remote environment. This presentation will share significant data on the history of ranching on the BMGR and discuss the ongoing efforts of the USAF to manage these resources.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No reservations needed. For details visit <http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org> www.az-arch-and-hist.org or contact John D. Hall at 520-205-2553 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [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 <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
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Thursday March 21, 2019: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner featuring the presentation “The Hohokam Landscape during Times of Transition” by archaeologist Dr. Michael Lindeman at Karichimaka Mexican Restaurant, 5252 S. Mission Rd., Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s menu at your expense)
Partially covered by the parking lots and outbuildings of the Pima Animal Care Center (PACC), lay a unique piece of the prehistoric Hohokam landscape. Settlement at PACC can be divided into two distinct episodes. The Tortolita phase (ca. A.D. 570-670) occupation corresponds with the founding of Hohokam villages throughout southern and central Arizona. The Late Rincon/Tanque Verde phase (ca. A.D. 1150-1250) occupation occurred during the transition between the Hohokam pre-Classic and Classic periods. Environmental constraints combined with the existing social landscape likely led to the abandonment of the Tortolita habitation at PACC, but not the place. Investments made in the land and the rights to those lands remained tied to the social group who moved from PACC. Evidence suggests that the floodplain adjacent to PACC continued to be farmed long after habitation at PACC ceased. As pre-Classic villages began to fragment in the 11th and 12th centuries, people returned to the abandoned settlement at PACC, drawn by their long-held ties to the land. New habitation structures were constructed within the old plaza, the physical and social center of the abandoned village. Though not "occupied" for 450 years, the rights to the farmlands associated with the place had been maintained through time. During a time of social stress, the holders of those rights, real or created, returned.
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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Sunday March 31, 2019: Canoa Ranch, AZ
“Reopening of the I-19 Canoa Ranch Rest Area” sponsored by Arizona Department of Transportation at the Canoa Ranch Rest Area (obviously!), Interstate 19 Exit 56 (Canoa Road) between Green Valley and Amado, Arizona*
Time TBA; free
The featured attractions at this newly reopened Arizona Department of Transportation Rest Area will be two sets of 12 full-color display panels, each 4 by 3 feet (one set in the rest area on each side of the I-19 freeway) depicting and interpreting the Canoa area’s archaeological cultures, Akimel and Tohono O'odham, Pascua Yaqui, Spanish, Mexican, ranching, mining, dark skies and local observatories, agriculture, railroads, wildlife, and local attractions. The Arizona Department of Transportation has collaborated with the Friends of Canoa Heritage Foundation, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, Indian tribes, and other organizations to design and install these beautiful panels depicting over 13,000 years of history at both the northbound and southbound rest area stops.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event but Old Pueblo is havppy to have particiapted in this project. For more information contact Dawn Morley at <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday April 6, 2019: Tucson
“Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop” with flintknapper Sam Greenleaf at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th Street, Tucson
9 a.m. to noon. $35 donation ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members; 50% off for persons who have taken this class previously)
Learn how to make arrowheads, spear points, and other flaked stone artifacts just like ancient peoples did. In this workshop, flintknapping expert Sam Greenleaf provides participants with hands-on experience and learning on how prehistoric people made and used projectile points and other tools created from obsidian and other stone. All materials and equipment are provided. The class is designed to help modern people understand how 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 donation prepayment required by 5 p.m. Thursday April 4: 520-798-1201 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
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Tuesday April 9, 2019: Lake Havasu City, AZ
“Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Lake Havasu Museum of History at ASU Colleges at Lake Havasu’s Daytona Hall (gymnasium), 100 University Way, Lake Havasu City, Arizona; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
5:30-6:30 p.m. reception, 7-8:30 p.m. presentation. 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 campus map visit <http://www.asu.edu/map/pdf/asu_map_lakehavasu_current.pdf> www.asu.edu/map/pdf/asu_map_lakehavasu_current.pdf. For more information contact Becky Maxedon at 928-854-4938 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Thursday April 11, 2019: Prescott Valley, AZ
“Ancient Southwestern Native American Pottery” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Prescott Valley Public Library, 7401 E Civic Circle, Prescott Valley, Arizona; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
6-7 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 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]
Saturday April 13, 2019: Glendale, AZ
“Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Agave Library, 23550 N. 36th Ave., Glendale, Arizona; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
3-4 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 Deborah Dwyer at 602-256-3387 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Monday April 15, 2019: Tucson
“Living with the Canals: Water, Ecology, and Cultural Memory in the Sierra Madre Foothills” free presentation by Elizabeth Eklund 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 storms dump monsoon rains on the Sierra Madres, water percolates down into the aquifer, draining along the rivers of Northwestern Mexico. One of the rivers, Río Sonora, has been used to irrigate cropland for millennia. Precise historical details remain unclear, but around the time of the Entrada (circa 1530’s), Cabeza de Vaca reported an area with “permeant houses and many stores of maize and frijoles” (2003[1542]:152). Continuity with this pre-Hispanic past has been supported by the research of geographer William Doolittle. That particular historical narrative is displayed in Banámichi’s Plaza Juarez / Plaza de la Piedra Histórica (Plaza of the Historic Rock), as a corn stalk and four Ópata-inspired figures representing four Río Sonora pueblos founded by Father Bartolome Casteñedos support a petroglyph that Doolittle interpreted as depicting the pre-Hispanic canals and fields in the floodplain below. This particular project focuses on the canals of Banámichi. Today’s canals can be dated to the 1930’s and 1940’s and are fed by a spring north of town, sometimes augmented by well water. The canal system, though, is older. The question I focus on is not the antiquity of the canals, but rather how this public display of the archaeological past shapes how the water managers define themselves. While archaeological research and ecological models present a degree of uncertainty about Río Sonora pre-Hispanic population density or scale of farming, these canals are part of usos and costumbres (traditional uses and customs) and modern managers see a clear connection to the past.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No reservations needed. For details visit <http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org> www.az-arch-and-hist.org or contact John D. Hall at 520-205-2553 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Tuesday April 16, 2019: Online
April 16 is the deadline for submitting nominations for the “Tucson‒Pima County Historical Commission Historic Preservation Awards” to be presented on May 25, 2019, in the auditorium at the historic Dunbar School, 325 W. Second St. Tucson*
The Tucson–Pima County Historical Commission makes awards in three categories to people and organizations that help to foster awareness and preservation of historic sites, structures, districts, and character in Tucson and Pima County. The Alene Dunlap Smith and Paul Smith Award is presented to those who have demonstrated a high level of dedication and long-term commitment toward historic preservation. The Historic Preservation Award is given for contributions to preservation that have had a significant impact at the community level. And the Heritage Award goes to persons or organizations who have volunteered time and effort on local history or preservation projects, undertaken rehabilitation of their own historic property, or successfully completed a National Register nomination of their own building.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To find the Call for Nominations and for more information visit <http://www.tucsonaz.gov/historic-preservation> www.tucsonaz.gov/historic-preservation.
Thursday April 18, 2019: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner featuring the presentation “Whiskey is for Drinking, Water is for Fighting Over: Spain’s Impact on Law and Natural Resources in the American West” by historian Dr. Michael M. Brescia 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 at your expense)
We tend to think that Spain’s historical influence in Arizona and the greater Southwest is confined to language and religion, but its impact on law and agrarian practices tells us the fascinating story of water and the rhythms of daily life. Despite the 164 years that have passed since Arizona and southwestern New Mexico entered the United States (and 170 years for other places like California and northern New Mexico), American Indians and the Hispanic descendants of the first Spanish conquistadors continue to call upon old Spanish law to defend their rights to natural resources. Dr. Brescia examines how the Spanish empire defined property and natural resources during the colonial period, the reasons why Spanish water rights are taken into consideration by the U.S. judicial system today, and the inevitable clash that has taken place between two legal systems -- American common law and Hispanic civil law – in the adjudication of water disputes in the Southwest.
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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Wednesday-Sunday April 24-28, 2019: Flagstaff, AZ
“Land and Sky in the Cultural Sciences of the Greater Southwest” conference at Native American Cultural Center, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff*
Four days; registration options start at $80 to attend for 2 days
This Society for Cultural Astronomy in the American Southwest conference features papers and presentations addressing the development of science within native cultures to give us a broader perspective of how the science of a native tribe’s astronomy fits within a broader “cultural classification system” or cosmovision. It focuses on the integration of land and sky into a cultural landscape with an emphasis on astronomy lore, ethnobotany, climate patterns, and resource management in an ever-changing world.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information visit <http://www.scaas.org/2019-Conference> scaas.org/2019-Conference or email <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Friday April 26, 2019: Tularosa, NM
“Antiquity of Irrigation in the Southwest” free presentation by Tucson archaeologist Allen Dart sponsored by Jornada Research Institute in the historic Dry Goods Store, 308 Granada Street, Tularosa, New Mexico*
6:30-8 p.m. (doors open at 6), free
Preliterate cultures in the American Southwest took advantage of southern Arizona’s long growing season and tackled its challenge of limited precipitation by developing the most extensive irrigation works in all of North America. Agriculture was introduced into southern Arizona more than 4,000 years ago, and irrigation systems were developed here by at least 3,500 years before present – several hundred years before irrigation was established in ancient Mexico. This study session provides an overview of ancient Native American irrigation systems identified by archaeologists in the southern Southwest and discusses their implications for understanding social complexity. Parking and entry are through the rear of the Dry Goods store in large vacant lot between Granada St. and St. Francis Mission church.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information contact Dave Greenwald at 575-585-5566 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday April 27, 2019: El Paso
“Old-Time Religion? The Salado Phenomenon in the Greater Southwest” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at El Paso Museum of Archaeology, 4301 Transmountain Road, El Paso*
2-3 p.m. Free
When first recognized by archaeologists in the early twentieth century, a constellation of peculiar cultural traits in the southwestern United States, including polychrome (three-colored) pottery, above-ground housing often enclosed in walled compounds, and monumental architecture, was thought to be indicative of a distinct group of people: “the Salado.” As more and more research was done and the widespread distribution of Salado material culture because apparent, interpretations of what the Salado phenomenon represents was debated. In this presentation archaeologist Allen Dart will illustrate pottery and other cultural attributes of the so-called Salado culture, review some of the theories about the Salado, and discuss how Salado related to the Ancestral Pueblo, Mogollon, Hohokam, and Casa Grandes cultures of the “Greater Southwest” (the U.S. Southwest and Mexico’s Northwest).
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information contact Jeff Romney at 915-755-4332 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Sunday May 19, 2019: Prescott, AZ
“Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Prescott Public Library, 215 E. Goodwin Street, Prescott, Arizona; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
2-3 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 Ruthie Hewitt at 928-777-1509 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Monday May 20, 2019: Tucson
“Mendoza’s Aim: To Complete the Columbian Project” free presentation by Richard and Shirley Flint 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
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* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No reservations needed. For details visit <http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org> www.az-arch-and-hist.org or contact John D. Hall at 520-205-2553 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Monday July 15, 2019: Springerville, AZ
“Ancient Southwestern Native American Pottery” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Little Colorado River Chapter, Arizona Archaeological Society, at Springerville Heritage Center, 418 E. Main St., Springerville, cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
7-8 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 is made possible by Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information contact Beverly Dishong-Smith at 520-730-1871 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday July 20, 2019: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Archaeology, Paleontology, and Environmental Sciences Laboratories Tour” starting in the courtyard at Mercado San Agustin, 100 S. Avenida del Convento, Tucson
8 a.m. to noon: $25 donation ($20 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members)
This Old Pueblo Archaeology Center summer tour visits two TOO-COOL environmental-science laboratories in Tucson – the Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill and the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, both administered by The University of Arizona (UA). In the first tour segment, Dr. Ben Wilder will lead us through the Tumamoc Desert Laboratory, which began its existence in 1903 as the Carnegie Desert Botanical Laboratory established by the Carnegie Institution of Washington and is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. In 1940 the Carnegie Institution sold it to the US Forest Service for $1, and in 1956 the UA bought it from the U.S. government, promising in the deed to use it solely for research and education. During its 115 years of existence the Tumamoc Hill and Desert Laboratory staff have been on the cutting edge in the fields of paleontology and desert ecology.
The UA Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research (LTRR) also has a venerable record of research in archaeology, astronomy, and environmental sciences. Created in 1937 by UA Professor of Astronomy Andrew Ellicott Douglass, founder of the science of dendrochronology, the LTRR has helped establish many other dendrochronology and tree-ring science labs around the world and remains a foremost facility in environmental research, teaching, and outreach, as we will see as docent Randall Smith leads us through the tree-ring laboratory.
The first tour segment to Tumamoc Hill is limited to six vehicles so carpooling is required and no more than 24 people (in addition to Old Pueblo’s tour coordinator Allen Dart) can register depending on whether we can designate six 4-passenger vehicles for carpooling from Mercado San Agustin to the Desert Lab. Then after we leave there we will return to the Mercado so carpoolers can get back into their own vehicles, and we will caravan from the Mercado to the LTRR for the second tour segment. Reservations and donation prepayments are required by 5 p.m. Wednesday July 17: 520-798-1201 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
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(4) 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.
(5) 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 http://www.oldpueblo.org/about-us/membership/, scrolling down to the bottom of the page, then simply following the instructions for using our secure online membership form or our printable Enrollment/Subscription form.
To make a donation using PayPal, please visit www.oldpueblo.org <http://www.oldpueblo.org> scroll down to the “Donate” section, click on the “Donate” button above the PayPal logo, 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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