For Immediate Release
TABLE OF CONTENTS
* Some Thank-Yous
* Upcoming Activities
* Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s Youth Education Programs
* Our Mission and Support
* Opt-Out Options
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center is recognized as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit
organization under the U.S. tax code, so donations and membership fees are
tax-deductible up to amounts specified by law. Please see our request for
donations near the end of this message – Your donations help us continue to
provide hands-on education programs in archaeology, history, and cultures
for children and adults!
SOME THANK YOUs
This month we thank the following folks 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
October 31 (in somewhat alphabetical order): Connie Allen-Bacon, Elizabeth
Butler, Allen Dart, Susanne Durling, Charity Everitt, Butch Farabee, Mary
Lee Fitzgerald, Gary Forbes, Barbara Harper, Elmer Houghten, Charles
Jenkins, Melissa Loeschen, Robert Meling, John Moore, Mattts Myhrman, Robert
Nuss, Retta Park, Barney Popkin, Janet Prinz, Helen Marie Redbird-Smith,
John Sand, Ralph & Ingeborg Silberschlag, Paul Virgin, Teresa Wilson, and
Ann Yablonski.
Thank you all so much!
UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
Thursday December 6, 2018: Quartzsite, AZ
“Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for the Quartzsite Historical
Society at the Townhall/Library, 465 N. Plymouth Rd., Quartzsite, Arizona;
cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
7-9 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 Jane Jennings at 510-604-3656 or [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Saturday December 8, 2018: Tubac, AZ
“Walking Tour of Old Tubac” with Connie Gessler starting at Tubac
Presidio State Historic Park visitor center, 1 Burruel Street, Tubac,
Arizona*
10 a.m. to noon
Explore colorful Old Tubac, which even some of the locals don’t know
about! Guided by Connie Gessler, you’ll discover fascinating facts about the
town’s early adobe buildings and learn about Arizona’s first European
settlement. Topics from early Native American inhabitants, Spanish
explorers, American pioneers, Apache attacks, kidnappings, and other
exciting episodes are discussed. Allow 2 hours for the tour and wear walking
shoes, sunscreen and a hat. Limited to 20 people.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Reservations are
encouraged. For more information call 520-398-2252 or email
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Saturday December 15, 2018: Tubac, AZ
“Guided Tour of the Barrio de Tubac Archaeological Site” starting at
Tubac Presidio State Historic Park visitor center, 1 Burruel Street, Tubac,
Arizona*
11 a.m.-1 p.m.; 10 fee includes all-day admission to tour the Presidio
Park
Special tour by Phil Halpenny and Gwen Griffin of the Spanish colonial
archaeological site just south of Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. The
Barrio de Tubac site preserves remnants of the original Tubac town site
including residence foundations, a plaza area, a refuse area, and a partial
irrigation ditch. Tour involves a walk of about 1¼ miles. Before entering,
participants must sign an Acknowledgement of Risk Factors release for the
Archaeological Conservancy, which owns and protects the site. Wear walking
shoes, sunscreen, and hat. Tour is limited to 15 people.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Reservations are
encouraged. For more information call 520-398-2252 or email
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Thursday December 20, 2018: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought”
dinner featuring the presentation “300 Years after His Death Father Kino’s
Sonora and Arizona Missions Live On” by Father Greg Adolf in the Dining Hall
and Petroglyph Auditorium of the Picture Rocks Redemptorist Renewal Center
(PRRNC), 7101 W. Picture Rocks Road, Tucson
Petroglyphs tour starts at 5 p.m., dinner at 6, presentation 7-8:30
p.m. Dinner $16 per person, tour and presentation free. Order your own
dinner off of the restaurant’s menu).
Three hundred years after his death, Jesuit Padre Eusebio Francisco
Kino’s impact on Arizona and Sonora continues to shape the culture and
economy of two nations, as well as the Native American communities in this
part of the world. Beginning in 1687, and continuing for the next 24 years
until his death in 1711, Padre Kino established a string of missions and
ranches across the area, while exploring and mapping an area of 50,000
square miles. In addition to founding almost two dozen missions and
introducing Christianity to thousands of Native Americans, Padre Kino
brought about major changes in the area’s agriculture, economics, and, of
course, the culture. Padre Kino introduced European tools and agricultural
methods, as well as many European fruits and grains to Arizona, including
citrus trees and wheat. The Jesuit also became one of the first and largest
cattle ranchers in northern Mexico and southern Arizona, and he trained many
Native Americans to become the first cowboys in the area, another lasting
legacy. Well-known folklorist James “Big Jim” Griffith says that every time
we enjoy carne asada or quesadilla, we are paying tribute to the “Padre on
Horseback”! Commemorated with heroic equestrian statues and place names
across the Borderlands, Padre Kino emerges from the historical records as a
man of immense vision, a dedicated “bridge builder” between peoples and
cultures, and a defender of the Native Peoples.
Before dinner archaeologist Allen Dart will lead a free tour to the
Picture Rocks petroglyphs.
For this one-time event the dinner fee is $16 per person payable to
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center by check or credit/debit card no later than 5
p.m. Tuesday December 18, so that Old Pueblo can tell the PRRNC on December
19 how many people will attend. Donations will be requested during the event
to benefit Old Pueblo’s educational efforts. Call Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201
no later than 5 p.m. December 18 to make reservations and pay for dinner.
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subject line.
CANCELLED: Friday December 21, 2018: Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s Winter
Solstice Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological
Sites"
Saturday December 22, 2018: Tucson
“How Did People Make and Use Stone Tools?” hands-on archaeology class
at Archaeology Southwest, 300 N. Ash Alley, Tucson*
9 a.m. to noon. $40
Experience the ancient art of flintknapping with Allen Denoyer in this
hands-on beginner class, in which you will use ancient techniques and
replica tools to create a stone projectile point. You will also learn more
about how people made and used such points, and that points were just one
component of a complete hunting technology. Limited to individuals 18 and
older.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information visit
www.archaeologysouthwest.org/event/how-did-people-make-and-use-stone-tools-5
/
<http://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/event/how-did-people-make-and-use-stone
-tools-5/> or call 520-882-6946.
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,
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 2:00 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 [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Tuesdays January 15-March 19, 2019: Tucson
“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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the above-listed activity send an email to [log in to unmask]
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email subject line.
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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the above-listed activity send an email to [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> with “Send flyer” and INCLUDE THE EVENT’S DATE
in your email subject line.
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]
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]>
.
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:
520-798-1201 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
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the above-listed activity send an email to [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> with “Send Yoeme Communities tour flyer” in
your email subject line.
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 ( <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]) or Rita
Miller ( <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 [log in to unmask]
Saturday February 16, 2019: Tohono O'odham Nation, AZ
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center is offering a guided tour with
archaeologist Allen Dart to the Ventana Cave National Historic Landmark site
on the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation. If we can get permission the tour
will also visit a petroglyphs site and the legendary Tohono O'odham
Children's Shrine. Watch our email announcements or check the Upcoming
Activities pages on Old Pueblo’s website:
<https://www.oldpueblo.org/events/> https://www.oldpueblo.org/events/.
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.
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]> .
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.
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.
To start or renew your membership please visit
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