1. MAY 19 “THIRD THURSDAY FOOD FOR THOUGHT” PROGRAM REMINDER
Wednesday May 18 at 5 p.m. is the reservations deadline for this
Thursday’s (May 19) “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner &
presentation: "The Ballcourt Society and the Ritual Creation of Hohokam
Culture" with archaeologist Henry D. Wallace. Reservations for the Third
Thursdays programs are necessary because the restaurants that host us
have fire code-limited seating in their meeting rooms, and they need to
schedule their staff in advance based on how many people are expected to
attend. See below for details.
This week’s dinner and presentation are scheduled for 6 to 8:30 p.m.
Thursday at “The Loop - Taste of Chicago” Restaurant, 10180 N. Oracle
Road in Oro Valley, Arizona. Mr. Wallace’s presentation will discuss a
host of major changes in pottery decoration, as well as new ceremonies,
ritual architecture, and ballcourts with raised embankments, that all
appeared in southern Arizona around A.D. 800. Just within the span of a
generation, these changes appear to have affected an ethnically diverse
range of populations all across southern and central Arizona. Our speaker
this month will discuss how this may have come about through a
revitalization movement and the creation of social networks that bound
the region together with a common ideology and ritual framework,
fostering economic interrelationships and population growth.
Old Pueblo’s guest speaker for this “dinner-format” program, Henry D.
Wallace, is a Senior Research Archaeologist at Desert Archaeology, Inc.
in Tucson. He has 30 years of archaeological experience in Mexico, Costa
Rica, and especially southern and central Arizona, and is the author of
“Hohokam Beginnings” in the recent volume The Hohokam Millennium edited
by Suzanne and Paul
Those attending the program may select and purchase their own dinners
from the restaurant’s general menu. There is no entry fee but donations
will be requested to benefit Old Pueblo’s educational efforts.
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3. THREE UPCOMING PROGRAMS IN NEW MEXICO
Sunday May 29, 2011
“Archaeology and You: Preserving the Past for the Future” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart in the Petroglyph National
Monument Visitor Center patio, 6001 Unser Blvd. NW, Albuquerque, New
Mexico
3:30-4:30 p.m. Free.
Tombs in an ancient Maya city are sacked by looters seeking artifacts to
sell. Relic collectors lease an archaeological site and dig it up to
collect artifacts, leaving craters littered with human bones and broken
grave objects. A petroglyph is chiseled out of a rock face. Someone out
walking finds an ancient artifact and takes it home. All of these actions
destroy part of the archaeological record of humankind. In this
presentation archaeologist Allen Dart notes that artifacts and cultural
features ranging from small pieces of pottery and arrowheads to
petroglyphs, glass bottles, coins, and other historical objects often are
the only sources of information that archaeologists have to answer
questions about an ancient people's way of life, which makes it important
for these items to be left undisturbed in their original context.
The Monument’s Visitor Center, which is located at the intersection of
Unser Blvd. and Western Trail on Albuquerque's west side, normally is
open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily but will reopen at 6:30 p.m. for this
evening presentation. Benches are provided but audience members are
encouraged and allowed to bring their own lawn chairs if they so choose.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Interpretive Ranger
Luke Fields in Albuquerque at 505-899-0205 ext 338 or
[log in to unmask]; for information about the presentation subject
matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or
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Monday May 30, 2011
“Ancient Native American Pottery of Southern Arizona” presentation by Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center’s director, archaeologist Allen Dart, for
Southwest Seminars at the Hotel Santa Fe, 1501 Paseo de Peralta, Santa
Fe, New Mexico
6 to 7:30 p.m. $12 at the door or $88 for the series of 11 lectures
Using digital images and actual ancient pottery, archaeologist Allen Dart
shows Native American ceramic styles that characterized specific eras in
Arizona prehistory and history, and discusses how archaeologists use
pottery for dating archaeological sites and interpreting ancient
lifeways. Allen discusses the importance of context in archaeology, how
things people make change in style over time, and how different styles
are useful for identifying different cultures and for dating pottery.
Then he shows illustrations and examples of the pottery styles that were
made in southern Arizona by the ancient Early Ceramic and Hohokam
cultures, and historically by Piman (Tohono O odham and Akimel O odham),
Yuman (including Mohave and Maricopa), and Apachean peoples from as early
as 800 B.C. into the early twentieth century. The program features slides
and a display of authentic prehistoric pottery, and recommended readings
for more information about ancient ceramics.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Connie Eichstaedt or
Alan Osborne in Santa Fe at 505-466-2775 or [log in to unmask] or
visit the southwestseminars.org website; for information about the
presentation subject matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone
520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Friday June 24-Tuesday June 28, 2011
"Mimbres Ruins, Rock Art, and Museums of Southern New Mexico" archaeology
education tour with archaeologist Allen Dart, sponsored by Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center. Drive your own vehicle and meet tour in Silver City,
NM. Actual touring begins Saturday and continues through Tuesday.
Fee $195 for the full four-day tour ($175 for Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members), or $50 per day to
attend tour on individual days ($45/day for Old Pueblo and PGMA members).
Participants are responsible for their own transportation, meals, and
lodging
Registered Professional Archaeologist Allen Dart leads this tour to
Classic Mimbres and Early Mogollon village archaeological sites,
spectacular petroglyph and pictograph sites, and a museum with probably
the finest Mimbres Puebloan pottery collection in the world, all in
southwestern New Mexico's Silver City, Mimbres, and Deming areas. Places
tentatively to be visited include the original Mogollon Village and
Harris sites excavated by archaeologist Emil W. Haury; sites in the Gila
Cliff Dwellings National Monument and vicinity; Classic Mimbres sites
(Beauregard-Montezuma, Cottonwood, Gattons Park, Lake Roberts Vista,
Mattocks, Old Town, and Woodrow); the Frying Pan Canyon and Pony Hills
petroglyph sites; and the Western New Mexico University Museum. The tour
will be based in Silver City and depart from a hotel there each morning.
Hotels, camping, and other accommodations for those who wish to arrange
their own lodging and transport are available in and near Silver City.
Reservations required: 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
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PO Box 40577
Tucson AZ 85717-0577 USA
(520) 798-1201 office, (520) 798-1966 fax
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