For Immediate Release
Hello!
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southwestern archaeology, history, and cultures activities offered by Old
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In this Issue:
Some Thank-Yous
Some Online Resources
Old Pueblo Activities Preview
Upcoming Activities
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s Youth Education Programs
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s Mission and Support
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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 previous first-of-the-month email blast: Kevin
Allison, Sharon Andersen, Sam Baar, Michael Bencic, Jan Bowers, MaryAnn
Brazil & Daniel Vinik, Dale Brenneman & Arthur Vokes, Dillon Britten,
Elizabeth Butler, Laurel Cooper & John Gilkey, Al Dart, Jeffrey Dean, Butch
Farabee, Mary Lee Fitzgerald & J. Martin Comey, Paul Doherty, Joanne
Garfield, Thomas Garrison, Merry Gordon, Steven Foley & Judith Henderson,
Lisa Hayward, Douglas Himmelberger, Cary Ingbar, Shere Kahn, Kathryn
Karnowsky, John Kay, Sarah Kennedy, Gay & Susan Kinkade, Janice Klein, Jane
Kolber, Mary Beth Kuderik, Aleta Lawrence, Melissa Loeschen, Scott & Carol
Loomis, Grant & Arabelle Luckhardt, Jean Mabry & Tim Loftus, Barbara & James
Marcel, Susan Markley, Kelly & Barbara McTigue, Robert & Ann Meling, Kyle
Meredith, Robert Mossman, Sherry Mullens, Karin Norton & Patrick West, Joe
Oglesby, Wesley Pruett, Chris Reed, Courtney Rose, Jonathan Sandor, Charles
Schulz & Denise Donofrio, Don & Marcia Simonis, Sharon Smith, Monica Soliz,
Elizabeth Stewart, Jane Stone, Sharon Strachan, Ty Tracy & Kailey
Bonillas-Tracy, Peter Tran & Carol Ann Guarnieri, Nancy Unferth, Robin
Wakeland, Maryann Wasiolek, and Michael Wedley.
Thank you all so much!
NEW ONLINE RESOURCES
* Old Pueblo Archaeology Center has posted the recording of The Perils of
Dihydrogen-Monoxide: Challenging Hembrillo Canyon 1880 Myths of the Apache
Wars by Dr. Robert N. Watt (January 18 Third Thursday Food for Thought
presentation) on Old Pueblo’s Youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDgPTetfOL9FHuAW49TrSig/videos.
* American Rock Art Research Association (ARARA): Rediscovering the Fremont
Through Data-Driven Examination of Rock Imagery featuring Elizabeth Hora,
January 13: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPNaxCLGmDA.>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPNaxCLGmDA.
OLD PUEBLO ACTIVITIES PREVIEW
Saturday February 10: WAITING LIST “Badger Springs Pueblo and
Petroglyphs Archaeology and Geology Tour” with JJ Golio and Allen Dart in
Agua Fria National Monument
Thursday February 15: “Recent University of New Mexico
Research at Chaco Canyon with some Background and Future” Third Thursday
Food for Thought free Zoom online presentation by archaeologist W. H. Wills,
PhD
Saturday March 2: “Vista del Rio Archaeological Site Free Tour”
guided by archaeologist Allen Dart at the Vista del Rio Cultural Resource
Park, 7575 E. Desert Arbors St., Tucson
See green font listings below for details on these and other
activities sponsored by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center.
UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
The following listings include announcements about activities
offered by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and other organizations interested
in archaeology, history and cultures. Time zones are specified only for
online activities; each in-person activity listed is in the time zone of its
location.
For activities marked “This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center event” the information may be out of date – Readers are advised to
confirm dates, times, and details with the organizers of those activities.
May 1, 2024 Deadline for Award Nominations
The Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society (AAHS)
welcomes nominations for three of its annual awards to be presented at the
Pecos Conference in August. Nominations must be received no later than May
1, 2024. Awardees will be selected by the AAHS Awards Committee and approved
by the AAHS Board of Directors.
The Byron Cummings Award is given in honor of Byron Cummings,
the principal professional founder of the Society, the first head of the
University of Arizona’s Department of Archaeology (later Anthropology) and
the first Director of the Arizona State Museum. The Byron Cummings Award is
given annually for outstanding research and contributions to knowledge in
anthropology, history, or a related field of study or research pertaining to
the southwestern United States or northwest Mexico.
The Alexander J. Lindsay, Jr. Unsung Heroes Award is given in
honor of Dr. Lindsay, a long-time southwestern archaeologist, AAHS member,
and AAHS officer. This award is given annually as a lifetime service award
to those individuals whose tireless work behind-the-scenes has often gone
unrecognized, but which is often critical to the success of others’
research, projects, and publications. Nominees may be field personnel, lab
managers, archivists, cooks, analysts, and others.
The Victor R. Stoner Award is given in honor of Reverend
Stoner, a strong avocational historian, supporter of the Society and one of
the founders of the anthropological journal Kiva. The Victor R. Stoner Award
is given annually for outstanding contributions in leadership or
participation in the Society, fostering historic preservation, or bringing
anthropology, history, or a related discipline to the public.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center activity.
Nomination letters, and nominee’s curriculum vitae if appropriate, should be
emailed to Edward Jolie at <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday February 3, 2024: Tucson
“How Did People Haft a Knife?” hands-on class with
archaeologist Allen Denoyer at Archaeology Southwest (ASW), 300 N. Ash
Alley, Tucson*
9 am-12 pm. $50 ($40 for new ASW members)
Explore the history of hafted stone knives inspired by
Southwest traditions. Learn hands-on techniques using pitch, sinew, and
cordage to craft your knife. All materials provided, including an obsidian
blade and saguaro root handle. Experience a live demonstration on crafting a
pitch-resin mixture. Shape the handle with stone tools and learn to saw the
notch for blade insertion. Wear long pants and bring gloves for carving.
Beginners are welcome! Open to individuals 12 years and older.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information visit
<https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/event/how-did-people-haft-a-knife-10/?
ms=this-month_email&utm_source=aswemail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=this-m
onth&emci=db5d923d-d8ad-ee11-bea1-0022482237da&emdi=021a8957-47ae-ee11-bea1-
0022482237da&ceid=15100>
https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/event/how-did-people-haft-a-knife-10/
or contact Sara Anderson at 520-882-6946 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]
Saturday February 3, 2024: Near Sierra Vista, AZ
“History Walk to Clanton Ranch” sponsored by the Friends of
the San Pedro River, Sierra Vista, Arizona, starting at Escapule Trailhead
on E. Escapule Rd. northeast of Sierra Vista, ca. 1.4 miles southeast of
Charleston Rd. intersection*
10 am to approximately 12 pm. Free.
Take a walk to the Clanton Ranch site, a key location in the
Wyatt Earp vs. The Cowboys epic. Here Old Man Clanton grazed (stolen) cattle
in a pasture along the San Pedro River. The round trip to the site requires
1.5 miles of walking on an uneven gravel/dirt trail. The last 100 feet or so
are up a gradual hill on a rocky, uneven trail. Make sure you are able to
handle this walk. Wear a hat, sun protection, appropriate clothing, sturdy
shoes, and bring water and a snack.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. No
reservations required. For more information call 520-508-4445 or email
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday February 3, 2024: Tucson
“History in the Park” at the Fort Lowell Museum in Fort Lowell
Park, 2900 N. Craycroft Rd., Tucson*
10 am-1 pm. Included in admission ($3/person).
The Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum sponsors this
activity in which re-enactors will set up various displays along Cottonwood
Lane on the history of Fort Lowell. Displays may include 1800s frontier
army, residents of Fort Lowell, faro dealer, and a blacksmith demonstration.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact the Tucson Presidio Museum at 520-622-0594 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday February 3, 2024: Dragoon, AZ
“Vintage Basketry & Navajo Weavings Show and
Sale” with Terry DeWald at the Amerind Museum, 2100 N. Amerind Rd., Dragoon,
Arizona*
10 am-4 pm; talk at 11 am. Included with Amerind membership pr
with museum admission ($12 adults; $10 college students w/ID & ages 10-17 &
62+; under 10 free).
This show by the proprietor of Terry DeWald American Indian
Art will feature vintage Navajo weavings, vintage baskets from California
and the Greater Southwest, and contemporary Tohono O’odham baskets. Terry
DeWald has been a prominent dealer, lecturer, appraiser, and author of
Native American art for more than 40 years.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information visit <http://www.amerind.org/events> www.amerind.org/events or
contact Amerind at 520-586-3666 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]
Saturday February 3, 2024: Tucson
“More than Pocahontas and Squaws: Indigenous Women Coming into
Visibility” free presentation by Laura Tohe, PhD, sponsored by Pima County
Natural Resources, Parks & Recreation, at Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger
Rd., Tucson*
1-2:30 p.m. $5 per person plus Active Net fee of $2.50 per
transaction + 3% of the entire transaction cost.
Join Laura Tohe, Navajo Nation Poet Laureate, Academy of
American Poetry Fellow, and winner of the 2019 American Indian Festival of
Writers Award for a discussion of Indigenous culture that highlights how
women have contributed in significant ways, not only to their tribal
nations, but to contemporary American life. Part of the Pima County Natural
Resources, Parks & Recreation 2024 Native Peoples, Native Voices Winter
Speaker Series.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To
register visit
<https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/nrpr/home?onlineSiteId=0&from_origina
l_cui=true>
https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/nrpr/home?onlineSiteId=0&from_original
_cui=true, click on Register for Activities, scroll to the bottom until no
new entries come up, do a find/search (Ctrl-F) for POCAHONTAS then click on
the program title.
Sunday February 4, 2024: Near Sierra Vista, AZ
“History Walk at San Pedro House” sponsored by the Friends of
the San Pedro River, Sierra Vista, Arizona, starting at San Pedro House,
9800 Highway 90, Sierra Vista*
9 am to approximately 10 am. Free.
Take a tour of the San Pedro House and learn about the history
of the house as part of the Little Boquillas Ranch and what life was like
for the Foster family who lived there in the 1940s. The group will then tour
the area around the house looking at historical remnants from its time as a
ranch house.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. No
reservations required. For more information call 520-508-4445 or email
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Monday February 5, 2024: Ajo, AZ
“Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces” free
presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Salazar-Ajo Library, 15 W. Plaza
#179, Ajo, Arizona; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
5:30-6:45 pm. Free.
Native Americans in the U.S. Southwest developed sophisticated
skills in astronomy and predicting the seasons, centuries before non-Indian
peoples entered the region. In this presentation archaeologist Allen Dart
discusses the petroglyphs at Picture Rocks, the architecture of the “Great
House” at Arizona's Casa Grande Ruins, and other archaeological evidence of
ancient southwestern astronomy and calendrical reckoning, and interprets how
these discoveries may have related to ancient Native American rituals. This
program is made possible by Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact the library at 520-387-6075 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Thursday February 8, 2024: Online
“Why Corrugated Cooking Pots?” free online presentation by
archaeologist Chris Pierce, PhD, sponsored by Crow Canyon Archaeological
Center, Cortez, Colorado*
4 pm Mountain Standard Time. Free (donations encouraged).
In the early 11th century CE, the use of full-body-corrugated
cooking pots spread rapidly through Ancestral Puebloan populations. This
corrugation technology grew out of plain and neck-banded antecedents and
eventually (15th century) was replaced by a return to plain cooking pots.
During the 1990s Dr. Pierce performed extensive literature review, detailed
technological analyses, and controlled experiments to further understand why
corrugated cooking pots were adopted. His work identified the technological
changes involved in the development of corrugation, documented the spread of
these technologies across the northern Southwest, and demonstrated cost and
performance differences between plain and corrugated vessels. In this
presentation he reviews the results of his earlier work, presents new
possible explanations for why corrugated cooking pots were adopted and
eventually rejected, and evaluates one of these hypotheses.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To learn
more and register visit
<https://crowcanyon.org/programs/why-corrugated-cooking-pots/?ms=sat_email&u
tm_campaign=sat&utm_medium=email&utm_source=aswemail&emci=e386d572-6599-ee11
-8925-002248223cbb&emdi=22606cc1-d099-ee11-bea1-002248223f36&ceid=15100>
https://crowcanyon.org/programs/why-corrugated-cooking-pots/.
Thursday February 8, 2024: Online
“Aldo Leopold Listens to the Southwest” free Climate
Conversations online presentation with Dan Shilling, PhD, sponsored by
Arizona Humanities, Phoenix*
8 pm Mountain Standard Time. Free.
Forester Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) is considered one of the
founding voices of environmental ethics. In 1909, as a new ranger in the
recently established Apache National Forest, Leopold shot a wolf in
northeastern Arizona. At the time, he sensed something was wrong, but it
would take 35 years for him to express his unease in “Thinking Like a
Mountain,” one of the most famous essays in environmental literature. What
spurred him toward that monumental statement? Environmental historian Dr.
Dan Shilling will talk about how the seeds of Leopold’s revolutionary
thought can be found in his years in Arizona and New Mexico (1909-1924) and,
in particular, how Indigenous attitudes toward nature helped shape Leopold’s
nearly 40-year intellectual journey.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To
register go to
<http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ek5b6m3rcb41f
b9b&llr=4prallcab>
http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ek5b6m3rcb41fb
9b&llr=4prallcab.
Saturday February 10, 2024: Agua Fria National Monument, AZ
TOUR FULL – WAITING LIST Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s
“Badger Springs Pueblo and Petroglyphs Archaeology and Geology Tour” with JJ
Golio and Allen Dart in Agua Fria National Monument, starting at Badger
Springs Trailhead parking area ca. 1 mile east of Interstate-17 Exit 256
(Badger Springs).
8:30 am to 3:30 pm. $55 donation per person ($45 for Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members)
supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional
cultures.
Agua Fria National Monument, located approximately 40 miles
north of central Phoenix, was established in 2000 by President Bill Clinton
to protect its extensive and important cultural and natural resources.
Encompassing two mesas, the canyon of the Agua Fria River, and the river’s
tributaries including Badger Spring Wash, the monument protects numerous
archaeological sites as well as outstanding geological and biological
resources. This Old Pueblo tour will visit Badger Springs Pueblo, a 70-plus
room precontact settlement perched atop a high bluff, plus ancient boulder
metates and bedrock outcrops with figurative petroglyphs. It also will stop
at a historical arrastre – an ore-grinding mill in which heavy stones
attached to horizontal poles radiating from a central pillar were turned by
a draft animal or powered by water to drag the stones on the mill’s floor of
stone to pulverize ore. Guides also will point out and interpret geologic
processes in which Badger Spring Wash cut through the basalt and
granodiorite to create colorful red, pink, yellow, green, brown, white,
dark gray, and black formations, some including xenoliths.
Donations are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm
Wednesday February 7, whichever is earlier: 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 Badger Springs
flyer” in your email subject line.
Saturday February 10, 2024: Tucson
“Turquoise Trail Guided Walking Tour” starting at the Presidio
San Agustín del Tucson Museum, 196 N. Court Ave., Tucson*
10 am-12:30 pm. $30 (Presidio Museum members $20).
Sponsored by the Presidio Museum, this tour guided by Mauro
Trejo takes attendees on a walk along the 2.5-mile Turquoise Trail through
downtown Tucson to see historic buildings and hear stories that make
Tucson’s history special. The trail passes many of Tucson’s historic
buildings, parks, sculptures and shrines.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To
preregister (required) click on this date link:
<https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=10443&qid=891558>
Saturday, Feb. 10, 10 am-12:30 pm or contact the Tucson Presidio Museum at
520-622-0594 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday February 10, 2024: Near Huachuca City, AZ
“History Walk to Millville and Petroglyph Site” free history
hike sponsored by Friends of the San Pedro River, Sierra Vista, Arizona,
along Charleston Rd. NE of Sierra Vista starting at Millville Petroglyph and
Discovery Trail, 31.636736, -110.172538*
10 am to approximately 12 noon. Free.
Take a tour of Millville, the site of an historic silver mill,
and an adjacent Indian rock art site. The tour will focus on the history of
mining and this mill, which was active during the Tombstone silver boom.
This is about a 2 mile walk on an uneven dirt and gravel trail that crosses
through a deep wash. There is no shade so it may be hot if the day is sunny.
Please realistically assess your ability to do this walk. Wear a hat, sun
protection, appropriate clothing, and sturdy shoes, and bring water and a
snack.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information call 520-508-4445 or email <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]
Saturday February 10, 2024: Green Valley, AZ
“Yoeme Culture and History” presentation by Felipe S. Molina
(Yaqui) for 2024 Native Peoples, Native Voices speaker series at Raul M.
Grijalva Canoa Ranch Conservation Park, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green
Valley, Arizona (accessible from I-19 Canoa Road Exit 56)*
1 to 2:30 pm. $5 per person plus Activenet registration fee
approximately $3/ticket. (Purchase multiple tickets together to lower the
per-ticket fee.) Cash will not be accepted at the door.
Join Felipe Molina, a resident of the Yoem Pueblo in Marana,
Arizona: author, former teacher, and deer dancer for a discussion of Yoeme
history and culture in southern Arizona and beyond.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. Register
in advance at <https://bit.ly/NRPRregistration>
https://bit.ly/NRPRregistration; search for CANOA RANCH and select this
program’s title and date to enroll. (You must create an account before
registering for the program.) For more information contact Marsha Colbert at
520-724-5359 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Monday February 12 or 26, 2024: Tucson
“Fort Lowell Neighborhood Walking Tour” with historian Ken
Scoville sponsored by the Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum starting at
Fort Lowell Park, 2900 N. Craycroft Rd., Tucson*
10 am-12 pm. $30 ($20 for Presidio Museum members).
Historian and preservationist Ken Scoville explains how
physical features, cultural layers, and political decisions have shaped not
just the story of the district but the development of Arizona as well, from
Apache wars to development wars. Discover why the Fort Lowell area and the
State of Arizona are the places they are today.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information or to register click on the program date link, either
<https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=568> Monday,
February 12, 10 am-12 pm or
<https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=569> Monday,
February 26, 10 am-12 pm; or contact the Tucson Presidio Museum at
520-622-0594 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Mondays-Fridays February 12-16 and February 19-23, 2024: Tucson
“Sabino Canyon Survey” volunteer opportunities offered by
Tucson’s Archaeology Southwest (ASW) in the Santa Catalina Mountains
northeast of Tucson*
Times TBA. Free.
Led by Sara Anderson and Allen Denoyer, the volunteer-assisted
Sabino Canyon pedestrian archaeological survey project will be in the field
five days a week. The ideal field crew size for this project is 6 per day
including the field leaders, so up to four volunteers may participate daily,
for a full day or just a half day.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To learn
more, contact Sara Anderson at 520-882-6946 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask], or fill out
<https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/volunteer/volunteer-interest-form/>
this form to indicate you are interested in the project and ASW will reply
with details and a sign-up sheet.
Tuesday February 13, 2024: Tucson
“Modern Streetcar & Walking Tour” with Alan Kruse, sponsored
by the Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum, beginning at Mercado San
Agustin, 100 S. Avenida del Convento, Tucson*
9 am-12:30 or 1 pm. $40 ($30 for Presidio Museum members)
Potentially one of the most significant events to occur in
Tucson in many decades is the modern Streetcar. Presidio Museum tour guide
Alan Kruse takes attendees on the Tucson Streetcar from one end of the line
to the other, getting on and off at various points to walk and further
explore Tucson today as well as in history. Starting at the Mercado with a
short history of the streetcar, the tour visits the Gutierrez Bridge
artwork, more art in Downtown along Congress Street and Fourth Avenue, the
University of Arizona Main Gate (where Alan will talk about the earlier
streetcar history, 1897-1930), and through the U of A campus to the last
stop at Helen St. and Warren Ave. with the head of Poet (the source of all
the poetry generated along the line) around 12:30, then participants can
return to the Mercado on the streetcar. Total time includes one hour sitting
and some standing on the streetcar with the rest walking approximately ¾
mile, sitting, and waiting for the streetcar.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information or to register click here:
<https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=9601&qid=854610> Tuesday,
February 13, 9 am-1 pm or contact the Tucson Presidio Museum at 520-622-0594
or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Wednesday February 14, 2024: Queen Creek, AZ
(Rescheduled from January) “This Native American Tribe Is
Taking Back Its Water” free presentation by archaeologist M. Kyle Woodson,
PhD, for San Tan Chapter, Arizona Archaeological Society meeting at San Tan
Historical Society Museum, 20425 S. Old Ellsworth Rd. (at intersection of
Queen Creek Rd. and Ellsworth Loop Rd.), Queen Creek, Arizona*
6:30 pm. Free.
Dr. Woodson is Director of the Gila River Indian Community’s
Cultural Resource Management Program in Sacaton, Arizona. His research
focuses on southern Arizona and includes Hohokam canal irrigation
agriculture, community organization, and ceramic production and technology
as well as Ancestral Pueblo migrations and other topics.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Marie Britton at 480-390-3491 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]
Thursday February 15, 2024: Online
“Third Thursday Food for Thought” free Zoom online program
featuring the presentation “Recent University of New Mexico Research at
Chaco Canyon with some Background and Future” by archaeologist W. H. Wills,
PhD, sponsored by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, PO Box 40577, Tucson AZ
85717
7 to 8:30 pm Mountain Standard Time. Free.
In Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s February Third Thursday
presentation Dr. W. H. Wills, Professor of Anthropology and Regents'
Lecturer, University of New Mexico, will offer a brief historical overview
of UNM’s archaeological investigations at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, with an
emphasis on the joint National Park Service - UNM Chaco Project (1969-1984).
More recent UNM work includes studies of water control features,
agricultural suitability modeling, and remote sensing applications that
have built on the innovative research of the Chaco Project.
To register for the Zoom webinar go to
<https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rHpfWqbkQdeiUNI2YNLLLw>
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rHpfWqbkQdeiUNI2YNLLLw. For more
information contact Old Pueblo at <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask] or 520-798-1201.
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 February
THIRDTHURSDAY flyer” in your email subject line.
Thursday February 15, 2024: Online
“Diné Being & Seeing through Storytelling” free online
presentation by Rapheal Begay sponsored by Crow Canyon Archaeological
Center, Cortez, Colorado*
4 PM Mountain Standard Time. Free (donations encouraged).
Through photographs and life stories on the Navajo Nation,
Rapheal Begay will illustrate how one’s artistic journey is an extension of
one’s holistic being. Inspired by past, present, and future memories,
Rapheal invites you to see through his lens to connect with and understand
Diné concepts of land, home, kinship, and life.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To learn
more and register visit
<https://crowcanyon.org/programs/dine-being-seeing-through-storytelling/>
https://crowcanyon.org/programs/dine-being-seeing-through-storytelling/.
Thursday February 15, 2024: Cave Creek, AZ
“The Great Murals of Baja California: A Glimpse into the
Spirit World of Ancient Hunter-Gatherers” free presentation by
archaeologist Todd Bostwick, PhD, for Desert Foothills Chapter, Arizona
Archaeological Society meeting at Good Shepherd of the Hills Fellowship
Hall, 6502 E. Cave Creek Rd., Cave Creek, Arizona*
7:30-8:30 pm (refreshment and socialization begin at 7). Free.
Scattered among the deep canyons of Baja California’s rugged
mountains are some of the most spectacular rock art sites in the Americas.
They include both petroglyphs and pictographs, but the latter are especially
impressive for their vivid polychrome colors depicting large anthropomorphs
and bighorn sheep, deer, rabbits, birds, sea turtles, whales, fish, manta
rays and occasional mountain lions, coyotes, and snakes. Many of the figures
are up to six feet in height and some of the anthropomorphs and animals have
arrows or spears piercing their bodies. Created by unknown hunter-gatherer
groups, these pictographs date as far back as 7,500 years ago and have been
named the Great Murals of Baja. Dr. Bostwick will share his recent
experiences visiting these UNESCO designated sites during two mule trips
into the canyons and will discuss current ideas about what these incredible
pictograph panels may represent.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact Mary Kearney at <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]
Friday February 16, 2024: Tucson
“Presidio District Tour – Why is Tucson the City It is Today”
walking tour with historian Ken Scoville, sponsored by the Presidio San
Agustín del Tucson Museum, beginning at the 1928 Pima County Courthouse, 115
N Church Ave, Tucson*
10 am-12 pm. $30 ($20 Presidio Museum members).
Beginning at Tucson’s 1928 Pima County Courthouse, guide Ken
Scoville will discuss the archaeological efforts to find the Spanish
presidio (fort), two earlier courthouses built at this same location, and
the beginning of the burg now known as “the Old Pueblo.” El Presidio
Historic District provides many of the answers to why Tucson is the city it
is today. Homes constructed there responded to and later denied the desert
environment. The constant pressure for change and real estate speculation in
a growing city is also a part of the story as the infancy of historic
districts established the desire to preserve the buildings and landscape
environment of an area that connects to important past events and people in
the community and nation.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information and to register click on this date link:
<https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=9589&qid=854610> Friday,
Feb. 16, 10 am-12 pm; or contact the Tucson Presidio Museum at 520-622-0594
or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday February 17, 2024: Near Sierra Vista, AZ
“History Walk to Murray Springs Clovis Site” free hike
sponsored by the Friends of the San Pedro River, Sierra Vista, Arizona,
starting east of Moson Rd., 1.28 miles north of E Highway 90/AZ-90, Sierra
Vista*
10 am to approximately 12 noon. Free.
Take a walk to the Murray Springs Clovis archaeological site,
a National Historic Landmark. Archaeologist Vance Haynes led an excavation
here in the 1970s that found the remains of megafauna that had been hunted,
killed, butchered, and consumed by the Clovis Paleoindians ca. 13,000 years
ago. This is an easy walk of less than a half mile, which includes dirt
steps into and out of a dry wash. There is little shade so it will be hot if
the day is sunny. Please realistically assess your ability to do this walk.
Wear a hat, sun protection, appropriate clothing, and sturdy shoes. Bring
water and snacks.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. No
reservations required. For more information call 520-508-4445 or email
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday February 17, 2024: Tucson
“Preserving Language through Poetry” free presentation by
Ofelia Zepeda, PhD, sponsored by Pima County Natural Resources, Parks &
Recreation, at Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger Rd., Tucson*
1-2:30 p.m. $5 per person plus Active Net fee of $2.50 per
transaction + 3% of the entire transaction cost.
Join Ofelia Zepeda, Tohono O'odham poet, linguist, author,
Regents’ Professor, and recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship, for a
discussion of her work preserving and advocating for Indigenous languages.
Part of the Pima County Natural Resources, Parks & Recreation 2024 Native
Peoples, Native Voices Winter Speaker Series.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To
register visit
<https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/nrpr/home?onlineSiteId=0&from_origina
l_cui=true>
https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/nrpr/home?onlineSiteId=0&from_original
_cui=true, click on Register for Activities, scroll to the bottom until no
new entries come up, do a find/search (Ctrl-F) for PRESERVING LANGUAGE then
click on the program title.
Monday February 19, 2024: Tucson and online
“Road Signs and Walking Shoes: Sandal Imagery as Part and
Parcel of the Chaco Road System” free presentation by archaeologist Benjamin
A. Bellorado, PhD, sponsored by Arizona Archaeological and Historical
Society (AAHS), optional online or in Environmental & Natural Resources
(ENR) Bldg. 2, Room 107 (ground-floor auditorium), 1064 E. Lowell St.,
University of Arizona, Tucson*
7-8:30 pm Mountain Standard Time. Free.
The roads that crisscross the Chaco landscape have fascinated
archaeologists and the public for over a century. Using newly developed
technologies and ethnographic insights to inform their interpretations,
scholars have proposed that roads served several potential purposes, such as
aiding resource procurement, facilitating exchange networks, or projecting
religious power. However, definitive interpretations of their meaning and
use remain largely elusive. In this presentation Dr. Bellorado, Assistant
Curator of Archaeology at the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona,
will argue that roads were a unique kind of performance space, and will
present new research on roads, rock art, and footwear (specifically
sandals), using communication theory to elicit clues to how these perplexing
avenues were used and who used them.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored
event. For in-person meeting, no reservations are needed and $1/hr parking
is available in U of A 6th St. garage immediately east of ENR. To register
for online presentation go to <https://bit.ly/2024FebBellorado_REG>
https://bit.ly/2024FebBellorado_REG. For details visit
<http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org> www.az-arch-and-hist.org or contact Susan
Bierer at <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Wednesday, February 21, 2024: Online
“Let’s Go on a Trek! Shumla’s Public Outreach and Treks
Programs” free Lunch & Learn presentation by archaeologist Katie Wilson, MA,
sponsored by Shumla Archaeological Research & Education Center, Comstock,
Texas*
12 pm Central Standard Time. Free.
Whether you’re thinking about signing up for a Shumla Trek or
you’ve already filled your Treks Passport, come find out more about Shumla
Treks and Shumla’s Outreach Programs from archaeologist and outreach
coordinator Katie Wilson. She’ll include sneak peeks of sites on the Spring
calendar and tips for the best trekking experience.
*This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To
register go to <https://shumla.org/lunchandlearn/>
https://shumla.org/lunchandlearn/. For more information contact Shumla at
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Thursday February 22, 2024: Online
“Utah Preservation Consultant Workshop” free online program
sponsored by the Utah State Historic Preservation Office, Salt Lake City*
9 am-12 pm Mountain Standard Time. Free.
Topics in this workshop will focus on various National
Register items and State/Federal Tax Credits applications. The Utah SHPO
encourages firms that do either of these types of projects to attend. Agenda
items include SHPO updates and planning on office activities including
scanning, National Register requirements, and tax credit discussion.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For
reservations (required) or more information visit
<https://ushpo.utah.gov/event/utah-preservation-consultant-workshop/>
https://ushpo.utah.gov/event/utah-preservation-consultant-workshop/.
Thursday February 22, 2024: Online
“YAKANAL: Rekindling Our Ancestral Relationship to Place” free
online presentation with Isabel Hawkins, PhD and Shelly Valdez, PhD, part of
the Sense of Place Speaker Series: Indigenous Perspectives of Earth, Water
and Sky sponsored by the Indigenous Education Institute, Friday Harbor,
Washington*
12 pm Pacific Standard Time. Free.
YAKANAL engages Indigenous youth in cultural exchanges and
cultural preservation programs of local impact, offering unique
opportunities to share rich cultures and traditional knowledge. The program
brings together multi-generational groups of Pueblo participants from New
Mexico with Maya, Zapotec, Mixtec, and other Indigenous groups from Latin
America to engage them in immersive cultural exchange experiences. YAKANAL
joins the words for “corn” in the Western Keres and Yucatec Mayan languages,
honoring a mutual and sacred relationship with our ancestral food. Its
mission is “To strengthen cultural identity and leadership capacities in
Indigenous youth, preparing them to engage with other cultures while
preserving their own.” Dr. Hawkins is with the Exploratorium in San
Francisco and Dr. Valdez is President of Native Pathways, Laguna NM.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To
register go to <https://bit.ly/iei-yakanal> https://bit.ly/iei-yakanal.
Friday February 23, 2024: Tucson
“Santa Cruz River History Tour” sponsored by Presidio San
Agustín del Tucson Museum, starting and ending at Mission Garden, 946 W.
Mission Lane, Tucson*
10 am-12 pm. $35 ($25 for Presidio Museum members) includes
admission to Mission Gardens.
This two-mile walking tour led by Mauro Trejo focuses on our
relationship with the Santa Cruz River, how it supported Tucson’s early
residents, and the 19th and 20th century factors that affected its demise.
The tour includes the sites of the former Spanish mission and O’odham
village that was the origin of modern Tucson, plus visits to Tucson’s
tallest tree and the Garden of Gethsemane, a holy site of statues made by
WWI veteran and artist Felix Lucero in the 1940s.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information or to register click on this date link:
<https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=9958&qid=870055> Friday,
February 23, 10 am-12 pm; or contact the Tucson Presidio Museum at
520-622-0594 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday February 24, 2024: Tucson
“Archaeology Day” free activities and demonstrations at
Mission Garden, 946 W. Mission Lane, Tucson*
8 am-1 pm. Free (All gifts are appreciated).
Representatives of Tucson's archaeology community come to
Mission Garden to teach practical hands-on skills. Allen Denoyer will lead
Archaeology Southwest’s Hands-on Archaeology program that allows kids of all
ages to try out fascinating ancient technologies such as etching shell,
painting with natural pigments, or throwing spears with atlatls. Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center is also represented on these fourth Saturday events,
presenting interactive programs in which kids can make their own cordage,
pinch pots, pendants, and petroglyphs.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information visit <http://www.tucsonsbirthplace.org>
www.tucsonsbirthplace.org or call 520-955-5200.
Saturday February 24, 2024: Near Fairbank, AZ
“History Walk to Grand Central Mill” free hike sponsored by
Friends of the San Pedro River, Sierra Vista, Arizona, starting in Fairbank,
Arizona*
10 am to approximately 12 noon. Free.
Take a walk to the ruins of the historic Grand Central Mill.
During the Tombstone silver boom, this stamp mill operated 24 hours a day,
processing the ore brought in from Tombstone by wagons. Learn about the
mining history of the area and take a three-mile round trip walk to the mill
site. This walk follows an uneven dirt and gravel trail. There is limited
shade, and it will be hot on sunny days. Please realistically assess your
ability to do this walk. Wear a hat, sun protection, appropriate clothing,
and sturdy shoes. Bring water and snacks.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. No
reservations required. For more information call 520-508-4445 or email
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday February 24, 2024: Tucson
“43rd Fort Lowell Day/La Reunión de El Fuerte” free activities
at Fort Lowell Park, 2900 N. Craycroft Rd., Tucson*
11 am to 3:30 pm. Free.
Visitors and neighbors are invited to step back in time to get
a glimpse of the rich history of Old Fort Lowell, a neighborhood that was
occupied by the Hohokam 1,700 years ago and later was the site of a cavalry
fort from 1873-1891. Scheduled activities include:
* 11:15 am-12 pm: 4th Cavalry Band performance
* 12-12:30 pm: Flag raising ceremony
* 12:30-1:30 pm: Tour of officers’ quarters by archaeologist and
historian Homer Thiel
* 2:30-3 pm: Cavalry drills on the Parade Ground by B Troop, 4th US
Cavalry Regiment (Memorial) Fort Huachuca
* 3-3:30 pm: Cannon demonstration
Plus: Self-guided walking tours of the Fort Lowell Historic District hosted
by the Old Fort Lowell Neighborhood Association; displays by the Civil War
Roundtable, Buffalo Soldiers, 3rd US Artillery, Fort Lowell civilians and
ranchers, Fort Lowell quartermaster, a faro dealer and the Fort Lowell
Cavalry; lectures and presentations on the cultural significance of Old Fort
Lowell and its role in the development of the Southwest; music by the
Regimental Band, Mariachis and Way Out West; children’s activities including
mining for “precious metals”; re-enactors at the hospital site and the Fort
Lowell Museum; and San Pedro Chapel open with activities for all.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact the Tucson Presidio Museum at 520-622-0594 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday February 24, 2024: Benson, AZ
“Archaeology’s Deep Time Perspective on Environment and Social
Sustainability” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Cochise
College Coffee and Free Lecture series at the Benson Center, 1025 AZ-90,
Benson, Arizona; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities*
12-1:30 pm. Free.
The deep time perspective that archaeology and related
disciplines provide about natural hazards, environmental change, and human
adaptation not only is a valuable supplement to historical records, it
sometimes contradicts historical data used by modern societies to make
decisions affecting social sustainability and human safety. What can be
learned from scientific evidence that virtually all prehistoric farming
cultures in Arizona and the Southwest eventually surpassed their thresholds
of sustainability, leading to collapse or reorganization of their societies?
Could the disastrous damages to nuclear power plants damaged by the Japanese
tsunami of 2011 have been avoided if the engineers who decided where to
build those plants had not ignored evidence of prehistoric tsunamis? This
presentation looks at archaeological, geological, and
sustainable-agricultural evidence on environmental changes and how human
cultures have adapted to those changes, and discusses the value of a “beyond
history” perspective for modern society. This program is made possible by
Arizona Humanities.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information contact the Benson Center at 520-586-1981 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
Saturday February 24, 2024: Tucson
“Building Partnerships for Agricultural Sustainability” free
presentation by Andrea Carter, PhD, sponsored by Pima County Natural
Resources, Parks & Recreation (NRPR) at Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger
Rd., Tucson*
1-2:30 p.m. $5 per person plus Active Net fee of $2.50 per
transaction + 3% of the entire transaction cost.
For 40 years, Native Seeds/SEARCH has collected, preserved,
and shared seeds with the public, believing seeds of the past are best
conserved when they are grown today. The Native Seeds/SEARCH seed bank now
holds hundreds of varieties of crops adapted to arid landscapes and
affiliated with the cultural heritage and farming knowledge of over 50
Indigenous communities of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico. Dr. Carter will
present on the nutritional, ecological, and social value of regionally
adapted foods and lessons to be learned from traditional farming systems
that form intimate relationships between plants and the land.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To
register visit
<https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/nrpr/home?onlineSiteId=0&from_origina
l_cui=true>
https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/nrpr/home?onlineSiteId=0&from_original
_cui=true, click on Register for Activities, scroll to the bottom until no
new entries come up, do a find/search (Ctrl-F) for BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS
then click on the program title.
Saturday February 24, 2024: Green Valley, AZ
“The Chiricahua Apaches: A Concise History” presentation by
Bill Cavaliere, part of the 2024 Native Peoples, Native Voices speaker
series at Raul M. Grijalva Canoa Ranch Conservation Park, 5375 S. I-19
Frontage Road, Green Valley, Arizona (accessible from I-19 Canoa Road Exit
56)*
1-2:30 pm. $5 per person plus Activenet registration fee
approximately $3/ticket. (Purchase multiple tickets together to lower the
per-ticket fee.) Cash will not be accepted at the door.
Join author and historian Bill Cavaliere for an overview of
the Chiricahua Apaches including Cochise, his son Naiche, and Geronimo.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. To
register visit
<https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/nrpr/activity/search?onlineSiteId=0&a
ctivity_select_param=2&viewMode=list>
https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/nrpr/activity/search?onlineSiteId=0&ac
tivity_select_param=2&viewMode=list, scroll to the bottom until no new
entries come up, do a find/search for ****[in all caps, enter a key word
from the lecture title]****, then click on the program title. (Activenet
charges an administration fee in addition to the county activity fee.)
(Applications due March 1)
May 13-June 21, 2024: Southwestern Colorado
“2024 Archaeological Field School at BLM Canyons of the
Ancients National Monument” sponsored by Fort Lewis College, Durango,
Colorado*
Tuition $1,890 for Colorado residents, $4,674 for out-of-state
residents, + $1,000 course fee per student to for transportation and other
expenses; members of federally recognized Tribes may apply for a tuition
waiver.
In this six-week archaeological methods training field school
students will gain experience in archaeological survey, manual and digital
mapping, architectural and site documentation, and archaeological
collections management and curation. Field trips to local sites will provide
additional context for the project. Course is ANTH 369: Field Training in
Archaeology, 6 credits; open to students who have completed ANTH 201 or an
equivalent introduction to archaeology class.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more
information visit <http://www.fortlewis.edu/fieldschool>
http://www.fortlewis.edu/fieldschool.
Saturday March 2, 2024: Tucson
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Vista del Rio Archaeological Site
Free Tour” guided by archaeologist Allen Dart at the Vista del Rio Cultural
Resource Park, 7575 E. Desert Arbors St. (at Dos Hombres Road), Tucson
9-11 am. Free.
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
southern Arizona Hohokam archaeological culture that was inhabited between
1000 and 1150 CE.
Reservations are required by 5 pm Thursday February 29: 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 March 2 Morning
Tour flyer” in your email subject line.
Tuesday March 19, 2024: Tucson-Marana, AZ
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Spring Equinox Tour to 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 am to noon. $35 donation ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members) helps cover Old Pueblo’s
tour expenses and supports its education programs about archaeology and
traditional cultures.
The 2024 vernal equinox occurs on Tuesday March 19, 2024 at
8:06 pm Mountain Standard Time (Mar. 20, 3:06 am Greenwich Mean Time). To
celebrate the equinox day (but not the exact time!) and explore ancient
people's recognition of equinoxes and other calendrical events,
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, bedrock mortars, and other archaeological
features; 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 mostly Hohokam Indians between 800 and 1100 CE.
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.
Donations are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm
Sunday March 17, whichever is earlier: 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 Spring Equinox
Tour flyer” in your email subject line.
Saturday April 6, 2024: Fort Huachuca/Sierra Vista & Naco, AZ
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Garden Canyon, Fort Huachuca,
and Camp Naco Pictographs, Archaeology, and History” tour with archaeologist
Stanislava Romih and historic architect R. Brooks Jeffery, starting at the
Van Deman Gate Visitor Control Center, Hatfield St., Fort Huachuca, Arizona
8:30 am to 3:30 pm. $55 donation per person ($45 for Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members)
supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional
cultures.
Located on the historic Fort Huachuca Army Post, the Garden
Canyon site is a precontact American Indian settlement near where the
Mogollon, Hohokam, and Trincheras archaeological cultures came together.
Limited excavations at this site revealed remnants of pithouses and
above-ground dwellings, funerary features, and pottery and other artifacts.
Farther up Garden Canyon, a few hundred feet above its floor, are
rockshelters that contain pictographs that may have been painted in the
1700s by Apaches. In part 1 of this Old Pueblo tour, Fort Huachuca Cultural
Resources Manager Stanislava “Sasha” Romih will guide our visit to these
sites and the Fort Huachuca Museum, which focuses on the region’s military
history. After visiting Fort Huachuca, the tour group will take a lunch
break then caravan from Sierra Vista to Naco, Arizona to visit historic Camp
Naco. This early twentieth-century Buffalo Soldiers installation is now the
target of a City of Bisbee rehabilitation effort to explore a wide range of
future uses that commemorate history, expand cultural opportunities, and
serve as a resource for the communities of Naco and southern Cochise County.
Tour participants need to bring picnic lunch and water, wear sturdy hiking
shoes, and be able to hike along a short, narrow mountain trail.
Donations are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm
Monday April 1st, whichever is earlier: 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 Garden Canyon
flyer” in your email subject line.
Saturday April 6, 2024: Tucson
“Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop” with flintknapper Sam
Greenleaf at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th Street, Tucson
9 am to noon. $35 donation ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members; 50% off for persons who
have taken this class previously) supports Old Pueblo’s education programs
about archaeology and traditional cultures.
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 pre-European Contact 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 Native Americans made traditional crafts and is not
intended to train students how to make artwork for sale. Limited to six
registrants.
Donations are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm
Thursday April 4, whichever is earlier: 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 flintknapping
flyer” in your email subject line.
Old Pueblo Online Classes Coming in 2024:
Wednesday evenings May 8-August 7, 2024: “The Mogollon
Culture of the US Southwest” 14-session online adult education class
Wednesday evenings September 4-December 11, 2024: “The
Hohokam Culture of Southern Arizona” 14-session online adult education class
OLD PUEBLO ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER’S YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center is now taking reservations for the
2023-2024 school year’s youth education programs. You can find information
about them at the links listed below.
* OPEN3 Simulated Archaeological Excavation Education Program:
https://www.oldpueblo.org/programs/educational-programs/childrens-programs/o
pen3-simulated-excavation-classrooms/.
* OPENOUT Archaeology Outreach Presentations “Ancient People of Arizona,”
“Lifestyle of the Hohokam,” and “What is an Archaeologist?”:
https://www.oldpueblo.org/programs/educational-programs/childrens-programs/.
* Tours for Youth:
https://www.oldpueblo.org/programs/educational-programs/childrens-programs/s
ite-tours-classrooms/.
OLD PUEBLO ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER’S 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
you can again receive membership benefits. Old Pueblo members receive
substantial discounts on most of our tours and other activities for which
donations or fees are required.
Payment Options for Donations and Memberships
For payment by mail please make check or money order payable to Old
Pueblo Archaeology Center or simply OPAC, and include a printed explanation
of what your payment is for. If it’s for or includes a membership fee, you
can print the Enrollment/Subscription form from Old Pueblo’s
www.oldpueblo.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Old-Pueblo-Membership-Subscript
ion-Application-Form-20181215.doc
<https://www.oldpueblo.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Old-Pueblo-Membership-
Subscription-Application-Form-20181215.doc> web page and complete the
appropriate information on that form. Mail payment and information sheet to
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, PO Box 40577, Tucson AZ 85717. (Mail sent to
Old Pueblo’s street address gets returned to senders because there is no
mailbox at our street address.)
To start or renew an Old Pueblo membership online you can
visit our www.oldpueblo.org/about-us/membership/
<http://www.oldpueblo.org/about-us/membership/> web page, scroll down to
the bottom of that page, and 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, and
follow the prompts.
To make a credit card or debit card payment without going online you
can call Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201, tell the person who answers you’d like
to make a credit card donation or payment, and provide your card
authorization. We advise that you do not provide credit card or debit card
numbers to us in an email. Old Pueblo accepts Visa, MasterCard, and Discover
card payments.
All of us at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center appreciate your
support! I hope you enjoy reading this and future issues of Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center’s upcoming-activities announcements!
Warmest regards,
Allen Dart, RPA, Executive Director (Volunteer)
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
PO Box 40577
Tucson AZ 85717-0577 USA
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