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Tuesdays June 8 through July 27, 2010:
"Prehistory of the Southwest" class with archaeologist Allen Dart at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th Street at Tucson Unified School District’s Ajo Service Center, just west of La Cholla Blvd., ½-mile north of John F. Kennedy Park, Tucson. 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. each Tuesday June 8 through July 27, 2010. Fee $50 ($40 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members), not counting cost of text recommended for the course. Minimum enrollment 8, maximum 24. A series of eight"Prehistory of the Southwest" class sessions will be offered by archaeologist Allen Dart in this Tuesday series of "Prehistory of the Southwest," 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. The class includes discussions of 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 this region, the class can be used as prerequisite for all other courses offered to members of the Arizona Archaeological Society (AAS) who wish to enroll in the AAS Certification Program. Reservations required, registration deadline June 4, 2010: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org to register or for more information. Click here for a flyer containing more information.
Friday June 11-Tuesday June 15, 2010
(Reservation deadline Friday June 4, 2010)
"Mimbres Ruins, Rock Art, and Museums of Southern New Mexico" archaeology education “flex-tour” tour with Registered Professional Archaeologist Allen Dart, sponsored by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, van departing from Pima Community College, 401 N. Bonita Ave., Tucson, or drive your own vehicle and meet tour in Silver City, NM 3 p.m. Friday to 5 p.m. Tuesday. $799 per person includes van transport and lodging (double accommodations; single $839); or $200 if you provide your own transport and lodging; $25 discount for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members. Registered Professional Archaeologist Allen Dart leads this “flex-tour” – featuring your choice of whether the tour sponsor or you will provide the transportation and lodging – to Classic Mimbres and Early Mogollon village archaeological sites, spectacular petroglyph 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; the Gila Cliff Dwellings; 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 Silver City. Registrants are responsible for their own meals. Van tour includes transportation and lodging. Reservations required: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org Click here for a flyer containing more information.
