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Tuesdays October 5 through November 23, & Saturday October 16, 2010:
"Prehistory of the Southwest: The Hohokam Culture of Southern Arizona" class & field trip 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 8:30 p.m. each Tuesday evening October 5 through November 23, 2010, plus 4-hour lecturing field trip to Tucson-area Hohokam sites from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday October 16. 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 2-hour and one 4-hour field trip class sessions will be offered by archaeologist Allen Dart in this "Advanced Prehistory of the Southwest" class, which explores the archaeology of the Hohokam culture of the American Southwest. Developed by the Arizona Archaeological Society (AAS) for its Certification Program (see http://www.azarchsoc.org/certification.htm), the class includes discussions of Hohokam origins, subsistence and settlement systems, social and organizational systems, material culture including ceramics, other artifacts, and architecture, interaction within and beyond the Hohokam culture’s regional boundaries, and ideas on religion and trade. The AAS’s basic “Prehistory of the Southwest” class is recommended as a prerequisite but this is negotiable with the instructor. Each student is expected to prepare a research report to be presented orally or in written form. Reservations required, registration deadline Sept. 30, 2010: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org to register or for more information. Click here for a flyer containing more information.
Saturday October 16, 2010:
"Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites" guided tour departs from northeast corner of Silverbell Road & Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana, Arizona 8 a.m. to noon. $15 ($12 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members) Archaeologist Allen Dart leads this carpooling tour to Los Morteros, an ancient village site that includes a Hohokam ballcourt and bedrock mortars, and to Picture Rocks, where ancient petroglyphs include a solstice and equinox marker, dancing human-like figures, whimsical animals, and other rock symbols made by Hohokam Indians between A.D. 650 and 1450. Free. LIMITED TO 32 PEOPLE. Reservations required. 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org . to register or for more information. Click here for a flyer containing more information.
Thursday October 21, 2010:
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner & presentation: ****[Program title & speaker to be arranged] at El Charro Café Downtown, 311 N. Court Avenue, Tucson 6 to 8:30 p.m. $25 per person includes dinner, tax and gratuity, plus the presentation ****[Description to be provided later.] Reservations and dinner payment are due by 3:00 p.m. on the Thursday one week prior to the presentation date. 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org
Saturday October 23, 2010:
Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop with flintknapper Allen Denoyer at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th Street, Tucson (in Tucson Unified School District’s Ajo Service Center, just west of La Cholla Blvd., ½-mile north of John F. Kennedy Park) 9 a.m. to noon. $35; $28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members 9 a.m. to noon. $35 ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members) fee includes all materials and equipment. Learn how to make arrowheads, spear points, and other flaked stone artifacts just like ancient peoples did. In this workshop, flintknapping expert Allen Denoyer provides participants with hands-on experience and learning on how prehistoric people made and used projectile points and other tools created from obsidian and other stone. The class is designed to help modern people understand how prehistoric Native Americans made traditional crafts, and is not intended to train students how to make artwork for sale. Minimum enrollment 6, maximum 8. Reservations required: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org
Saturday October 30, 2010:
“Casa Grande Ruins and Middle Gila Valley Archaeology and History” Old Pueblo Archaeology Center carpooling educational tour with archaeologist Allen Dart departing from Pima Community College, 401 N. Bonita Ave., Tucson 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. $40 ($32 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members) Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s director, archaeologist Allen Dart, leads tour to Coolidge-Florence area. Tour includes an extended visit to archaeological features in the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Coolidge plus visits to the Grewe site (early Hohokam village), Poston Butte Ruin (Preclassic village with Hohokam ballcourt), historic Adamsville Cemetery and settlements along the Gila River, and Pinal County Historical Society Museum in Florence. REGISTRANTS PROVIDE THEIR OWN TRANSPORTATION – carpools are encouraged. Bring your own picnic lunch and water. Reservations required: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org Click here for a flyer containing more information.
