Old Pueblo Archaeology Center

Staff

Executive Director & Principal Investigator

Allen Dart (B.A., M.A.), Registered Professional Archaeologist (RPA), has extensive experience supervising cultural resource projects at Archaic, Hohokam, Patayan, Ancestral Puebloan, Mogollon, protohistoric O'odham (Piman), and historical archaeological sites. He has been employed by the Arizona State Museum (University of Arizona), the Museum of New Mexico, the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, and private consulting firms developing archaeology contract and grant proposals, budgets, research designs, National Register nominations, and publications for both professional and avocational archaeologists. An active community volunteer, Mr. Dart has donated his time to other archaeology and history organizations including the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society, Arizona Archaeological Council, Arizona Archaeological Society, State Historic Preservation Office, and United Way.

Working with Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and volunteering with other organizations Mr. Dart has developed many archaeology projects that have been or will be described and interpreted in publications. Many of them have provided opportunities for public participation and some have resulted in sites being listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the nation’s foremost listing of important heritage sites.

Mr. Dart is employed full-time as an archaeology project director for EcoPlan Associates, Inc. (an environmental and cultural resources consulting firm) and part-time as the Executive Director of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, which he founded in 1993 to provide educational and scientific programs in archaeology and culture. He has been a recipient of the Arizona Governor’s Award in Public Archaeology for his efforts to bring archaeology and history to the public.

Email: adart@oldpueblo.org

Laboratory Director and Office Manager

Darla Pettit (A.A.S.), began working for Old Pueblo as a volunteer and was hired in 1995 after being recognized for her organization, skills, and enthusiasm. Having worked on cultural resources survey and excavation projects in Arizona, New Mexico, and France, she has been employed by Old Pueblo as a field crew member and crew chief, educator, program organizer, laboratory director, and office manager.

Ms. Pettit’s especially important contributions to Old Pueblo include helping develop the children’s simulated archaeology dig education program and serving as its first instructor, and managing the field and laboratory instruction, processing, and curation for contracted research projects as well as Old Pueblo’s public archaeological field schools.

Email: dpettit@oldpueblo.org

Lead Children's Program Instructor

Barbara C. "Cris" Wagner (B.A.) is an education program instructor and tour guide for education programs. She attended archaeological field school at Southern Utah University and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Spanish with an emphasis in Portuguese and anthropology. Mrs. Wagner’s education experience includes working as an education program assistant and curatorial assistant at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, and as a Spanish translator and interpreter.

Email: cwagner@oldpueblo.org

Bookkeeper

Diana Weldon

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Staff Executive Director & Principal Investigator Allen Dart (B.A., M.A.), Registered Professional Archaeologist (RPA), has extensive experience supervising cultural resource projects at Archaic, Hohokam, Patayan, Ancestral Puebloan, Mogollon, protohistoric O'odham (Piman), and historical archaeological sites. He has been employed by the Arizona State Museum (University of Arizona), the Museum of New Mexico, the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, and private consulting firms developing archaeology contract and grant proposals, budgets, research designs, National Register nominations, and publications for both professional and avocational archaeologists. An active community volunteer, Mr. Dart has donated his time to other archaeology and history organizations including the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society, Arizona Archaeological Council, Arizona Archaeological Society, State Historic Preservation Office, and United Way. Working with Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and volunteering with other organizations Mr. Dart has developed many archaeology projects that have been or will be described and interpreted in publications. Many of them have provided opportunities for public participation and some have resulted in sites being listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the nation’s foremost listing of important heritage sites. Mr. Dart is employed full-time as an archaeology project director for EcoPlan Associates, Inc. (an environmental and cultural resources consulting firm) and part-time as the Executive Director of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, which he founded in 1993 to provide educational and scientific programs in archaeology and culture. He has been a recipient of the Arizona Governor’s Award in Public Archaeology for his efforts to bring archaeology and history to the public. Email: adart@oldpueblo.org Laboratory Director and Office Manager Darla Pettit (A.A.S.), began working for Old Pueblo as a volunteer and was hired in 1995 after being recognized for her organization, skills, and enthusiasm. Having worked on cultural resources survey and excavation projects in Arizona, New Mexico, and France, she has been employed by Old Pueblo as a field crew member and crew chief, educator, program organizer, laboratory director, and office manager. Ms. Pettit’s especially important contributions to Old Pueblo include helping develop the children’s simulated archaeology dig education program and serving as its first instructor, and managing the field and laboratory instruction, processing, and curation for contracted research projects as well as Old Pueblo’s public archaeological field schools. Email: dpettit@oldpueblo.org *Lead Children's Program Instructor* Barbara C. "Cris" Wagner (B.A.) is an education program instructor and tour guide for education programs. She attended archaeological field school at Southern Utah University and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Spanish with an emphasis in Portuguese and anthropology. Mrs. Wagner’s education experience includes working as an education program assistant and curatorial assistant at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, and as a Spanish translator and interpreter. Email: cwagner@oldpueblo.org Bookkeeper Diana Weldon