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Arrowhead Making & Flintknapping Workshop
Learn how to make arrowheads and other stone tools just like prehistoric southwestern Native Americans did
Educational Tours
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center offers educational tours to significant archaeological, historical & cultural sites
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
Our Facility
We are located at the Tucson Unified School District’s Ajo Service Center just west of La Cholla Blvd. between Starr Pass Blvd. and Ajo Way
Public-Assisted Volunteer Excavation and Research Program
Join our team of professional archaeologists for a day (or more) and learn about archaeological excavation, preservation, and current archaeological research
Upcoming Events
“The Hohokam Culture of Southern Arizona” 14-Session Online Adult Education Class
September 4 @ 6:30 pm
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December 11 @ 8:30 pm
Third Thursday Food for Thought presents “Chichilticale in 1539: The Long-Sought Coronado Expedition Site in Arizona”
December 19 @ 7:00 pm
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8:30 pm
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Winter Solstice Tour to Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites”
December 21 @ 8:00 am
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12:00 pm
“Encore Chukui Kawi/Cerro Prieto ֍ Inscription Hill ֎ Pan Quemado: Yoeme Sacred Mountain, Hohokam Trincheras, and Petroglyphs” Car-caravan Cultural Sites Tour
January 4, 2025 @ 8:00 am
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5:00 pm
“San Pedro Valley Paleoindians, Petroglyphs, and Prospectors” Archaeology and History Tour
January 11, 2025 @ 9:00 am
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5:00 pm
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Tucson AZ 85717-0577
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