On Wednesdays May 13 to August 5, 2026, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “The Mogollon Culture of the US Southwest” 14-session Zoom adult education class will be taught by archaeologist Allen Dart. Each class will be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The donation to register for the class ($109 per person; $90 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, Arizona Archaeological Society, and Arizona Site Stewards members) supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures.Donation does not include cost of optional AAS membership or AAS Certification Program enrollment.

Registered Professional Archaeologist Allen Dart teaches this class in 14 two-hour sessions on Wednesday evenings May 13-August 5, 2025 to explore the archaeology of the ancient Mogollon culture of the American Southwest. The class covers the history of Mogollon archaeology, Mogollon origins, the complex subregional Mogollon “branches,” chronology of habitation, subsistence and settlement patterns through time, artifacts, rock art, religious and social organization, depopulation and movement, and descendant peoples. Minimum enrollment 10 people.

The class meets the requirements of the Arizona Archaeological Society’s Training, Certification and Education program’s “Advanced Southwest Archaeology – Mogollon” course. To qualify for the AAS Certification the student must submit a brief written or video research report. The AAS basic “Archaeology of the Southwest” class is recommended as a prerequisite but this is negotiable with the instructor. For information on the AAS Certification Program, go to Certification Program under Activities on the AAS website, http://www.azarchsoc.org.

Reservations and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Monday May 11, whichever is earlier. To register or for more information contact Old Pueblo at info@oldpueblo.org or 520-798-1201.

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Caption: Some Mogollon pottery, clockwise from upper left:  Mimbres Black-on-white, Four Mile Polychrome, Reserve Black-on-white, Mogollon Red-on-brown, and two San Francisco Red, photos courtesy of Office of Archaeological Studies, New Mexico Museum of Indian Arts and Culture