“A Culinary Tale of Two Cities: Subsistence Strategies and Environmental Change at Pueblo Grande and La Plaza”

This free presentation by Andrea Gregory and John Jones will be held at the 5th Annual Arizona Scitech Festival at Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix at 1:00 PM* Archaeological data recovered from excavations at the Hohokam village sites of Pueblo Grande and La Plaza during the Valley Metro Light Rail Corridor project is used to inform about subsistence practices and environmental changes through time. Analytical results from both faunal and botanical resources are used to compare resource procurement strategies between the two sites. Inferences are made about environmental shifts occurring at both sites based on perceived resource availability. Andrea Gregory, M.A., RPA, is Director of Cultural Resources and Senior Faunal Analyst, and John Jones, Ph.D., is Senior Paleoethnobotanist, for Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd., Tempe.
* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center event. For more information call 602-534-1573 or visit pueblogrande.com or azscitechfest.org.