“Archaeology of the Southwest” 12-Session Online Adult Education Class

“Archaeology of the Southwest” 12-session class with archaeologist Allen Dart will be held on Wednesdays beginning June 8 through August 24, 2022, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., online via Zoom. There is a requested $99 donation ($80 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, Arizona Archaeological Society [AAS], and Friends of Pueblo Grande Museum members), not counting cost of the recommended text or of optional Arizona Archaeological Society membership.

Archaeology of the Southwest is an introductory course that provides a basic overview of the U.S. Southwest’s ancestral cultures. Its twelve evening class sessions will cover cultural sequences, dating systems, subsistence strategies, development of urbanization, depopulation of different areas at different times, and the general characteristics of major cultural groups that have lived in the Southwest over the past 13,000-plus years. Besides offering an up-to-date synthesis of southwestern cultures for anyone interested in the archaeology of the Southwest, the class is a prerequisite for all other courses offered in the Arizona Archaeological Society (AAS) Certification/Education Program. Instructor Allen Dart is a registered professional archaeologist and executive director of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center. Minimum enrollment 10 people. For information on the AAS and its Certification program visit  www.azarchsoc.org/page-807603.

Donations are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 p.m. Friday June 3, whichever is earlier. To register of for more information contact Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org.

Photo caption: Photo by Jeffrey S. Dean of Kiet Siel Pueblo, one of the sites discussed in the “Archaeology of the Southwest” class

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