Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Archaeology of the Southwest” 18-session online adult education class with archaeologist Allen Dart will be held on Wednesdays, January 20 to May 19, 2027, 6:30-9:30pm (ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time).  The requested donation is $145 donation ($115 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, Arizona Archaeological Society [AAS], and Arizona Site Stewards members), which supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. Donation does not include 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 US Southwest’s ancestral cultures. Expanding this year from 14 to 18 evening class sessions, it 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 Southwest cultures for anyone interested in the archaeology of the Southwest, the class can be taken for certification in the Arizona Archaeological Society (AAS) Certification/Education Program. (It is a prerequisite for certification in all of the AAS’s other courses offered.) 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 pm Monday January 18, 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 Archaeology of the Southwest course subjects: Paleoindian and Archaic period projectile points, Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Canyon, a Mogollon pithouse, and the Great House at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument