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“Prehistory of the Southwest” Class
January 15, 2019 @ 6:30 pm - March 19, 2019 @ 8:30 pm
Beginning Tuesday, January 15, 2019 and each Tuesday following through March 19, 2019, archaeologist Allen Dart will be teaching “Prehistory of the Southwest” classes at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, located at 2201 W. 44th St., Tucson, AZ (at Tucson Unified School District’s Ajo Service Center, just west of La Cholla Blvd., 1/2-mile north of John F. Kennedy Park). Classes will be held each Tuesday evening from 6:30-8:30 p.m., on Jan. 15, 22 & 29, Feb. 5, 12, 19 & 26, and March 5, 12 & 19, 2019. Requested donation is $95 ($80 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary member), not including cost of the recommended text or of optional Arizona Archaeological Society membership. Minimum enrollment 8, maximum 20.
“Prehistory of the Southwest” is an introductory course in the study of the American Southwest, developed by the Arizona Archaeological Society to provide a basic overview of this region’s archaeology and cultures. Ten weekly evening class sessions will cover cultural sequences, dating systems, subsistence strategies, development of urbanization, abandonments 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 prehistory for anyone interested in the archaeology of the Southwest, the class can be used as prerequisite for all other courses offered to members of the Arizona Archaeological Society (AAS) enrolled in or interested in enrolling in the AAS Certification Program. Instructor Allen Dart is a registered professional archaeologist employed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is volunteer executive director of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center.
Reservations and prepayment required, registration deadline Friday January 11. 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org to register or for more information.
Photo by Jeffrey S. Dean of Kiet Siel Pueblo, one of the sites discussed in the “Prehistory of the Southwest” class.