“Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces”

Free presentation for Astronomy Month by archaeologist Allen Dart at Red Rock State Park, 4050 Red Rock Loop Rd., Sedona,Arizona, cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council*

            2-3 p.m. Free

            Native Americans in the Southwest developed sophisticated skills in astronomy and predicting the seasons, centuries before Old World peoples first entered the region. In this presentation archaeologist Allen Dart discusses the petroglyphs at Picture Rocks, the architecture of the “Great House” at Arizona’s Casa Grande Ruins, and other archaeological evidence of ancient southwestern astronomy and calendrical reckoning; and interprets how these discoveries may have related to ancient Native American rituals. Funding for program provided by the Arizona Humanities Council.

      * This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Eric Buzonas in Sedona at 928-282-6907 or ebuzonas@azstateparks.gov; for information about the presentation subject matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or adart@oldpueblo.org.