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Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces

March 28, 2016 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Summer solstice sunset viewed through circular window in an upper story of the Great House at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument.

Summer solstice sunset viewed through circular window in an upper story of the Great House at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument.

This free presentation will be given by archaeologist Allen Dart at the Maricopa County Library District’s White Tank Branch Library, 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Rd., Waddell, AZ at 10-11:30 AM ; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities* 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. The program is made possible by Arizona Humanities.

* This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. For event details contact Hanna Bozhko at 602-651-2211 or HannaBozhko@mcldaz.org; for information about the activity subject matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or adart@oldpueblo.org.

 

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Date:
March 28, 2016
Time:
10:00 am - 11:30 am
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Hanna Bozhko
Phone:
602-651-2211

Venue

Maricopa County Library, White Tank Branch
20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road
Waddell, AZ United States
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602-651-2211

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