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“The Goat Camp Ruin Project: Volunteer Archaeology in Central Arizona”

June 17, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Getting started on the excavation of Goat Camp Ruin’s Room 1 eight years ago, photo courtesy of Scott Wood.

On Thursday, June 17, 2021, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” free Zoom online program will feature “The Goat Camp Ruin Project: Volunteer Archaeology in Central Arizona” presentation by archaeologist J. Scott Wood. From 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., join retired Forest Service archaeologist J. Scott Wood as he tells about the Goat Camp Ruin project he has been conducting for the last 13 years for the Town of Payson in the highlands of central Arizona. Sponsored by the Arizona Archaeological Society, this project eventually will result in this important Northern Salado site being developed for interpretation and incorporated into the Town’s recreational trail system. Goat Camp Ruin began as one of the earliest and eventually largest pre-Classic Hohokam pithouse villages in the area. As it continued its occupation into the Classic Period (1150-1450 CE) it transformed into a smaller masonry village, which is where this all-volunteer project has concentrated its effort. At its height it contained over 20 rooms and has evidence of a later Apache reoccupation. The excavation phase is still ongoing, but will be coming to an end in a year or so as stabilization of structures and preparation of the site for visitation take over. Scott’s presentation will walk you through the highlights of a decade’s worth of excavation, the site’s place in Payson area history, and the fate of the Northern Salado as they were caught up in the Great Drought of the late 13th century.

To register go to https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZuI7jb-KTXKSK1zMNEmhrQ. For more information contact Old Pueblo at info@oldpueblo.org or 520-798-1201.

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June 17, 2021
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7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Allen Dart

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