“The Mogollon Culture of the US Southwest” 14-Session Online Adult Education Class
May 8 @ 6:30 pm - August 7 @ 8:30 pm
Beginning May 8 to August 7, 2024, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center will have “The Mogollon Culture of the US Southwest” 14-session online adult education class with archaeologist Allen Dart. These classes will be held on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:30, with a requested donation of $109 per person ($90 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members), which supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. Donation does not include cost of optional AAS membership or AAS Certification Program enrollment.
Registered Professional Archaeologist Allen Dart teaches this class in 14 two-hour sessions on Wednesday evenings May 8-August 7, 2024, to explore the archaeology of the ancient Mogollon culture of the American Southwest. The class covers the history of Mogollon archaeology, Mogollon origins, the complex subregional Mogollon “branches,” chronology of habitation, subsistence and settlement patterns through time, artifacts, rock art, religious and social organization, depopulation and movement, and descendant peoples. Minimum enrollment 10 people.
The class meets the requirements of the Arizona Archaeological Society (AAS) Training, Certification and Education (TCE) program’s “Advanced Southwest Archaeology – Mogollon” course. Students seeking AAS Certification are expected to prepare a brief research report to be presented orally or in written or video format. The AAS basic “Archaeology of the Southwest” class is recommended as a prerequisite but this is negotiable with the instructor. For information on the AAS and the TCE visit www.azarchsoc.org/page-807603.
Reservations and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Friday May 3, whichever is earlier. To register or for more information contact Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org.
Flyer: 20240508-0807(v1)TheMogollonCultureOfTheUSSouthwestFlyer
Caption: Some Mogollon pottery: Mimbres Black-on-white, Four Mile Polychrome, Reserve Black-on-white, Mogollon Red-on-brown, and San Francisco Red, photos courtesy of Office of Archaeological Studies, New Mexico Museum of Indian Arts and Culture