
“The Mogollon Culture of the US Southwest” 14-session Zoom Adult Education Class
May 7 @ 6:30 pm - August 13 @ 8:30 pm
On Wednesdays, May 7-August 13, 2025 (skipping July 9th), Registered Professional Archaeologist Allen Dart will be teaching the “The Mogollon Culture of the US Southwest” class. This 14-session online class will 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, sponsored by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, meets the requirements of the Arizona Archaeological Society’s Training, Certification and Education program’s “Advanced Southwest Archaeology – Mogollon” course. To qualify for the AAS Certification the student must submit a brief written or video research report. 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 its certification program visit www.azarchsoc.org/page-807603.
Requested donation is $109 donation per person ($90 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, Arizona Archaeological Society, Arizona Site Stewards, 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. Reservations and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Monday May 5, whichever is earlier. To register or for more information contact Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org.
Caption: Some Mogollon pottery, clockwise from upper left: 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
Flyer: 20250507-0813(v2)TheMogollonCultureOfTheUSSouthwestFlyer