Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Winter Solstice Tour to Los Morteros Hohokam Village and Signal Hill CCC & Petroglyph Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart will be held on Sunday, December 21, 2025, from 8:30 am to 12:00 noon. This tour departs from near Silverbell Rd. & Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana, Arizona. Requested donation is $45 per person ($36 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center members), which supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures.

The 2025 winter solstice occurs on Sunday, December 21 at 8:03 am (Mountain Standard Time [3:03 pm Greenwich Mean Time]). To celebrate the winter solstice day (but not the exact time!) and explore ancient people’s art and achievements, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s executive director Allen Dart leads this tour to two exemplary archaeological sites northwest of Tucson. The first, Los Morteros, is an ancient village site in Marana that includes one of the largest Hohokam ballcourts known, plus bedrock mortars, other archaeological features, and artifacts. From Los Morteros we’ll caravan into the foothills of the Tucson Mountains to the Signal Hill site, which includes ancient spiral, animal, and human-like petroglyph figures created by the Hohokam as well as historic architectural features constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in the 1930s. Participants provide their own transportation.

Registration and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Thursday December 19, whichever is earlier: info@oldpueblo.org or 520-798-1201.

Flyer: 20251221(v2)LosMorteros&SignalHillWinterSolsticeTour

Caption: Some archaeological and historic features at Los Morteros and Signal Hill, courtesy of Pima County, John Scheuring, Jordan Camp, & livingnewdeal.org