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September 2024
“The Hohokam Culture of Southern Arizona” 14-Session Online Adult Education Class
Learn about the Hohokam culture with Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “The Hohokam Culture of Southern Arizona” 14-session online adult education class with archaeologist Allen Dart. Classes will be held on Wednesday evenings 6:30-8:30 (ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time, same as Pacific Daylight Time through Oct. 30) from September 4-December 11, 2024 (skipping October 23). There is a requested donation of $109 per person ($90 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, AAS, and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members) supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and…
Find out more »November 2024
“Unsung Heroes: Search and Rescue – First Responders – Southern Arizona, 1901-2000” Online History Presentation
On Thursday, November 21, 2024 join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “Third Thursday Food for Thought” Zoom online program featuring “Unsung Heroes: Search and Rescue – First Responders – Southern Arizona, 1901-2000” history presentation by National Park Service Superintendent Emeritus Charles R. “Butch” Farabee, Jr. This free online presentation will be held from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. (ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time). November 15, 1958: Tucson suffered the second greatest snowfall on record. Three young Boy Scouts tragically perished hiking nearby. Nearly 750…
Find out more »December 2024
2024 Jim Click “Millions for Tucson Raffle”
Don't forget to get your tickets from Old Pueblo Archaeology Center for the 2024 Jim Click “Millions for Tucson Raffle,” for your chance to win a 2024 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 4xe Plug-in Hybrid SUV valued at $61,180 (MSRP), two first-class round-trip airline tickets to anywhere in the world, or $5,000 cash. The deadline for getting your tickets from Old Pueblo is Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. On Thursday December 12, Tucson’s Jim Click Automotive Team will give away…
Find out more »“Chukui Kawi/Cerro Prieto ֍ Inscription Hill ֎ Pan Quemado: Yoeme Sacred Mountain, Hohokam Trincheras, and Petroglyphs” Sites Tour
TOUR FULL – WAITING LIST On Saturday, December 7, 2024, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Chukui Kawi/Cerro Prieto ֍ Inscription Hill ֎ Pan Quemado: Yoeme Sacred Mountain, Hohokam Trincheras, and Petroglyphs” car-caravan cultural sites tour with Yoeme traditional culture specialist Felipe S. Molina and archaeologist Allen Dart. Participants will meet at 8:00 a.m. at McDonald’s Restaurant, located at 13934 N. Sandario Rd., Marana, Arizona (near Interstate 10 Exit 236). This car-caravan tour will end around 5:00 p.m. There is…
Find out more »January 2025
“Encore Chukui Kawi/Cerro Prieto ֍ Inscription Hill ֎ Pan Quemado: Yoeme Sacred Mountain, Hohokam Trincheras, and Petroglyphs” Car-caravan Cultural Sites Tour
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Encore Chukui Kawi/Cerro Prieto ֍ Inscription Hill ֎ Pan Quemado: Yoeme Sacred Mountain, Hohokam Trincheras, and Petroglyphs” car-caravan cultural sites tour with Yoeme traditional culture specialist Felipe S. Molina and archaeologist Allen Dart, will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2025 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Guests will meet at McDonald’s restaurant, 13934 N. Sandario Rd., Marana, Arizona (near Interstate 10 Exit 236). There is a donation request of $55 per person, $45 for Old…
Find out more »“San Pedro Valley Paleoindians, Petroglyphs, and Prospectors” Archaeology and History Tour
On Saturday, January 11, 2025, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (or later), join the “San Pedro Valley Paleoindians, Petroglyphs, and Prospectors” archaeology and history tour with Vance Holliday, Merle Kilpatrick, and Allen Dart. This tour is sponsored by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, Tucson, and Friends of the San Pedro River (FOTSPR), and will be starting in Sierra Vista, Arizona. A suggested donation of $50 per person ($45 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members) supports…
Find out more »Third Thursday Food for Thought Presentation – “If the Shoe Fits: Subarctic-style Moccasins and the Apachean Journey from the Northern Dene Homeland to the Precontact Southwest”
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “Third Thursday Food for Thought” presentation will feature “If the Shoe Fits: Subarctic-style Moccasins and the Apachean Journey from the Northern Dene Homeland to the Precontact Southwest” by HDR Archaeologist Kevin P. Gilmore, PhD. This free online Zoom presentation will be held on Thursday, January 16, 2025 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. (ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time). The timing and routes taken by the ancestors of the modern Ndee (Apache) and Diné (Navajo) on their journey south from…
Find out more »February 2025
“Tucson and Marana Yoeme (Yaqui Indian) Communities” Car-caravan Cultural Sites Tour
On Saturday, February 8, 2025, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “Tucson and Marana Yoeme (Yaqui Indian) Communities” car-caravan cultural sites tour with Yoeme traditional culture specialist Felipe S. Molina, starting in the Santa Cruz River Park ramada at 1317 W. Irvington Road, Tucson (on south side of Irvington just west of the Santa Cruz River). The tour will last from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm with a requested donation of $35 per person ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and…
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