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April 2023
Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop
On Saturday April 1, 2023, flintknapper Sam Greenleaf will be teaching the Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th Street, Tucson. This will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, with a requested $35 donation ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Friends of Pueblo Grande Museum members; 50% off for persons who have taken this class previously). Learn how to make arrowheads, spear points, and other flaked stone artifacts just like ancient peoples…
Find out more »Civilian Conservation Corps Historic Sites Tour in the Tucson Mountains
Join archaeologists Ron Beckwith and Bill Gillespie in Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Civilian Conservation Corps Historic Sites Tour in the Tucson Mountains" on Saturday, April 15, 2023 from 8:30 a.m. to noon. This tour will be starting at Saguaro National Park’s Red Hills Visitor Center, 2700 N. Kinney Rd., Tucson. The requested donation is $35 ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Friends of Pueblo Grande Museum members), which covers all entry fees and helps support Old Pueblo’s education programs…
Find out more »Third Thursday Food for Thought Presentation: “The Civilian Conservation Corps in Southern Arizona and the Creation of a Transformed Landscape”
On Thursday, April 20, 2023 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's Third Thursday Food for Thought presentation will feature “The Civilian Conservation Corps in Southern Arizona and the Creation of a Transformed Landscape” by archaeologist William B. Gillespie. This free Zoom online program will be held from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) is widely recognized as one of the most successful of President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal programs that helped bring the country…
Find out more »“Religion on the Red Rocks Tour”
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center has had to cancel its “Religion on the Red Rocks Tour” to the Loy Canyon, Spirithunter, and Red Tank Draw pictograph and petroglyph sites that was scheduled for April 29 & 30, 2023. We apologize for any inconvenience. Caption: A pictograph-petroglyph panel in Loy Canyon near Sedona, photo by Scott Newth
Find out more »May 2023
“Archaeology of the Southwest” 12-Session Online Adult Education Class
On Wednesdays beginning May 10 through July 26, 2023, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “Archaeology of the Southwest” 12-session online adult education class will be taught by archaeologist Allen Dart. The classes will be held at 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., with a requested $99 donation ($80 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, Arizona Archaeological Society , and Friends of Pueblo Grande Museum members), not counting cost of the recommended text or of optional Arizona Archaeological Society membership. Archaeology of the Southwest is…
Find out more »Third Thursday Food for Thought Presentation: “Making and Breaking Waves: Feminist Thought in Anthropology’s History”
On Thursday, May 18, 2023, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's Third Thursday Food for Thought presentation will feature “Making and Breaking Waves: Feminist Thought in Anthropology’s History” presentation by anthropologist Ruth Burgett Jolie, Ph.D. This free Zoom online program will be held from 7:00 to 8:30 pm (ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time, same as Pacific Daylight Time). In some circles, “the F-word” is “feminism”- a dirty word not to be discussed in good company. Yet, feminism, the political movement advocating for women’s rights…
Find out more »Coyote Ruin, Fitzmaurice Ruin, and Museum of Indigenous People Tour
On Saturday, May 20 and Sunday, May 21, 2023, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Coyote Ruin, Fitzmaurice Ruin, and Museum of Indigenous People” tour with archaeologist Andrew Christenson, PhD, in Prescott and Prescott Valley, Arizona. The tour will begin on Saturday at 11:30 and end on Sunday 12:00 noon. There is a requested donation of $99 donation per person ($80 for members of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center or Friends of Pueblo Grande Museum), which covers all site entry fees and…
Find out more »September 2023
“The Hohokam Culture of Southern Arizona” 12-Session Online Adult Education Class
On Wednesdays beginning September 6 through December 6 (skipping October 25 and November 22), 2023, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “The Hohokam Culture of Southern Arizona” 12-session online adult education class will be taught by archaeologist Allen Dart. These classes will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Time through Nov. 1st), with a requested $99 donation ($80 for members of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, Arizona Archaeological Society , and Friends of Pueblo Grande…
Find out more »December 2023
December 6 is the last day to get tickets from Old Pueblo for “The December 14 Jim Click Millions for Tucson Raffle”
You could win a 2023 Ford Bronco Raptor valued at $76,580, or two first-class round-trip airline tickets to anywhere in the world, or $5,000 cash in “The Jim Click Millions for Tucson Raffle” on December 14! Ticket sales benefit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and other southern Arizona charities so get your tickets from Old Pueblo before 5 pm Wednesday December 6! Cost: $25 per ticket. On Thursday December 14, 2023, Tucson’s Jim Click Automotive Team will give away a 2023…
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