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September 2025
“A Cat’s Tale: How Domestic Cats Came to the Americas” Presentation
On September 18, 2025, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “Third Thursday Food for Thought” program featuring the presentation “A Cat’s Tale: How Domestic Cats Came to the Americas” by archaeologist Martin H. Welker, Ph.D. This free online Zoom program will be held from 7:00-8:30 pm, ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Time). The domestic cat (Felis catus) is both one of the most popular pets and companion animals, and one of the least studied domesticated animals. Cats are variably…
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“Archaeological Investigations in Marana’s Crossroads at Silverbell District Park” In-person Presentation
Join archaeologist Allen Dart on October 3, 2025, for a free in-person presentation about “Archaeological Investigations in Marana's Crossroads at Silverbell District Park.” This will be held at the Wheeler Taft Abbett, Sr. Branch Library Community Room, 7800 N. Schisler Dr., Marana, AZ from 2:00-4:00 pm. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's executive director, archaeologist Allen Dart, will give this free presentation that begins with discussion and illustration of the artifacts, architecture, and other material culture of southern Arizona's ancient Hohokam culture.…
Find out more »Third Thursday Food for Thought presents “Reconstructing the Biographies of Culture and Power in Conquest Mexico: Malinche, Hernán Cortés, and the Origins of Indigenous-Spanish Relations”
On Thursday, October 16, 2025, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “Third Thursday Food for Thought” online presentation will feature “Reconstructing the Biographies of Culture and Power in Conquest Mexico: Malinche, Hernán Cortés, and the Origins of Indigenous-Spanish Relations” by historian Michael M. Brescia, Ph.D. This free Zoom presentation will be held from 7:00-8:30 pm (ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time ). Dr. Michael Brescia establishes the nature and scope of biography as a tool to uncover the historical experiences of Indigenous peoples and Spaniards…
Find out more »November 2025
“An Expedition Torn Asunder: O’odham Responses to the Coronado Expedition” Presentation
On Thursday, November 20, 2025, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's "Third Thursday Food for Thought" presentation will feature “An Expedition Torn Asunder: O'odham Responses to the Coronado Expedition” by archaeologist Deni J. Seymour, Ph.D. This free online Zoom presentation will be held from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time. Research on the Coronado expedition in southeastern Arizona has revealed that the O'odham were central to the way the expedition moved across the landscape. Usually focus is on how disruptive…
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