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September 2024
Third Thursday Food for Thought Presentation – “Archaeology on the Rocks: Investigating an 18th-century Spanish Land Grant”
On Thursday, September 19, 2024, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's "Third Thursday Food for Thought" online presentation featuring “Archaeology on the Rocks: Investigating an 18th-century Spanish Land Grant in Tijeras Canyon, NM” by archaeologist Kelly L. Jenks, Ph.D. This free Zoom online presentation will be held from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. (ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time, same as Pacific Daylight Time). In 1763, New Mexico’s Spanish colonial Governor Cachupín approved an application by 19 petitioners for a grant of community land east…
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Third Thursday Food for Thought Presentation – “New Archaeological Insights from Ancient DNA”
On Thursday, October 17, 2024, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “Third Thursday Food for Thought” online presentation featuring “New Archaeological Insights from Ancient DNA” by archaeologist/geneticist Jakob W. Sedig, 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 this talk, Jakob Sedig will explore how ancient DNA (aDNA) data generated by the Proyecto de Investigación de Poblaciones Antiguas en el Norte y Occidente de México (PIPANOM)…
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“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…
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