Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's 20th anniversary of “Third Thursday Food for Thought” will feature “Petroglyphs, Pottery, and Painting in the Ancient Southwest“ by archaeologist Kelley Hays-Gilpin, Ph.D. This free online Zoom presentation will be held on Thursday, January 15, 2026 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm (Mountain Standard Time). Please join us this month in celebrating Read more…

On Thursday, February 19, 2026, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center invites you to attend the “Third Thursday Food for Thought” Zoom program featuring the presentation “But Is It Art? Historical Debate and Indigenous Perspectives on Rock Imagery” by anthropologist Aaron M. Wright, Ph.D. This free presentation will be held at 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. (Mountain Standard Read more…

On Thursday, March 19, 2026, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “Third Thursday Food for Thought” online presentation featuring “A Globalized Past? Long-Distance Exchange and Interaction in the US Southwest and Mexican Northwest” by archaeologists Christopher W. Schwartz, Ph.D. and Ben Nelson, Ph.D. This free Zoom presentation will be held from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.  ARIZONA/Mountain Read more…

On Thursday, April 16, 2026, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “Third Thursday Food for Thought” online presentation featuring “Ghost Canals of the Phoenix Area” by archaeologist Daniel Garcia. This free Zoom presentation will be held from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Time). Dan Garcia, archaeologist for central Arizona’s Salt Read more…

On Thursday, May 21, 2026, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's "Third Thursday Food for Thought” online presentation “Exposing Frauds, Busting Myths, and Solving Mysteries in American Southwest Archaeology” by archaeologist Kenneth L. Feder, Ph.D. This free Zoom program will be held 7:00-8:30 p.m. ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Time). Did you know that Read more…

Be sure to join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's "Third Thursday Food for Thought” program on Thursday, June 18, 2026, featuring “The American Upper Paleolithic and Evidence from the Gault Archaeological Site” by archaeologist D. Clark Wernecke, Ph.D. This free online Zoom presentation will be held from 7:00-8:30 pm ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Read more…

On Thursday, July 16, 2026, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “Third Thursday Food for Thought” program will feature “The History and Future of America’s Public Land” by National Park Service Superintendent (retired) Walt Dabney. This free online Zoom presentation will be held from 7:00-8:30 pm ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Time). Discover the untold Read more…

Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's "Third Thursday Food for Thought" program presents “Indigenous Trail Networks and the Engineering of Cultural Landscapes of the Sonoran Desert” by preservation anthropologist Aaron M. Wright, Ph.D. This free Zoom online presentation will be given on Thursday, August 20, 2026 from 7:00-8:30 pm ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Time). Read more…

On Thursday, September 17, 2026, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “Third Thursday Food for Thought” program which will feature “The Legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers: Courage, Service, and Impact on American History” by Charles W. Young. This free online Zoom presentation will be held from 7:00-8:00 pm ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Time). Read more…

View of Paquimé and the Mound of the Offerings, photo courtesy of the Amerind Foundation On Thursday, October 15, 2026, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “Third Thursday Food for Thought” online presentation will feature “Defining the Main Plaza and Ritual Use of Space in the Ceremonial Precinct at Paquimé” by archaeologist Michael D. Mathiowetz, Ph.D. This Read more…