Photo by Henry D. Wallace showing partial excavation of the ancient Hohokam settlement at the Pima Animal Care Center, courtesy of Desert Archaeology, Inc. On Thursday, March 21, 2019, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's Third Thursday Food for Thought dinner presentation will be "The Hohokam Landscape during Times of Transition" by archaeologist Dr. Michael Lindeman. This Read more…

Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner will feature the presentation “Whiskey is for Drinking, Water is for Fighting Over: Spain’s Impact on Law and Natural Resources in the American West” by historian Dr. Michael M. Brescia at a Tucson-area restaurant to be announced. This free presentation will be held from 6:00 Read more…

Galleon illustration provided by Father Greg. On Thursday, September 19, 2019 from 6:00-8:30 pm, join us for dinner at Karichimaka Mexican Restaurant (located at 5252 S. Mission Rd., Tucson), followed by a presentation by Father Greg Adolf who will discuss "The Manila Galleon and the Opening of the Trans-Pacific West." In this presentation, local historian Read more…

Photo of partly excavated Hohokam horno (earth oven) with heating stones, at University Indian Ruin, courtesy of Paul and Suzanne Fish. On Thursday, October 17, 2019 from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m., Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner will feature “University Indian Ruin: A Classic Period Center in the Eastern Tucson Basin” Read more…

Photo of the Rio Tularosa, courtesy of David Greenwald. Join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner on November 21, 2019 from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m., featuring “Excavations at the Creekside Village Archaeological Site near Tularosa, New Mexico” presentation by archaeologist David Greenwald, at U-Like Oriental Buffet Asian Cuisine, 5101 N. Oracle Read more…

Female ceramic figurine photo courtesy of Suzanne Eckert. On Thursday, December 19, 2019, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner will feature a presentation titled “Feminist Theory and an Engendered Archaeology: Where We’ve Been and Where We Are Going” by archaeologist Suzanne Eckert, Ph.D., in the Dining Hall and Petroglyph Auditorium of Read more…

Agaves at sunset photo by Allen Dart On Thursday, January 16, 2020, 6:00 - 8:30 p.m., join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner featuring the presentation “Mescal Agave Use in Arizona: Food, Fiber, and Vessel” at El Molinito Mexican Restaurant, 10180 N. Oracle Rd., Oro Valley, Arizona; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities. The Read more…

Sculpture in Plaza Juarez/Plaza de la Piedra Histórica (Plaza of the Historic Rock), Banámichi, Mexico, photo courtesy of Elizabeth Eklund. On Thursday, February 20, 2020, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner featuring the presentation “Living with the Canals: Water, Ecology, and Cultural Memory in Banámichi, Sonora” by anthropologist Elizabeth Eklund Read more…

A Mimbres pottery design that produces subjective color; pot illustration courtesy of Dr. Whittlesey, "Pastel Background New 2" image from www.rbgstock.com CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 CONCERN - On Thursday, March 19, 2020, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's Third Thursday Food for Thought dinner presentation will feature “Subjective Color in Mimbres Black-on-white Pottery” by archaeologist Dr. Stephanie Read more…