Pottery made by students in a previous Old Pueblo Archaeology Center - Andy Ward workshop (photo by Andy Ward). Saturdays January 23 & 30, February 6 & 13, 2016. “Basic Traditional Pottery Making Workshop” with Andy Ward at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th Street, just west of La Cholla Blvd., ½-mile north of Read more…

This free presentation will be given by Dr. Gary Huckleberry at the 5th Annual Arizona Scitech Festival at Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix at 1:00 PM.* As scientists watch the development of possibly the strongest El Niño in almost 20 years, the question arises as to how often such weather events happened Read more…

Summer solstice sunset viewed through a west-wall opening in the "Great House" at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument - Photo by Allen Dart This is a free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Pima County Public Library at Salazar-Ajo Branch, 15 W. Plaza St. #179, Ajo, Arizona at 1:30-2:30 PM; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities.* Native Read more…

An Ancient Family? Photograph by Arthur W. Vokes of Hohokam figurines carved from seashell. This free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart will be held at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, 1100 W. Ruins Drive, Coolidge, Arizona from 12 noon to 1 PM; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities.* The Hohokam Native American culture flourished in southern Arizona Read more…

This free presentation by Dr. Jaime Awe for Desert Foothills Chapter, Arizona Archaeological Society, will be held at the Foothills Community Foundation (Holland Community Center), 34250 N. 60th St. Building B, Scottsdale, Arizona at 7:00 PM* In Maya cosmology, few locations were (and are) considered more sacred or ritually charged than caves.  Representing portals to Read more…

This free presentation by Andrea Gregory and John Jones will be held at the 5th Annual Arizona Scitech Festival at Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix at 1:00 PM* Archaeological data recovered from excavations at the Hohokam village sites of Pueblo Grande and La Plaza during the Valley Metro Light Rail Corridor project Read more…

The public is invited to visit the historic Fort Lowell neighborhood and relive Tucson's bygone days at the 35th annual Fort Lowell Day celebration from noon - 4:00 PM. Events in Fort Lowell Park include high-speed cavalry drills, a regimental band concert, and hands-on activities such as adobe-brick making and games children would have played while living Read more…

Archaeologist Dr. David Abbott will give this free presentation at the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society meeting, Banner University Medical Center DuVal Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson on Monday, February 15, 2016 from 7:30-9:00 pm. This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No reservations needed. For details visit www.az-arch-and-hist.org or contact John Read more…

This presentation will be given by archaeologist Dr. Charles Adams for Verde Valley Archaeology Center at Cliff Castle Casino Hotel, Camp Verde, Arizona at 6:30 PM * Dr. Charles Adams is the Curator of Archaeology for the Arizona State Museum.  He is also Director of the Homolovi Research Program and a professor of archaeology at Read more…

This exploratory excavation at the Harris site exposed the hearth and entryway of a Three Circle phase kiva and provided evidence that the site's residents "ritually retired" this kiva before building a much bigger one. Photo courtesy of Barbara J. Roth. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner featuring presentation "Kiva Rituals, Read more…