“Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern Arizona Hohokam Indians” and “Modern and Historical O'odham Culture” free presentations by archaeologist Allen Dart for the “Ha:san Bak Saguaro Harvest Celebration” at Colossal Cave Mountain Park, 16721 E. Old Spanish Trail, Vail, Arizona. Cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council.* 2-4 p.m. Free The Hohokam Native American culture flourished Read more…

"Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern Arizona Hohokam Indians" free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Copper Queen Library, 6 Main St., Bisbee, Arizona; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities* 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free “Hohokam Family” photograph by Arthur W. Vokes of Hohokam carved seashell ornaments The Hohokam Native American culture flourished in southern Arizona from the sixth Read more…

"Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art" free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Verde Valley Archaeology Fair sponsored by Verde Valley Archaeology Center at Camp Verde Community Center, 395 S. Main Street, Camp Verde, Arizona; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities* 1:30 p.m. Free Photo of petroglyphs in the Mimbres Valley, New Read more…

"Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern Arizona Hohokam Indians" free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for “Amazing Arizona” speaker series at Sierra Vista Public Library, 2600 E. Tacoma St., Sierra Vista, Arizona; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities* 1-2 p.m. Free William L. Deaver photo of Hohokam Tanque Verde Red-on-brown paneled “squash” jar, smudged with fire clouds Read more…

“Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Pima County Public Library at the Woods Memorial Branch, 3455 N. First Ave., Tucson, cosponsored by Arizona Humanities* 3-4 p.m. Free Native Americans in the Southwest developed sophisticated skills in astronomy and predicting the seasons, centuries before Old World peoples first Read more…

“Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Arizona Humanities Lecture Series at Prescott Public Library, 215 E. Goodwin Street, Prescott, Arizona, cosponsored by Arizona Humanities* 5-6 p.m. Free Photo by Tom Herrick of an equinox “sun dagger” phenomenon on a Hohokam petroglyph in Pima County, Arizona Native Americans Read more…

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRP-MIC) will sponsor a presentation on Tuesday, November 10, 2015, given by Huhugam Ki Museum Archivist Steve Hoza on what is perhaps the most important battle that the O'Odham (Pima) and Piipaash (Maricopa) ever fought. The Battle of Maricopa Wells, fought in 1857 between Pima and Maricopa warriors on one Read more…

This free presentation by archaeologist Deni Seymour is sponsored by the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society, which will be held on Monday, November 16, 2015 at the Banner University Medical Center in the Duval Auditorium (1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson) at 7:30-9:00 PM. Seymour will present evidence from recent research that ancestral Apaches were in Read more…

"Ancient Native American Pottery of Southern Arizona" presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart on Thursday, November 19, 2015 from 6-8:30 PM at U-Like Asian Buffet Restaurant, 330 S. Wilmot Road, Tucson.Using digital images and actual ancient pottery, archaeologist Allen Dart shows Native American ceramic styles that characterized specific eras in Arizona prehistory and history, and discusses Read more…

A bronze sculpture to be discussed by Kenneth Lapatin. You'd be surprised by what you don't see in this cropped photo! This free presentation, sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America Central Arizona Society, will be held on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 6:00 PM. Presentation will be given by Kenneth Lapatin, Associate Curator of Read more…