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SUMMARY:Spring Equinox Tour to Los Morteros Hohokam Village & Picture Rocks Petroglyph Sites
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, March 20\, 2026\, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Spring Equinox Tour to Los Morteros Hohokam Village & Picture Rocks Petroglyph Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart. This tour will be held from 8:00 to 11:30 am\, departing from near Silverbell Rd and Linda Vista Blvd in Marana\, Arizona. Requested donation is $45 ($36 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center members)\, which supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. \nThe 2026 vernal equinox occurs on Friday March 20\, 2026 at 7:46 AM Mountain Standard Time (2:46 pm Greenwich Mean Time). To celebrate the equinox day (but not the exact time!) and explore ancient people’s recognition of equinoxes and other calendrical events\, archaeologist Allen Dart (Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s executive director) leads this tour to Los Morteros\, an ancient village site that includes a Hohokam ballcourt\, bedrock mortars\, and other archaeological features; and to Picture Rocks\, where ancient petroglyphs include a solstice and equinox calendar marker and depict dancing human-like figures\, whimsical animals\, and other rock images made by Hohokam Indians between 800 and 1100 CE. An equinox calendar petroglyph at the site exhibits a specific interaction with a ray of sunlight on the morning of each equinox regardless of the hour and minute of the actual celestial equinox\, so participants in this tour will see that sunlight interaction with the calendar glyph unless clouds block the sunlight. \nRegistration and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Wednesday March 18\, whichever is earlier: info@oldpueblo.org or 520-798-1201. \nFlyer: 20260320(v1)LosMorteros&PictureRocksSpringEquinoxTour \nCaption: Equinox “sun dagger” on spiral petroglyph at Picture Rocks site\, Pima County\, Arizona\, photo by Tom Herrick
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/spring-equinox-tour-to-los-morteros-hohokam-village-picture-rocks-petroglyph-sites/
LOCATION:Silverbell Rd/Linda Vista Blvd
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260207T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260207T170000
DTSTAMP:20260506T054134
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SUMMARY:Yuma Wash Hohokam Village and Bojórquez-Aguirre Ranch Archaeological Sites Tour
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, February 7\, 2026\, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Yuma Wash Hohokam Village and Bojórquez-Aguirre Ranch Archaeological Sites Tour” with archaeologist Allen Dart. The tour will be held from 3:00-5:00 pm\, starting at the Crossroads at Silverbell District Park\, 7688 N Silverbell\, Marana\, Arizona. The requested donation is $20 per person (Old Pueblo Archaeology Center members $15)\, which supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. \nArchaeological investigations along Silverbell Road and in the Town of Marana’s Crossroads at Silverbell District Park revealed numerous cultural features and artifacts of the ancient Yuma Wash Hohokam village site and the turn-of-the-twentieth-century Bojórquez-Aguirre Ranch. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s Executive Director Allen Dart leads this tour to portions of these sites still preserved in the district park. \nRegistration and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Wednesday February 4\, whichever is earlier. To register or for more information contact Old Pueblo at info@oldpueblo.org or 520-798-1201. \nFlyer: 20260207(v1)YumaWash-BojórquezAguirreRanchTourFlyer \nCaption: Excavation scenes and selected artifacts encountered at the Yuma Wash site (above) and at the Bojórquez-Aguirre Ranch site\, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center photos
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/yuma-wash-hohokam-village-and-bojorquez-aguirre-ranch-archaeological-sites-tour-3/
LOCATION:Crossroads at Silverbell District Park\, Marana\, Marana
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260131T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260131T170000
DTSTAMP:20260506T054134
CREATED:20250626T210937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T210937Z
UID:3188-1769846400-1769878800@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:“Tucson and Marana Yoeme (Yaqui Indian) Communities” Cultural Sites Tour
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, January 31\, 2026\, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Tucson and Marana Yoeme (Yaqui Indian) Communities” car-caravan cultural sites tour with Yoeme traditional culture specialist Felipe S. Molina\, starting in Santa Cruz River Park\, 1317 W. Irvington Road\, Tucson\, AZ. The tour will be held from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm\, with a $45 requested donation per person ($36 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center members)\, which supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. \nFelipe S. Molina was taught the Indigenous language\, culture\, and history of the Yoemem (Yaqui Indians) by his maternal grandfather and grandmother\, his grandmother’s cousin\, and several elders from Tucson’s original Pascua Village. A steady stream of Yoeme migrated into southern Arizona to escape the Mexican government’s war on and deportations of the Yoeme in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. \nBy 1940 there were about 3\,000 Yoeme in Arizona\, mostly living in the well-established villages of Libre (Barrio Libre) and Pascua (Barrio Loco) in Tucson\, Yoem Pueblo and Wiilo Kampo in Marana\, and others near Eloy\, Somerton\, Phoenix\, and Scottsdale. Mr. Molina will lead this tour to places settled historically by Yoeme in the Tucson and Marana areas including Bwe’u Hu’upa (Big Mesquite) Village\, the San Martin Church and plaza in the 39th Street Community (Barrio Libre)\, Pascua\, Ili Hu’upa\, Wiilo Kampo\, and his home community of Yoem Pueblo including its San Juan Church and plaza. Participants provide their own transportation. \nRegistration and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Wednesday January 28\, whichever is earlier: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. \nFlyer: 20260131(v1)Tucson&MaranaYoeme(YaquiIndian)CommunitiesFlyer \nCaption: Typical home in Yoem Village\, Marana\, Arizona\, in 1936: Homes were built with railroad ties\, saguaro cactus ribs\, metal roofing and mud; R. B. Spicer photo courtesy of Felipe Molina
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/tucson-and-marana-yoeme-yaqui-indian-communities-cultural-sites-tour/
LOCATION:Santa Cruz River Park\, 1317 W. Irvington Rd.\, Tucson\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260110T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260110T120000
DTSTAMP:20260506T054134
CREATED:20251212T211205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T211205Z
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SUMMARY:Los Morteros Hohokam Village and Signal Hill Petroglyphs & CCC Architecture Tour
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, January 10\, 2026\, from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm\, join archaeologist Allen Dart for the “Los Morteros Hohokam Village and Signal Hill Petroglyphs & CCC Architecture Tour.” This tour departs from near Silverbell Road and Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana – below is the link for the tour. \nTo highlight ancient and not-so-ancient people’s art and achievements\, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s executive director Allen Dart leads this tour to two exemplary archaeological sites northwest of Tucson. The first\, Los Morteros\, is an ancient village site in Marana that includes one of the largest Hohokam ballcourts known plus bedrock mortars\, other archaeological features\, and artifacts. From Los Morteros we’ll caravan into the foothills of the Tucson Mountains to the Signal Hill site\, which includes ancient spiral\, animal\, and human-like petroglyph figures created by the Hohokam as well as historic architectural features constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in the 1930s. Participants provide their own transportation. \nRequested donation is $45 per person ($36 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center members)\, which supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. Registration and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Wednesday January 7\, whichever is earlier: info@oldpueblo.org or 520-798-1201. \nFlyer: 20260110(v1)LosMorteros&SignalHillTour \nCaption: Some archaeological and historic features at Los Morteros and Signal Hill\, photos courtesy of Pima County\, John Scheuring\, Jordan Camp\, and https://livingnewdeal.org/ \n 
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/los-morteros-hohokam-village-and-signal-hill-petroglyphs-ccc-architecture-tour/
LOCATION:Silverbell Rd/Linda Vista Blvd
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20251206T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20251206T170000
DTSTAMP:20260506T054134
CREATED:20250626T210050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250915T213134Z
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SUMMARY:“Amerind Museum and Dragoon Mountains Pictographs Tour”
DESCRIPTION:TOUR FILLED – WAITING LIST   On Saturday\, December 6\, 2025\, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Amerind Museum and Dragoon Mountains Pictographs Tour” with archaeologists Eric Kaldahl and William Gillespie\, starting at the Amerind Museum\, 2100 N. Amerind Rd.\, Dragoon\, Arizona. This fundraising event will be held from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm\, with participants paying their own Amerind Museum entry fee and a separate requested donation to Old Pueblo to help cover its tour expenses and support its education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. \nThe Amerind Museum\, situated amid the rugged boulder formations of Texas Canyon in southeastern Arizona’s rugged Dragoon Mountains\, was incorporated in 1937 as the Amerind Foundation on the private ranch property of Connecticut native William Shirley Fulton to support archaeological research on a major scale. Eventually the Amerind Foundation was developed into the Amerind Museum\, Library\, and Art Gallery\, which encompasses one of the finest private museum collections of ethnographic and archaeological materials in North America. \nAmerind’s best known research project is its 1959-1962 ground-breaking work in collaboration with the Mexican government at Paquimé\, northern Chihuahua\, one of the largest ancient sites in the greater Southwest\, under the direction of Amerind’s first professional director\, archaeologist Dr. Charles C. Di Peso. Amerind’s current director\, archaeologist Dr. Eric Kaldahl\, will personally guide us through the Amerind during the first part of this Old Pueblo Archaeology Center tour. \nAfter a picnic lunch at the Amerind\, we will drive in a caravan to the Dragoon Mountains’ famous Council Rocks area and West Stronghold Canyon to view ancient pictographs with Bill Gillespie\, who knows the archaeology of the region well from having been the Coronado National Forest archaeologist for 35 years. \nThe pictographs\, which show a diversity of elements\, paint colors\, and styles\, likely were painted by both Mogollon and later Apache residents. The greatest concentration of these pictographs are in the area where the great Chiricahua Apache leader Cochise is known to have lived in the 1870s. \nTour registrants are responsible for providing their own transportation\, picnic lunch\, snacks\, drinking water\, footwear and clothing appropriate for hiking\, and any lodging needed. Visiting the pictographs requires moderately strenuous hiking a little less than 2 miles over rugged\, rocky\, and brushy terrain with minimal trails. \nRegistration and Old Pueblo donation are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Wednesday December 3\, whichever is earlier. To register or for more information contact Old Pueblo at info@oldpueblo.org or 520-798-1201. \nFlyer: 20251206(v2)AmerindMuseum-DragoonMountainsPictographsTourFlyer \nCaption: Photos of Amerind Main Gallery and pictographs at Council Rocks and West Stronghold\, Dragoon Mountains\, courtesy of the Amerind and Bill Gillespie\, respectively \n 
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/amerind-museum-and-dragoon-mountains-pictographs-tour/
LOCATION:Amerind Museum\, 2100 N. Amerind Rd.\, Dragoon\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fundraising Event,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20251122T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20251122T170000
DTSTAMP:20260506T054134
CREATED:20251022T200714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T203303Z
UID:3244-1763823600-1763830800@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:“Yuma Wash Hohokam Village and Bojórquez-Aguirre Ranch Archaeological Sites Tour”
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, November 22\, 2025\, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Yuma Wash Hohokam Village and Bojórquez-Aguirre Ranch Archaeological Sites Tour” with archaeologist Allen Dart. This tour will be held from 3:00-5:00 pm\, starting in the Crossroads at Silverbell District Park\, 7688 N Silverbell\, Marana\, Arizona. Archaeological investigations along Silverbell Road and in the Town of Marana’s Crossroads at Silverbell District Park revealed numerous cultural features and artifacts of the ancient Yuma Wash Hohokam village site and the turn-of-the-twentieth-century Bojórquez-Aguirre Ranch. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s Executive Director Allen Dart leads this tour to portions of these sites still preserved in the district park. \nThere is a requested donation of $20 per person (Old Pueblo Archaeology Center members $15)\, which supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. Registration and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Wednesday November 19\, whichever is earlier. To register or for more information contact Old Pueblo at info@oldpueblo.org or 520-798-1201. \nFlyer: 20251122(v1)Yuma Wash-BojórquezAguirreRanchTourFlyer \nCaption: Excavation scenes and selected artifacts encountered at the Yuma Wash site (above) and at the Bojórquez-Aguirre Ranch site\, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center photos
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/yuma-wash-hohokam-village-and-bojorquez-aguirre-ranch-archaeological-sites-tour-2/
LOCATION:Crossroads at Silverbell District Park\, Marana\, Marana
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20251102T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20251102T153000
DTSTAMP:20260506T054134
CREATED:20250626T204109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T193725Z
UID:3173-1762077600-1762097400@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:“Park of Four Waters\, S'eḏav Va'aki\, and South Mountain Park Hohokam Canals\, Platform Mound\, Museum and Petroglyphs Tour”
DESCRIPTION:TOUR FILLED – WAITING LIST On Sunday\, November 2\, 2025\, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Park of Four Waters\, S’eḏav Va’aki\, and South Mountain Park Hohokam Canals\, Platform Mound\, Museum and Petroglyphs Tour” with archaeologists Christopher Schwartz\, Ph.D and Aaron Wright\, Ph.D\, starting at S’eḏav Va’aki Museum\, 4619 E. Washington St.\, Phoenix\, AZ. The tour will be from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm\, with a $75 requested donation per person ($60 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center members)\, which covers the per-person S’eḏav Va’aki Museum and Park entry fees and supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. \nThis tour targets archetypal sites\, artifacts\, petroglyphs\, and interpretations of southern Arizona’s ancient Hohokam/Ancestral Sonoran Desert People. In the morning\, City of Phoenix Archaeologist Dr. Christopher Schwartz will lead us into the Park of Four Waters\, where remnants of the largest precontact Hohokam canals still lie dormant and mostly undisturbed. These are the canal intakes near where they drew water out of the Salt River\, so visitors will be amazed at how big the canals are. (The longest one\, which extended 27 miles out from the river\, has a huge intake area.) Next\, Chris will lead us through S’edav Va’aki Archaeological Park where we will view a preserved Hohokam ballcourt and replicas of Hohokam pithouses before walking to the top of the Hohokam culture’s biggest platform mound (a stepped pyramid also called va’aki\, “great house”). The paved and handicap-accessible va’aki trail goes partway around the mound before it heads upslope toward the mound crest\, and has interpretive stops along the way. Once you reach the top you can view a large portion of the Salt River Valley to get a perspective on the setting in which the Hohokam lived at S’edav Va’aki. After the mound visit\, participants will have time to browse the exhibits and information in the S’eḏav Va’aki Museum before we break for a bring-your-own picnic lunch in the park’s picnic area. \nAfter lunch we will drive in a caravan to the City of Phoenix’s South Mountain Park\, where Archaeology Southwest Research Anthropologist Dr. Aaron Wright will lead us to some of the park’s outstanding precontact petroglyph sites in Pima Canyon. Aaron is the author of Religion on the Rocks: Hohokam Rock Art\, Ritual Practice\, and Social Transformation\, an acclaimed study of the Hohokam petroglyphs in the South Mountains (see Old Pueblo Archaeology bulletin 77 at www.oldpueblo.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20160820141opa77_AReorientationInUnderstandingHohokamRockArt.pdf for a synopsis)\, so he will have lots to tell us about the petroglyphs there. \nParticipants are responsible providing their own transportation\, lodging\, picnic lunches\, and water. Registration and donation prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Wednesday October 29\, whichever is earlier. To register or for more information contact Old Pueblo at info@oldpueblo.org or 520-798-1201. \nFlyer: 20251102(v3)ParkOf4WatersSedavVaakiSouthMountainParkCanalsMoundMuseumPetroglyphsTourFlyer \nCaption: Top\, Park of Four Waters sign at S’eḏav Va’aki Museum; left\, a portion of the S’edav Va’aki Hohokam pyramid; right\, petroglyphs in Pima Canyon\, South Mountain Park (Photos by Allen Dart\, National Park Service\, and Aaron Wright\, respectively)
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/park-of-four-waters-se%e1%b8%8fav-vaaki-and-south-mountain-park-hohokam-canals-platform-mound-museum-and-petroglyphs-tour/
LOCATION:S’edav Va’aki Museum\, 4619 E. Washington St.\, Phoenix\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20251011T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20251011T170000
DTSTAMP:20260506T054134
CREATED:20250512T235413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250512T235413Z
UID:3145-1760194800-1760202000@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:Yuma Wash Hohokam Village and Bojórquez-Aguirre Ranch Archaeological Sites Tour
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, October 11\, 2025\, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center is sponsoring the “Yuma Wash Hohokam Village and Bojórquez-Aguirre Ranch Archaeological Sites Tour” to be led by archaeologist Allen Dart. The tour will be from 3:00-5:00 pm\, with participants meeting at Wheeler Taft Abbett Sr. Library\, 7800 N. Schisler Dr.\, Marana\, AZ. \nArchaeological investigations along Silverbell Road and in the Town of Marana’s Crossroads at Silverbell District Park revealed numerous cultural features and artifacts of the ancient Yuma Wash Hohokam village site and the turn-of-the-twentieth-century Bojórquez-Aguirre Ranch. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s Executive Director Allen Dart leads this tour to portions of these sites still preserved in the district park. \nRequested donation is $20 per person (Old Pueblo Archaeology Center members $15)\, which supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. Registration and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Wednesday October 8\, whichever is earlier. To register or for more information contact Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. \nFlyer: 20251011(v1)Yuma Wash-BojórquezAguirreRanchTourFlyer \nCaption: Excavation scenes and selected artifacts encountered at the Yuma Wash site (above) and at the Bojórquez-Aguirre Ranch site\,Old Pueblo Archaeology Center photos \n 
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/yuma-wash-hohokam-village-and-bojorquez-aguirre-ranch-archaeological-sites-tour/
LOCATION:Wheeler Taft Abbett Sr. Library\, 7800 N. Schisler Dr.\, Marana\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250927T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250927T160000
DTSTAMP:20260506T054134
CREATED:20250127T221552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T193530Z
UID:3093-1758963600-1758988800@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:Dragoon Springs Stage Station & Cochise-Howard Treaty Sites Tour
DESCRIPTION:TOUR FILLED – WAITING LIST   On Saturday\, September 27\, 2025\, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Dragoon Springs Stage Station & Cochise-Howard Treaty Sites Tour” guided by archaeologist Dr. Deni J. Seymour and historian Bill Mapoles. The tour will be from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm and begins/ends at south side of Interstate-10 Exit 312 (Sybil Road) about 9 miles east of Benson\, Arizona. \nThis tour to the historic Dragoon Springs Stage Station and Cochise-Howard Treaty archaeological sites in the foothills of southern Arizona’s Dragoon Mountains will be led by archaeologist Dr. Deni Seymour\, whose lifelong research has focused largely on the Protohistoric and Historic period Native American and Spanish cultures of the United States’ “southern Southwest\,” and historian and firearms expert Bill Mapoles\, who is especially knowledgeable about the Dragoon Springs site. Dragoon Springs\, now listed on the National Register of Historic Places\, served the “Jackass Mail” and Butterfield Overland mail companies during the 1850s and 1860s\, and was the site of altercations in which construction workers and soldiers of both the Confederate and Union armies were killed\, allegedly by Apaches. Debate surrounding the burials will be incorporated into the discussion. A second site\, the Cochise-Howard Treaty location\, is where Brigadier General Oliver Otis Howard met with the Apache leader Cochise in October 1872 to negotiate the surrender and relocation of Cochise’s Chokonen Apache band. The place of that meeting\, which culminated in a peace treaty between Cochise’s band and the U.S. government\, has been published by Dr. Seymour based on photographs of unique boulder formations\, written historical descriptions of the landscape\, and archaeological evidence that she will discuss during our visit. Detailed historical accounts and archaeological investigations enrich our understanding of the location. \nThis is a fundraising tour – each registrant is asked to make a donation to help cover Old Pueblo’s tour expenses and support its education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. Registration and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Tuesday September 23. 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. \nCaption: Dragoon Springs Stage Station ruins (left); and Apache wickiup rings at the Cochise-Howard Treaty site\, photos by Allen Dart and Deni J. Seymour\, respectively \nFlyer: 20250927(v2)DragoonSprings_Cochise-HowardTreatySitesTourFlyer
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/dragoon-springs-stage-station-cochise-howard-treaty-sites-tour/
LOCATION:Interstate-10 at Sybil Road\, Interstate-10 at Sybil Road\, Benson\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fundraising Event,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250922T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250922T113000
DTSTAMP:20260506T054134
CREATED:20250402T215810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250402T215854Z
UID:3133-1758528000-1758540600@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:“Autumn Equinox Tour to Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Sites”
DESCRIPTION:Join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Autumn Equinox Tour to Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart on Monday\, September 22\, 2025. This tour will depart at 8:00 am from near Silverbell Road and Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana\, Arizona. There is a $45 requested donation per person ($36 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center members)\, which supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. \nThe 2025 autumn equinox occurs on Monday September 22\, 2025 at 11:19 am Arizona/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Time; 6:20 pm Greenwich Mean Time). To celebrate the equinox day (but not the exact time!) and explore ancient people’s recognition of equinoxes and other calendrical events\, archaeologist Allen Dart (Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s executive director) leads this tour to Los Morteros\, an ancient village site that includes a Hohokam ballcourt\, bedrock mortars\, and other archaeological features; and to Picture Rocks\, where ancient petroglyphs include a solstice and equinox calendar marker and depict dancing human-like figures\, whimsical animals\, and other rock images made by Hohokam Indians between 800 and 1100 CE. An equinox calendar petroglyph at Picture Rocks exhibits a specific interaction with a ray of sunlight on the morning of each equinox regardless of the hour and minute of the actual celestial equinox\, so participants in this tour will see that sunlight interaction with the calendar glyph unless clouds block the sunlight. \nRegistration and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Saturday September 20\, whichever is earlier: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. \nFlyer: 20250922(v1)LosMorteros&PictureRocksAutumnEquinoxTourFlyer \nCaption: Equinox “sun dagger” on spiral petroglyph at Picture Rocks site\, Pima County\, Arizona\, photo by Tom Herrick
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/autumn-equinox-tour-to-los-morteros-and-picture-rocks-petroglyphs-sites-6/
LOCATION:Silverbell Rd/Linda Vista Blvd
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250712T074500
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250712T123000
DTSTAMP:20260506T054134
CREATED:20250127T215012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250128T193020Z
UID:3082-1752306300-1752323400@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:Tour of the Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill and the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nOn Saturday\, July 12\, 2025\, from 7:45 am to 12:30 pm\, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center summer tour visits TOO-COOL University of Arizona (UA) environmental-science laboratories in Tucson – the Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill and the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research (LTRR). Tour guests will meet at Mercado San Agustin\, 100 S. Avenida del Convento\, Tucson\, AZ. The Tumamoc Desert Laboratory began its existence in 1903 as the Carnegie Desert Botanical Laboratory established by the Carnegie Institution of Washington and is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Tree-Ring Lab also has a venerable record of research in archaeology\, astronomy\, and environmental sciences\, created in 1937 by the founder of dendrochronology as a science: UA Professor of Astronomy Andrew Ellicott Douglass. Tour presenters and guides will include archaeologists Paul and Suzanne Fish\, the Tumamoc Lab’s Robert Villa\, and LTRR docent Donna MacEachern. The drive from the Mercado San Agustín meeting place to the Tumamoc Lab is limited to five vehicles so tour is limited to 20 people and carpooling is required. After returning to the Mercado\, all participants can take their own vehicles in a caravan to the LTRR. \nYour $35 donation for this tour ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members) supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. Registration and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Wednesday July 9\, whichever is earlier: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. \nPhoto 1 Caption: Tumamoc Desert Laboratory photo from the Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill website\nPhoto 2 Caption: Photo by John Kay of giant sequoia tree cross-section at The University of Arizona’s Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research \nFlyer: 20250712(v1)TumamocDesertLab-TreeRingLabTourFlyer \n 
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/tour-of-the-desert-laboratory-on-tumamoc-hill-and-the-laboratory-of-tree-ring-research-2/
LOCATION:Mercado San Agustin\, 100 S. Avenida del Convento\, Tucson\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tours
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250320T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250320T120000
DTSTAMP:20260506T054134
CREATED:20250127T211407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250228T235354Z
UID:3069-1742457600-1742472000@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:Spring Equinox Tour to Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites
DESCRIPTION:TOUR FILLED – WAITING LIST  Join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Spring Equinox Tour to Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart on Thursday\, March 20\, 2025\, from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon. Guests will be departing from near Silverbell Rd. and Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana\, Arizona. \nThe 2025 vernal equinox occurs on Thursday March 20\, 2025 at 2:01 am Mountain Standard Time (9:01 am Greenwich Mean Time). To celebrate the equinox day (but not the exact time!) and explore ancient people’s recognition of equinoxes and other calendrical events\, archaeologist Allen Dart (Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s executive director) leads this tour to Los Morteros\, an ancient village site that includes a Hohokam ballcourt\, bedrock mortars\, and other archaeological features; and to Picture Rocks\, where ancient petroglyphs include a solstice and equinox calendar marker\, dancing human-like figures\, whimsical animals\, and other rock symbols made mostly Hohokam Indians between 800 and 1100 CE. An equinox calendar petroglyph at the site exhibits a specific interaction with a ray of sunlight on the morning of each equinox regardless of the hour and minute of the actual celestial equinox\, so participants in this tour will see that sunlight interaction with the calendar glyph unless clouds block the sunlight. \nRequested donation is $35 donation ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members)\, which helps cover Old Pueblo’s tour expenses and supports its education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. Registration and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Monday March 17\, whichever is earlier: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. \nCaption: Equinox “sun dagger” on spiral petroglyph at Picture Rocks site\, Pima County\, Arizona\, photo by Tom Herrick \nFlyer: 20250320(v1)LosMorteros&PictureRocksSpringEquinoxTour
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/spring-equinox-tour-to-los-morteros-and-picture-rocks-petroglyphs-archaeological-sites-3/
LOCATION:Silverbell Rd/Linda Vista Blvd
CATEGORIES:Tours
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250301T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250301T110000
DTSTAMP:20260506T054134
CREATED:20250127T205359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250228T235502Z
UID:3061-1740819600-1740826800@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:Vista del Rio Archaeological Site Free Tour
DESCRIPTION:RESERVATIONS CLOSED   On Saturday\, March 1\, 2025\, from 9:00-11:00 am\, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Vista del Rio Archaeological Site Free Tour” guided by archaeologist Allen Dart at the Vista del Rio Cultural Resource Park\, 7575 E. Desert Arbors St. (at Dos Hombres Road)\, Tucson. To celebrate Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month\, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center offers this free tour by its executive director\, archaeologist Allen Dart\, to Vista del Rio – an ancient village that was inhabited between 1000 and 1150 CE by people of southern Arizona’s Hohokam archaeological culture. Archaeological excavations at Vista del Rio revealed Hohokam houses\, outdoor ovens and pits\, and possibly an ancient irrigation canal. These features are no longer visible but in this visit to the park Mr. Dart brings them to life by pointing out subtle clues to their existence. \nReservations are required by 5 pm Thursday February 27: Email info@oldpueblo.org. \nCaption: Interpretive panel in Tucson’s Vista del Rio Cultural Resource Park \nFlyer: 20250301(v1)_am_VistaDelRioSiteTourFlyer
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/vista-del-rio-archaeological-site-free-tour-4/
LOCATION:Vista del Rio Cultural Resource Park\, 7575 E. Desert Arbors St. (at Dos Hombres Road)\, Tucson\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250208T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250208T130000
DTSTAMP:20260506T054134
CREATED:20240821T233022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240821T233547Z
UID:2945-1739001600-1739019600@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:“Tucson and Marana Yoeme (Yaqui Indian) Communities” Car-caravan Cultural Sites Tour
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, February 8\, 2025\, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Tucson and Marana Yoeme (Yaqui Indian) Communities” car-caravan cultural sites tour with Yoeme traditional culture specialist Felipe S. Molina\, starting in the Santa Cruz River Park ramada at 1317 W. Irvington Road\, Tucson (on south side of Irvington just west of the Santa Cruz River). The tour will last from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm with a requested donation of $35 per person ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members)\, which supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. \nFelipe S. Molina was taught the Indigenous language\, culture\, and history of the Yoemem (Yaqui Indians) by his maternal grandfather and grandmother\, his grandmother’s cousin\, and several elders from Tucson’s original Pascua Village. A steady stream of Yoeme migrated into southern Arizona to escape the Mexican government’s war on and deportations of the Yoeme in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. By 1940 there were about 3\,000 Yoeme in Arizona\, mostly living in the well-established villages of Libre (Barrio Libre) and Pascua (Barrio Loco) in Tucson\, Yoem Pueblo and Wiilo Kampo in Marana\, and others near Eloy\, Somerton\, Phoenix\, and Scottsdale. Mr. Molina will lead this tour to places settled historically by Yoeme in the Tucson and Marana areas including Bwe’u Hu’upa (Big Mesquite) Village\, the San Martin Church and plaza in the 39th Street Community (Barrio Libre)\, Pascua\, Ili Hu’upa\, Wiilo Kampo\, and his home community of Yoem Pueblo including its San Juan Church and plaza. Participants provide their own transportation. \nRegistration and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5:00 pm on Wednesday\, February 5\, whichever is earlier. Call 520-798-1201 or email info@oldpueblo.org. \nFlyer: 20250208(v1)Tucson&MaranaYoeme(YaquiIndian)CommunitiesFlyer \nCaption: Typical home in Yoem Village\, Marana\, Arizona\, in 1936: Homes were built with railroad ties\, saguaro cactus ribs\, metal roofing and mud; R. B. Spicer photo courtesy of Felipe Molina
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/tucson-and-marana-yoeme-yaqui-indian-communities-car-caravan-cultural-sites-tour-2/
LOCATION:1317 W. Irvington Rd\, Tucson (south side of Irvington\, just west of Santa Cruz River)\, 1317 W. Irvington Rd.\, Tucson\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tours
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250111T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250111T170000
DTSTAMP:20260506T054134
CREATED:20240821T232431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241203T201027Z
UID:2940-1736586000-1736614800@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:“San Pedro Valley Paleoindians\, Petroglyphs\, and Prospectors” Archaeology and History Tour
DESCRIPTION:TOUR FULL – WAITING LIST   On Saturday\, January 11\, 2025\, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (or later)\, join the “San Pedro Valley Paleoindians\, Petroglyphs\, and Prospectors” archaeology and history tour with Vance Holliday\, Merle Kilpatrick\, and Allen Dart. This tour is sponsored by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center\, Tucson\, and Friends of the San Pedro River (FOTSPR)\, and will be starting in Sierra Vista\, Arizona. A suggested donation of $50 per person ($45 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members) supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. \nArchaeologist Vance T. Holliday\, PhD\, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology\, University of Arizona\, is joined by historian Merle Kilpatrick (Friends of the San Pedro River) and archaeologist Al Dart (Old Pueblo Archaeology Center) in guiding this trip to archaeological and historic sites in southern Arizona’s upper San Pedro River valley featuring 13\,000 years of history. The tour will start at the Walmart Supercenter\, 500 N. Highway 90\, Sierra Vista\, and proceed in a vehicle caravan to Murray Springs\, Millville\, and Fairbank. Unlike dentist Doc Holliday of historic Tombstone fame\, today’s Dr. Holliday is an expert on the earliest humans in the Americas who will lead our ca. ¼ mile roundtrip hike to the Murray Springs site and discuss other San Pedro Valley the Clovis-culture mammoth-kill sites. After a picnic lunch at Murray Springs\, Mr. Kilpatrick and Al Dart will lead participants on a 1.8-mile-roundtrip trail to the Millville historic ore-processing mill ruins and precontact petroglyphs. Finally\, Merle will take us through some of the historic buildings at the Historic Fairbank Townsite (ghost town) and its nearby historic cemetery. Participants provide their own transportation and picnic lunches. \nRegistration and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5:00 pm on Tuesday\, January 7\, whichever is earlier. To register or for more information contact Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. \nFlyer: 20250111(v1)SanPedroValleyPaleoindiansPetroglyphsAndProspectorsTourFlyer \nCaption: Top row: National Historic Landmark plaque at Murray Springs site1 & San Pedro Valley mammoth excavation2; middle row: precontact petroglyphs3 & historic mill foundation ruin4 at Millville; bottom row: Fairbank\, Ariz.\, circa 18905 & recent view of Fairbank Mercantile building (constructed in 1882)6; credits: 1 & 4\, Al Dart; 2\, University of Arizona & Vance Holliday; 3 & 6\, Ron Stewart; & 5\, unknown photographer\, en.wikipedia.org
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/san-pedro-valley-paleoindians-petroglyphs-and-prospectors-archaeology-and-history-tour/
LOCATION:Sierra Vista\, Arizona
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250104T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250104T170000
DTSTAMP:20260506T054134
CREATED:20240821T225733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241202T201144Z
UID:2935-1735977600-1736010000@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:“Encore Chukui Kawi/Cerro Prieto ֍ Inscription Hill ֎ Pan Quemado: Yoeme Sacred Mountain\, Hohokam Trincheras\, and Petroglyphs” Car-caravan Cultural Sites Tour
DESCRIPTION:TOUR FULL – WAITING LIST   Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Encore Chukui Kawi/Cerro Prieto ֍ Inscription Hill ֎ Pan Quemado: Yoeme Sacred Mountain\, Hohokam Trincheras\, and Petroglyphs” car-caravan cultural sites tour with Yoeme traditional culture specialist Felipe S. Molina and archaeologist Allen Dart\, will be held on Saturday\, January 4\, 2025 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Guests will meet at McDonald’s restaurant\, 13934 N. Sandario Rd.\, Marana\, Arizona (near Interstate 10 Exit 236). There is a donation request of $55 per person\, $45 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center\, and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members)\, which supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. \nOld Pueblo Archaeology Center’s December 7\, 2024 tour had such a long waiting list that Old Pueblo has scheduled this ENCORE TOUR! But this one too already is almost filled\, so if you are interested in registering please request your reservation very soon! \nCerro Prieto (Spanish for “Dark Hill”) is a volcanic peak soaring about 900 feet above the surrounding plain in the Ironwood Forest National Monument northwest of Tucson. It is a sacred place known to the Yoeme (Yaqui Indians) as Chukui Kawi (“Black Mountain”) and one of the largest and most complex US archaeological sites featuring trincheras – massive rock-work terraces built on steep hillsides. The archaeological features were constructed and used by the Hohokam culture during the Tanque Verde phase (1150-1300 CE) and include house foundations\, waffle gardens\, check dams\, trail systems\, petroglyphs\, rock walls\, talus pits\, and a stone source used to produce agave knives\, suggesting its use for a variety of residential functions\, ceremonies\, and agriculture. Inscription Hill contains one of the densest petroglyph groupings in southern Arizona\, encompassing at least 1\,225 individual glyphs plus bedrock metates\, trincheras\, trail segments\, and talus pits. During this trip Yoeme traditional culture specialist Felipe Molina will discuss the significance of Chukui Kawi to the Yoeme and archaeologist Al Dart will lead us to some of the Cerro Prieto trincheras and the nearby Inscription Hill petroglyphs. Participants provide their own transportation and picnic lunches. \nRegistration and prepayment are due by 5:00 pm on Wednesday\, December 4. Call 520-798-1201 or email info@oldpueblo.org. \nFlyer: 20250104(v2)EncoreChukuiKawi-CerroPrietoYoemeHohokamTrincherasPetroglyphsTourFlyer \nCaption: One of the massive trincheras at Cerro Prieto (above)\, photo by Allen Dart; and some petroglyphs at Inscription Hill\, photo by Tom Herrick
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/encore-chukui-kawi-cerro-prieto-%d6%8d-inscription-hill-%d6%8e-pan-quemado-yoeme-sacred-mountain-hohokam-trincheras-and-petroglyphs-car-caravan-cultural-sites-tour/
LOCATION:McDonald’s Restaurant (13934 N. Sandario Rd\, Marana)\, 13961 N. Sandario Rd.\, Marana\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241221T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241221T120000
DTSTAMP:20260506T054134
CREATED:20241202T194221Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241203T192702Z
UID:3027-1734768000-1734782400@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Winter Solstice Tour to Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites”
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, December 21\, 2024\, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Winter Solstice Tour to Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart. This tour will depart from near Silverbell Road & Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana\, Arizona at 8 am and will last until 12:00 noon. There is a requested donation of $35 ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members)\, which helps cover Old Pueblo’s tour expenses and supports its education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. \nThe 2024 winter solstice occurs on December 21 at 2:21 am Mountain Standard Time (9:21 am Greenwich Mean Time). To celebrate the winter solstice day (but not the exact time!) and explore ancient people’s recognition of solstices and other calendrical events\, archaeologist Allen Dart (Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s executive director) leads this tour to Los Morteros\, an ancient village site that includes a Hohokam ballcourt\, bedrock mortars\, and other archaeological features; and to Picture Rocks\, where ancient petroglyphs include a solstice and equinox calendar marker\, dancing human-like figures\, whimsical animals\, and other rock symbols made by Hohokam Indians between 800 and 1100 CE. Participants provide their own transportation. \nRegistration and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Wednesday December 18\, whichever is earlier: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. \nFlyer: 20241221(v1)LosMorteros&PictureRocksWinterSolsticeTour \nCaption: Photo of a complex petroglyph array at the Picture Rocks site courtesy of the Picture Rocks Redemptorist Renewal Center.
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/old-pueblo-archaeology-centers-winter-solstice-tour-to-los-morteros-and-picture-rocks-petroglyphs-archaeological-sites/
LOCATION:Silverbell Rd/Linda Vista Blvd
CATEGORIES:Tours
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241207T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241207T170000
DTSTAMP:20260506T054134
CREATED:20240412T220513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240821T233234Z
UID:2856-1733558400-1733590800@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:“Chukui Kawi/Cerro Prieto ֍ Inscription Hill ֎ Pan Quemado: Yoeme Sacred Mountain\, Hohokam Trincheras\, and Petroglyphs” Sites Tour
DESCRIPTION:TOUR FULL – WAITING LIST    On Saturday\, December 7\, 2024\, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Chukui Kawi/Cerro Prieto ֍ Inscription Hill ֎ Pan Quemado: Yoeme Sacred Mountain\, Hohokam Trincheras\, and Petroglyphs” car-caravan cultural sites tour with Yoeme traditional culture specialist Felipe S. Molina and archaeologist Allen Dart. Participants will meet at 8:00 a.m. at McDonald’s Restaurant\, located at 13934 N. Sandario Rd.\, Marana\, Arizona (near Interstate 10 Exit 236). This car-caravan tour will end around 5:00 p.m. There is a $55 requested donation per person ($45 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members) supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. \nCerro Prieto (Spanish for “Dark Hill”) is a volcanic peak soaring about 900 feet above the surrounding plain in the Ironwood Forest National Monument northwest of Tucson. It is a sacred place known to the Yoeme (Yaqui Indians) as Chukui Kawi (“Black Mountain”) and one of the largest and most complex US archaeological sites featuring trincheras – massive rock-work terraces built on steep hillsides. The archaeological features were constructed and used by the Hohokam culture during the Tanque Verde phase (1150-1300 CE) and include house foundations\, waffle gardens\, check dams\, trail systems\, petroglyphs\, rock walls\, talus pits\, and a stone source used to produce agave knives\, suggesting its use for a variety of residential functions\, ceremonies\, and agriculture. Inscription Hill contains one of the densest petroglyph groupings in southern Arizona\, encompassing at least 1\,225 individual glyphs plus bedrock metates\, trincheras\, trail segments\, and talus pits. During this trip Yoeme traditional culture specialist Felipe Molina will discuss the significance of Chukui Kawi to the Yoeme and archaeologist Al Dart will lead us to some of the Cerro Prieto trincheras and the nearby Inscription Hill petroglyphs. \nReservations and donation prepayments required by 5:00 pm on Wednesday\, December 4. Call 520-798-1201 or email info@oldpueblo.org. \nFlyer: 20241207(v1)ChukuiKawi-CerroPrietoYoemeHohokamTrincherasPetroglyphsTourFlyer \nCaption: One of the massive trincheras at Cerro Prieto (above)\, photo by Allen Dart; and some petroglyphs at Inscription Hill\, photo by Tom Herrick.
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/chukui-kawi-cerro-prieto-%d6%8d-inscription-hill-%d6%8e-pan-quemado-yoeme-sacred-mountain-hohokam-trincheras-and-petroglyphs-sites-tour/
LOCATION:McDonald’s Restaurant (13934 N. Sandario Rd\, Marana)\, 13961 N. Sandario Rd.\, Marana\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tours
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241102T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241102T170000
DTSTAMP:20260506T054134
CREATED:20240214T222522Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240504T201901Z
UID:2812-1730541600-1730566800@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:Badger Springs Pueblo and Petroglyphs Archaeology and Geology Tour
DESCRIPTION:TOUR FULL – WAITING LIST   Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Badger Springs Pueblo and Petroglyphs Archaeology and Geology Tour” with JJ Golio and Allen Dart in Agua Fria National Monument will be held on Saturday November 2\, 2024\, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The tour will begin at Badger Springs Trailhead parking area ca. 1 mile east of Interstate-17 Exit 256 (Badger Springs). There is a requested donation of $55 per person ($45 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members)\, which supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. \nAgua Fria National Monument\, located approximately 40 miles north of central Phoenix\, was established in 2000 by President Bill Clinton to protect its extensive and important cultural and natural resources. Encompassing two mesas\, the canyon of the Agua Fria River\, and the river’s tributaries including Badger Spring Wash\, the monument protects numerous archaeological sites as well as outstanding geological and biological resources. This Old Pueblo tour will visit Badger Springs Pueblo\, a 70-plus room precontact settlement perched atop a high bluff\, plus ancient boulder metates and bedrock outcrops with elaborate figurative petroglyphs. It also will stop at a historical arrastre – an ore-grinding mill in which heavy stones attached to horizontal poles radiating from a central pillar were turned by a draft animal or powered by water to drag the stones on the mill’s floor of stone to pulverize ore. Guides also will point out and interpret geologic processes in which Badger Spring Wash cut through the basalt and granodiorite to create colorful red\,  pink\, yellow\, green\, brown\, white\, dark gray\, and black formations\, some including xenoliths. \nDonations are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Sunday October 27\, whichever is earlier: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. \nFlyer: 20241102(v1)BadgerSpringsPuebloPetroglyphsArchaeologyGeologyTourFlyer \nCaption: Some petroglyphs along the Badger Springs Trail\, photo courtesy of JJ Golio
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/badger-springs-pueblo-and-petroglyphs-archaeology-and-geology-tour-2/
LOCATION:1 mile east of Interstate-17 Exit 256 (Badger Springs)\, 1 mile east of Interstate-17 Exit 256 (Badger Springs)\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240922T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240922T120000
DTSTAMP:20260506T054134
CREATED:20240321T040301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240321T040301Z
UID:2840-1726992000-1727006400@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:“Autumn Equinox Tour to Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Sites”
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, September 22\, 2024\, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Autumn Equinox Tour to Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart\, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. This tour will depart from near Silverbell Road and Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana\, Arizona. \nThe 2024 autumn equinox occurs on Sunday Sept. 22\, 2024 at 5:44 am Arizona/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Time; 12:44 pm Greenwich Mean Time). To celebrate the equinox day (but not the exact time!) and explore ancient people’s recognition of equinoxes and other calendrical events\, archaeologist Allen Dart (Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s executive director) leads this tour to Los Morteros\, an ancient village site that includes a Hohokam ballcourt\, bedrock mortars\, and other archaeological features; and to Picture Rocks\, where ancient petroglyphs include a solstice and equinox calendar marker\, dancing human-like figures\, whimsical animals\, and other rock symbols made by Hohokam Indians between 800 and 1100 CE. An equinox calendar petroglyph at Picture Rocks exhibits a specific interaction with a ray of sunlight on the morning of each equinox regardless of the hour and minute of the actual celestial equinox\, so participants in this tour will see that sunlight interaction with the calendar glyph unless clouds block the sunlight. \nThere is a requested donation of $35 ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members) supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. Donations are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Thursday September 19\, whichever is earlier: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. \nFlyer: 20240922(v1)LosMorteros&PictureRocksAutumnEquinoxTourFlyer \nCaption: Equinox “sun dagger” on spiral petroglyph at Picture Rocks site\, Pima County\, Arizona\, photo by Tom Herrick
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/autumn-equinox-tour-to-los-morteros-and-picture-rocks-petroglyphs-sites-5/
LOCATION:Silverbell Rd/Linda Vista Blvd
CATEGORIES:Tours
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240831T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240831T153000
DTSTAMP:20260506T054134
CREATED:20240412T215235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240412T215329Z
UID:2851-1725066000-1725118200@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:“Popol Vuh and the Hero Twins in Mesoamerica and the US Southwest” Guided Tour at Tucson Museum of Art
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, August 31\, 2024\, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Popol Vuh and the Hero Twins in Mesoamerica and the US Southwest” tour led by Mary Jo McMullen and Allen Dart at Tucson Museum of Art (TMA)\, 140 N. Main Ave.\, Tucson. This tour will be held from 1:00-3:30 p.m. with a requested donation of $25 ($20 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members) supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. \nSidestepping Tucson’s August heat\, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s comfortable indoor tour this month will be at the Tucson Museum of Art downtown\, led by TMA docent and Old Pueblo member Mary Jo McMullen. TMA’s “Popol Vuh and the Maya Art of Storytelling” exhibit focuses on art and lore related to the Popol Vuh\, a narrative of the K’iche Maya about the origins of the world and heroic twin brothers who descended to the underworld to conquer Death. Archaeologist Allen Dart will comment on precontact images in the US Southwest that may depict elements of the Hero Twins story\, and will assist Mary Jo in answering questions about the Popol Vuh exhibit and two others included in the tour: “Art of the Ancient Americas” and “Stories from Clay: Indigenous Art Pottery.” We encourage participants to visit TMA’s other galleries and gift shop after the tour since the donation to Old Pueblo provides entry fee to all of the Museum’s galleries. Tour is limited to 20 people. \nDonation prepayments are required 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Thursday August 29\, whichever is earlier: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. \nFlyer: 20240831(v1)PopolVuhTucsonMuseumOfArtTourFlyer \nCaption: Clockwise – Tucson Museum of Art photos of TMA and images from its Popol Vuh\, Stories from Clay\, and Art of the Ancient Americas galleries.
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/popol-vuh-and-the-hero-twins-in-mesoamerica-and-the-us-southwest-guided-tour-at-tucson-museum-of-art/
LOCATION:Tucson Museum of Art\, 140 N. Main Ave.\, Tucson\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240713T074500
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240713T123000
DTSTAMP:20260506T054134
CREATED:20240321T035548Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240321T040431Z
UID:2835-1720856700-1720873800@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:“Tour of the Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill and the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research”
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, July 13\, 2024\, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Tour of the Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill and the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research.” The tour group will meet at 7:45 a.m. in the courtyard at Mercado San Agustín\, 100 S. Avenida del Convento\, Tucson\, AZ. The tour will end back at this same location around 12:30 p.m. \nThis Old Pueblo Archaeology Center summer tour visits two TOO-COOL environmental-science laboratories in Tucson – the Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill and the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research (LTRR)\, both administered by The University of Arizona (UA). The Tumamoc Desert Laboratory began its existence in 1903 as the Carnegie Desert Botanical Laboratory established by the Carnegie Institution of Washington and is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Tree-Ring Lab also has a venerable record of research in archaeology\, astronomy\, and environmental sciences\, created in 1937 by the founder of dendrochronology as a science: UA Professor of Astronomy Andrew Ellicott Douglass. Tour presenters and guides will include archaeologists Paul and Suzanne Fish\, the Tumamoc Lab’s Robert Villa and Lynne Schepartz\, and LTRR docent Donna MacEachern. The drive from the Mercado San Agustín meeting place to the Tumamoc Lab is limited to five vehicles so tour is limited to 20 people and carpooling is required. After returning to the Mercado\, all participants can take their own vehicles in a caravan to the LTRR. \nThere is a $35 requested donation ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members) supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. Donation prepayments are required 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Wednesday July 10\, whichever is earlier: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org \nFlyer: 20240713(v1)TumamocDesertLab-TreeRingLabTourFlyer \nCaption 1: Tumamoc Desert Laboratory photo from the Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill website \nCaption 2: Photo by John Kay of giant sequoia tree cross-section at The University of Arizona’s Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/tour-of-the-desert-laboratory-on-tumamoc-hill-and-the-laboratory-of-tree-ring-research/
LOCATION:Mercado San Agustin\, 100 S. Avenida del Convento\, Tucson\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240406T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240406T153000
DTSTAMP:20260506T054134
CREATED:20240105T204747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240321T033726Z
UID:2789-1712392200-1712417400@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:“Garden Canyon\, Fort Huachuca\, and Camp Naco: Pictographs\, Archaeology\, and History” Tour
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nOn Saturday\, April 6\, 2024\, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Garden Canyon\, Fort Huachuca\, and Camp Naco: Pictographs\, Archaeology\, and History” tour with archaeologist Stanislava Romih and historic architect R. Brooks Jeffery. This tour will be held from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm and will begin at the Van Deman Gate Visitor Control Center\, Hatfield St.\, Fort Huachuca\, Arizona. \nLocated on the historic Fort Huachuca Army Post\, the Garden Canyon site is a precontact American Indian settlement near where the Mogollon\, Hohokam\, and Trincheras archaeological cultures came together. Limited excavations at this site revealed remnants of pithouses and above-ground dwellings\, funerary features\, and pottery and other artifacts. Farther up Garden Canyon\, a few hundred feet above its floor\, are rockshelters that contain pictographs that may have been painted in the 1700s by Apaches. In part 1 of this tour archaeologist Allen Dart\, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s Executive Director\, will guide our visit to these sites and the Fort Huachuca Museum\, which focuses on the region’s military history. After visiting Fort Huachuca\, the tour group will take a lunch break then caravan from Sierra Vista to Naco\, Arizona to visit historic Camp Naco. This early twentieth-century Buffalo Soldiers installation is now the target of a City of Bisbee rehabilitation effort to explore a wide range of future uses that commemorate history\, expand cultural opportunities\, and serve as a resource for the communities of Naco and southern Cochise County. Tour participants need to bring picnic lunch and water\, wear sturdy hiking shoes\, and be able to hike along a short\, narrow mountain trail. \nRequested donation is $55 per person ($45 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members) supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. Donations are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Monday\, April 1st\, whichever is earlier: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. \nCaption: Some Apache pictographs in Garden Canyon\, Fort Huachuca\, Arizona\, photo by Ron Stewart \nFlyer: 20240406(v5)GardenCanyonFortHuachucaCampNacoTourFlyer
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/garden-canyon-fort-huachuca-and-camp-naco-pictographs-archaeology-and-history-tour/
LOCATION:Van Deman Gate Visitor Control Center\, Fort Huachuca\, Arizona\, Hatfield Street\, Fort Huachuca\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240319T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240319T120000
DTSTAMP:20260506T054134
CREATED:20240105T203105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240205T023910Z
UID:2780-1710835200-1710849600@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:“Spring Equinox Tour to Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites”
DESCRIPTION:TOUR FULL – WAITING LIST Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Spring Equinox Tour to Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart will be held on Tuesday\, March 19\, 2024\, from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon. The tour group will meet at and depart from Silverbell Road and Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana\, Arizona. \nThe 2024 vernal equinox occurs on Tuesday\, March 19\, 2024 at 8:06 pm Mountain Standard Time (Mar. 20\, 3:06 am Greenwich Mean Time). To celebrate the equinox day (but not the exact time!) and explore ancient people’s recognition of equinoxes and other calendrical events\, archaeologist Allen Dart (Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s executive director) leads this tour to Los Morteros\, an ancient village site that includes a Hohokam ballcourt\, bedrock mortars\, and other archaeological features; and to Picture Rocks\, where ancient petroglyphs include a solstice and equinox calendar marker\, dancing human-like figures\, whimsical animals\, and other rock symbols made mostly Hohokam Indians between 800 and 1100 CE. An equinox calendar petroglyph at the site exhibits a specific interaction with a ray of sunlight on the morning of each equinox regardless of the hour and minute of the actual celestial equinox\, so participants in this tour will see that sunlight interaction with the calendar glyph unless clouds block the sunlight.\nThe request donation is $35 ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members) helps cover Old Pueblo’s tour expenses and supports its education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures.  Donations are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Sunday\, March 17\, whichever is earlier: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. \nFlyer: 20240319(v2)LosMorteros&PictureRocksSpringEquinoxTour \nCaption: Equinox “sun dagger” on spiral petroglyph at Picture Rocks site\, Pima County\, Arizona\, photo by Tom Herrick
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/spring-equinox-tour-to-los-morteros-and-picture-rocks-petroglyphs-archaeological-sites-2/
LOCATION:Silverbell Rd/Linda Vista Blvd
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240302T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240302T150000
DTSTAMP:20260506T054134
CREATED:20240226T204434Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240226T204434Z
UID:2821-1709384400-1709391600@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:Vista del Rio Archaeological Site ENCORE Free Tour
DESCRIPTION:Old Pueblo Archaeology Center is providing a free ENCORE tour of the Vista del Rio Archaeological Site on Saturday March 2\, 2024 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. The earlier Vista del Rio Archaeological Site Free Tour from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m.\, celebrating Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month\, filled so quickly after it was announced that archaeologist Allen Dart (Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s executive director) is offering this second\, same-day opportunity to tour the site from 1-3 pm. Vista del Rio was an ancient village of the southern Arizona Hohokam archaeological culture\, inhabited between 1000 and 1150 CE. Archaeological test excavations there revealed evidence of Hohokam houses\, outdoor ovens and pits\, and possibly an ancient irrigation canal. These features are no longer visible but in this tour Mr. Dart will show subtle clues to their existence. \nReservations are required by 5 pm. Thursday February 29: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. \nFlyer: 20240302(v1)_pm_VistaDelRioSiteTourFlyer \nCaption: Some potsherds and a bead made of seashell\, found at Tucson’s Vista del Rio Cultural Resource Park \n 
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/vista-del-rio-archaeological-site-encore-free-tour-2/
LOCATION:Vista del Rio Cultural Resource Park\, 7575 E. Desert Arbors St. (at Dos Hombres Road)\, Tucson\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240302T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240302T110000
DTSTAMP:20260506T054134
CREATED:20240214T213959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240226T202946Z
UID:2801-1709370000-1709377200@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:Vista del Rio Archaeological Site Free Tour
DESCRIPTION:TOUR FULL – WAITING LIST   On Saturday\, March 2\, 2024\, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.\, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Vista del Rio Archaeological Site Free Tour” guided by archaeologist Allen Dart at the Vista del Rio Cultural Resource Park\, 7575 E. Desert Arbors St. (at Dos Hombres Road)\, Tucson. \nIn celebration of Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month\, archaeologist Allen Dart (Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s executive director) leads this tour to Vista del Rio\, an ancient village of the southern Arizona Hohokam archaeological culture that was inhabited between 1000 and 1150 CE. Archaeological test excavations there revealed evidence of Hohokam houses\, outdoor ovens and pits\, and possibly an ancient irrigation canal. These features are no longer visible but in this visit to the park Mr. Dart will show subtle clues to their existence. \nReservations required by 5 pm February 29: info@oldpueblo.org or 520-798-1201. \nFlyer: 20240302(v2)_9am_VistaDelRioSiteTourFlyer \nCaption: Interpretive panel in Tucson’s Vista del Rio Cultural Resource Park
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/vista-del-rio-archaeological-site-free-tour-3/
LOCATION:Vista del Rio Cultural Resource Park\, 7575 E. Desert Arbors St. (at Dos Hombres Road)\, Tucson\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240210T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240210T153000
DTSTAMP:20260506T054134
CREATED:20240105T201407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240109T192801Z
UID:2771-1707553800-1707579000@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:“Badger Springs Pueblo and Petroglyphs Archaeology and Geology Tour”
DESCRIPTION:TOUR FULL – WAITING LIST   On Saturday\, February 10\, 2024\, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Badger Springs Pueblo and Petroglyphs Archaeology and Geology Tour” with JJ Golio and Allen Dart in Agua Fria National Monument. This tour will start at 8:30 am at Badger Springs Trailhead parking area ca. 1 mile east of Interstate-17 Exit 256 (Badger Springs)\, and end at 3:30 pm. \nAgua Fria National Monument\, located approximately 40 miles north of central Phoenix\, was established in 2000 by President Bill Clinton to protect its extensive and important cultural and natural resources. Encompassing two mesas\, the canyon of the Agua Fria River\, and the river’s tributaries including Badger Spring Wash\, the monument protects numerous archaeological sites as well as outstanding geological and biological resources. This Old Pueblo tour will visit Badger Springs Pueblo\, a 70-plus room precontact settlement perched atop a high bluff\, plus ancient boulder metates and bedrock outcrops with elaborate figurative petroglyphs. It also will stop at a historical arrastre – an ore-grinding mill in which heavy stones attached to horizontal poles radiating from a central pillar were turned by a draft animal or powered by water to drag the stones on the mill’s floor of stone to pulverize ore. Guides also will point out and interpret geologic processes in which Badger Spring Wash cut through the basalt and granodiorite to create colorful red\,  pink\, yellow\, green\, brown\, white\, dark gray\, and black formations\, some including xenoliths. \nThe request donation is $55 per person ($45 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members) supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. Donations are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Wednesday\, February 7\, whichever is earlier: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. \nFlyer: 20240210(v1)BadgerSpringsPuebloPetroglyphsArchaeologyGeologyTourFlyer \nCaption: Some petroglyphs along the Badger Springs Trail\, photo courtesy of JJ Golio
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/badger-springs-pueblo-and-petroglyphs-archaeology-and-geology-tour/
LOCATION:Agua Fria National Monument\, Badger Springs Trailhead parking area ca. 1 mile east of Interstate-17 Exit 256\, Badger Springs\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240127T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240127T120000
DTSTAMP:20260506T054134
CREATED:20240105T200244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240105T203408Z
UID:2766-1706344200-1706356800@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:“Archaeological Sites of the Marana Hohokam Platform Mound Community” Guided Tour
DESCRIPTION:TOUR FULL – WAITING LIST   Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Archaeological Sites of the Marana Hohokam Platform Mound Community tour\,” guided by archaeologists Paul and Suzanne Fish\, will be held on Saturday\, January 27\, 2024\, from 8:30 am to 12:00 noon. The tour group will meet at and depart from 13961 N. Sandario Rd.\, in Marana\, Arizona. \nUniversity of Arizona archaeologists Dr. Paul R. Fish and Dr. Suzanne K. Fish lead this tour to selected archaeological sites in one of southern Arizona’s largest ancient Hohokam communities. Our visit will include the Marana Platform Mound site (which was surrounded by 40+ residential compounds)\, a sampling of Hohokam agricultural field locations including specialized ones for agave cultivation\, and a secondary compound center on the Tortolita Mountains bajada. The Marana Mound site is one of the very few Hohokam Early Classic period (1150-1300 CE) villages that has wholly escaped the destruction resulting from modern agriculture and urbanization and where adobe-wall remnants can be clearly identified on the surface. We also will visit the location where a segment of the nearly seven-mile-long Marana Mound site canal was identified from surface and excavated remains before that area was included in a modern housing development. These site visits will provide a basis for understanding the social and economic processes during the Early Classic period\, when processes of Hohokam centralization and population aggregation greatly accelerated. \nThis tour is limited to 20 people including guides. There is a requested $35 donation ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members) supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. Reservations and donation prepayment required by 5 pm Monday\, January 22. To be added to waiting list contact Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. \nFlyer: 20240127(v1)MaranaMoundHohokamCommunityTourFlyer \nCaption: Some ancient Hohokam structures exposed during the Arizona State Museum’s Marana Platform Mound Community excavations\, photo by Allen Dart
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/archaeological-sites-of-the-marana-hohokam-platform-mound-community-guided-tour/
LOCATION:13961 N. Sandario Rd.\, Marana\, Arizona\, 13961 N. Sandario Rd.\, Marana\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20231221T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20231221T120000
DTSTAMP:20260506T054134
CREATED:20231010T222955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231211T205810Z
UID:2732-1703145600-1703160000@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:“Winter Solstice Tour to Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites”
DESCRIPTION:TOUR FILLED – WAITING LIST   On Thursday\, December 21\, 2023\, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Winter Solstice Tour to Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart. Guests will depart at 8:00 a.m. from near Silverbell Road & Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana\, Arizona. Tour will end around 12:00 noon. There is a requested donation of $35 ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members)\, which helps cover Old Pueblo’s tour expenses and supports its education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. \nThe 2023 winter solstice occurs on December 21 at 8:27 pm Mountain Standard Time (Dec. 21\, 2:27 am Greenwich Mean Time). To celebrate the winter solstice day (but not the exact time!) and explore ancient people’s recognition of solstices and other calendrical events\, archaeologist Allen Dart (Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s executive director) leads this tour to Los Morteros\, an ancient village site that includes a Hohokam ballcourt\, bedrock mortars\, and other archaeological features; and to Picture Rocks\, where ancient petroglyphs include a solstice and equinox calendar marker\, dancing human-like figures\, whimsical animals\, and other rock symbols made by Hohokam Indians between 800 and 1100 CE. Participants provide their own transportation. \nDonations are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Tuesday December 19\, whichever is earlier: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. \nFlyer: 20231221(v1)LosMorteros&PictureRocksWinterSolsticeTour \nCaption: Photo of a complex petroglyph array at the Picture Rocks site courtesy of the Picture Rocks Redemptorist Renewal Center \n 
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/winter-solstice-tour-to-los-morteros-and-picture-rocks-petroglyphs-archaeological-sites-3/
LOCATION:Silverbell Rd/Linda Vista Blvd
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20231202T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20231203T140000
DTSTAMP:20260506T054134
CREATED:20231010T222134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231031T192209Z
UID:2728-1701518400-1701612000@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:“Religion on the Red Rocks Tour”
DESCRIPTION:TOUR FILLED – WAITING LIST   On Saturday\, December 2 and Sunday\, December 3\, 2023\, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Religion on the Red Rocks Tour” with Scott Newth and Al Dart starting at the Se­dona Public Library\, 3250 White Bear Road\, Sedona\, Arizona. The tour will begin on Saturday at 12:00 p.m. and end on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. A $109 donation per person is requested ($90 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members)\, which supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures; includes all site entry fees and Old Pueblo’s expenses but no transportation\, lodging\, or meals. \nDuring this tour\, guests will experience seeing some of the most impressive rock imagery in the Sedona area\, which will include four sites in total to pictographs and petroglyphs from the ca. 1200 CE Sinagua archaeological culture and the 1400+ CE Yavapai. On day 1\, guest will observe pictograph panels at the Woo Ranch and Honanki archaeological sites in addition to the Honanki cliffdwelling. Day 2 will include a visit to the Sinagua petroglyphs at the Spirit Hunter site that overlooks an 800-foot-deep canyon\, followed by a visit to the Red Tank Draw site where hundreds of petroglyphs can be seen on both sides of a red-rock canyon. Bring binoculars or a zoom-lens camera for day 2! \nDonations are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Monday November 27\, whichever is earlier: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. \nFlyer: 20231202-1203(v3)_SedonaAreaReligionOnTheRedRocksTourFlyer (1) \nCaption: A complex rock imagery panel at the Honanki cliffdwelling\, photo by Allen Dart
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/religion-on-the-red-rocks-tour-2/
LOCATION:Sedona Public Library\, 3250 White Bear Road\, Sedona\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tours
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