Tours
Third Thursday Food for Thought – “300 Years After His Death Father Kino’s Sonora and Arizona Missions Live On”
Picture Rocks Redemptorist Renewal Center 7101 W. Picture Rocks Rd., Tucson, AZ, United StatesMission church at Santa Ana Viejo, Sonora, Mexico, viewed from inside a nearby gazebo. Photo by Allen Dart. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's Third Thursday Food for Thought dinner presentation will feature "300 Years After His Death Father Kino's Sonora and Arizona Missions Live On" by Father Greg Adolf. This special presentation and dinner will be Read more…
“Tucson and Marana Yoeme (Yaqui Indian) Communities” Tour
Santa Cruz River Park 1317 W. Irvington Rd., Tucson, AZ, United StatesPascua Yoeme community circa 1938, photograph courtesy of the Southwest Center, The University of Arizona TOUR FILLED - WAITING LIST. On Saturday, February 2, 2019, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center will host the “Tucson and Marana Yoeme (Yaqui Indian) Communities” car-caravan cultural sites tour with Yoeme traditional culture specialist Felipe S. Molina. This tour will meet Read more…
“Rock Art and Archaeology of Ventana Cave” Tour
Park & Ride lot at I-10/Ruthrauff Rd. or 3160 N. Toltec Rd. (Eloy) AZ, United StatesAncient pictographs at Ventana Cave. On Saturday, February 16, 2019 join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Rock Art and Archaeology of Ventana Cave” car-caravan educational tour with archaeologist Allen Dart, departing at 6:00 am from Tucson at the Park & Ride parking lot at I-10 and Ruthrauff Rd. (northeast corner of the I-10 westbound Frontage Road Read more…
Vista del Rio Archaeological Site Tour
Vista del Rio Cultural Resource Park 7575 E. Desert Arbors St. (at Dos Hombres Road), Tucson, AZ, United StatesInterpretive panel in Tucson's Vista del Rio Cultural Resource Park. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's "Vista del Rio Archaeological Site" tour will be guided by archaeologist Allen Dart and cosponsored by Vista del Rio Residents' Association, on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at the Vista del Rio Cultural Resource Park, 7575 E. Desert Arbors St., (at Dos Read more…
“Spring Equinox Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites”
Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Depart from NE corner of Silverbell Rd/Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana, AZ, Marana, AZ, AZ, United StatesPhoto by Tom Herrick of equinox "sun dagger" on spiral petroglyph at Picture Rocks site, Pima County, Arizona. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Spring Equinox Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart will be held on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 from 8:00 am to noon. Group will depart near Read more…
“Archaeology, Paleontology, and Environmental Sciences Laboratories Tour”
Mercado San Agustin 100 S. Avenida del Convento, Tucson, AZ, United StatesOn Saturday, July 20, 2019, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center will conduct the "Archaeology, Paleontology, and Environmental Sciences Laboratories" tour, from 8:00 am to noon. The tour will start in the courtyard at Mercado San Agustin, 100 S. Avenida del Convento, Tucson. There is a $25 requested donation for this tour ($20 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Read more…
Autumn Equinox Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites
Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Depart from NE corner of Silverbell Rd/Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana, AZ, Marana, AZ, AZ, United StatesPhoto by Tom Herrick of equinox "sun dagger" on spiral petroglyph at Picture Rocks site, Pima County, Arizona. On Monday, September 23, 2019, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Autumn Equinox Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart, departing from near Silverbell Road & Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana, Read more…
University Indian Ruin Archaeology Education Tour
Photo of the excavated "Bison Room" at University Indian Ruin, courtesy of Paul and Suzanne Fish. NOW FULL - WAITING LIST AVAILABLE. On Saturday November 2, 2019 from 10 a.m. to noon, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “University Indian Ruin Archaeology Education Tour” will be held with Professors Suzanne K. Fish and Paul R. Fish. This Read more…
Upper San Pedro Valley Paleoindian, Petroglyphs, and Historic Sites Tour
Mammoth remains excavated at the Naco Mammoth archaeological site in 1952, Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona photo courtesy of Vance Holliday. Photo by Ron Stewart of some petroglyphs along the BLM's interpretive trail at the Millville historic and prehistoric site. TOUR FULL - WAITING LIST. On Saturday November 16, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to Read more…
“Sears Point, Painted Rock, and Gatlin: Patayan and Hohokam Petroglyphs and Archaeology” Tour
Interstate 8, Exit 78, 39 miles west of Gila Bend, AZ Gila Bend, AZ, United StatesPhotograph of a Sears Point petroglyph panel courtesy of Aaron M. Wright TOUR FULL - WAITING LIST. On Saturday, December 7, 2019, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s "Sears Point, Painted Rock, and Gatlin: Patayan and Hohokam Petroglyphs and Archaeology” tour will be guided by archaeologist Dr. Aaron M. Wright. This tour will start at Interstate 8 Read more…