Tours
Third Thursday Food for Thought Presentation – “Celebrating the Solstice”
Picture Rocks Redemptorist Renewal Center 7101 W. Picture Rocks Rd., Tucson, AZ, United StatesOn Thursday, December 21, 2017, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “Third Thursday Food for Thought” event will feature Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Tour, Dinner, and “Celebrating the Solstice: Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces” presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart in the Dining Hall and Petroglyph Auditorium of the Picture Rocks Redemptorist Renewal Center (PRRNC), 7101 W. Read more…
“Baboquivari Peak Sacred Cave and Petroglyphs”
Pima Community College 401 N. Bonita Ave., Tucson, AZ, United StatesMarc Severson photograph of some of the petroglyphs at Picture Rock. On Saturday, January 6, 2018, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center executive director Allen Dart will lead a car-caravan educational tour of Baboquivari Peak Sacred Cave and Petroglyphs. Tour group will depart at 7:00 am from Pima Community College, 401 N. Bonita Ave., Tucson (or meet Read more…
“Ventana Cave, Rock Art & Tohono O’odham Children’s Shrine”
Park & Ride lot at I-10/Ruthrauff Rd. or 3160 N. Toltec Rd. (Eloy) AZ, United StatesAncient pictographs at Ventana Cave. On Saturday, February 10, 2018, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Ventana Cave, Rock Art & Tohono O'odham Children’s Shrine” car-caravan educational tour with archaeologist Allen Dart. This caravan tour will depart from Tucson at the Park & Ride parking lot at I-10 and Ruthrauff Rd. (northeast corner of the I-10 Read more…
Vista del Rio Site Tour
Vista del Rio Cultural Resource Park 7575 E. Desert Arbors St. (at Dos Hombres Road), Tucson, AZ, United StatesAn artifact made from Laevicardium seashell at the Vista del Rio archaeological site in Tucson. On March 3, 2018, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Vista del Rio Residents' Association will sponsor a free archaeological tour of the Vista del Rio site, located at Vista del Rio Park, 7575 E. Desert Arbors St. (at Dos Hombres Read more…
Spring Equinox Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites
Silverbell Road & Linda Vista Blvd. Silverbell Road & Linda Vista Blvd., Marana, AZ, United StatesOld Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Spring Equinox Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart departing from near Silverbell Road and Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana, Arizona. From 8 a.m. to noon. $20 ($16 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members). To celebrate the vernal equinox Read more…
“Archaeology, Paleontology, and Environmental Sciences Laboratories Tour”
Mercado San Agustin 100 S. Avenida del Convento, Tucson, AZ, United StatesTumamoc Desert Laboratory photo from theDesert Laboratory on Tumamoc. TOUR FULL - WAITING LIST: On Saturday July 14, 2018, join us for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Archaeology, Paleontology, and Environmental Sciences Laboratories Tour” starting in the courtyard at Mercado San Agustin, 100 S. Avenida del Convento, Tucson. This tour will be from 8 a.m. to Read more…
Autumn Equinox Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites
Silverbell Road & Linda Vista Blvd. Silverbell Road & Linda Vista Blvd., Marana, AZ, United StatesPhoto by Tom Herrick of equinox "sun dagger" on spiral petroglyph at Picture Rocks site, Pima County, Arizona. On Saturday September 22, 2018, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Autumn Equinox Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites” tour with archaeologist Allen Dart departing from near Silverbell Road & Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana, Read more…
Marana Hohokam Platform Mound Archaeological Community Tour
Circle K Store 13961 N. Sandario Rd., Marana, AZ, United StatesAncient Hohokam structures were exposed during the Arizona State Museum's Marana Platform Mound Community excavations in 2003, photo by Allen Dart. TOUR FILLED - WAITING LIST On Saturday October 6, 2018, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Marana Hohokam Platform Mound Archaeological Community Tour” will be guided by archaeologists Paul and Suzanne Fish departing from Circle K Read more…
“Chukui Kawi/Cerro Prieto: Yoeme Sacred Mountain, Hohokam Trincheras, and Petroglyphs” Tour
McDonald's Restaurant 13934 N. Sandario Rd., Marana, AZ, United StatesOn Saturday, October 27, 2018, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center is offering the “Chukui Kawi/Cerro Prieto: 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 be meeting at 8:00 a.m. at the McDonald’s restaurant located at 13934 N. Sandario Rd., Read more…
“Dragoon Springs Stage Station-Cochise/Howard” Historic Archaeological Site Tour
Interstate-10 at Sybil Road Interstate-10 at Sybil Road, Benson, United StatesPhoto of Apache wickiup rings identified at the Cochise-Howard Treaty site, courtesy of Deni J. Seymour On Saturday, December 1, 2018, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's "Dragoon Springs Stage Station and Cochise-Howard Treaty Site" tours (Coronado National Forest) guided by archaeologist Dr. Deni J. Seymour and historian Norman Wisner. This tour will depart from south side Read more…