Spring Equinox Tour to Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites
Silverbell Rd/Linda Vista BlvdTOUR 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. The 2025 vernal Read more…
Third Thursday Food for Thought Presentation “Crossing the Akimel to Snaketown: The Ancestral Connection to Modern Day O’Odham”
OnlineOld Pueblo Archaeology Center's "Third Thursday Food for Thought” presentation will feature “Crossing the Akimel to Snaketown: The Ancestral Connection to Modern Day O’Odham” by archaeologist Reylynne Williams (Akimel O’Odham). This free Zoom online program will be held from 7:00-8:30 p.m. ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Time). The O’Odham village of Snaketown is Read more…
“An Incredible Family History Unearthed: How a Search for the Past Can Redefine the Present and Future” Third Thursday Food for Thought Presentation
OnlineOn Thursday, April 17, 2025, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “Third Thursday Food for Thought” program featuring “An Incredible Family History Unearthed: How a Search for the Past Can Redefine the Present and Future” by historian Blanca Carrasco. This free Zoom presentation will be held from 7:00 to 8:30 pm (ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time, same as Read more…
“The Mogollon Culture of the US Southwest” 14-session Zoom Adult Education Class
OnlineOn Wednesdays, May 7-August 13, 2025 (skipping July 9th), Registered Professional Archaeologist Allen Dart will be teaching the “The Mogollon Culture of the US Southwest” class. This 14-session online class will explore the archaeology of the ancient Mogollon culture of the American Southwest. The class covers the history of Mogollon archaeology, Mogollon origins, the complex Read more…
Third Thursday Food for Thought presents “Archaeological Humbugs: Exposing Frauds, Busting Myths, and Solving Mysteries”
OnlineOn Thursday, May 15, 2025, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “Third Thursday Food for Thought” presentation will feature “Archaeological Humbugs: Exposing Frauds, Busting Myths, and Solving Mysteries” by archaeologist Kenneth L. Feder, Ph.D. This free online Zoom presentation will be held from 7:00 to 8:30 pm, ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Time). Is the Read more…
Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center 2201 W. 44th St., Tucson, AZ, United StatesJoin Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop" with flintknapper Sam Greenleaf on Saturday, June 14, 2025 from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon. This workshop will be held at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, located at 2201 W. 44th Street, Tucson, AZ. Learn how to make arrowheads, spear points, and other flaked stone artifacts just Read more…
“Beyond Any One Scholar’s Expertise: The Story of the Safford Valley Grids Archaeology Project” Third Thursday Food for Thought Presentation
OnlineOn June 19, 2025, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “Third Thursday Food for Thought” will present “Beyond Any One Scholar’s Expertise: The Story of the Safford Valley Grids Archaeology Project” by archaeological geographer William E. Doolittle. This free Zoom presentation will be held from 7:00 to 8:30 pm (ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time, same as Pacific Daylight Time). Read more…
Tour of the Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill and the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research
Mercado San Agustin 100 S. Avenida del Convento, Tucson, AZ, United StatesOn 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, Read more…
Third Thursday Food for Thought Presentation – “The Great Rock-Art of Chaco Canyon”
OnlineOn July 17, 2025, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's "Third Thursday Food for Thought" program will present “The Great Rock-Art of Chaco Canyon” by rock-art specialist Jane Kolber. This free online Zoom presentation will be held from 7:00-8:30 p.m., ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Time). The reason for “The Great” in the title of Read more…
Third Thursday Food for Thought Presentation – “Copper Networks in the U.S. Southwest, Mexican Northwest, and Mesoamerica”
OnlineOn August 21, 2025, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's "Third Thursday Food for Thought" program presents “Copper Networks in the U.S. Southwest, Mexican Northwest, and Mesoamerica” by archaeologist José Luis Punzo Díaz, Ph.D. This free online Zoom presentation will be held from 7:00-8:30 pm, ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Time). The emergence of metallurgy, Read more…