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SUMMARY:“The Jim Click Millions for Tucson Raffle”
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, December 2nd\, 2026\, at 5 p.m. is the deadline for getting tickets from Old Pueblo Archaeology Center for “The Jim Click Millions for Tucson Raffle\,” for which the Grand Prize is a new 2026 Nissan Frontier Pro-4X Roush? Edition pickup truck valued at approximately $49\,940 counting destination charges! Two other Great Prizes to be awarded are a pair of first-class round-trip airline tickets to nearly anywhere in the world\, and $5\,000 cash. \nOn Thursday\, December 10\, Tucson’s Jim Click Automotive Team will give away a 2026 Nissan Frontier Pro-4X Roush? Edition pickup truck in this annual raffle to raise $Millions for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and other southern Arizona nonprofit organizations. With your contribution you could win this slick but rugged 2026 truck\, or two first-class round-trip airline tickets to almost anywhere in the world (some restrictions apply)\, or $5\,000 in cash! Old Pueblo Archaeology Center gets to keep all revenues from the tickets we sell\, so please get yours from Old Pueblo before we sell all the ones that have been allotted to us! The tickets are five for $100 or $25 per ticket\, and 100% of what you contribute to us for tickets will go directly to Old Pueblo’s education programs! \nOld Pueblo’s raffle rules: For Old Pueblo Archaeology Center to enter tickets into the raffle for you\, we must receive your request for tickets and your donation for them no later than 5 p.m. Wednesday\, December 2\, so we can turn in all of our sold tickets to the raffle manager the next day. Old Pueblo must account for all tickets issued to us and must return all unsold tickets\, so advance payment for tickets is required. Tickets may be purchased through the PayPal “Donate” button on Old Pueblo’s www.oldpueblo.org home page or by calling 520-798-1201 to provide your Visa\, MasterCard\, Discover\, or American Express card payment authorization. Once payment is received\, Old Pueblo will enter your name and contact information on your ticket(s)\, enter them into the drawing\, and mail you the correspondingly numbered ticket stubs with a letter acknowledging your contribution. \nFor tickets or more information about Old Pueblo’s involvement in the raffle contact Old Pueblo at info@oldpueblo.org or 520-798-1201. For more information about The Jim Click Automotive Team’s Millions for Tucson Raffle itself visit www.millionsfortucson.org. \nFlyer: 20261210(V1)OldPueblo-JimClickMillionsForTucsonRaffleFlyer\nCaption: A new 2026 Nissan Frontier Pro-4X Roush? Edition pickup truck similar to this one\, and other Great Prizes will be given away on December 10 to support Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and other southern Arizona charities
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/the-jim-click-millions-for-tucson-raffle-5/
LOCATION:AZ
CATEGORIES:Fundraising Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260513T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260805T203000
DTSTAMP:20260707T090316
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SUMMARY:“The Mogollon Culture of the US Southwest” 14-Session Zoom Adult Education Class
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesdays May 13 to August 5\, 2026\, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “The Mogollon Culture of the US Southwest” 14-session Zoom adult education class will be taught by archaeologist Allen Dart. Each class will be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The donation to register for the class ($109 per person; $90 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center\, Arizona Archaeological Society\, and Arizona Site Stewards members) supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures.Donation does not include cost of optional AAS membership or AAS Certification Program enrollment. \nRegistered Professional Archaeologist Allen Dart teaches this class in 14 two-hour sessions on Wednesday evenings May 13-August 5\, 2025 to explore the archaeology of the ancient Mogollon culture of the American Southwest. The class covers the history of Mogollon archaeology\, Mogollon origins\, the complex subregional Mogollon “branches\,” chronology of habitation\, subsistence and settlement patterns through time\, artifacts\, rock art\, religious and social organization\, depopulation and movement\, and descendant peoples. Minimum enrollment 10 people. \nThe class meets the requirements of the Arizona Archaeological Society’s Training\, Certification and Education program’s “Advanced Southwest Archaeology – Mogollon” course. To qualify for the AAS Certification the student must submit a brief written or video research report. The AAS basic “Archaeology of the Southwest” class is recommended as a prerequisite but this is negotiable with the instructor. For information on the AAS Certification Program\, go to Certification Program under Activities on the AAS website\, http://www.azarchsoc.org. \nReservations and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Monday May 11\, whichever is earlier. To register or for more information contact Old Pueblo at info@oldpueblo.org or 520-798-1201. \nFlyer: 20260513-0805(v1)TheMogollonCultureOfTheUSSouthwestFlyer \nCaption: Some Mogollon pottery\, clockwise from upper left:  Mimbres Black-on-white\, Four Mile Polychrome\, Reserve Black-on-white\, Mogollon Red-on-brown\, and two San Francisco Red\, photos courtesy of Office of Archaeological Studies\, New Mexico Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/the-mogollon-culture-of-the-us-southwest-14-session-zoom-adult-education-class-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Class
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260609T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260707T173000
DTSTAMP:20260707T090316
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SUMMARY:“Overview of Hohokam Pottery Wares and Types”  Online Adult Education Class
DESCRIPTION:“Overview of Hohokam Pottery Wares and Types” five-session online adult education class with archaeologist Allen Dart will be held online on Tuesdays June 9\, 16\, 23\, & 30\, and July 7\, 2026. Classes will be held from 4:00-5:30 p.m. ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Time) each Tuesday. There is a requested $55 donation per person ($44 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Arizona Site Stewards members)\, which supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. \nRegistered Professional Archaeologist Allen Dart teaches this class in five 1½-hour sessions to familiarize participants with the main kinds of pottery found in southern Arizona archaeological sites of the Hohokam culture. The class will include hundreds of pottery photos\, definitions of terms commonly used in ceramic analysis\, identifying attributes of the most common Hohokam pottery wares and types\, reading materials and bibliographic sources on Hohokam pottery\, and plenty of discussion opportunities. Minimum enrollment 10 people. \nRegistration and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Saturday June 6\, whichever is earlier. To register or for more information contact Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. \nFlyer: 20260609-0707(v1)HohokamPotteryOnlineClassFlyer \nCaption: Arizona State Museum photos of two incised pottery censers set on a mirror\, and a Gila Butte Red-on-buff bowl; and William L. Deaver photo of a Rincon Polychrome jar
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/overview-of-hohokam-pottery-wares-and-types-online-adult-education-class-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Class
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260716T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260716T203000
DTSTAMP:20260707T090316
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SUMMARY:“The History and Future of America’s Public Land” Online Presentation
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, July 16\, 2026\, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” program will feature “The History and Future of America’s Public Land” by National Park Service Superintendent (retired) Walt Dabney. This free online Zoom presentation will be held from 7:00-8:30 pm ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Time). \nDiscover the untold story of America’s public land. Many Americans use public lands for recreation and business but don’t understand where they came from or why they are the birthright of every citizen. Now-retired National Park Service Superintendent and Texas State Parks Director Walt Dabney will give an eye-opening presentation showing how America’s public lands came to be\, why most are in the West\, the economic value of these lands\, and what we all stand to lose if they are transferred out of our common ownership. These lands belong to all of us. Learn how and why that matters now more than ever. \nTo register for the Zoom webinar go to https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hTj–F8qSo-9F-e2vSBvkg. For more information contact Old Pueblo at info@oldpueblo.org or 520-798-1201. \nFlyer: 20260716(v1)ThirdThursday_WaltDabney_ America’sPublicLand\nCaption: Some American public land gems\, photos courtesy of Walt Dabney
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/the-history-and-future-of-americas-public-land-online-presentation/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260820T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260820T203000
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SUMMARY:“Indigenous Trail Networks and the Engineering of Cultural Landscapes of the Sonoran Desert” Online Presentation
DESCRIPTION:Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” program presents “Indigenous Trail Networks and the Engineering of Cultural Landscapes of the Sonoran Desert” by preservation anthropologist Aaron M. Wright\, Ph.D. This free Zoom online presentation will be given on Thursday\, August 20\, 2026 from 7:00-8:30 pm ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Time). \nArchaeology has long fixated on places – settlements\, ceremonial centers\, the bounded spaces where people congregated. But what about the spaces between? This presentation turns attention to movement itself\, examining how ancestral O’odham and Yuman communities built and traveled the trail networks that connected their world. Drawing on recent fieldwork in southern Arizona\, the talk argues that these routes were far more than footpaths worn into desert soil. Evidence of planning\, construction\, and sustained maintenance points to a deliberate built infrastructure – corridors that organized travel\, transport\, and communication across a vast and deeply interconnected landscape. To follow these trails is to see the desert not as empty space\, but as a cultural environment actively engineered by the people who lived within it – and to broaden our understanding of Indigenous infrastructure well beyond monumental architecture. Aaron M. Wright is a preservation anthropologist with Archaeology Southwest in Tucson. This presentation will not be recorded. \nTo register for the Zoom webinar go to https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PhtiWS2ZSfGcI8ngeFcWwg. For more information contact Old Pueblo at info@oldpueblo.org or 520-798-1201. \nFlyer: 20260820(v2)ThirdThursday_AaronWright_IndigenousTrailNetworks&EngineeringOfCulturalLandscapes\nCaption: A constructed trail corridor atop desert pavement in southwestern Arizona\, photo by Aaron Wright
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/indigenous-trail-networks-and-the-engineering-of-cultural-landscapes-of-the-sonoran-desert-online-presentation/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260909T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20261216T203000
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UID:3433-1788978600-1797453000@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:“The Hohokam Culture of Southern Arizona” Online Adult Education Class
DESCRIPTION:Old Pueblo Archaeology Center will be sponsoring “The Hohokam Culture of Southern Arizona” 14-session Zoom adult education class\, each Wednesday from September 9-December 16\, 2026. Taught by archaeologist Allen Dart\, these classes will be held from 6:30-8:30 pm ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Time through Oct. 28)\, except skip October 21. \nRegistered Professional Archaeologist Allen Dart teaches this class in 14 two-hour sessions to explore the archaeology of the ancient Hohokam culture of the American Southwest. The class covers Hohokam origins\, subsistence and settlement systems\, social and organizational systems\, material culture including ceramics\, other artifacts\, and architecture\, interaction within and beyond the Hohokam culture’s regional boundaries\, and ideas on religion and exchange. Minimum enrollment 10 people. \nThe class meets the requirements of the Arizona Archaeological Society’s Training\, Certification and Education program’s “Advanced Southwest Archaeology–Hohokam” course. To qualify for the AAS Certification the student must submit a brief written or video research report. The AAS basic “Archaeology of the Southwest” class is recommended as a prerequisite but this is negotiable with the instructor. For information on the AAS Certification Program\, go to Certification Program under Activities on the AAS website\, http://www.azarchsoc.org. \nThe fee for this 14-session class is $109 per person. Reservations and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 12 pm Arizona time Friday September 4\, whichever is earlier. To register or for more information contact Old Pueblo at info@oldpueblo.org or 520-798-1201. \nFlyer: 20260909-1216(v1)TheHohokamCultureOfSouthernArizonaClassFlyer\nCaption: Hohokam culture: Photos by Arthur Vokes (cut shell artifacts)\, Flor de María Dart (Casa Grande Ruins)\, and Allen Dart (Santa Cruz Red-on-buff jar) \n 
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/the-hohokam-culture-of-southern-arizona-online-adult-education-class/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Class
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260917T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260917T203000
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CREATED:20260512T195343Z
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UID:3429-1789671600-1789677000@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:“The Legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers: Courage\, Service\, and Impact on American History” Online Presentation
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, September 17\, 2026\, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” program which will feature “The Legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers: Courage\, Service\, and Impact on American History” by Charles W. Young. This free online Zoom presentation will be held from 7:00-8:00 pm ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Time). \nThe Buffalo Soldiers were African American soldiers who served primarily on the Western frontier following the Civil War. Established in 1866\, these regiments – most notably the 9th and 10th Cavalry and the 24th and 25th Infantry – were among the first Black units in the regular U.S. Army. Their legacy is one of courage\, resilience\, and unwavering dedication to duty. The Buffalo Soldiers not only helped shape the American West\, but they also paved the way for future generations of African American men and women in the U.S. military. Their story is a testament to the power of perseverance and the ongoing struggle for equality and recognition within the fabric of American society. Charles Young is a “Living History Presenter” and historical researcher focusing on the “Black Western Experience” involving Buffalo Soldiers\, cowboys\, lawmen\, and women who played key roles in settling the West. \nTo register for the Zoom webinar go to https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CH80fopfQQ6Rt5e4K8bxFQ. For more information contact Old Pueblo at info@oldpueblo.org or 520-798-1201. \nFlyer: 20260917(v1)ThirdThursday_CharlesYoung_BuffaloSoldiers\nCaption: Presenter Charles Young in Buffalo Soldier regalia
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/the-legacy-of-the-buffalo-soldiers-courage-service-and-impact-on-american-history-online-presentation/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260922T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260922T113000
DTSTAMP:20260707T090316
CREATED:20260512T201456Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260512T201620Z
UID:3437-1790064000-1790076600@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:“Autumn Equinox Tour to Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Sites”
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Autumn Equinox Tour to Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart\, on Tuesday\, September 22\, 2026. This tour will be held from 8:00-11:30 am\, departing from near Silverbell Road and Linda Vista Blvd in Marana\, Arizona. \nThe 2026 autumn equinox occurs on Tuesday\, September 22\, 2025\, at 5:05 pm MST (September 23 at 12:05 am Coordinated Universal Time [UTC]) according to https://aa.usno.navy.mil. 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 the Picture Rocks petroglyphs site where the ancient rock imagery includes a solstice and equinox calendar marker\, dancing human-like figures\, whimsical animals\, and other petroglyphs made by people of the Hohokam archaeological culture 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. Participants provide their own transportation. \nThere is a requested $45 donation 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 Sunday\, September 20\, whichever is earlier: info@oldpueblo.org or 520-798-1201. \nFlyer: 20260922(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-7/
LOCATION:Silverbell Rd/Linda Vista Blvd
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20261003T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20261003T170000
DTSTAMP:20260707T090316
CREATED:20260409T214355Z
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UID:3413-1791039600-1791046800@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:“Yuma Wash Hohokam Village and Bojórquez-Aguirre Ranch Archaeological Sites Tour”
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, October 3\, 2026\, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Yuma Wash Hohokam Village and Bojórquez-Aguirre Ranch Archaeological Sites Tour” with archaeologist Allen Dart\, starting in the Crossroads at Silverbell District Park\, 7688 N Silverbell\, Marana\, Arizona. This tour will be held from 3:00-5:00 p.m. with 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. \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 September 30\, 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-4/
LOCATION:Silverbell District Park\, 7688 N. Silverbell\, Marana\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20261024T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20261024T120000
DTSTAMP:20260707T090316
CREATED:20260615T211952Z
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SUMMARY:Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, October 24\, 2026\, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center will host the “Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop” with flintknapper Sam Greenleaf. This workshop will be held  from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center located at 2201 W 44th St\, Tucson\, AZ. There is a $45 donation request ($36 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center members; 50% off for persons who have taken this class previously)\, which supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. \nLearn how to make arrowheads\, spear points\, and other flaked stone artifacts just like ancient peoples did. In this workshop\, flintknapping expert Sam Greenleaf provides participants with hands-on experience and learning on how pre-European Contact people made and used projectile points and other tools created from obsidian and other stone. All materials and equipment are provided. The class is designed to help modern people understand how Native Americans made traditional crafts and is not intended to train students how to make artwork for sale. Limited to six registrants. \nRegistration and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Thursday October 22\, whichever is earlier: info@oldpueblo.org or 520-798-1201. \nFlyer: 20261024(V1)ArrowheadMaking&FlintknappingWorkshop\nCaption: Some projectile points made by workshop instructor Sam Greenleaf
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/arrowhead-making-and-flintknapping-workshop-22/
LOCATION:Old Pueblo Archaeology Center\, 2201 W. 44th St.\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85713\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20261119T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20261119T203000
DTSTAMP:20260707T090316
CREATED:20260601T194431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260601T220722Z
UID:3451-1795114800-1795120200@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:“Padre Kino\, Scientist” Online Presentation
DESCRIPTION:Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” program will feature the presentation “Padre Kino\, Scientist” by astronomer Christopher J. Corbally\, S.J.\, Ph.D. This free Zoom online presentation will be held on Thursday\, November 19\, 2026 from 7:00-8:30 pm Mountain Standard Time. \nThere is a statue of the Jesuit missionary and explorer Padre Kino in Tucson. He is on horseback. The head of his horse is drooping. It has been a long and hot day of travel in the Sonoran desert. But Kino sits upright\, and he has a “blue shell” clutched to his chest by his right hand. He clearly has had a brilliant idea. That idea connects his early expedition to Baja California\, to where he has just met the O’Odham\, in Tucson. That idea needed his travels and his science. \nFather Chris invites\, “Let us\, via his grasp of science\, connect the dots and understand his great insight. His science covered many disciplines. Kino was a mathematician\, an astronomer\, an instrument maker\, a map maker\, an agriculturalist\, and a cattleman. So it is going to be a wide-ranging story. As a Jesuit and an astronomer\, I find the story a fascinating one. Please join me for the telling of it on Thursday\, November 19.” \nChristopher Corbally is a Jesuit priest and an astronomer with the Vatican Observatory Research Group and an Adjunct Associate Astronomer at the University of Arizona Department of Astronomy. He ministers to a wide variety of Catholics\, including Native Americans\, in Tucson\, Arizona. \nTo register for the Zoom webinar go to https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iuJL189lTj6t2prQI2OfhQ. For more information contact Old Pueblo at info@oldpueblo.org or 520-798-1201. \nFlyer: 20261119(v1)ThirdThursday_ChristopherCorbally_PadreKinoScientist\nCaption: Equestrian statue of Padre Kino on a street in Tucson\, photo by Christopher J. Corbally\, S.J.
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/padre-kino-scientist-online-presentation/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20261121T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20261122T120000
DTSTAMP:20260707T090316
CREATED:20260512T202551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260512T202551Z
UID:3442-1795260600-1795348800@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:“Coyote Ruin\, Fitzmaurice Ruin\, and Museum of Indigenous People Tour”
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday and Sunday\, November 21-22\, 2026\, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Coyote Ruin\, Fitzmaurice Ruin\, and Museum of Indigenous People Tour” will be led by archaeologist Andrew Christenson\, Ph.D. Tours will be held on Saturday starting at 11:30 am to Sunday 12:00 noon in Prescott Valley and Prescott\, Arizona. \nArchaeologist Dr. Andy Christenson leads this tour to two hilltop archaeological sites of west-central Arizona’s Prescott culture and to one of Arizona’s oldest anthropology museums. On Saturday\, we will take a short hike to the Coyote Ruin in Prescott Valley\, which was occupied from perhaps the 900s until after 1300 CE. Archaeological excavations there in the 1920s were the earliest in the Prescott area for which we have documentation. Additional excavations were conducted in 1998 and later in 11 of Coyote’s 26 masonry rooms and two of its 10 pit structures\, and many agricultural and water-control features were recorded. \nAfter visiting Coyote\, we will caravan about 20 miles to Prescott’s Museum of Indigenous People\, originally the Smoki Museum. This complex of stone buildings was completed in 1935 by a non-Native community-minded social group\, the “Smoki People\,” with assistance from Depression-era work program participants. Andy\, the Museum’s curator\, may take us into the back rooms of the Museum if we have time. There will be an optional group dinner in Prescott on Saturday evening. \nOn Sunday\, we will take a slightly longer hike to visit the famous Fitzmaurice Ruin. Situated on and near a prominent Prescott Valley hilltop overlooking Lynx Creek\, it includes a 27-room pueblo and outlying structures dated between 1140 and 1300\, at least one petroglyph\, and stone-outlined areas interpreted as terraced and possibly canal-irrigated garden plots. \nThere is a requested donation of $109 per person ($99 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center members)\, which covers all site entry fees and supports Old Pueblo’s and the Museum of Indigenous People’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. Participants are responsible for their own transportation\, lodging\, and meals. Registration and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Tuesday November 17\, whichever is earlier: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. \nFlyer: 20261121-1122(v1)_Coyote&Fitzmaurice&MuseumOfIndigenousPeopleTourFlyer
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/coyote-ruin-fitzmaurice-ruin-and-museum-of-indigenous-people-tour-2/
LOCATION:Prescott
CATEGORIES:Tours
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