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  • “Yuma Wash Hohokam Village and Bojórquez-Aguirre Ranch Archaeological Sites Tour”

    Crossroads at Silverbell District Park, Marana Marana

    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 Read more…

  • Deadline for the 2025 Jim Click “Millions for Tucson Raffle”

    Old Pueblo Archaeology Center 2201 W. 44th St., Tucson, AZ, United States

    Get your raffle tickets now because Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at 5:00 pm is the deadline for getting those from Old Pueblo Archaeology Center for the 2025 Jim Click “Millions for Tucson Raffle,” for which the prizes are a 2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid SX Prestige SUV valued at $54,510 (MSRP), two first-class round-trip airline tickets Read more…

  • “Amerind Museum and Dragoon Mountains Pictographs Tour”

    Amerind Museum 2100 N. Amerind Rd., Dragoon, AZ, United States

    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 Read more…

  • Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop

    Old Pueblo Archaeology Center 2201 W. 44th St., Tucson, AZ, United States

    On Saturday, December 13, 2025, you can learn 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 Read more…

  • Third Thursday Food for Thought presents “Inhabitants of an Archaeological and International ‘Frontier’: The Precolonial History of the Santa Cruz Valley and the Arizona-Sonora Borderlands”

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    Join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “Third Thursday Food for Thought” online presentation on Thursday, December 18, 2025, featuring “Inhabitants of an Archaeological and International ‘Frontier’: The Precolonial History of the Santa Cruz Valley and the Arizona-Sonora Borderlands” by archaeologist Hunter M. Claypatch, Ph.D. This free program via online Zoom will be held from 7:00 to Read more…

  • Los Morteros Hohokam Village and Signal Hill Petroglyphs & CCC Architecture Tour

    Silverbell Rd/Linda Vista Blvd

    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. To highlight ancient and not-so-ancient Read more…

  • Third Thursday Food for Thought Presentation – “Petroglyphs, Pottery, and Painting in the Ancient Southwest“

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    Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's 20th anniversary of “Third Thursday Food for Thought” will feature “Petroglyphs, Pottery, and Painting in the Ancient Southwest“ by archaeologist Kelley Hays-Gilpin, Ph.D. This free online Zoom presentation will be held on Thursday, January 15, 2026 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm (Mountain Standard Time). Please join us this month in celebrating Read more…

  • “Tucson and Marana Yoeme (Yaqui Indian) Communities” Cultural Sites Tour

    Santa Cruz River Park 1317 W. Irvington Rd., Tucson, AZ, United States

    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 Read more…

  • Yuma Wash Hohokam Village and Bojórquez-Aguirre Ranch Archaeological Sites Tour

    Crossroads at Silverbell District Park, Marana Marana

    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 Read more…

  • Third Thursday Food for Thought Presentation – “But is it Art?”

    On Thursday, February 19, 2026, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center invites you to attend the “Third Thursday Food for Thought” Zoom program featuring the presentation “But Is It Art? Historical Debate and Indigenous Perspectives on Rock Imagery” by anthropologist Aaron M. Wright, Ph.D. This free presentation will be held at 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. (Mountain Standard Read more…


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