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September 2024
“The Hohokam Culture of Southern Arizona” 14-Session Online Adult Education Class
Learn about the Hohokam culture with Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “The Hohokam Culture of Southern Arizona” 14-session online adult education class with archaeologist Allen Dart. Classes will be held on Wednesday evenings 6:30-8:30 (ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time, same as Pacific Daylight Time through Oct. 30) from September 4-December 11, 2024 (skipping October 23). There is a requested donation of $109 per person ($90 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, AAS, and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members) supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and…
Find out more »Third Thursday Food for Thought Presentation – “Archaeology on the Rocks: Investigating an 18th-century Spanish Land Grant”
On Thursday, September 19, 2024, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's "Third Thursday Food for Thought" online presentation featuring “Archaeology on the Rocks: Investigating an 18th-century Spanish Land Grant in Tijeras Canyon, NM” by archaeologist Kelly L. Jenks, Ph.D. This free Zoom online presentation will be held from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. (ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time, same as Pacific Daylight Time). In 1763, New Mexico’s Spanish colonial Governor Cachupín approved an application by 19 petitioners for a grant of community land east…
Find out more »“Autumn Equinox Tour to Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Sites”
On Sunday, September 22, 2024, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “Autumn Equinox Tour to Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. This tour will depart from near Silverbell Road and Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana, Arizona. The 2024 autumn equinox occurs on Sunday Sept. 22, 2024 at 5:44 am Arizona/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Time; 12:44 pm Greenwich Mean Time). To celebrate the equinox day (but not the exact time!) and explore…
Find out more »October 2024
Third Thursday Food for Thought Presentation – “New Archaeological Insights from Ancient DNA”
On Thursday, October 17, 2024, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “Third Thursday Food for Thought” online presentation featuring “New Archaeological Insights from Ancient DNA” by archaeologist/geneticist Jakob W. Sedig, Ph.D. This free Zoom online program will be held from 7:00 to 8:30 pm (ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time, same as Pacific Daylight Time). In this talk, Jakob Sedig will explore how ancient DNA (aDNA) data generated by the Proyecto de Investigación de Poblaciones Antiguas en el Norte y Occidente de México (PIPANOM)…
Find out more »“Vista Del Rio Archaeology Celebration”
On Saturday, October 19, 2024, join the fun at the “Vista Del Rio Archaeology Celebration” with free family activities! This event will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at the City of Tucson's Vista del Rio Cultural Resource Park, 7575 E. Desert Arbors St. (at Dos Hombres Road), Tucson. This outdoor program features hands-on activities, demonstrations, and information to make people aware of an ancient village site in Tucson's Vista del Rio Cultural Park where people lived between…
Find out more »November 2024
Badger Springs Pueblo and Petroglyphs Archaeology and Geology Tour
TOUR FULL – WAITING LIST Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Badger Springs Pueblo and Petroglyphs Archaeology and Geology Tour” with JJ Golio and Allen Dart in Agua Fria National Monument will be held on Saturday November 2, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The tour will begin at Badger Springs Trailhead parking area ca. 1 mile east of Interstate-17 Exit 256 (Badger Springs). There is a requested donation of $55 per person ($45 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and S’edav Va’aki…
Find out more »Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop
Join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop” with flintknapper Sam Greenleaf on Saturday, November 9, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. 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 stone. All materials and equipment are provided.…
Find out more »“Unsung Heroes: Search and Rescue – First Responders – Southern Arizona, 1901-2000” Online History Presentation
On Thursday, November 21, 2024 join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “Third Thursday Food for Thought” Zoom online program featuring “Unsung Heroes: Search and Rescue – First Responders – Southern Arizona, 1901-2000” history presentation by National Park Service Superintendent Emeritus Charles R. “Butch” Farabee, Jr. This free online presentation will be held from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. (ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time). November 15, 1958: Tucson suffered the second greatest snowfall on record. Three young Boy Scouts tragically perished hiking nearby. Nearly 750…
Find out more »December 2024
2024 Jim Click “Millions for Tucson Raffle”
Don't forget to get your tickets from Old Pueblo Archaeology Center for the 2024 Jim Click “Millions for Tucson Raffle,” for your chance to win a 2024 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 4xe Plug-in Hybrid SUV valued at $61,180 (MSRP), two first-class round-trip airline tickets to anywhere in the world, or $5,000 cash. The deadline for getting your tickets from Old Pueblo is Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. On Thursday December 12, Tucson’s Jim Click Automotive Team will give away…
Find out more »“Chukui Kawi/Cerro Prieto ֍ Inscription Hill ֎ Pan Quemado: Yoeme Sacred Mountain, Hohokam Trincheras, and Petroglyphs” Sites Tour
TOUR FULL – WAITING LIST On Saturday, December 7, 2024, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Chukui Kawi/Cerro Prieto ֍ Inscription Hill ֎ Pan Quemado: 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 meet at 8:00 a.m. at McDonald’s Restaurant, located at 13934 N. Sandario Rd., Marana, Arizona (near Interstate 10 Exit 236). This car-caravan tour will end around 5:00 p.m. There is…
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