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  • “Rock Art and Archaeology of Ventana Cave” Tour

    Park & Ride lot at I-10/Ruthrauff Rd. or 3160 N. Toltec Rd. (Eloy) AZ, United States

    A view from inside the Ventana Cave rockshelter Join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Rock Art and Archaeology of Ventana Cave” car-caravan educational tour with archaeologist Allen Dart. This tour will depart at 6:00 a.m. from Tucson at the Park & Ride parking lot at I-10 and Ruthrauff Rd. (northeast corner of the I-10 westbound Frontage Read more…

  • Third Thursday Food for Thought: “Living with the Canals: Water, Ecology, and Cultural Memory in Banámichi, Sonora”

    Karichimaka Mexican Restaurant 5252 S. Mission Rd., Tucson, AZ, United States

    Sculpture in Plaza Juarez/Plaza de la Piedra Histórica (Plaza of the Historic Rock), Banámichi, Mexico, photo courtesy of Elizabeth Eklund. On Thursday, February 20, 2020, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner featuring the presentation “Living with the Canals: Water, Ecology, and Cultural Memory in Banámichi, Sonora” by anthropologist Elizabeth Eklund Read more…

  • Free Tour – “Vista del Rio Hohokam Village” Site

    Vista del Rio Cultural Resource Park 7575 E. Desert Arbors St. (at Dos Hombres Road), Tucson, AZ, United States

    In celebration of Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month, archaeologist Allen Dart (Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's executive director) will lead a tour of Vista del Rio, an ancient village of the Hohokam archaeological culture that inhabited southern Arizona between AD 650 and 1450. This free event (reservations required) will be on Saturday, March 7, 2020 Read more…

  • Spring Equinox Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites

    Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Depart from NE corner of Silverbell Rd/Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana, AZ, Marana, AZ, AZ, United States

    Photo of equinox “sun dagger” on spiral petroglyph at Picture Rocks site, Pima County, Arizona, by Tom Herrick. CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 CONCERN - Join archaeologist Allen Dart on Thursday, March 19, 2020 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Spring Equinox Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites." This tour will be held Read more…

  • “Subjective Color in Mimbres Black-on-white Pottery” Presentation

    Karichimaka Mexican Restaurant 5252 S. Mission Rd., Tucson, AZ, United States

    A Mimbres pottery design that produces subjective color; pot illustration courtesy of Dr. Whittlesey, "Pastel Background New 2" image from www.rbgstock.com CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 CONCERN - On Thursday, March 19, 2020, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's Third Thursday Food for Thought dinner presentation will feature “Subjective Color in Mimbres Black-on-white Pottery” by archaeologist Dr. Stephanie Read more…

  • NOW AVAILABLE – Tickets for “The Jim Click Millions for Tucson Raffle!”

    A 2020 Ford F-150 Platinum Pickup Truck will be given away on December 11 to benefit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and other charities. On December 11th Tucson’s Jim Click Automotive Team will give away a 2020 Ford F-150 Platinum Pickup Truck in a raffle to raise millions of dollars for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Read more…

  • Presentation: “Archaeology and History of Canoa Ranch”

    Historic Canoa Ranch 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road (along I-19 East Frontage Road between the Continental and Canoa exits), Green Valley, AZ, United States

    Canoa Lake and historic ranch headquarters photo by Michael Mock and Random Orbit Photography. On Saturday, April 4, 2020 from 8:00 a.m. to noon, join us for the “Archaeology and History of Canoa Ranch” presentation and tours at Historic Canoa Ranch, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley, Arizona (accessible from I-19 Canoa Road Exit Read more…

  • “Droughts and Floods Structured Social Interaction in the Pre-Hispanic Southwest” Presentation

    Maps showing southwestern environmental change through time provided by Dr. Gauthier RESCHEDULED JANUARY 21, 2021 - On Thursday, April 16, 2020, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner presentation will feature “Droughts and Floods Structured Social Interaction in the Pre-Hispanic Southwest” by Dr. Nicolas E. Gauthier. When droughts and floods struck ancient Read more…

  • Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop

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

    Obsidian projectile point made by flintknapping workshop instructor Sam Greenleaf. RESCHEDULED OCTOBER 24, 2020 - On April 18, 2020, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center will host the “Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop” with flintknapper Sam Greenleaf. Learn how to make arrowheads, spear points, and other flaked stone artifacts just like ancient peoples did. In this workshop, flintknapping Read more…

  • “Behind the Scenes at Tucson’s Museums” Educational Tour

    CANCELLED - On Tuesday, May 19, 2020, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Behind the Scenes at Tucson’s Museums” educational tour starting at the Arizona State Museum, 1013 E. University Blvd. in Tucson. This program will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with 1 hour for lunch. A $45 donation per participant ($40 for Read more…


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