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  • “Prehistory of the Southwest: The Hohokam Culture of Southern Arizona” Adult Education Classes

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

    “Golden Valley” watercolor by C. Kemper depicting the Hohokam building canals to bring life-giving water to the barren desert. Beginning Wednesday, January 8 through Wednesday, March 25, 2020, archaeologist Allen Dart, RPA, will be teaching "Prehistory of the Southwest: The Hohokam Culture of Southern Arizona" 12-session adult education classes at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th Read more…

  • “Mescal Agave Use in Arizona: Food, Fiber, and Vessel” – Third Thursday Food for Thought Presentation

    El Molinito Mexican Restaurant 10180 N. Oracle Rd., Tucson, AZ, United States

    Agaves at sunset photo by Allen Dart On Thursday, January 16, 2020, 6:00 - 8:30 p.m., join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner featuring the presentation “Mescal Agave Use in Arizona: Food, Fiber, and Vessel” at El Molinito Mexican Restaurant, 10180 N. Oracle Rd., Oro Valley, Arizona; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities. The Read more…

  • “Cave Creek Canyon Pictographs Tour”

    Pictographs in a Cave Creek Canyon cave, photo courtesy of Kelsey Hanson. On Saturday, January 25, 2020, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Cave Creek Canyon Pictographs Tour” with archaeologist Kelsey Hanson, starting at the Chiricahua Desert Museum, US-80 & NM-533 (Portal Road) junction, Rodeo, New Mexico, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Donations are requested. Registrants have Read more…

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

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

    Typical home in Yoem Village, Marana, Arizona, in 1936. Homes were built with railroad ties, saguaro cactus ribs, metal roofing and mud; R. B. Spicer photocourtesy of Felipe Molina. On Saturday, February 8, 2020, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Tucson and Marana Yoeme (Yaqui Indian) Communities” car-caravan cultural sites tour with Yoeme traditional culture specialist Read more…

  • “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…


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