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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

    Ancient pictographs at Ventana Cave. On Saturday, February 16, 2019 join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Rock Art and Archaeology of Ventana Cave” car-caravan educational tour with archaeologist Allen Dart, departing at 6:00 am from Tucson at the Park & Ride parking lot at I-10 and Ruthrauff Rd. (northeast corner of the I-10 westbound Frontage Road Read more…

  • “Third Thursday Food for Thought” Presents “Layering Diverse Relationships to Place: A View from the Top of Inscription Rock”

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

    “Paso por aqui” pictograph created in 1605 by Spanish explorer Juan de Oñate on Inscription Rock, now part of El Morro National Monument, photograph by Kelsey Hanson. On Thursday, February 21, 2019, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's "Third Thursday Food for Thought" dinner featuring the presentation “Layering Diverse Relationships to Place: A View from the Read more…

  • Old Pueblo Archaeology at Science City at Tucson Festival of Books

    University of Arizona Tucson, AZ, United States

    Entrance to last year's Science City at Tucson Festival of Books. Photograph by Rigoberto H. Valencia, courtesy of the University of Arizona. During the Tucson Festival of Books, March 2 & 3, 2019, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center will have a free science and activity station at Science City, located at the University of Arizona Mall Read more…

  • Mayor’s Office Proclaims March 2019 as “Old Pueblo Archaeology Month”

    Tucson City Hall 255 W. Alameda St., Tucson, AZ, United States

    Seal of the City of Tucson On Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at the biweekly Tucson Mayor and Council meeting, Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild will read a Mayoral Proclamation declaring: WHEREAS, Tucson’s many archaeological and historic cultural resources manifest our city’s heritage as the oldest continuously occupied community in the United States; and WHEREAS, March is Read more…

  • Vista del Rio Archaeological Site Tour

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

    Interpretive panel in Tucson's Vista del Rio Cultural Resource Park. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's "Vista del Rio Archaeological Site" tour will be guided by archaeologist Allen Dart and cosponsored by Vista del Rio Residents' Association, on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at the Vista del Rio Cultural Resource Park, 7575 E. Desert Arbors St., (at Dos Read more…

  • OPAC’s 25th Anniversary Volunteer Paint Party and I-19 Canoa Rest Area Panels Display!

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

    The "Before There Was a Canoa" interpretive panel that will be added to the I-19 Canoa Ranch Rest Area in March. See full-size replica at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's March 18 open house! Please join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s staff and volunteers on Monday, March 18, 2019 from 9:00-3:00 to help us celebrate Old Pueblo 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 by Tom Herrick of equinox "sun dagger" on spiral petroglyph at Picture Rocks site, Pima County, Arizona. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Spring Equinox Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart will be held on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 from 8:00 am to noon. Group will depart near Read more…

  • Third Thursday Food for Thought – “The Hohokam Landscape during Times of Transition”

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

    Photo by Henry D. Wallace showing partial excavation of the ancient Hohokam settlement at the Pima Animal Care Center, courtesy of Desert Archaeology, Inc. On Thursday, March 21, 2019, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's Third Thursday Food for Thought dinner presentation will be "The Hohokam Landscape during Times of Transition" by archaeologist Dr. Michael Lindeman. This Read more…

  • Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop

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

    Some projectile points made by flintknapping class instructor Sam Greenleaf. On Saturday, April 6, 2019 from 9:00 am 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 prehistoric Read more…

  • Third Thursday Food for Thought presents ““Whiskey is for Drinking, Water is for Fighting Over: Spain’s Impact on Law and Natural Resources in the American West”

    Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner will feature the presentation “Whiskey is for Drinking, Water is for Fighting Over: Spain’s Impact on Law and Natural Resources in the American West” by historian Dr. Michael M. Brescia at a Tucson-area restaurant to be announced. This free presentation will be held from 6:00 Read more…


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