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  • Marana Hohokam Platform Mound Archaeological Community Tour

    Circle K Store 13961 N. Sandario Rd., Marana, AZ, United States

    Ancient Hohokam structures were exposed during the Arizona State Museum's Marana Platform Mound Community excavations in 2003, photo by Allen Dart. TOUR FILLED - WAITING LIST  On Saturday October 6, 2018, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Marana Hohokam Platform Mound Archaeological Community Tour” will be guided by archaeologists Paul and Suzanne Fish departing from Circle K Read more…

  • Basic Traditional Pottery Making Workshop

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

    Pots made by students in one of Old Pueblo’s previous Traditional Pottery Making Workshops; photo by Andy Ward. CLASS FILLED - WAITING LIST. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center will be offering the "Basic Traditional Pottery Making Workshop" each Sunday from October 7 through November 4, 2018, 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. A series of five pottery-making class 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, October 13, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to noon, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center will hold an Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop. Learn how to make arrowheads, spear points, and other flaked stone artifacts just like ancient peoples did. In this workshop, flintknapping expert Sam Greenleaf Read more…

  • Third Thursday Food for Thought Dinner and Presentation

    U-Like Oriental Buffet Asian Cuisine 5101 N. Oracle Road, Tucson, AZ, United States

    Clovis type Paleoindian projectile point discovered at the Lehner site, Arizona State Museum photograph courtesy of Vance T. Holliday. On Thursday October 18, 2018, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner will feature the presentation “In Search of the First Americans across the Greater Southwest” by archaeologist Dr. Vance T. Holliday at Read more…

  • “Chukui Kawi/Cerro Prieto: Yoeme Sacred Mountain, Hohokam Trincheras, and Petroglyphs” Tour

    McDonald's Restaurant 13934 N. Sandario Rd., Marana, AZ, United States

    On Saturday, October 27, 2018, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center is offering the “Chukui Kawi/Cerro Prieto: 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 be meeting at 8:00 a.m. at the McDonald’s restaurant located at 13934 N. Sandario Rd., Read more…

  • Third Thursday Food for Thought: ““The Peaceful Enemies: Tucson’s Apaches de Paz, 1786-1873”

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

    On Thursday, November 15, 2018, join Old Pueblo Archaeology's Third Thursday Food for Thought as historian Jim Turner presents “The Peaceful Enemies: Tucson’s Apaches de Paz, 1786-1873." This free event will be held from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. at El Molinito Mexican Restaurant at 10180 N. Oracle Rd., Oro Valley, AZ. Guests can order their Read more…

  • “Dragoon Springs Stage Station-Cochise/Howard” Historic Archaeological Site Tour

    Interstate-10 at Sybil Road Interstate-10 at Sybil Road, Benson, United States

    Photo of Apache wickiup rings identified at the Cochise-Howard Treaty site, courtesy of Deni J. Seymour On Saturday, December 1, 2018, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's "Dragoon Springs Stage Station and Cochise-Howard Treaty Site" tours (Coronado National Forest) guided by archaeologist Dr. Deni J. Seymour and historian Norman Wisner. This tour will depart from south side Read more…

  • Jim Click’s 2018 “Millions for Tucson Raffle” Grand Prize is a Jeep Grand Cherokee

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

    March 4, 2018: Old Pueblo Archaeology Center is participating in the 2018 “Millions for Tucson Raffle, which features a 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit SUV as the grand prize! Tucson’s Jim Click Automotive Team will give away this sought-after vehicle in a raffle to raise millions of dollars for Old Pueblo and other southern Arizona Read more…

  • Third Thursday Food for Thought – “300 Years After His Death Father Kino’s Sonora and Arizona Missions Live On”

    Picture Rocks Redemptorist Renewal Center 7101 W. Picture Rocks Rd., Tucson, AZ, United States

    Mission church at Santa Ana Viejo, Sonora, Mexico, viewed from inside a nearby gazebo. Photo by Allen Dart. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's Third Thursday Food for Thought dinner presentation will feature "300 Years After His Death Father Kino's Sonora and Arizona Missions Live On" by Father Greg Adolf. This special presentation and dinner will be Read more…

  • “Prehistory of the Southwest” Class

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

    Beginning Tuesday, January 15, 2019 and each Tuesday following through March 19, 2019, archaeologist Allen Dart will be teaching "Prehistory of the Southwest" classes at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, located at 2201 W. 44th St., Tucson, AZ (at Tucson Unified School District's Ajo Service Center, just west of La Cholla Blvd., 1/2-mile north of John Read more…


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