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Preserving archaeology and culture for our future

  • “Art for Archaeology”

    JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort 3800 W. Starr Pass Blvd., Tucson, United States

    Acoma polychrome pottery jar by Doris Patricio, 17" diameter by 14 1/2" tall, to be included in Old Pueblo's January 21 auction ****TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE****  On Saturday, January 21, 2017, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center will present the “Art for Archaeology” benefit auction of Southwestern arts and crafts at JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort, Read more…

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

    Bwe'u Hu'upa (Big Mesquite) site 1317 W. Irvington Rd., Tucson, AZ, United States

    Pascua Yoeme community circa 1938, photograph courtesy of the Southwest Center, The University of Arizona TOUR FILLED - LONG WAITING LIST! SEE FEB. 25 "ENCORE" TOUR LISTING FOR ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY. On Saturday, February 11, 2017, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center will lead a car-caravan cultural sites tour with Yoeme historian Felipe S. Molina, starting at Bwe'u Read more…

  • “Los Morteros Village and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites”

    Silverbell Road & Linda Vista Blvd. Silverbell Road & Linda Vista Blvd., Marana, AZ, United States

    On Wednesday, February 15, 2017, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Los Morteros Village and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites" guided tour with archaeologist Allen Dart departing from near Silverbell Road and Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana, Arizona, from 8 am to 12 noon. The fee is $20 ($16 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo Read more…

  • “Archaeological Investigations in Marana’s Crossroads at Silverbell District Park”

    Wheeler Taft Abbett Sr. Library 7800 N. Schisler Dr., Marana, AZ, United States

    Tanque Verde Red-on-brown wide-mouth jar from Yuma Wash site Aqua glass beverage bottle from Bojorquez Ranch historical archaeological site This free presentation will be given by Allen Dart on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 from 1-3:30 pm, at Wheeler Taft Abbett Sr. Library, 7800 N. Schisler Dr., Tucson (actually in Marana). Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's executive Read more…

  • Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought”

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

    Some pueblo rooms exposed during recent excavations at the Elk Ridge site: photograph courtesy of Barbara Roth On Thursday, February 16, 2017 from 6-8:30 pm, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner presentation will feature “New Insights into Mimbres Pueblo Communities: Excavations at the Elk Ridge Site” by archaeologist Barbara Roth at Read more…

  • “Ventana Cave, Rock Art & Tohono O’odham Children’s Shrine”

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

    Ancient pictographs inside Ventana Cave. On Saturday, February 18, 2017 from 6 am to 4 pm, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center will sponsor a car-caravan educational tour with archaeologist Allen Dart departing from Tucson at the Park & Ride parking lot at I-10 and Ruthrauff Rd. at 6 am (northeast corner of the I-10 westbound Frontage Read more…

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

    Bwe'u Hu'upa (Big Mesquite) site 1317 W. Irvington Rd., Tucson, AZ, United States

    Pascua Yoeme community circa 1938, photograph courtesy of the Southwest Center, The University of Arizona On Saturday, February 25, 2017, from 8 am to noon, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center will lead a car-caravan cultural sites tour with Yoeme historian Felipe S. Molina, starting at Bwe'u Hu'upa (Big Mesquite) site, 1317 W. Irvington Road, Tucson (on 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, March 11, 2017 from 9 am to 12 noon, there will be an “Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop” with flintknapper Sam Greenleaf  at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center,  2201 W. 44th Street, Tucson (in Tucson Unified School District's Ajo Service Center, just west of La Read more…

  • Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought”

    U-Like Oriental Buffet Asian Cuisine 330 S. Wilmot Road, Tucson, AZ, United States

    Examples of ancient southwestern Patayan, Hohokam, Mogollon, and Ancestral Pueblo Native American pottery; courtesy of Bureau of Land Management, Arizona State Museum, and Amerind Foundation Museum. On Thursday, March 16, 2017 from 6-8:30 pm, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner presentation will feature “Ancient Southwestern Native American Pottery” by archaeologist Allen 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

    An artifact made from Laevicardium seashell at the Vista del Rio archaeological site in Tucson. On Saturday, March 18, 2017 from 9-10 am, in celebration of Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month, archaeologist Allen Dart (Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's executive director) will lead this free tour of Vista del Rio, an ancient village of the Read more…


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