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“Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop” with Sam Greenleaf
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center 2201 W. 44th St., Tucson, AZ, United StatesPhoto of flintknapper Sam Greenleaf forming an arrowhead out of stone. On Saturday October 8, 2016, flintknapper Sam Greenleaf will be teaching the "Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop" at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th Street, Tucson (in Tucson Unified School District's Ajo Service Center, just west of La Cholla Blvd., ½-mile north of John Read more…
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International Archaeology Day Open House at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center 2201 W. 44th St., Tucson, AZ, United StatesMake your own pottery to take home at the International Archaeology Day Open House! See how ancient people made stone arrowheads at the International Archaeology Day Open House! Tucson’s nonprofit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center invites you to celebrate International Archaeology Day on Saturday, October 15, 2016, 9am to 1pm. Join us for a fun-filled day Read more…
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“Recreating Prehistoric Maverick Mountain Series Polychrome Pottery Workshop”
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center 2201 W. 44th St., Tucson, AZ, United StatesMaverick Mountain-style polychrome jar in the Mills Collection, Eastern Arizona College, Safford, photographed by Andy Ward. “Recreating Prehistoric Maverick Mountain Series Polychrome Pottery Workshop” with Andy Ward will be held Sundays October 16, 23, & 30, and November 6, 2016 at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th Street, just west of La Cholla Blvd., Read more…
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Third Thursday Food for Thought – “When Romans Visited Tucson: The Lead Cross Controversy”
Some of the so-called "Tucson artifacts" courtesy of Arizona State Parks. On Thursday, October 20, 2016, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner will feature the presentation “When Romans Visited Tucson: The Lead Cross Controversy” with archaeologist Dr. Todd W. Bostwick at a Tucson restaurant to be announced from 6-8:30 pm; cosponsored Read more…
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Third Thursday Food for Thought – “The Tucson and Marana Yoeme (Yaqui Indian) Communities”
El Molinito Mexican Restaurant 10180 N. Oracle Rd., Tucson, AZ, United StatesOn Thursday, November 17, 2016, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner will feature a presentation “The Tucson and Marana Yoeme (Yaqui Indian) Communities” by Yoeme historian Felipe Molina at El Molinito Mexican Restaurant, 10180 N. Oracle Rd., Oro Valley, Arizona. From 6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off Read more…
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Deadline to enter “Raffle of a 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350”
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center 2201 W. 44th St., Tucson, AZ, United States2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 Saturday, December 3, 2016, is the ticket-purchase deadline for the Thursday December 15 “Raffle of a 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350” by Tucson’s Jim Click Automotive Team to benefit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and other southern Arizona charities. Tucson’s Jim Click Automotive Team will give away a 2016 Ford Mustang Read more…
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“Tumamoc Hill Trincheras Site” – Site Tour
Mercado San Agustin 100 S. Avenida del Convento, Tucson, AZ, United StatesArchaeologist Dr. Suzanne K. Fish in an ancientrock-outlined structure at the Tumamoc Hill archaeological site. A massive trinchera (built-up rock terrace) near the crown of Tumamoc Hill. On Saturday, December 3, 2016, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center will host the “Tumamoc Hill Trincheras Site” site tour with archaeologists Dr. Paul R. Fish and Dr. Suzanne K. Read more…
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Third Thursday Food for Thought – “Epics of the American Southwest: Hopi, Dine and Hispanic Narratives of Heroes and Heroines in Mythic Literature”
Karichimaka Mexican Restaurant 5252 S. Mission Rd., Tucson, AZ, United StatesOn Thursday, December 15, 2016, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner will feature a presentation titled “Epics of the American Southwest: Hopi, Diné and Hispanic Narratives of Heroes and Heroines in Mythic Literature” by Dr. Sharonah Fredrick at Karichimaka Mexican Restaurant, 5252 S. Mission Road, Tucson; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities. From Read more…
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“Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern Arizona Hohokam Indians”
Church of the Holy Nativity 1414 Easy Street, Payson, AZ, United StatesWatercolor by C. Kemper "Golden Valley," depicts the Hohokam building canals to bring life-giving water to the barren desert. This free presentation will be given by archaeologist Allen Dart for the Rim Country Chapter, Arizona Archaeological Society, at Fellowship Hall of the Church of the Holy Nativity, 1414 Easy Street, Payson, on Saturday, December 17, Read more…
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Winter Solstice Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites
Silverbell Road & Linda Vista Blvd. Silverbell Road & Linda Vista Blvd., Marana, AZ, United StatesTo explore ancient people's recognition of solstices and other calendrical events, archaeologist Allen Dart (Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's executive director) leads this tour to Los Morteros, an ancient village site that includes a Hohokam ballcourt and bedrock mortars, and to Picture Rocks, where ancient petroglyphs include a solstice and equinox calendar marker, dancing human-like figures, Read more…
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