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SUMMARY:“Autumn Equinox Tour to Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Sites”
DESCRIPTION:Join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Autumn Equinox Tour to Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart on Monday\, September 22\, 2025. This tour will depart at 8:00 am from near Silverbell Road and Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana\, Arizona. There is a $45 requested donation per person ($36 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center members)\, which supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. \nThe 2025 autumn equinox occurs on Monday September 22\, 2025 at 11:19 am Arizona/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Time; 6:20 pm Greenwich Mean Time). To celebrate the equinox day (but not the exact time!) and explore ancient people’s recognition of equinoxes 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\, bedrock mortars\, and other archaeological features; and to Picture Rocks\, where ancient petroglyphs include a solstice and equinox calendar marker and depict dancing human-like figures\, whimsical animals\, and other rock images made by Hohokam Indians between 800 and 1100 CE. An equinox calendar petroglyph at Picture Rocks exhibits a specific interaction with a ray of sunlight on the morning of each equinox regardless of the hour and minute of the actual celestial equinox\, so participants in this tour will see that sunlight interaction with the calendar glyph unless clouds block the sunlight. \nRegistration and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Saturday September 20\, whichever is earlier: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. \nFlyer: 20250922(v1)LosMorteros&PictureRocksAutumnEquinoxTourFlyer \nCaption: Equinox “sun dagger” on spiral petroglyph at Picture Rocks site\, Pima County\, Arizona\, photo by Tom Herrick
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/autumn-equinox-tour-to-los-morteros-and-picture-rocks-petroglyphs-sites-6/
LOCATION:Silverbell Rd/Linda Vista Blvd
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250918T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250918T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T032414
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SUMMARY:“A Cat’s Tale: How Domestic Cats Came to the Americas” Presentation
DESCRIPTION:On September 18\, 2025\, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” program featuring the presentation “A Cat’s Tale: How Domestic Cats Came to the Americas” by archaeologist Martin H. Welker\, Ph.D. This free online Zoom program will be held from 7:00-8:30 pm\,  ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Time). \nThe domestic cat (Felis catus) is both one of the most popular pets and companion animals\, and one of the least studied domesticated animals. Cats are variably portrayed as cute and fuzzy pets\, lauded for their effectiveness as mousers\, or vilified for their role in the decline and extinction of small native species. Despite their popularity and impacts on human society\, they have received relatively limited study by archaeologists. In many ways\, this likely reflects cats’ own independence and solitary nature. For much of human-cat coexistence\, cats have been left to their own devices\, hunting the mice and rats drawn to human settlements at will. As sailors began undertaking longer and longer voyages\, they came to rely on cats to keep down the mice and rats aboard ships. Because of this\, cats were likely one of the earliest Eurasian domesticates to catch sight of the New World. In this lecture we will explore the domestication of cats in the Near East\, their spread in Europe\, and their arrival in the New World. Dr. Martin Welker is the Associate Curator of Zooarchaeology for the Arizona State Museum and an Associate Professor in the School of Anthropology at the University of Arizona. \nTo register for the Zoom webinar go to https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QnAgXGbISwumggNu8TEa1A. For more information contact Old Pueblo at info@oldpueblo.org or 520-798-1201. \nFlyer: 20250918(v2)ThirdThursday_MartinWelker_ACatsTale_ComingToTheAmericas \nCaption: “Kitty on a Galleon” doctored photo of a segment of Cornelis Verbeeck’s 1650 painting “A Naval Encounter between Dutch and  Spanish Warships” in the National Gallery of Art
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/a-cats-tale-how-domestic-cats-came-to-the-americas-presentation/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250903T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20251210T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T032414
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SUMMARY:The Hohokam Culture of Southern Arizona” 14-session Online Adult Education Class
DESCRIPTION:Each Wednesday from September 3 to December 10\, 2025 (skipping October 22)\, from 6:30-8:30 pm ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Time through Oct. 29)\, Registered Professional Archaeologist Allen Dart will teach “The Hohokam Culture of Southern Arizona” class. This 14-session online adult education class will explore the archaeology of the ancient Hohokam culture of the American Southwest\, which includes Hohokam origins\, subsistence and settlement systems\, social and organizational systems\, material culture including ceramics\, other artifacts\, and architecture\, interaction within and beyond the Hohokam culture’s regional boundaries\, and ideas on religion and exchange. Minimum enrollment 10 people. \nThe class meets the requirements of the Arizona Archaeological Society’s Training\, Certification and Education program’s “Advanced Southwest Archaeology–Hohokam” course. To qualify for the AAS Certification the student must submit a brief written or video research report. The AAS basic “Archaeology of the Southwest” class is recommended as a prerequisite but this is negotiable with the instructor. For information on the AAS and its certification program visit www.azarchsoc.org/page-807603. \nThere is a requested donation of $109 per person ($90 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center\, Arizona Archaeological Society\, Arizona Site Stewards\, and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members)\, which supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. Donation does not include costs of recommended text (The Hohokam Millennium by Paul R. Fish and Suzanne K. Fish\, editors) or of the optional AAS membership or AAS Certification Program enrollment. Reservations and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 12 pm Arizona time Tuesday September 2nd\, whichever is earlier. To register or for more information contact Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. \nCaption: Hohokam irrigation paintings by Charles O. Kemper courtesy of Salt River Project \nFlyer: 20250903-1210(v2)TheHohokamCultureOfSouthernArizonaClassFlyer
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/the-hohokam-culture-of-southern-arizona-14-session-online-adult-education-class-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Class
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250821T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250821T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T032414
CREATED:20250626T201351Z
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SUMMARY:Third Thursday Food for Thought Presentation - “Copper Networks in the U.S. Southwest\, Mexican Northwest\, and Mesoamerica”
DESCRIPTION:On August 21\, 2025\, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” program presents “Copper Networks in the U.S. Southwest\, Mexican Northwest\, and Mesoamerica” by archaeologist José Luis Punzo Díaz\, Ph.D. This free online Zoom presentation will be held from 7:00-8:30 pm\, ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Time). \nThe emergence of metallurgy\, especially copper\, took place in western Mesoamerica a little over a thousand years ago. This new type of objects was quickly appreciated by the societies of the time and integrated into long-standing exchange networks that spanned thousands of kilometers from the earliest production sites in western Mexico to the southwestern United States. In this presentation\, we will explore the exchange networks for these objects and how they changed over time\, with special emphasis on the relationships between the southwestern U.S. and Mesoamerica. Dr. Punzo Díaz has been an archaeology researcher for Mexico’s Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH\, the National Institute of Anthropology and History) since 2004. \nTo register for the Zoom webinar go to https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HpXYeO5-T4mCAUcpW0UvZg. For more information contact Old Pueblo at info@oldpueblo.org or 520-798-1201. \nFlyer: 20250821(v2)ThirdThursday_PunzoDíaz_PrecontactCopperNetworks \nCaption: Some Mexican archaeological copper artifacts\, photos courtesy of José Luis Punzo Díaz (not all shown at the same scale)
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/third-thursday-food-for-thought-presentation-copper-networks-in-the-u-s-southwest-mexican-northwest-and-mesoamerica/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250717T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250717T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T032414
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SUMMARY:Third Thursday Food for Thought Presentation - “The Great Rock-Art of Chaco Canyon”
DESCRIPTION:On July 17\, 2025\, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” program will present “The Great Rock-Art of Chaco Canyon” by rock-art specialist Jane Kolber. This free online Zoom presentation will be held from 7:00-8:30 p.m.\, ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Time). \nThe reason for “The Great” in the title of this presentation is because the Chaco Canyon region has Great Rock-Art panels in addition to Great Houses and Great Roads. Hundreds of books and articles have been written about Chaco Canyon and its archaeological treasures. It is renowned throughout the world. However\, until recently Chaco rock-art has been almost completely ignored. Why is that? \nA partial answer is its invisibility. Southwestern U.S. rock-art is often created on surfaces with a dark coating\, which emphasizes the images carved into the rocks. In contrast\, very few of the cliff walls and boulders in Chaco Canyon have patinated surfaces so images on them are difficult to see. In addition\, many of the most impressive panels are located high on cliff faces where an observer rarely looks. \nIn this presentation Jane Kolber will show and discuss a nearly 30-year research project\, still on-going\, that has shown that Ancient Chaco rock-art is unadorned and dominated by the spiral and animal motifs\, that there also is significant later Navajo (Diné) rock-art in Chaco Canyon\, and that Chaco rock-art continues to be damaged. \nTo register for the Zoom webinar go to https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pHJyyP3QS-esirVI7Q3VbA. For more information contact Old Pueblo at info@oldpueblo.org or 520-798-1201. \nFlyer: 20250717(v3)ThirdThursday_JaneKolber_TheGreatRock-ArtOfChacoCanyon \nCaption: Examples of Ancestral Pueblo (outer photos) and Diné (Navajo) petroglyphs recorded during the  Chaco Reassessment Recording Project (Photos courtesy of Jane Kolber)
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/third-thursday-food-for-thought-presentation-the-great-rock-art-of-chaco-canyon/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250712T074500
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250712T123000
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SUMMARY:Tour of the Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill and the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nOn Saturday\, July 12\, 2025\, from 7:45 am to 12:30 pm\, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center summer tour visits TOO-COOL University of Arizona (UA) environmental-science laboratories in Tucson – the Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill and the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research (LTRR). Tour guests will meet at Mercado San Agustin\, 100 S. Avenida del Convento\, Tucson\, AZ. The Tumamoc Desert Laboratory began its existence in 1903 as the Carnegie Desert Botanical Laboratory established by the Carnegie Institution of Washington and is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Tree-Ring Lab also has a venerable record of research in archaeology\, astronomy\, and environmental sciences\, created in 1937 by the founder of dendrochronology as a science: UA Professor of Astronomy Andrew Ellicott Douglass. Tour presenters and guides will include archaeologists Paul and Suzanne Fish\, the Tumamoc Lab’s Robert Villa\, and LTRR docent Donna MacEachern. The drive from the Mercado San Agustín meeting place to the Tumamoc Lab is limited to five vehicles so tour is limited to 20 people and carpooling is required. After returning to the Mercado\, all participants can take their own vehicles in a caravan to the LTRR. \nYour $35 donation for this tour ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members) supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. Registration and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Wednesday July 9\, whichever is earlier: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. \nPhoto 1 Caption: Tumamoc Desert Laboratory photo from the Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill website\nPhoto 2 Caption: Photo by John Kay of giant sequoia tree cross-section at The University of Arizona’s Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research \nFlyer: 20250712(v1)TumamocDesertLab-TreeRingLabTourFlyer \n 
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/tour-of-the-desert-laboratory-on-tumamoc-hill-and-the-laboratory-of-tree-ring-research-2/
LOCATION:Mercado San Agustin\, 100 S. Avenida del Convento\, Tucson\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250619T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250619T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T032414
CREATED:20250402T214557Z
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SUMMARY:“Beyond Any One Scholar’s Expertise: The Story of the Safford Valley Grids Archaeology Project” Third Thursday Food for Thought Presentation
DESCRIPTION:On June 19\, 2025\, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” will present “Beyond Any One Scholar’s Expertise: The Story of the Safford Valley Grids Archaeology Project” by archaeological geographer William E. Doolittle. This free Zoom presentation will be held from 7:00 to 8:30 pm (ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time\, same as Pacific Daylight Time). \nExpansive tracts of rock-bordered grids atop Pleistocene terraces north of the Gila River in the Safford Valley\, Arizona mystified archaeologists and others for nearly a century. From 1994-1998 a team of multidisciplinary scholars sought to uncover their age and function. Unlike most archaeological presentations\, this one discusses that project from the perspectives of people involved. The findings of the Safford Grids project are interesting and important\, but perhaps not as much as how this project was conceived and carried to fruition for what can only be described as bargain basement funding. \nBill Doolittle is the Erich W. Zimmermann Regents Professor Emeritus\, Department of Geography and the Environment\, The University of Texas at Austin. He has conducted archaeological and geographical research in the American Southwest and México\, authoring four books and scores of journal articles and book chapters. \nJim Neely is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology\, The University of Texas at Austin. He is recognized worldwide for his research on ancient water management in Iraq\, the Tehuacán Valley in México\, and in the American Southwest. Among his greatest discoveries were the Perron Dam caves containing the earliest evidence of maize cultivation and miles of travertine-encrusted relic canals. Jim also participated in the University of Arizona’s last archaeological field school at Point of Pines and excavated canals with Richard Woodbury at the Park of Four Waters in Phoenix. \nTo register for the Zoom webinar go to https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GMkDywG9ScWx7ybhO2uL_A. For more information contact Old Pueblo at info@oldpueblo.org or 520-798-1201. \nFlyer: 20250619(v3)ThirdThursday_Doolittle&Neely_ABiographyOfTheSaffordValleyGridsArchaeologicalProject \nCaption: Some ancient rock-bordered grids in the Safford Valley\, photo courtesy of Bill Doolittle
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/beyond-any-one-scholars-expertise-the-story-of-the-safford-valley-grids-archaeology-project-third-thursday-food-for-thought-presentation/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250614T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250614T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T032414
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SUMMARY:Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop” with flintknapper Sam Greenleaf on Saturday\, June 14\, 2025 from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon. This workshop will be held at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center\, located at 2201 W. 44th Street\, Tucson\, AZ. \nLearn 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 pre-European Contact people made and used projectile points and other tools created from obsidian and other stone. All materials and equipment are provided. The class is designed to help modern people understand how Native Americans made traditional crafts and is not intended to train students how to make artwork for sale. Limited to six registrants. \nRequested donation is $40 ($32 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center members; 50% off for persons who have taken this class previously)\, which supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. Registration and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Thursday\, June 12\, whichever is earlier: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. \nFlyer: 20250614(V1)ArrowheadMaking&FlintknappingWorkshop \nCaption: Some projectile points made by workshop instructor Sam Greenleaf
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/arrowhead-making-and-flintknapping-workshop-21/
LOCATION:Old Pueblo Archaeology Center\, 2201 W. 44th St.\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85713\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250515T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250515T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T032414
CREATED:20250127T213650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250402T225706Z
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SUMMARY:Third Thursday Food for Thought presents “Archaeological Humbugs: Exposing Frauds\, Busting Myths\, and Solving Mysteries”
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, May 15\, 2025\, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” presentation will feature “Archaeological Humbugs: Exposing Frauds\, Busting Myths\, and Solving Mysteries” by archaeologist Kenneth L. Feder\, Ph.D. This free online Zoom presentation will be held from 7:00 to 8:30 pm\, ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Time). \nIs the archaeological record of North America a lot weirder than traditional researchers would have you believe? Is there\, for example\, archaeological evidence that giant human beings lived just outside of Syracuse\, New York\, in antiquity? And what do Mark Twain\, L. Frank Baum\, and P.T. Barnum have to say about it? Did a contingent of the Lost Tribes of Israel visit New Mexico\, maybe a couple of thousand years ago\, marking their presence by etching the Ten Commandments in Hebrew onto a boulder southwest of Albuquerque? Or maybe did ancient Jews leave Hebrew inscribed artifacts in an Ohio burial mound? Did Native Americans paint pictographs depicting a pterodactyl and maybe also extraterrestrial aliens in Utah? Archaeologist Kenneth Feder\, PhD\, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology\, Central Connecticut State University in New Britain\, will reveal the shocking\, hidden truth underlying these archaeological mysteries. Dr. Feder is the author of Frauds\, Myths\, and Mysteries: Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeology (Oxford University Press\, 2020\, 10th edition); The Past in Perspective: An Introduction to Human Prehistory (Oxford University Press\, 2020\, 9th edition); Native American Archaeology in the Parks (Rowman & Littlefield\, 2023); Archaeological Oddities: A Field Guide to Forty Claims of Lost Civilizations\, Ancient Visitors\, and Other Strange Sites in North America (Rowman & Littlefield\, 2019)\, and several other books. \nTo register for the Zoom webinar go to https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RGsaXYHZQ6exeatF2qJ3rw. For more information contact Old Pueblo at info@oldpueblo.org or 520-798-1201. \nFlyer: 20250515(v1)ThirdThursday_KennethFeder_ArchaeologicalHumbugs_ExposingFraudsBustingMyths&SolvingMysteries \nCaption: Archaeologist Ken Feder with Fremont culture petroglyph panel\, Dinosaur National Monument\, Utah (Photo provided by Dr. Feder) \n  \n 
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/third-thursday-food-for-thought-presents-archaeological-humbugs-exposing-frauds-busting-myths-and-solving-mysteries/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250507T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250813T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T032414
CREATED:20250127T212430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250127T215548Z
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SUMMARY:“The Mogollon Culture of the US Southwest” 14-session Zoom Adult Education Class
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesdays\, May 7-August 13\, 2025 (skipping July 9th)\, Registered Professional Archaeologist Allen Dart will be teaching the “The Mogollon Culture of the US Southwest” class.  This 14-session online class will explore the archaeology of the ancient Mogollon culture of the American Southwest. The class covers the history of Mogollon archaeology\, Mogollon origins\, the complex subregional Mogollon “branches\,” chronology of habitation\, subsistence and settlement patterns through time\, artifacts\, rock art\, religious and social organization\, depopulation and movement\, and descendant peoples. Minimum enrollment 10 people. \nThe class\, sponsored by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center\, meets the requirements of the Arizona Archaeological Society’s Training\, Certification and Education program’s “Advanced Southwest Archaeology – Mogollon” course. To qualify for the AAS Certification the student must submit a brief written or video research report. The AAS basic “Archaeology of the Southwest” class is recommended as a prerequisite but this is negotiable with the instructor. For information on the AAS and its certification program visit www.azarchsoc.org/page-807603. \nRequested donation is $109 donation per person ($90 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center\, Arizona Archaeological Society\, Arizona Site Stewards\, and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members)\, which supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. Donation does not include cost of optional AAS membership or AAS Certification Program enrollment.  Reservations and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Monday May 5\, whichever is earlier. To register or for more information contact Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. \nCaption: Some Mogollon pottery\, clockwise from upper left: Mimbres Black-on-white\, Four Mile Polychrome\, Reserve Black-on-white\, Mogollon Red-on-brown\, and San Francisco Red\, photos courtesy of Office of Archaeological Studies\, New Mexico Museum of Indian Arts and Culture \nFlyer: 20250507-0813(v2)TheMogollonCultureOfTheUSSouthwestFlyer
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/the-mogollon-culture-of-the-us-southwest-14-session-zoom-adult-education-class/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Class
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250417T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250417T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T032414
CREATED:20250402T212317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250402T212421Z
UID:3125-1744916400-1744921800@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:“An Incredible Family History Unearthed: How a Search for the Past Can Redefine the Present and Future” Third Thursday Food for Thought Presentation
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, April 17\, 2025\, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” program featuring “An Incredible Family History Unearthed: How a Search for the Past Can Redefine the Present and Future” by historian Blanca Carrasco. This free Zoom presentation will be held from 7:00 to 8:30 pm (ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time\, same as Pacific Daylight Time). \nBlanca Monica Marina Garza Enriquez Espinoza Perez Crispin Tijerina Cortez Salinas\, who was born in Torreón\, Mexico and has lived in El Paso\, Texas for over 30 years\, once was told that many of her last names might have Sephardic and/or crypto-Jewish origin. Looking into why\, she learned that her biological father is a descendant of Marcos Alonso de La Garza y del Arcon\, co-founder of Monterrey\, Nuevo Leon\, Mexico\, a center for crypto-Jews since Spanish Colonial times. In his lineage\, she found Constanza de la Garza\, possibly her 13th grandmother\, a crypto-Jew who was tried by the Spanish Inquisition and died in house-arrest. Finding this ancestry strengthened Blanca’s spiritual and community commitment and sense of connection\, and turned out to be a life-changing experience that took her from the Catholic Church to Judaism\, a religion that originally seemed distant and foreign. She learned that finding one’s roots can shape a person’s sense of self and their life choices. This presentation dares ask: “How does one truly identify ethnicity? How do we claim our heritage?” In short\, the question “How did I get here?” is as important as “Who am I?” \nTo register for the Zoom webinar go to https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_R1DWgzhuStiUP_8VdMzttA. For more information contact Old Pueblo at info@oldpueblo.org or 520-798-1201. \nFlyer: 20250417(v1)ThirdThursday_BlancaCarrasco_AnIncredibleFamilyHistoryUnearthed \nCaption: Poster for “A Long Journey\,” a documentary about crypto-Judaism in the U.S. Southwest and Mexico\, courtesy of Blanca Carrasco
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/an-incredible-family-history-unearthed-how-a-search-for-the-past-can-redefine-the-present-and-future-third-thursday-food-for-thought-presentation/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250320T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250320T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T032414
CREATED:20241203T200835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250319T231813Z
UID:3048-1742497200-1742502600@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:Third Thursday Food for Thought Presentation “Crossing the Akimel to Snaketown: The Ancestral Connection to Modern Day O’Odham”
DESCRIPTION:Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” presentation will feature “Crossing the Akimel to Snaketown: The Ancestral Connection to Modern Day O’Odham” by archaeologist Reylynne Williams (Akimel O’Odham). This free Zoom online program will be held from 7:00-8:30 p.m. ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Time). \nThe O’Odham village of Snaketown is located on the Gila River Indian Community and situated north of the Gila River within the respective District Four Stotonic Community. When Akimel O’Odham archaeologist Reylynne Williams accepted Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s invitation to give this presentation\, she wrote\, “Snaketown was infamous for the archaeology conducted in 1934-35 and 1964-65 expeditions but not for its connection with the Akimel O’Odham of the Gila River Indian Community. Let’s go on a journey together experiencing the life\, sounds and culture of the Akimel O’Odham at Snaketown. \nThe 1930s and 1960s archaeological excavations at Snaketown that defined the “Hohokam archaeological culture” were conducted with little input from Indigenous Akimel O’Odham (the River People) of the Gila River valley who count Snaketown’s ancient residents as their ancestors. In this presentation Ms. Williams\, the Gila River Indian Community’s Tribal Historic Preservation Officer\, will discuss what Snaketown means to the O’Odham. \nTo register for the Zoom webinar go to https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nrvhg5O2SAWtZm0M7bx1Mg. For more information contact Old Pueblo at info@oldpueblo.org or 520-798-1201. \nCaption: Guest presenter Reylynne Williams\, Gila River Indian Community \nFlyer: 20250320(v1)ThirdThursday_ReylynneWilliams_SnaketownAcrossTheAkimel
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/third-thursday-food-for-thought-presentation/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250320T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250320T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T032414
CREATED:20250127T211407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250228T235354Z
UID:3069-1742457600-1742472000@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:Spring Equinox Tour to Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites
DESCRIPTION:TOUR FILLED – WAITING LIST  Join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Spring Equinox Tour to Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart on Thursday\, March 20\, 2025\, from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon. Guests will be departing from near Silverbell Rd. and Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana\, Arizona. \nThe 2025 vernal equinox occurs on Thursday March 20\, 2025 at 2:01 am Mountain Standard Time (9:01 am Greenwich Mean Time). To celebrate the equinox day (but not the exact time!) and explore ancient people’s recognition of equinoxes 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\, bedrock mortars\, and other archaeological features; and to Picture Rocks\, where ancient petroglyphs include a solstice and equinox calendar marker\, dancing human-like figures\, whimsical animals\, and other rock symbols made mostly Hohokam Indians between 800 and 1100 CE. An equinox calendar petroglyph at the site exhibits a specific interaction with a ray of sunlight on the morning of each equinox regardless of the hour and minute of the actual celestial equinox\, so participants in this tour will see that sunlight interaction with the calendar glyph unless clouds block the sunlight. \nRequested donation is $35 donation ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members)\, which helps cover Old Pueblo’s tour expenses and supports its education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. Registration and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Monday March 17\, whichever is earlier: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. \nCaption: Equinox “sun dagger” on spiral petroglyph at Picture Rocks site\, Pima County\, Arizona\, photo by Tom Herrick \nFlyer: 20250320(v1)LosMorteros&PictureRocksSpringEquinoxTour
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/spring-equinox-tour-to-los-morteros-and-picture-rocks-petroglyphs-archaeological-sites-3/
LOCATION:Silverbell Rd/Linda Vista Blvd
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250308T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250308T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T032414
CREATED:20250127T210342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250127T210502Z
UID:3065-1741424400-1741435200@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, March 8\, 2025\, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop” will be held from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon\, at 2201 W. 44th Street\, Tucson. 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 pre-European Contact people made and used projectile points and other tools created from obsidian and other stone. All materials and equipment are provided. The class is designed to help modern people understand how Native Americans made traditional crafts and is not intended to train students how to make artwork for sale. Limited to six registrants. \nRequested donation is $35 donation ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members; 50% off for persons who have taken this class previously)\, which supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. Registration and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Thursday March 6\, whichever is earlier: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. \n  \nCaption: Some projectile points made by flintknapping workshop instructor Sam Greenleaf \nFlyer: 20250308(V1)ArrowheadMaking&FlintknappingWorkshop
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/arrowhead-making-and-flintknapping-workshop-20/
LOCATION:Old Pueblo Archaeology Center\, 2201 W. 44th St.\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85713\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250301T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250301T110000
DTSTAMP:20260430T032414
CREATED:20250127T205359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250228T235502Z
UID:3061-1740819600-1740826800@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:Vista del Rio Archaeological Site Free Tour
DESCRIPTION:RESERVATIONS CLOSED   On Saturday\, March 1\, 2025\, from 9:00-11:00 am\, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Vista del Rio Archaeological Site Free Tour” guided by archaeologist Allen Dart at the Vista del Rio Cultural Resource Park\, 7575 E. Desert Arbors St. (at Dos Hombres Road)\, Tucson. To celebrate Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month\, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center offers this free tour by its executive director\, archaeologist Allen Dart\, to Vista del Rio – an ancient village that was inhabited between 1000 and 1150 CE by people of southern Arizona’s Hohokam archaeological culture. Archaeological excavations at Vista del Rio revealed Hohokam houses\, outdoor ovens and pits\, and possibly an ancient irrigation canal. These features are no longer visible but in this visit to the park Mr. Dart brings them to life by pointing out subtle clues to their existence. \nReservations are required by 5 pm Thursday February 27: Email info@oldpueblo.org. \nCaption: Interpretive panel in Tucson’s Vista del Rio Cultural Resource Park \nFlyer: 20250301(v1)_am_VistaDelRioSiteTourFlyer
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/vista-del-rio-archaeological-site-free-tour-4/
LOCATION:Vista del Rio Cultural Resource Park\, 7575 E. Desert Arbors St. (at Dos Hombres Road)\, Tucson\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250220T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250220T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T032414
CREATED:20241202T200731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241202T200731Z
UID:3034-1740078000-1740083400@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:Third Thursday Food for Thought Presentation “The Closest Neighbors of Paquimé”
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, February 20\, 2025\, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” online program featuring the presentation “The Closest Neighbors of Paquimé” by archaeologist Paul Minnis\, PhD. This free Zoom online presentation will be held from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. (ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time). \nPaquimé\, also known as Casas Grandes\, was one of the major pre-Hispanic centers in the US Southwest and northwestern Mexico. Despite the historical neglect of this site and its surrounding region by archaeologists\, researchers from several countries have begun to better illuminate its rise\, influence over surrounding areas\, and final demise. This talk especially highlights two decades of research that Paul Minnis and colleague Michael Whalen have conducted around this important ancient community. Dr. Minnis is a Professor Emeritus of Anthropology\, University of Oklahoma. \nTo register for the Zoom webinar go to https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FwykU2QaRzOotgA4UN6gMA. For more information contact Old Pueblo at info@oldpueblo.org or 520-798-1201. \nFlyer: 20250220(v1)ThirdThursday_PaulMinnis_Closest Neighbors of Paquimé \nCaption: Paul Minnis perspective on Paquimé from Cueva de la Olla\, Chihuahua\, Mexico\n(Photos courtesy of Dr. Minnis\, Paquimé aerial photo by Adriel Heisey)
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/third-thursday-food-for-thought-presentation-the-closest-neighbors-of-paquime/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Presentations
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250208T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250208T130000
DTSTAMP:20260430T032414
CREATED:20240821T233022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240821T233547Z
UID:2945-1739001600-1739019600@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:“Tucson and Marana Yoeme (Yaqui Indian) Communities” Car-caravan Cultural Sites Tour
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, February 8\, 2025\, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Tucson and Marana Yoeme (Yaqui Indian) Communities” car-caravan cultural sites tour with Yoeme traditional culture specialist Felipe S. Molina\, starting in the Santa Cruz River Park ramada at 1317 W. Irvington Road\, Tucson (on south side of Irvington just west of the Santa Cruz River). The tour will last from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm with a requested donation of $35 per person ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members)\, which supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. \nFelipe S. Molina was taught the Indigenous language\, culture\, and history of the Yoemem (Yaqui Indians) by his maternal grandfather and grandmother\, his grandmother’s cousin\, and several elders from Tucson’s original Pascua Village. A steady stream of Yoeme migrated into southern Arizona to escape the Mexican government’s war on and deportations of the Yoeme in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. By 1940 there were about 3\,000 Yoeme in Arizona\, mostly living in the well-established villages of Libre (Barrio Libre) and Pascua (Barrio Loco) in Tucson\, Yoem Pueblo and Wiilo Kampo in Marana\, and others near Eloy\, Somerton\, Phoenix\, and Scottsdale. Mr. Molina will lead this tour to places settled historically by Yoeme in the Tucson and Marana areas including Bwe’u Hu’upa (Big Mesquite) Village\, the San Martin Church and plaza in the 39th Street Community (Barrio Libre)\, Pascua\, Ili Hu’upa\, Wiilo Kampo\, and his home community of Yoem Pueblo including its San Juan Church and plaza. Participants provide their own transportation. \nRegistration and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5:00 pm on Wednesday\, February 5\, whichever is earlier. Call 520-798-1201 or email info@oldpueblo.org. \nFlyer: 20250208(v1)Tucson&MaranaYoeme(YaquiIndian)CommunitiesFlyer \nCaption: 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 photo courtesy of Felipe Molina
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/tucson-and-marana-yoeme-yaqui-indian-communities-car-caravan-cultural-sites-tour-2/
LOCATION:1317 W. Irvington Rd\, Tucson (south side of Irvington\, just west of Santa Cruz River)\, 1317 W. Irvington Rd.\, Tucson\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250122T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250423T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T032414
CREATED:20241202T195714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241203T193053Z
UID:3030-1737570600-1745440200@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:“Archaeology of the Southwest” 14-Session Zoom Adult Education Online Class
DESCRIPTION:Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s Allen Dart will be teaching “Archaeology of the Southwest\,” a 14-session online adult education class\, beginning Wednesday evening January 22\, 2025 through April 23\, 2025. These Wednesday evening classes will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time). The requested donation is $109 ($90 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center\, Arizona Archaeological Society [AAS]\, Arizona Site Stewards\, and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members)\, which supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. Donation does not include cost of the recommended text or of optional Arizona Archaeological Society membership. \nArchaeology of the Southwest is an introductory course that provides a basic overview of the US Southwest’s ancestral cultures. Its 14 evening class sessions will cover cultural sequences\, dating systems\, subsistence strategies\, development of urbanization\, depopulation of different areas at different times\, and the general characteristics of major cultural groups that have lived in the Southwest over the past 13\,000-plus years. Besides offering an up-to-date synthesis of southwestern cultures for anyone interested in the archaeology of the Southwest\, the class can be taken for certification in the Arizona Archaeological Society (AAS) Certification/Education Program. (It is a prerequisite for certification in all of the AAS’s other courses offered.) Instructor Allen Dart is a registered professional archaeologist and executive director of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center. Minimum enrollment 10 people. For information on the AAS and its Certification program visit www.azarchsoc.org/page-807603. \nDonations are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Monday January 20\, whichever is earlier. To register or for more information contact Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. \nFlyer: 20250122-0423(v2)ArchaeologyOfTheSouthwestOnlineClassFlyer \nCaption: Photo credits\, clockwise from upper left:\n– Gwen Buttrill\n– Archaeology Southwest/Desert Archaeology\n– Bureau of American Ethnology/Cosmos Mindeleff\n– University of Nevada-Las Vegas\n– National Park Service/Russ Bodnar
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/archaeology-of-the-southwest-14-session-zoom-adult-education-online-class/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Class
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250116T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250116T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T032414
CREATED:20240911T154055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240911T184116Z
UID:2962-1737054000-1737059400@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:Third Thursday Food for Thought Presentation - “If the Shoe Fits: Subarctic-style Moccasins and the Apachean Journey from the Northern Dene Homeland to the Precontact Southwest”
DESCRIPTION:Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” presentation will feature “If the Shoe Fits: Subarctic-style Moccasins and the Apachean Journey from the Northern Dene Homeland to the Precontact Southwest” by HDR Archaeologist Kevin P. Gilmore\, PhD. This free online Zoom presentation will be held on Thursday\, January 16\, 2025 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. (ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time). \nThe timing and routes taken by the ancestors of the modern Ndee (Apache) and Diné (Navajo) on their journey south from northern Canada to their current territory in the south has been a matter of speculation since the linguistic relationship between the northern Dene (Athapaskan speakers) and Southwest Apachean speakers was identified more than 100 years ago. Within the last decade\, a three-piece Subarctic style BSM type 2(Bb) moccasin associated with proto-Apache Promontory phase migrants has been identified in museum collections from an increasing number of archaeological sites throughout the eastern Great Basin\, Southwest\, and Western Plains margin. Several recent publications documenting the direct dating\, archaeological context\, and materials analysis of these artifacts have provided more nuanced understanding of the story of the Dene arrival in the traditional territory of the Ndee and Diné. In this presentation\, Kevin Gilmore will discuss factors that may have influenced the initial move to the south by Apachean ancestors\, as well as when and how a relatively small group of people with a Subarctic adaptation became differentiated into the Ndee and Diné. Dr. Gilmore\, the Archaeology Program Manager at HDR in Englewood\, Colorado\, has published on the archaeology of eastern Colorado\, proto-Apache migration\, precontact population\, geoarchaeology\, gender in precontact Plains society\, landscape archaeology\, and the paleoenvironmental records found in “pocket fens” in eastern Colorado. \nTo register for the Zoom webinar go to https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BVkljyx5SIm3W0YWvYz2Nw. For more information contact Old Pueblo at info@oldpueblo.org or 520-798-1201. \nFlyer: 20250116(v2)ThirdThursday_KevinGilmore_IfTheShoeFits_Subarctic-styleMoccasins…InPrecontactSouthwest \nCaption: BSM Type 2(Bb) moccasin from Montezuma Castle\, Arizona\, photo adapted from “If the Shoe Fits” article by Kevin P. Gilmore\, Edward A. Jolie\, and John W. Ives (2024\, Journal of Arizona Archaeology 10(2):145-162)
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/third-thursday-food-for-thought-presentation-if-the-shoe-fits-subarctic-style-moccasins-and-the-apachean-journey-from-the-northern-dene-homeland-to-the-precontact-southwest/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Presentations
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250111T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250111T170000
DTSTAMP:20260430T032414
CREATED:20240821T232431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241203T201027Z
UID:2940-1736586000-1736614800@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:“San Pedro Valley Paleoindians\, Petroglyphs\, and Prospectors” Archaeology and History Tour
DESCRIPTION:TOUR FULL – WAITING LIST   On Saturday\, January 11\, 2025\, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (or later)\, join the “San Pedro Valley Paleoindians\, Petroglyphs\, and Prospectors” archaeology and history tour with Vance Holliday\, Merle Kilpatrick\, and Allen Dart. This tour is sponsored by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center\, Tucson\, and Friends of the San Pedro River (FOTSPR)\, and will be starting in Sierra Vista\, Arizona. A suggested donation of $50 per person ($45 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members) supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. \nArchaeologist Vance T. Holliday\, PhD\, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology\, University of Arizona\, is joined by historian Merle Kilpatrick (Friends of the San Pedro River) and archaeologist Al Dart (Old Pueblo Archaeology Center) in guiding this trip to archaeological and historic sites in southern Arizona’s upper San Pedro River valley featuring 13\,000 years of history. The tour will start at the Walmart Supercenter\, 500 N. Highway 90\, Sierra Vista\, and proceed in a vehicle caravan to Murray Springs\, Millville\, and Fairbank. Unlike dentist Doc Holliday of historic Tombstone fame\, today’s Dr. Holliday is an expert on the earliest humans in the Americas who will lead our ca. ¼ mile roundtrip hike to the Murray Springs site and discuss other San Pedro Valley the Clovis-culture mammoth-kill sites. After a picnic lunch at Murray Springs\, Mr. Kilpatrick and Al Dart will lead participants on a 1.8-mile-roundtrip trail to the Millville historic ore-processing mill ruins and precontact petroglyphs. Finally\, Merle will take us through some of the historic buildings at the Historic Fairbank Townsite (ghost town) and its nearby historic cemetery. Participants provide their own transportation and picnic lunches. \nRegistration and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5:00 pm on Tuesday\, January 7\, whichever is earlier. To register or for more information contact Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. \nFlyer: 20250111(v1)SanPedroValleyPaleoindiansPetroglyphsAndProspectorsTourFlyer \nCaption: Top row: National Historic Landmark plaque at Murray Springs site1 & San Pedro Valley mammoth excavation2; middle row: precontact petroglyphs3 & historic mill foundation ruin4 at Millville; bottom row: Fairbank\, Ariz.\, circa 18905 & recent view of Fairbank Mercantile building (constructed in 1882)6; credits: 1 & 4\, Al Dart; 2\, University of Arizona & Vance Holliday; 3 & 6\, Ron Stewart; & 5\, unknown photographer\, en.wikipedia.org
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/san-pedro-valley-paleoindians-petroglyphs-and-prospectors-archaeology-and-history-tour/
LOCATION:Sierra Vista\, Arizona
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250104T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250104T170000
DTSTAMP:20260430T032414
CREATED:20240821T225733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241202T201144Z
UID:2935-1735977600-1736010000@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:“Encore Chukui Kawi/Cerro Prieto ֍ Inscription Hill ֎ Pan Quemado: Yoeme Sacred Mountain\, Hohokam Trincheras\, and Petroglyphs” Car-caravan Cultural Sites Tour
DESCRIPTION:TOUR FULL – WAITING LIST   Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Encore Chukui Kawi/Cerro Prieto ֍ Inscription Hill ֎ Pan Quemado: Yoeme Sacred Mountain\, Hohokam Trincheras\, and Petroglyphs” car-caravan cultural sites tour with Yoeme traditional culture specialist Felipe S. Molina and archaeologist Allen Dart\, will be held on Saturday\, January 4\, 2025 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Guests will meet at McDonald’s restaurant\, 13934 N. Sandario Rd.\, Marana\, Arizona (near Interstate 10 Exit 236). There is a donation request of $55 per person\, $45 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center\, and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members)\, which supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. \nOld Pueblo Archaeology Center’s December 7\, 2024 tour had such a long waiting list that Old Pueblo has scheduled this ENCORE TOUR! But this one too already is almost filled\, so if you are interested in registering please request your reservation very soon! \nCerro Prieto (Spanish for “Dark Hill”) is a volcanic peak soaring about 900 feet above the surrounding plain in the Ironwood Forest National Monument northwest of Tucson. It is a sacred place known to the Yoeme (Yaqui Indians) as Chukui Kawi (“Black Mountain”) and one of the largest and most complex US archaeological sites featuring trincheras – massive rock-work terraces built on steep hillsides. The archaeological features were constructed and used by the Hohokam culture during the Tanque Verde phase (1150-1300 CE) and include house foundations\, waffle gardens\, check dams\, trail systems\, petroglyphs\, rock walls\, talus pits\, and a stone source used to produce agave knives\, suggesting its use for a variety of residential functions\, ceremonies\, and agriculture. Inscription Hill contains one of the densest petroglyph groupings in southern Arizona\, encompassing at least 1\,225 individual glyphs plus bedrock metates\, trincheras\, trail segments\, and talus pits. During this trip Yoeme traditional culture specialist Felipe Molina will discuss the significance of Chukui Kawi to the Yoeme and archaeologist Al Dart will lead us to some of the Cerro Prieto trincheras and the nearby Inscription Hill petroglyphs. Participants provide their own transportation and picnic lunches. \nRegistration and prepayment are due by 5:00 pm on Wednesday\, December 4. Call 520-798-1201 or email info@oldpueblo.org. \nFlyer: 20250104(v2)EncoreChukuiKawi-CerroPrietoYoemeHohokamTrincherasPetroglyphsTourFlyer \nCaption: One of the massive trincheras at Cerro Prieto (above)\, photo by Allen Dart; and some petroglyphs at Inscription Hill\, photo by Tom Herrick
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/encore-chukui-kawi-cerro-prieto-%d6%8d-inscription-hill-%d6%8e-pan-quemado-yoeme-sacred-mountain-hohokam-trincheras-and-petroglyphs-car-caravan-cultural-sites-tour/
LOCATION:McDonald’s Restaurant (13934 N. Sandario Rd\, Marana)\, 13961 N. Sandario Rd.\, Marana\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241221T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241221T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T032414
CREATED:20241202T194221Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241203T192702Z
UID:3027-1734768000-1734782400@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Winter Solstice Tour to Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites”
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, December 21\, 2024\, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Winter Solstice Tour to Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart. This tour will depart from near Silverbell Road & Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana\, Arizona at 8 am and will last until 12:00 noon. There is a requested donation of $35 ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members)\, which helps cover Old Pueblo’s tour expenses and supports its education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. \nThe 2024 winter solstice occurs on December 21 at 2:21 am Mountain Standard Time (9:21 am Greenwich Mean Time). To celebrate the winter solstice day (but not the exact time!) and 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\, bedrock mortars\, and other archaeological features; and to Picture Rocks\, where ancient petroglyphs include a solstice and equinox calendar marker\, dancing human-like figures\, whimsical animals\, and other rock symbols made by Hohokam Indians between 800 and 1100 CE. Participants provide their own transportation. \nRegistration and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Wednesday December 18\, whichever is earlier: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. \nFlyer: 20241221(v1)LosMorteros&PictureRocksWinterSolsticeTour \nCaption: Photo of a complex petroglyph array at the Picture Rocks site courtesy of the Picture Rocks Redemptorist Renewal Center.
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/old-pueblo-archaeology-centers-winter-solstice-tour-to-los-morteros-and-picture-rocks-petroglyphs-archaeological-sites/
LOCATION:Silverbell Rd/Linda Vista Blvd
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241219T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241219T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T032414
CREATED:20241202T193259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241202T193259Z
UID:3022-1734634800-1734640200@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:Third Thursday Food for Thought presents “Chichilticale in 1539: The Long-Sought Coronado Expedition Site in Arizona”
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, December 19\, 2024\, please join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” online program featuring the presentation “Chichilticale in 1539: The Long-Sought Coronado Expedition Site in Arizona” by archaeologist Deni J. Seymour\, PhD. This free Zoom online presentation is from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. (ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time). \nChichilticale has been the most sought-after site of the Francisco Vázquez de Coronado Expedition in Arizona. One reason for this is because it was a named place that was expected to be in Arizona. It was also an important way station along the route\, a place stopped at more than once and for several days\, before moving through the final wilderness. Importantly\, and less known\, the expedition’s Senior Captain Melchior Diaz stayed there for two months in the winter of 1539-1540. Chichilticale now has been identified and represents a substantial campsite with hundreds of metal Coronado expedition artifacts including diagnostic nails\, crossbow bolt heads\, copper bells\, lace aglets\, and more. \nTo register for the Zoom webinar go to https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nWEHLwkKQgmgIYD-YhnjKw. For more information contact Old Pueblo at info@oldpueblo.org or 520-798-1201. \nFlyer: 20241219(v1)ThirdThursday_DeniSeymour_ChichilticaleIn1539 \nCaption: Aerial view of the “red house” remnants at Chichilticale\, and some metal projectile points and crossbow bolt heads found at the site; photos courtesy of Deni Seymour. \n 
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/third-thursday-food-for-thought-presents-chichilticale-in-1539-the-long-sought-coronado-expedition-site-in-arizona/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241207T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241207T170000
DTSTAMP:20260430T032414
CREATED:20240412T220513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240821T233234Z
UID:2856-1733558400-1733590800@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:“Chukui Kawi/Cerro Prieto ֍ Inscription Hill ֎ Pan Quemado: Yoeme Sacred Mountain\, Hohokam Trincheras\, and Petroglyphs” Sites Tour
DESCRIPTION:TOUR FULL – WAITING LIST    On Saturday\, December 7\, 2024\, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Chukui Kawi/Cerro Prieto ֍ Inscription Hill ֎ Pan Quemado: 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 meet at 8:00 a.m. at McDonald’s Restaurant\, located at 13934 N. Sandario Rd.\, Marana\, Arizona (near Interstate 10 Exit 236). This car-caravan tour will end around 5:00 p.m. There is a $55 requested donation per person ($45 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members) supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. \nCerro Prieto (Spanish for “Dark Hill”) is a volcanic peak soaring about 900 feet above the surrounding plain in the Ironwood Forest National Monument northwest of Tucson. It is a sacred place known to the Yoeme (Yaqui Indians) as Chukui Kawi (“Black Mountain”) and one of the largest and most complex US archaeological sites featuring trincheras – massive rock-work terraces built on steep hillsides. The archaeological features were constructed and used by the Hohokam culture during the Tanque Verde phase (1150-1300 CE) and include house foundations\, waffle gardens\, check dams\, trail systems\, petroglyphs\, rock walls\, talus pits\, and a stone source used to produce agave knives\, suggesting its use for a variety of residential functions\, ceremonies\, and agriculture. Inscription Hill contains one of the densest petroglyph groupings in southern Arizona\, encompassing at least 1\,225 individual glyphs plus bedrock metates\, trincheras\, trail segments\, and talus pits. During this trip Yoeme traditional culture specialist Felipe Molina will discuss the significance of Chukui Kawi to the Yoeme and archaeologist Al Dart will lead us to some of the Cerro Prieto trincheras and the nearby Inscription Hill petroglyphs. \nReservations and donation prepayments required by 5:00 pm on Wednesday\, December 4. Call 520-798-1201 or email info@oldpueblo.org. \nFlyer: 20241207(v1)ChukuiKawi-CerroPrietoYoemeHohokamTrincherasPetroglyphsTourFlyer \nCaption: One of the massive trincheras at Cerro Prieto (above)\, photo by Allen Dart; and some petroglyphs at Inscription Hill\, photo by Tom Herrick.
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/chukui-kawi-cerro-prieto-%d6%8d-inscription-hill-%d6%8e-pan-quemado-yoeme-sacred-mountain-hohokam-trincheras-and-petroglyphs-sites-tour/
LOCATION:McDonald’s Restaurant (13934 N. Sandario Rd\, Marana)\, 13961 N. Sandario Rd.\, Marana\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241204T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241204T170000
DTSTAMP:20260430T032414
CREATED:20240709T201147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240710T193318Z
UID:2913-1733331600-1733331600@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:2024 Jim Click “Millions for Tucson Raffle”
DESCRIPTION:Don’t forget to get your tickets from Old Pueblo Archaeology Center for the 2024 Jim Click “Millions for Tucson Raffle\,” for your chance to win a 2024 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 4xe Plug-in Hybrid SUV valued at $61\,180 (MSRP)\, two first-class round-trip airline tickets to anywhere in the world\, or $5\,000 cash. The deadline for getting your tickets from Old Pueblo is Wednesday\, December 4\, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. \nOn Thursday December 12\, Tucson’s Jim Click Automotive Team will give away a 2024 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 4xe Plug-in Hybrid SUV in a raffle to raise $Millions for southern Arizona nonprofit organizations including Old Pueblo Archaeology Center. With your contribution you could win this slick but rugged 2024 vehicle (MSRP starting at $61\,180) – or two first-class round-trip airline tickets to anywhere in the world (some restrictions apply)\, or $5\,000 in cash! Ticket sales benefit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and other southern Arizona charities\, so get your tickets from Old Pueblo before we sell all the ones that have been allotted to us! \nCost: 5 tickets for $100 or $25 per ticket. And 100% of what you contribute to Old Pueblo for tickets will go directly to Old Pueblo’s education programs because Old Pueblo gets to keep all of the proceeds from our ticket sales! \nOld Pueblo’s raffle rules: To be entered in the raffle Old Pueblo Archaeology Center must receive your request for tickets and your donation for them no later than 5 pm on Wednesday\, December 4th so we can turn in all of our sold tickets to the raffle manager the next day. Old Pueblo must account for all tickets issued to us and must return all unsold tickets\, so advance payment for tickets is required. Tickets may be purchased through the PayPal “Donation” button on Old Pueblo’s www.oldpueblo.org home page or by calling 520-603-6181 to provide your Visa\, MasterCard\, Discover\, or American Express card payment authorization. Once payment is received\, Old Pueblo will enter your name and contact information on your ticket(s)\, enter your ticket(s) into the drawing\, and mail you the correspondingly numbered ticket stubs with a letter acknowledging your contribution. \nWinners consent to be photographed and for their names and likenesses to be used by the Jim Click Automotive Team and/or the Russell Public Communications firm for publicity and advertising purposes. \nFor tickets or more information about Old Pueblo’s involvement in the raffle contact Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. For more information about The Jim Click Automotive Team’s Millions for Tucson Raffle itself visit www.millionsfortucson.org. \nFlyer: 20241212(V1)OldPueblo-JimClickMillionsForTucsonRaffleFlyer \nCaption: A 2024 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 4xe Plug-in Hybrid and other great prizes will be given away on December 12 to benefit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and other southern Arizona charities
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/2024-jim-click-millions-for-tucson-raffle/
LOCATION:AZ
CATEGORIES:Fundraising Event,News
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241121T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241121T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T032414
CREATED:20240821T224906Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240821T225826Z
UID:2930-1732215600-1732221000@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:“Unsung Heroes: Search and Rescue – First Responders – Southern Arizona\, 1901-2000” Online History Presentation
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, November 21\, 2024 join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” Zoom online program featuring “Unsung Heroes: Search and Rescue – First Responders – Southern Arizona\, 1901-2000” history presentation by National Park Service Superintendent Emeritus Charles R. “Butch” Farabee\, Jr. This free online presentation will be held from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. (ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time). \nNovember 15\, 1958: Tucson suffered the second greatest snowfall on record. Three young Boy Scouts tragically perished hiking nearby. Nearly 750 searchers – mostly volunteers – were involved for 19 days\, the largest search in Arizona history. Butch Farabee was one of them. How and why did rescue teams first organize in this country? What about regional fire departments and sheriffs’ departments’ first responders? Local ambulance services were first run by funeral homes. Paramedics came on the scene with what popular 1970s TV show? The Civil Air Patrol began a week before Pearl Harbor\, saving hundreds of thousands since. Military and hospital medivac services started in 1947. Life-saving results came of Titan missiles and the Border Patrol. When and where did “911” begin\, and Why Arizona’s “Stupid Motorists’ Law”? This program is based on Butch’s recently finished 599-page book\, which is FREE\, digital\, and online. \nTo register for the Zoom webinar go to https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VSALZFjKQqmYSH3M0RQ3Tw.  For more information contact Old Pueblo at info@oldpueblo.org or 520-798-1201. \nFlyer: 20241121(v1)ThirdThursday_ButchFarabee_Search&Rescue \nCaption: 1958 headlines of Tucson’s Morning Newspaper \n 
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/unsung-heroes-search-and-rescue-first-responders-southern-arizona-1901-2000-online-history-presentation/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241109T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241109T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T032414
CREATED:20240911T153252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240911T183414Z
UID:2958-1731142800-1731153600@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop” with flintknapper Sam Greenleaf on Saturday\, November 9\, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. 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 pre-European Contact people made and used projectile points and other tools created from obsidian and other stone. All materials and equipment are provided. The class is designed to help modern people understand how Native Americans made traditional crafts and is not intended to train students how to make artwork for sale. Limited to six registrants. \nThis workshop will be held at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center located at 2201 W. 44th Street\, in Tucson\, Arizona. There is a $35 requested donation ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members; 50% off for persons who have taken this class previously)\, which supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. Registration and prepayment are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Thursday November 7\, whichever is earlier: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. \nFlyer: 20241109(V1)ArrowheadMaking&FlintknappingWorkshop \nCaption: Some projectile points made by flintknapping class instructor Sam Greenleaf.
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/arrowhead-making-and-flintknapping-workshop-19/
LOCATION:Old Pueblo Archaeology Center\, 2201 W. 44th St.\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85713\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241102T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241102T170000
DTSTAMP:20260430T032414
CREATED:20240214T222522Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240504T201901Z
UID:2812-1730541600-1730566800@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:Badger Springs Pueblo and Petroglyphs Archaeology and Geology Tour
DESCRIPTION:TOUR FULL – WAITING LIST   Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Badger Springs Pueblo and Petroglyphs Archaeology and Geology Tour” with JJ Golio and Allen Dart in Agua Fria National Monument will be held on Saturday November 2\, 2024\, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The tour will begin at Badger Springs Trailhead parking area ca. 1 mile east of Interstate-17 Exit 256 (Badger Springs). There is a requested donation of $55 per person ($45 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation members)\, which supports Old Pueblo’s education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. \nAgua Fria National Monument\, located approximately 40 miles north of central Phoenix\, was established in 2000 by President Bill Clinton to protect its extensive and important cultural and natural resources. Encompassing two mesas\, the canyon of the Agua Fria River\, and the river’s tributaries including Badger Spring Wash\, the monument protects numerous archaeological sites as well as outstanding geological and biological resources. This Old Pueblo tour will visit Badger Springs Pueblo\, a 70-plus room precontact settlement perched atop a high bluff\, plus ancient boulder metates and bedrock outcrops with elaborate figurative petroglyphs. It also will stop at a historical arrastre – an ore-grinding mill in which heavy stones attached to horizontal poles radiating from a central pillar were turned by a draft animal or powered by water to drag the stones on the mill’s floor of stone to pulverize ore. Guides also will point out and interpret geologic processes in which Badger Spring Wash cut through the basalt and granodiorite to create colorful red\,  pink\, yellow\, green\, brown\, white\, dark gray\, and black formations\, some including xenoliths. \nDonations are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 pm Sunday October 27\, whichever is earlier: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. \nFlyer: 20241102(v1)BadgerSpringsPuebloPetroglyphsArchaeologyGeologyTourFlyer \nCaption: Some petroglyphs along the Badger Springs Trail\, photo courtesy of JJ Golio
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/badger-springs-pueblo-and-petroglyphs-archaeology-and-geology-tour-2/
LOCATION:1 mile east of Interstate-17 Exit 256 (Badger Springs)\, 1 mile east of Interstate-17 Exit 256 (Badger Springs)\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241019T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241019T130000
DTSTAMP:20260430T032414
CREATED:20240709T200354Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240710T193016Z
UID:2909-1729328400-1729342800@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:“Vista Del Rio Archaeology Celebration”
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, October 19\, 2024\, join the fun at the “Vista Del Rio Archaeology Celebration” with free family activities! This event will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.\, at the City of Tucson’s Vista del Rio Cultural Resource Park\, 7575 E. Desert Arbors St. (at Dos Hombres Road)\, Tucson. \nThis outdoor program features hands-on activities\, demonstrations\, and information to make people aware of an ancient village site in Tucson’s Vista del Rio Cultural Park where people lived between 1000 and 1150 CE. Adults and children\, especially ages 6 to 12\, can learn about people of the Hohokam archaeological culture who lived at Vista del Rio and elsewhere in southern Arizona through this Saturday’s activities along the park’s trails. There will be demonstrations of traditional Native American pottery-making and arrowhead-making plus opportunities to play traditional Native American games\, grind corn using an ancient metate and mano\, practice throwing a rabbit stick\, and make your own hand-built pottery\, stone-and-bead jewelry\, split-twig-figurines\, cordage\, and dance rattles to take home. \nNo reservations are needed. For more information contact Old Pueblo Archaeology Center in Tucson at 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. This event is sponsored by the Vista del Rio Residents Association and Old Pueblo Archaeology Center. \nFlyer: 20241019(v1)VistaDelRioArchaeologyCelebration \nCaption: Photo of children making their own stone-and-cordage jewelry at a previous Vista del Rio Archaeology Celebration
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/vista-del-rio-archaeology-celebration-3/
LOCATION:Vista del Rio Cultural Resource Park\, 7575 E. Desert Arbors St. (at Dos Hombres Road)\, Tucson\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children's Activities,News
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241017T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241017T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T032414
CREATED:20240709T194734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T201601Z
UID:2905-1729191600-1729197000@www.oldpueblo.org
SUMMARY:Third Thursday Food for Thought Presentation - “New Archaeological Insights from Ancient DNA”
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, October 17\, 2024\, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” online presentation featuring “New Archaeological Insights from Ancient DNA” by archaeologist/geneticist Jakob W. Sedig\, Ph.D. This free Zoom online program will be held from 7:00 to 8:30 pm (ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time\, same as Pacific Daylight Time). \nIn this talk\, Jakob Sedig will explore how ancient DNA (aDNA) data generated by the Proyecto de Investigación de Poblaciones Antiguas en el Norte y Occidente de México (PIPANOM) are providing new insight on the people who lived in central\, western\, and northern Mexico hundreds and thousands of years ago. Data from over 300 individuals spread across Mexico\, including from sites such as Tzintzuntzan\, Cueva de los Muertos Chicos\, and Paquimé\, have shed light onto long-standing questions about migration and interaction of different archaeological cultures in key eras of Mexico’s past. Jakob will also discuss how the PIPANOM dataset has revealed previously unknown information about the individuals who lived at these sites\, and how combining the PIPANOM dataset with previously published aDNA data from across the Americas allows researchers to understand better the movement and interaction of different groups across cultural boundaries. Finally\, he will review how PIPANOM has brought together archaeologists\, geneticists\, researchers\, analysts\, and students from different backgrounds and countries. \nTo register for the Zoom webinar go to https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_C3NGISHpTHu6toJcKuVf4w. For more information contact Old Pueblo at info@oldpueblo.org or 520-798-1201. \nFlyer: 20241017(v1)ThirdThursday_JakobSedig_AncientDNA \nCaption: Ancient northern and western Mexico populations investigated by PIPANOM\, photo courtesy of Jakob Sedig
URL:https://www.oldpueblo.org/event/third-thursday-food-for-thought-presentation-new-archaeological-insights-from-ancient-dna/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Presentations
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