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  • “Kino Missions Tour”

    SMRC Kino Missions Tour depart from Hotel Tucson City Center InnSuites, 475 N. Granada Ave., Tucson, AZ, United States

    Kino mission church and campo santo at Oquitoa, Sonora; photograph by Dale Brenneman This Kino Missions Tour into Sonora, Mexico is sponsored by the Southwestern Mission Research Center (SMRC), and will be conducted April 8-10 (Fri-Sun), 2016.* More than 300 years ago, a tireless Jesuit priest by the name of Eusebio Francisco Kino made countless Read more…

  • “Retablos and Ex-votos: Personal and Public Religiosity” by Gloria Fraser Giffords

    Arizona State Museum 1013 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ, United States

    Retablo from Gloria Fraser Giffords collection courtesy of the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona. This presentation, given by Gloria Fraser Giffords, will be held at the Arizona State Museum (ASM), 1013 E University Blvd, University of Arizona, Tucson on Thursday, April 12, 2016 at 3:00 pm (free with museum admission). Conservator and art historian Read more…

  • “Archaeological Investigations of La Ciudad within the Frank Luke Addition: A Neighborhood Services Department Project”

    Pueblo Grande Museum 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix, AZ, United States

    Logan Simpson Design photograph of Hohokam pithouse excavation at La Ciudad archaeological site in Frank Luke Addition. This free presentation will be given by archaeologists Mark Hackbarth and Chris Garraty, sponsored by the Phoenix Chapter, Arizona Archaeological Society, at Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix on Thursday, April 14, 2016 Read more…

  • “Governor’s Archaeology Advisory Commission’s Awards in Public Archaeology” Nominations

    Friday, April 15 is the deadline for “Governor’s Archaeology Advisory Commission’s Awards in Public Archaeology” nominations. The Governor's Archaeology Advisory Commission, a statutory board that advises the State Historic Preservation Officer on issues of relevance to Arizona archaeology, is sponsoring its 29th annual "Awards in Public Archaeology."  The Awards are presented to individuals, organizations, and/or programs that Read more…

  • “Petroglyph Discovery Hike # 9053”

    South Mountain Park South Mountain Park, Box Canyon/Holbert Trail, Phoenix, AZ, United States

    Bring the whole family for a short, one-mile, Hohokam petroglyph discovery hike at South Mountain for an easy but petroglyph-rich hiking experience on Saturday, April 16, 2016 from 8-9 am. An experienced Museum guide will lead participants on a quick one-hour interpretive hike, perfect for all ages and busy schedules.  Please dress for the weather, Read more…

  • “Arch & Hist Ancestors”

    UMC Duval Auditorium 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson, AZ, United States

    On Monday, April 18, 2016, in honor of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society, Raymond H. Thompson will present brief biological sketches of AAHS’s founding fathers. Dr. Thompson served as the Director of the Arizona State Museum for 34 years, while also a Professor of Archaeology at the Read more…

  • Third Thursday Food for Thought – “Himdak doo Ilna: A Way of Life – How Societies Shape Culture”

    Dragon's View Asian Cuisine 400 N. Bonita Ave., Tucson, AZ, United States

    Debbie Manuel photograph of Se-He Ki Man in the Maze with the Navajo basket, water olla, and natural gourd dipper. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner will feature Native American guests Royce and Debbie Manuel at Dragon's View Asian Cuisine, 400 N. Bonita Ave., Tucson from 6 to 8:30 p.m. For Read more…

  • “Park of Four Waters Tour”

    Pueblo Grande Museum 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix, AZ, United States

    People of the Hohokam culture lived in the Salt River Area from approximately AD 450 to 1450. They were an agricultural society, growing corn, beans, squash and cotton. In order to support their extensive agricultural system, they constructed miles of canals in order to direct water from the Salt River to their fields. On Friday, Read more…

  • “Dendroarchaeology Class”

    University of Arizona Tucson, AZ, United States

    Dendroclimatology specimen showing wide and narrow tree rings, and growth interruptions due to fires, courtesy of Earth Institute, Columbia University. This “Dendroarchaeology Class” (Geos/Anth/WS 497J/597J Dendroarchaeology) with Dr. Ronald H. Towner, is offered by Laboratory of Tree-ring Research, University of Arizona, in Tucson, Arizona, and western New Mexico from Monday, May 16 to Friday, June Read more…

  • “The Luke Solar Project: Middle and Late Archaic Period Subsistence and Settlement in the Western Phoenix Basin”

    UMC Duval Auditorium 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson, AZ, United States

    This free presentation will be given by John Hall at Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society meeting, Banner University Medical Center DuVal Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson from 7:30-9 pm on Monday, May 16, 2016 (Description coming).* * This is not an Old Pueblo Archaeology Center-sponsored event. No reservations needed. For details visit www.az-arch-and-hist.org or Read more…


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