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“Third Thursday Food for Thought”
U-Like Oriental Buffet Asian Cuisine 330 S. Wilmot Road, Tucson, AZ, United States"Ancient Native American Pottery of Southern Arizona" presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart on Thursday, November 19, 2015 from 6-8:30 PM at U-Like Asian Buffet Restaurant, 330 S. Wilmot Road, Tucson.Using digital images and actual ancient pottery, archaeologist Allen Dart shows Native American ceramic styles that characterized specific eras in Arizona prehistory and history, and discusses Read more…
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“Park of Four Waters Tour”
Pueblo Grande Museum 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix, AZ, United StatesThis tour will be held at the Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix, on Friday, November 20, 2015 from 2-2:30 PM and is free with general admission fee. The Hohokam people lived in the Salt River area from approximately A.D. 450-1450. In order to support their extensive agricultural system, they Read more…
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“Petroglyph Discovery Hike #6212”
South Mountain Park South Mountain Park, Box Canyon/Holbert Trail, Phoenix, AZ, United StatesOn Saturday, November 21, 2015, from 9-10:00 AM, bring the family for a short one-mile Hohokam petroglyph discovery hike in Box Canyon/Holbert Trail at South Mountain Park. This petroglyph-rich interpretive hiking experience will be led by an experienced guide from the Pueblo Grande Museum. Difficulty: moderate. Space is limited so advance registration is required. Contact Read more…
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“Power and Pathos: Bronze Sculpture of the Hellenistic World”
Benedictine University, Main Campus Building Community Room 225 E. Main Street, Mesa, AZ, United StatesA bronze sculpture to be discussed by Kenneth Lapatin. You'd be surprised by what you don't see in this cropped photo! This free presentation, sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America Central Arizona Society, will be held on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 6:00 PM. Presentation will be given by Kenneth Lapatin, Associate Curator of Read more…
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Baboquivari Peak Sacred Cave, Petroglyphs, and Himdag Ki Cultural Center
Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation Pima Community College, 401 N. Bonita Ave., Tucson, AZ, United States"Baboquivari Peak Sacred Cave, Petroglyphs, and Himdag Ki Cultural Center" carpooling educational tour to sites in and near Topawa, Arizona, with Old Pueblo Archaeology Center executive director Allen Dart, departing from Pima Community College, 401 N. Bonita Ave., Tucson. Time: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. $40 ($32 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary Read more…
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“The Norton Allen Collection”
Arizona State Museum 1013 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ, United StatesPhotograph of the late Norton Allen, avocational archaeologist, courtesy of the Arizona State Museum website, Nov. 1, 2015. This is a free, informal presentation and discussion with Arizona State Museum (ASM) Director Dr. Patrick D. Lyons at the ASM, University of Arizona, 1013 E. University Blvd, Tucson on Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 7:00 PM. Read more…
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“Chichén Itzá, City of the Sacred Well”
Pueblo Grande Museum 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix, AZ, United StatesThis is a free presentation by Dr. Thomas H. Wilson, sponsored by Phoenix Chapter, Arizona Archaeological Society, at Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix on Friday, December 11, 2015 at 7:00 pm. The great site of Chichén Itzá in the northern Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico has fascinated the world ever since the visits Read more…
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“2nd Annual Holiday Party and Research Slam”
Petroglyphs Gallery in the Lost Barrio 228 S. Park Avenue, Tucson, AZ, United StatesThis holiday event is free and sponsored by the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society (AAHS) at Petroglyphs Gallery in the “Lost Barrio,” 228 S. Park Avenue, Tucson on Monday, December 14, 2015. Join AAHS in celebrating Research and the Holidays. The party is potluck, so bring a dish to share. AAHS will provide the libations. Read more…
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“Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces”
Salt River Community Building 1880 N. Longmore Road, Scottsdale, AZ, United StatesThis free presentation is sponsored by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community in Salt River Community Building, 1880 N. Longmore Road, Scottsdale (just north of the intersection of McDowell Road and Longmore) on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 from 6:00-8:00 pm. Native Americans in the Southwest developed sophisticated skills in astronomy and predicting the seasons, centuries Read more…
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“Third Thursday Food for Thought”
U-Like Oriental Buffet Asian Cuisine 5101 N. Oracle Road, Tucson, AZ, United States"From Hohokam to Salado: The Kayenta Diaspora in the Southwest" dinner presentation with Dr. Jeffery J. Clark on Decemeber 17, 2015, 6-8:30 PM at U-Like Oriental Buffet Asian Cuisine, 5101 N. Oracle Rd. (at River Rd.) in Tucson. Dr. Clark will discuss and illustrate how an estimated 5,000 to 7,500 Kayenta people from northeastern Arizona Read more…
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