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  • Solar-Petroglyph Interaction at Casa Malpais

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

    “Third Thursday Food for Thought” Dinner and Presentation With Archaeology Technician Thomas P. Robinson. Through time, the world’s cultures have used different media to express their belief systems that give structure and meaning to everyday life. Rock art is a common form that is highly visible in the southwestern U.S. Studies have attempted to segregate Read more…

  • Autumnal Equinox Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites

    Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Depart from NE corner of Silverbell Rd/Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana, AZ, Marana, AZ, AZ, United States

    Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Autumnal Equinox Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart, departing from northeast corner of Silverbell Road & Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana, Arizona. Time: 8 a.m. to noon. $20 ($16 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members). To celebrate the Read more…

  • Prehistory of the Southwest Class: The Hohokam Culture of Southern Arizona

    Old Pueblo Archaeology Center 2201 W. 44th St., Tucson, AZ, United States

    Instructor: Archaeologist Allen Dart, RPA, Executive Director, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center. TEN 2-HOUR SESSIONS: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday evenings Oct. 2-Dec. 11, 2015, except skip the Thanksgiving weekend Friday Nov. 27. This “Advanced Prehistory of the Southwest” class explores the archaeology of the Hohokam culture of the American Southwest. The 10-session, total 20 hours class provides Read more…

  • Arrowhead-making and Flintknapping Workshop

    Old Pueblo Archaeology Center 2201 W. 44th St., Tucson, AZ, United States

    “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 Cholla Blvd., ½-mile north of John F. Kennedy Park). Time: 9 a.m. to noon. $35 ($28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Read more…

  • Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art

    White Tank Mountain Regional Park 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Rd., Waddell, AZ, United States

    "Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art" free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart featuring bonus photos of petroglyphs in White Tank Mountain Regional Park, at the Maricopa County White Tank Library, 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Rd., Waddell, AZ. Time:     1-2:30 p.m., Free. Native Americans in the Southwest developed sophisticated skills Read more…

  • “Arizona’s Greatest Battle”

    Salt River Community Building 1880 N. Longmore Road, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRP-MIC) will sponsor a presentation on Tuesday, November 10, 2015, given by Huhugam Ki Museum Archivist Steve Hoza on what is perhaps the most important battle that the O'Odham (Pima) and Piipaash (Maricopa) ever fought. The Battle of Maricopa Wells, fought in 1857 between Pima and Maricopa warriors on one Read more…

  • Raffles of a 2015 Ford Mustang 50th Anniversary Edition and Southwestern Arts

    “Raffles of a 2015 Ford Mustang 50th Anniversary Edition and Southwestern Arts” by Tucson’s Jim Click Automotive Team and Old Pueblo Archaeology Center. Tickets for the Mustang raffle are 5 for $100 or $25 each Photo of the actual 2015 Mustang that will be given away on November 13 Tucson’s Jim Click Automotive Team is Read more…

    $25
  • “Old Pueblo – Young People” fundraising raffle

    Old Pueblo Archaeology Center 2201 W. 44th St., Tucson, AZ, United States

    The Twelfth “Old Pueblo - Young People” fundraising raffle will be held on November 13, 2015 at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th Street to benefit Old Pueblo's children's archaeology education programs. We need your assistance to allow underprivileged kids to experience the joys of archaeology, science, & math. Tickets for the "Old Pueblo Read more…

    $5.00
  • “Archaeology of the Ironwood Forest Area”

    Ironwood Forest National Monument Ironwood Forest National Monument, Tucson, AZ, United States

    On Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 1:00 PM, archaeologist Allen Dart will summarize the archaeology of the Ironwood Forest National Monument and vicinity during the "Meet the Monument" event. To be held at Ragged Top Mountain (Ironwood National Monument, Arizona), this event is part of the Friends of Ironwood Forest's efforts to inform visitors about Read more…

  • “The Earliest Apache in Arizona: Evidence and Arguments”

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

    This free presentation by archaeologist Deni Seymour is sponsored by the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society, which will be held on Monday, November 16, 2015 at the Banner University Medical Center in the Duval Auditorium (1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson) at 7:30-9:00 PM. Seymour will present evidence from recent research that ancestral Apaches were in Read more…


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