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  • Third Thursday Food for Thought Presentation – “A Photo Essay of the Apache Surrender”

    Online

    On Thursday, June 15, 2023, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's Third Thursday Food for Thought presentation featuring “A Photo Essay of the Apache Surrender” by historian Bill Cavaliere. This free Zoom online program will be held from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. (ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time, same as Pacific Daylight Time). Using a comparison of old photographs Read more…

  • Third Thursday Food for Thought Presentation – “’O’odham Place Names: Meanings, Origins and Histories”

    Online

    On Thursday, July 20, 2023, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's Third Thursday Food for Thought presentation featuring “’O’odham Place Names: Meanings, Origins and Histories” by Harry J. Winters, Jr., Ph.D. This free Zoom online program will be held from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. (ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time, same as Pacific Daylight Time). When he was 14 Read more…

  • Tour to the Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill and the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research

    Mercado San Agustin 100 S. Avenida del Convento, Tucson, AZ, United States

    TOUR FILLED – WAITING LIST   On Saturday, July 22, 2023, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “Archaeology, Paleontology, and Environmental Sciences Laboratories Tour” will meet in the courtyard at Mercado San Agustín, 100 S. Avenida del Convento, Tucson at 8:00 a.m. The tour will end around 12:30 p.m. This Old Pueblo Archaeology Center summer tour visits two Read more…

  • “The 1541 O’odham Annihilation of Vázquez de Coronado’s Southern Arizona Townsite and Other New Coronado-Era Discoveries” Online Presentation

    Online

    On Thursday, August 17, 2023, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “Third Thursday Food for Thought” program will feature “The 1541 O’odham Annihilation of Vázquez de Coronado’s Southern Arizona Townsite and Other New Coronado-Era Discoveries” presentation by archaeologist Deni J. Seymour, Ph.D. This free Zoom presentation will be held from 7:00 to 8:30 pm ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time Read more…

  • “Popol Vuh and the Hero Twins in Mesoamerica and the US Southwest” Tour

    Tucson Museum of Art 140 N. Main Ave., Tucson, AZ, United States

    TOUR FULL – WAITING LIST    On Sunday, August 20, 2023, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Popol Vuh and the Hero Twins in Mesoamerica and the US Southwest” tour led by Mary Jo McMullen and Allen Dart at Tucson Museum of Art (TMA), 140 N. Main Ave., Tucson. This tour will be held from 1:00-2:30 p.m. Read more…

  • “The Hohokam Culture of Southern Arizona” 12-Session Online Adult Education Class

    Online

    On Wednesdays beginning September 6 through December 6 (skipping October 25 and November 22), 2023, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “The Hohokam Culture of Southern Arizona” 12-session online adult education class will be taught by archaeologist Allen Dart. These classes will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time (same as Pacific Daylight Time Read more…

  • Homol’ovi and Rock Art Ranch Pueblos and Petroglyphs Tour

    Homolovi State Park NE of Winslow, AZ, take I-40, Exit 257, drive 1.5 miles north on Hwy 87, NE of Winslow, AZ, United States

    Join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Homol’ovi and Rock Art Ranch Pueblos and Petroglyphs Tour” on Friday, September 8 and Saturday, September 9, 2023. Participants will meet at 12:00 noon on Friday at Homolovi State Park Visitor Center northeast of Winslow (from I-40 Exit 257 it’s 1.5 miles north on AZ-87). This 2-day tour will end Read more…

  • “The Historical George McJunkin Reimagined through His Archaeological Sites” Presentation

    Online

    On Thursday, September 21, 2023, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “Third Thursday Food for Thought” Zoom online program will feature “The Historical George McJunkin Reimagined through His Archaeological Sites” by applied anthropologist and archaeologist Brian W. Kenny. This free Zoom presentation will be held from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. (ARIZONA/Mountain Standard Time, same as Pacific Daylight Read more…

  • “Autumn Equinox Tour to Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Sites”

    Silverbell Rd/Linda Vista Blvd

    Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Autumn Equinox Tour to Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart will depart on Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. from near Silverbell Rd. and Linda Vista Blvd., Marana. This tour will end 12:00 p.m. noon. The 2023 autumn equinox occurs on September 23 at 12:50 Read more…

  • “Tucson and Marana Yoeme (Yaqui Indian) Communities” Tour

    1317 W. Irvington Rd, Tucson (south side of Irvington, just west of Santa Cruz River) 1317 W. Irvington Rd., Tucson, AZ, United States

    On Saturday, October 7, 2023, 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. This tour will begin at 8:00 a.m. starting in the Santa Cruz River Park ramada at 1317 W. Irvington Road, Tucson (on south side of Irvington Read more…


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