2024
16
Nov
How Did People Etch Shell?
Join us for an engaging Hands-On Archaeology class with ancient technologies expert Allen Denoyer.
How Did People Etch Shell?
Learn how craftspeople working in the Hohokam tradition etched shells.
Unleash your creativity and create your original design using lac all over your shell surface....
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2024
09
Nov
Second Saturday at Steam Pump Ranch
Join Archaeology Southwest for Hands-On Archaeology at Steam Pump Ranch on each Second Saturday from September 2024 to April 2025. Allen Denoyer, Preservation Archaeologist, will lead family-friendly activities near the replica Hohokam Pithouse at the Heritage Garden.
We look forward to seeing yo...
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2024
26
Oct
Archaeology Days at Mission Gardens
Mission Garden is inaugurating this Fall’s interactive Archaeology Days, taking place each fourth Saturday of the month through spring of 2024. Fourth Saturday Archaeology Days are an expansion of the Hands-on Archaeology programs at Mission Garden in past years.
Join ancient technologies exper...
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2024
19
Oct
How Did People Haft a Knife?
Join us for an engaging Hands-On Archaeology class with ancient technologies expert Allen Denoyer.
How Did People Haft a Knife?
Explore the history of hafted knives inspired by Southwest traditions.
Learn hands-on techniques using pitch, sinew, and cordage to craft your knife.
All mater...
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2024
12
Oct
Second Saturday at Steam Pump Ranch
Join Archaeology Southwest for Hands-On Archaeology at Steam Pump Ranch on each Second Saturday from September 2024 to April 2025. Allen Denoyer, Preservation Archaeologist, will lead family-friendly activities near the replica Hohokam Pithouse at the Heritage Garden.
We look forward to seeing yo...
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2024
28
Sep
Archaeology Days at Mission Gardens
Mission Garden is inaugurating this Fall’s interactive Archaeology Days, taking place each fourth Saturday of the month through spring of 2024. Fourth Saturday Archaeology Days are an expansion of the Hands-on Archaeology programs at Mission Garden in past years.
Join ancient technologies exper...
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2024
14
Sep
Second Saturday at Steam Pump Ranch
Join Archaeology Southwest for Hands-On Archaeology at Steam Pump Ranch on each Second Saturday from September 2024 to April 2025. Allen Denoyer, Preservation Archaeologist, will lead family-friendly activities near the replica Hohokam Pithouse at the Heritage Garden.
We look forward to seeing yo...
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2024
07
Sep
How Did People Make Dart Points & Arrowheads?
Join us for an engaging Hands-On Archaeology class with ancient technologies expert Allen Denoyer.
How Did People Make Dart Points & Arrowheads?
You will use traditional techniques using deer antlers and rocks to create stone projectile points.
Learn about the history of stone tools and...
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2024
31
Jul
Reaching out to Indigenous Youth
Skylar Begay, Diné, Mandan and Hidatsa, Director, Tribal Collaboration in Outreach & Advocacy
(July 31, 2024)—We had three incredible opportunities to spend quality time with Indigenous young people this summer. Here, I share my reflections on those occasions, as well as those of some of my ...
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2024
03
Jul
Hands On, Phone Off
Mikayla Vasquez-Salgado, University of New Mexico
(June 28, 2024)—My time with Archaeology Southwest has already been an eye-opening and informative experience. During our first week of field school, my rotation was experimental archaeology. I found out firsthand (literally) just how much work it...
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2024
03
Jul
Preservation Archaeology Field School 3.0!
Karen Gust Schollmeyer, Preservation Archaeologist and Director, Preservation Archaeology Field School
(June 27, 2024)—Preservation Archaeology Field School is back, and I couldn’t be happier about it! After a one-year hiatus for planning, we’ve just begun a new field school program focused...
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2024
01
Jun
World Atlatl Day: Hands-On Archaeology at Catalina State Park
World Atlatl Day: Hands-On Archaeology at Catalina State Park
Date: Saturday, June 1, 2024
Time: 7:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Location: Catalina State Park, in front of the Romero Trailhead
Join Archaeology Southwest's Hands-On Archaeology program for a fascinating and interactive celebration ...
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