Experimental Archaeology

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Kate Sarther
Communications Director
Email | (520) 882-6946, ext. 16

 

2024
03
Feb

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
07
Jan

Hands-On Archaeology: How to Make a Tabular Saw

Allen Denoyer, Preservation Archaeologist and Ancient Technologies Expert (January 8, 2024)—In today’s post, I’ll show you how to make a simple agave-processing tool. Although archaeologists generally call these “tabular knives,” experiments indicate that people probably used them more ...
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2023
27
May

Fourth Saturday Archaeology Days at Mission Garden

Mission Garden is inaugurating this Fall’s interactive Archaeology Days, taking place each fourth Saturday of the month through spring of 2023. 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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2023
13
May

Second Saturday at Steam Pump Ranch

Join Archaeology Southwest for Hands-On Archaeology at Steam Pump Ranch on Second Saturday, May 13, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Allen Denoyer, Preservation Archaeologist, and Sara Anderson, Director of Outreach, lead family-friendly activities near the replica Hohokam Pithouse at the Heritage Garde...
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2023
18
Mar

How Did People Make and Use Atlatls?

You will make a replica atlatl and an expedient dart in this class. Hunters in the distant past used the atlatl to propel the dart and shaft. Our atlatls will be made of oak, using archaeological examples from the Southwest. The darts will be simple so that participants have a dart to shoot when the...
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2023
04
Feb

How Did People Make and Use Stone Tools?

Experience the ancient art of flintknapping. Join Allen Denoyer for his Hands-On Archaeology class, "How Did People Make and Use Stone Tools?" In each of these beginner classes, you will use ancient techniques and replica tools to create a stone projectile point. You will also learn more about how...
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2023
07
Jan

How Did People Haft a Knife?

In this class, you will learn the process of hafting a stone knife blade into a wood handle. There are very few examples of hafted knives preserved in the Southwest. The style of hafting we will do in this class is based on Basketmaker and Pueblo knives found in rock shelters across the Southwest. A...
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2022
11
May

Hands-On Archaeology at Sabino Canyon

Join Archaeology Southwest on Wednesday, May 11th from 9 am - 2 pm near the Visitor’s Center in Sabino Canyon. Through a partnership agreement with Archaeology Southwest to improve public outreach and interpretation of cultural resources, Coronado National Forest is proud to offer a series of p...
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2022
05
May

Hands-On Archaeology at Sabino Canyon

Join Archaeology Southwest on Thursday, May 5th from 9 am - 2 pm near the Visitor’s Center in Sabino Canyon. Through a partnership agreement with Archaeology Southwest to improve public outreach and interpretation of cultural resources, Coronado National Forest is proud to offer a series of pub...
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2022
27
Apr

Hands-On Archaeology at Sabino Canyon

Join Archaeology Southwest on Wednesday, April 27th from 9 am - 2 pm near the Visitor’s Center in Sabino Canyon. Through a partnership agreement with Archaeology Southwest to improve public outreach and interpretation of cultural resources, Coronado National Forest is proud to offer a series of...
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2022
15
Jan

How Did People Haft A Knife?

In this class, you will learn the process of hafting a stone knife blade into a wood handle. There are very few examples of hafted knives preserved in the Southwest. The style of hafting we will do in this class is based on Basketmaker and Pueblo knives that have been found in rock shelters across t...
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2022
13
Jan

Hands-On Archaeology: How to Make a Cruciform

Allen Denoyer, Preservation Archaeologist and Ancient Technologies Expert (January 14, 2022)—Cruciforms are artifacts people made by flaking and then grinding stone. In the Southwest, archaeologists find them in sites dating to the Early Agricultural period, particularly those of the Cienega ph...
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