2023
16
Dec
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 carve your original design into a wax- or lac-covered shell surfac...
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2023
18
Nov
How Did People Carve Bone Tools?
Join us for an engaging Hands-On Archaeology class with ancient technologies expert Allen Denoyer.
How Did People Carve Bone Tools?
In this immersive class, you'll learn the techniques people used in the past to make tools from animal bones.
Practice your cutting skills to get the basic sha...
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2023
21
Oct
How Did People Make Stone & Shell Jewelry?
Join us for an engaging Hands-On Archaeology class with ancient technologies expert Allen Denoyer.
How Did People Make Stone & Shell Jewelry?
In this workshop, you'll learn to make jewelry with stone (argillite and steatite) or shell.
Master ancient techniques by using stone tools to sh...
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2023
23
Sep
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 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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2023
09
Sep
Second Saturday at Steam Pump Ranch
Join Archaeology Southwest for Hands-On Archaeology at Steam Pump Ranch on Second Saturday, September 9, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Allen Denoyer, Preservation Archaeologist, will lead family-friendly activities near the replica Hohokam Pithouse at the Heritage Garden.
We look forward to seeing...
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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
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
03
Dec
How Did People Make Stone and Shell Jewelry?
In this class, we will make jewelry using the same kinds of stone tools people used in the past. Participants may choose to work with stone (argillite and steatite) or shell. Students will grind their items on sandstone slabs and drill holes with flaked-stone drills. We will use stone flakes to inci...
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2022
29
Oct
How Did People Make Etched Shell?
In this class, we will etch shells using similar methods as the Hohokam used in the past. Students will carve their original design into a wax or pitch-covered shell surface that we will submerge in an acidic solution. This solution will incise the designed exposed surface while the resin or pitch p...
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2022
01
Oct
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 p...
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