2022
25
Sep
Mission Garden Archaeology Day
Mission Garden Archaeology Day
Saturday, September 24, 2022, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
At the Youth Garden at Mission Garden, free with a $5 suggested donation at the garden entrance.
On September 24, Mission Garden will inaugurate this Fall's interactive Archaeology Days, taking place each fourth...
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2022
29
Jun
Knapping by the River
Jorge Barceló, University of Arizona
(June 29, 2022)—Today [6/10/22] was my first day of experimental archaeology with Allen Denoyer, along with Aleesha and Tots. After a short, steep hike down to the San Francisco River, we sat on the bank and Allen began to show us the basics of flintknappin...
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2022
14
Jun
Doing It Awl
Emily Barrick, Pima Community College
(June 14, 2022)—One must-have in the field is a good hat with a wide brim and a strap to keep it from flying off your head. Knowing this, I brought one beat-up straw hat for the field and one brown felt one for trips to town. I had always wanted to punch so...
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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
19
Apr
Hands-On Archaeology at Sabino Canyon
Join Archaeology Southwest on Tuesday, April 19th 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
19
Mar
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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2022
19
Feb
How Did People Make and Use Atlatls?
In this class, you will make a replica atlatl and an expedient dart. Hunters in the distant past used the atlatl to propel the dart and shaft. Patterned after archaeological examples known from the Southwest, our atlatls will be made of oak. Our darts will be very simple, so that participants have a...
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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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2021
18
Dec
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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