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.
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2020
14
Mar
Canceled: Hands-On Archaeology at Steam Pump Ranch
UPDATE, March 13, 2020: this event has been canceled.
Join us for Hands-On Archaeology activities at Second Saturday events at Oro Valley AZ’s historic Steam Pump Ranch. The program takes place outside of our replica Hohokam pithouse at the Heritage Garden. Come learn about ancient technologies...
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2019
14
Sep
Postponed: Hands-On Archaeology at Steam Pump Ranch
UPDATE (3/16/2020): Hands-On Archaeology is canceling its presence at this event for the time being. Learn more.
Join us for Hands-On Archaeology activities at Second Saturday events at Oro Valley AZ’s historic Steam Pump Ranch. The program takes place outside of our replica Hohokam pithouse ...
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2018
14
Apr
Hands-On Archaeology at Celebrate Oro Valley
Celebrate Oro Valley: Then & Now
April 13 – 15, 2018
Celebrate Oro Valley is new, annual event, designed to celebrate the community we love. This year’s theme, “Then & Now” will highlight the Town’s founding year of 1974, showcasing the following pillars of our history.
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2017
14
Oct
Hands-On Archaeology at Steam Pump Ranch
Ancient technologies expert leads family-friendly Hands-On Archaeology activities at Second Saturday events at Oro Valley AZ's historic Steam Pump Ranch. The program takes places outside of our replica Hohokam pithouse at the Heritage Garden.
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2017
19
May
Burning Down the (Pit) House, part 1
Allen Denoyer, Preservation Archaeologist and Ancient Technologies Expert
(May 19, 2017)—In 2015, volunteers joined me in building a half-scale model of a typical dwelling from the Early Agricultural period (2000 B.C.–A.D. 50) in the Tucson Basin. We built the model near our full-scale replic...
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2016
06
Nov
What You Need to Know about the Dakota Access Pipeline Conflict
What You Need to Know about the Dakota Access Pipeline Conflict
In recent weeks, protests against the building of the Dakota Access Pipeline across North Dakota have escalated. Native American elders, families and children have set up tepees and tents on a campsite near the pipeline’s path in the...
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2016
10
Oct
Painting Party
As International Archaeology Day (October 15, 2016) approaches, we're celebrating by sharing posts about what we're working on now—the daily work of archaeology. It could easily be argued that in this regard, Allen has the most fun of any of our staff on a daily basis!
Allen Denoyer, Preservati...
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2015
22
Apr
Are You an Entomologist or a Pest Control Expert? We Have Questions...
Allen Denoyer, Preservation Archaeologist and Ancient Technologies Expert
One of the interesting things I have noticed out at the replica pithouse at Steam Pump Ranch in Oro Valley, Arizona, is the amount of termite damage to the ramada we built next to the pithouse. We built the ramada of mesqui...
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2015
27
Mar
A Glorious Morning
By Kate Sarther Gann, Content Editor, Archaeology Southwest Magazine
My daughter proved herself apt at hunting (fake) small mammals with a throwing stick. My neighbor’s son, who attended with his archaeologically famous grandparents, mastered atlatl throwing. My mother and I shaped,...
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2015
06
Feb
What I'm Doing This Week: Allen Denoyer
Allen Denoyer, Preservation Archaeologist and Ancient Technologies Expert
Yesterday and today, I've been repairing our pilot pithouse at Steam Pump Ranch in Oro Valley, Arizona. In these pictures, volunteer Katie Bubnekovich is soaking the roof and I am floating it with a hand stone.
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2015
05
Feb
What I'm Doing This Week: Andy Laurenzi
By Andy Laurenzi, Southwest Field Representative
This week I am wrapping up our work on the historic townsite of Feldman, Arizona, on the lower San Pedro River. Using funding by ASARCO, LLC, we are working in partnership with the University of Arizona Drachman Institute to provide an architectural ...
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