2024
13
Apr
Second Saturday at Steam Pump Ranch
Join Archaeology Southwest for Hands-On Archaeology at Steam Pump Ranch on Second Saturday, April 13th, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Allen Denoyer, Preservation Archaeologist, will lead family-friendly activities near the replica Hohokam Pithouse at the Heritage Garden.
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2024
24
Feb
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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2024
13
Jan
Second Saturday at Steam Pump Ranch
Join Archaeology Southwest for Hands-On Archaeology at Steam Pump Ranch on Second Saturday, January 13th, 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.
Join us this lovely morn...
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2023
11
Nov
Second Saturday at Steam Pump Ranch
Join Archaeology Southwest for Hands-On Archaeology at Steam Pump Ranch on Second Saturday, November 3, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Allen Denoyer, Preservation Archaeologist, will lead family-friendly activities near the replica Hohokam Pithouse at the Heritage Garden.
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2023
14
Oct
Second Saturday at Steam Pump Ranch
Join Archaeology Southwest for Hands-On Archaeology at Steam Pump Ranch on Second Saturday, October 14, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Allen Denoyer, Preservation Archaeologist, will lead family-friendly activities near the replica Hohokam Pithouse at the Heritage Garden.
This weekend we will be mak...
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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.
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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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