Arizona Archaeology & Heritage Awareness Month Events Statewide In March

For the entire month of March 2006, the ASP State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) is coordinating activities throughout the state for its annual celebration of Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month. These events will focus on current efforts to preserve our past by protecting our fragile and non-renewable cultural resources.

Museums, historical societies, tribes, agencies, parks, & archaeology organizations are all hosting events across the state; many of the events are planned in Arizona State Parks as part of their interpretive programs (A partial statewide listing of events by region is below). For more detailed information, call Ann, Public Archaeology Programs Manager, at Arizona State Parks/SHPO (602-542-4174), or e-mail her at ahoward@pr.state.az.us.


Black Canyon City Area:
March 11 (10am) Tour of Archaeological sites in the Badger Springs Area Contact: Connie (623) 580-5661

Camp Verde:
March 4 & 18 (10am & 2pm) Living History Presentations Contact: Sheila (928) 567-3275

March 11 & 25 (10am & 2pm) Workshop: "How to make Adobe bricks" Contact: (928) 567-3275

Cave Creek:
March 20 (10am - 2pm) Open house at the Museum Contact: Evelyn (480) 488-2764

Coolidge:
Saturdays & Sundays in March (9am) Backcountry site tours at Casa Grande Ruins national Park Contact: Dave (520) 723-3172 or david_Winchester@nps.gov

Cottonwood:
March 1-31 (Monday- Saturday; call for times Exhibit rock art display. Sponsored by the AAS-Verde Valley Chapter Contact: Jim (928) 639-0604

Florence:
March 25: (10am - 12pm) Lecture: Victorian Artifacts Contact: Christopher (520) 868-5216

Glendale:
March 14 (7pm) Lecture: Arts and Culture of the ancient Hohokam Indians Contact: Allen (520) 798-1201

March 30 (4 - 5 pm) Arizona Rock Art Program and Crafts (children ages 7-12) Contact: John (623) 930-3542 or Stan (623) 582-8007

Globe Area:
March 18 & 19 (8am - 5pm) Open House: Trails to upper and lower cliff dwellings Contact: Susan (928) 467-2241

March 25 & 26 (9am - 5pm) Prehistoric Life ways: Interactive Program Contact: Lynette (928) 425-0320

Phoenix:
March 1-31 (Tuesday - Saturday 9am - 5pm, Sunday 12pm - 5pm) Contact: Mary (602) 582-8007

March 1: (7:30pm - 9pm) Lecture; "Byron Cummings and the fight for control of AZ Archaeology" Contact: Stacey (602) 495-0901

March 1, 11 & 26 (7-10am) Petroglyph Discovery hikes Contact: Stacey (602) 495-0901

March 4 & 18 (9am - 12pm) Archaeology for kids Contact: Stacey (602) 495-0901

March 11 (10am - 3pm) Ancient Technology day Contact: Stacey (602) 495-0901

March 11 (10am - 4pm) Rock art Expo and free admission day Contact Mary (602) 582-8007

March 25 (1pm) Lecture: Rock art of the Great Basin" Contact: Mary (602) 582-8007

March 25 (10 - 11am) Tour: Park of Four Waters Contact: Stacey (602) 495-0901

Tempe:
March 16 (10am) Tour: Petroglyphs on Hayden Butte Contact: Amy (480) 350-5100

Springerville:
Throughout March (call for times) Tours and Displays: Casa Malpais Museum Contact: Barbara (928) 333-5375

Whiteriver Area:
Month of March, Walking Tour, Fort Apache Historic Park and Museum Contact: Karl (928) 338-4625

Marana:
March 19 (12pm) Workshop: "Arrowhead-making and Flint knapping Demonstrations"
Contact: Dave (520) 798-1201

Tubac:
March 3 & 4 (9am - 4pm) Arizona Archaeology EXPO at Tubac Presidio State Historic park Contact: Tubac Presidio State Historic Park (520) 398-2252

Tucson:
March 2, 7, 21, 23, 28, and 30 (call for times and locations) Arizona State Museum: Archaeology Lecture series Contact: Darlene (520) 626-8381

March 13 - 17 (1pm) Tour: NPS Museum Collections and laboratories Contact: Barbara (520) 670-6501 ext 0

March 16 (7:30 - 9pm) Lecture: "The Arizona State Museum's Excavations at the Marana Mound Hohokam Site" Contact: Dave (520) 798-1201