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Homolovi State Park & Rock Art Ranch
Join AAHS current president and retired Arizona State Museum Archaeologist, Rich Lange, for a 2-day tour of the Ancestral Puebloan sites at Homolovi State Park and petroglyphs at Rock Art Ranch. Rich conducted survey and research at Homolovi from 1983-2008. On Sunday, September 10th, the group will meet at noon at Homolovi State Park. This […]
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Contributions of Marjorie F. Lambert to Southwest Archaeology – Shelby Tisdale
University of Arizona ENR2 Room 107, 1064 E Lowell St, Tucson 1064 E Lowell St., Tucson, AZ, United StatesCHOOSE HOW YOU WILL ATTEND Join us in person University of Arizona Environmental Resources Bldg. # 2 Room 107, Agnese Nelms Haury Lecture Hall, 1064 E Lowell St, Tucson, AZ 85719 No registration is required Parking is easy! The 6th Street Parking Garage is right next to ENR2 on the east. There is also […]
Mon
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Publication Subvention Grants Deadline 2023
The Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society (AAHS) is pleased to announce the 2023 competitive subvention grant program for AAHS members. The purpose of this program is to provide money in support of the first publication of digital or print books or Kiva journal articles that further AAHS’s mission. Many sources of grant funding do not […]
Mon
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Nicholas Kessler – “Tree-Ring Dating Techniques for the Desert Basin of Southern and Central Arizona”
University of Arizona ENR2 Room 107, 1064 E Lowell St, Tucson 1064 E Lowell St., Tucson, AZ, United StatesCultural chronologies in the desert basins of the Southwestern U.S. rely on radiocarbon dates and ceramic sequences that are limited in terms of resolution. More precise dating methods, such as dendrochronology, have not been traditionally applied here due to the limited number of datable trees in arid locales.
Mon
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AAHS Used Book Sale Day 1
Our annual fall used book sale will be held in the lobby of the Arizona State Museum, Friday, October 20 from 10 to 4 and Saturday, October 21, from 10 to 2. Ninety percent of the proceeds go to support the Arizona State Museum. All books are half-price on Saturday from 12-2. Come browse and […]
Fri
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Tour San Xavier del Bac
San Xavier del BacJoin us for a private tour of San Xavier del Bac led by Starr Herr-Cardillo. San Xavier’s spectacular baroque interior and ambitious dome and vault construction make it a unique and premier example of Spanish Colonial art and architecture in the United States. This tour will cover the history of San Xavier del Bac, with […]
Fri
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AAHS Used Book Sale Day 2
Our annual fall used book sale will be held in the lobby of the Arizona State Museum, Friday, October 20 from 10 to 4 and Saturday, October 21, from 10 to 2. Ninety percent of the proceeds go to support the Arizona State Museum. All books are half-price on Saturday from 12-2. Come browse and […]
Sat
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Janine Hernbrode – “Bell Rocks and Megaphones: discoveries of sounds coupled with petroglyphs in Ancestral O’odham (Hohokam) ritual landscapes”
University of Arizona ENR2 Room 107, 1064 E Lowell St, Tucson 1064 E Lowell St., Tucson, AZ, United StatesDistributed amidst the petroglyphs at three of the largest Ancestral O’odham (Hohokam) petroglyph sites in Southern Arizona are assemblages of boulders that resonate when struck producing distinct bell-like sounds. The visual traces of sound-making on large bell rocks and adjacent bedrock indicate they were not only chimed with percussion strikers to resonate with sound but also were abraded with a grinding motion to produce volumes of sound.
Mon
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Annual Fund Raising for the AAHS Research and Travel Fund
For over 100 years, the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society has supported the archaeology and history of the US Southwest and Northern Mexico in many ways. One of the most important ways is helping to fund research conducted by students and colleagues. I know you are getting bombarded this time of year by others asking […]
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