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From 1933 to 1941 the Civilian Conservation Corps was extremely active in what was to become Saguaro National Park. Their work provided the opportunity to develop a usable public park at a time when the economy wouldn't have supported it. The CCC workers built roads, trails and five picnic areas with ramadas, fire pits, tables and […]
Come Celebrate Research! Monday, December 17th 6:00 pm Petroglyphs, 228 S. Park Ave in the Lost Barrio Bring a dish to share. The drinks are on us. The AAHS Holiday Party and Research Slam is being revived and will be hosted again at Petroglyphs in the Lost Barrio just south of Broadway on Park Ave. […]
TRIP FULL - WAITING LIST ONLY North of Wilcox, a series of 11 alcoves on a rhyolite butte (ten of which contain rock art) contain interesting painted rock art (pictographs) in a west facing aspect. While faded, there are a variety of images in several colors that can be enhanced by the use of D-Stretch […]
Popular notions of the Piro pueblos tend to be limited to the historical fact that several hundred Piros (as well as Tiwas and members of other Pueblo groups) ended up in the El Paso area during the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. It is often claimed that the reason for this relocation was pro-Spanish affinity on […]
TRIP FULL - WAITING LIST ONLY During this trip we will explore four major Salado archaeological sites in the Tonto Basin (outside of Globe). Eric Schreiner from Tonto National Monument will be our guide. He will present short programs at some of the stops to help reveal some of the fascinating details of the Salado […]
A group of U.S. and Mexican scientists specializing in archaeology, geology, botany, and paleoecology has been exploring prehistoric shell middens along the northern Gulf of California coast near the modern community of Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico. We have documented over 60 midden sites through reconnaissance survey near Puerto Peñasco since 1997. More recently, we have […]
Once again we will take advantage of the Festival of Books to set up a tent full of used books in front of the Arizona State Museum. Lots of new anthropology and Southwest archaeology reports have been donated. There are plenty of general interest books as well. Ninety percent of the proceeds go to support […]
TRIP FULL - WAITING LIST ONLY Due to the tremendous demand for the November 2018 field trip to visit the iconic Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, the nation’s first archaeological preserve, AAHS has arranged with Dr. Douglas Craig and the Monument to repeat the tour in March. Participants on the first tour raved about the […]
The Barry M. Goldwater Range (BMGR), located in southwestern Arizona, is the nation’s second largest tactical aviation range and has functioned as one of the premier aviation training facilities for the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and the air arm of other military branches for more than 75 years. In 1854, the United States acquired the […]
