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 […]
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Events
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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
20
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 […]
Tue
28
The Murray Springs Clovis Kill Site – 2nd Tour added
Join AAHS on December 9th, from 10:00 am- 11:30 am for a tour of the Murray Springs Clovis Kill Site north of Sierra Vista. The site is one of the […]
Sat
9
Matthew Peeples – The Risks and Rewards of Social Networks in the Ancient Southwest
University of Arizona ENR2 Room 107, 1064 E Lowell St, Tucson 1064 E Lowell St., Tucson, AZ, United StatesLectures are offered in a hybrid format, presented in person at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Building ENR2, Agnese Nelms Haury Lecture Hall, Room 107, and simultaneously through Zoom. […]
Mon
18
Julian D. Hayden Paper Competition Deadline
The Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society and Arizona Archaeological Council sponsor the annual Julian D. Hayden Paper Competition, named in honor of long-time southwestern scholar Julian Dodge Hayden. The winning […]
Mon
15
Annual AAHS Winter Party
Fort Lowell 2900 N Craycroft Rd, Tucson, AZThe 2024 AAHS Winter Party will take place at Fort Lowell Park, Ramada 2 near the Fort Lowell Museum, on Saturday, January 20th. This year, the party will include walking […]
Sat
20
Martin-Orrell Grant
This annual $5,000 grant honors two of AAHS’s benefactors: Carryl B. Martin and F. Lewis Orrell Jr. whose bequests to the Society made this award possible. A single grant of […]
Thu
15
Research & Travel Grants 2024
AAHS annually awards Research Grants up to $1,000 and Travel Grants up to $500.00. Proposals are accepted between January 1st and February 15th.
Thu
15
Benjamin A. Bellorado- Road Signs and Walking Shoes: Sandal Imagery as Part and Parcel of the Chaco Road System
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 at the University of Arizona Environmental Resources Bldg. # 2 Room 107, Agnese Nelms Haury Lecture Hall, 1064 E Lowell […]
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