Welcome to our New Board Members
Eric Klucas – AAHS President
Mattie Tigges – Communications Officer
Barbara Mills – Board Member

Events

Verde Valley Archeology Field Trip – Southern Sinagua Sites

Verde Valley

Join the Arizona Archeological and Historical Society for a two-day in-depth tour of Southern Sinagua sites in the Verde Valley. Ken Zoll, director emeritus of the Verde Valley Archaeology Center (VVVAC) will provide an all-day tour event focused on Southern Sinagua sites. On day two, Lucas Hoedal, Montezuma Castle National Monument Archaeologist, will provide a […]

$40 – $60
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Peter J. Pilles, Jr. – “The Legacy of New Deal Programs to Northern Arizona and Southwest Archaeology”

  This lecture is offered through Zoom.  Beginning September 2023, AAHS monthly lectures will be held at the U of Arizona, ENR2, Room 107 and simultaneously broadcast through Zoom.  This lecture is free and open to the public but you must pre-register at:   https://bit.ly/2023MayPillesREG   During the 1930s, federal New Deal programs financed and […]

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CANCELLED–Historic Logging, Railroads, and the Development of Grand Canyon Village

 Join AAHS for a 2-day in-depth tour of historic sites from Flagstaff to Grand Canyon Village. State Park Rangers, Forest Archeologists, Grand Canyon National Park Historical Architects, and NAU Archeology Field School Director and graduate students will provide insight into sites in northern Arizona. Highlights will include a tour of the historic Milton site in […]

$51.00
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Thatcher Seltzer-Rogers – “Between Casas Grandes and Salado: The Establishment of an Indigenous Borderland in the Late Prehispanic American Southwest/Mexican Northwest”

This lecture is offered through Zoom. Beginning September 2023, AAHS monthly lectures will be held at the U of Arizona, ENR2, Room 107 and simultaneously broadcast through Zoom. This lecture is free and open to the public but you must pre-register at:  https://bit.ly/2023JuneRogersREG While archaeologists continue to investigate processes of cultural contact and frontier construction […]

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The Fremont Cultural Tradition at the Northern Edge of the Greater Southwest – Michael Searcy

This lecture is offered through Zoom. It will be recorded and posted after the lecture on the AAHS youtube channel.  Beginning September 2023, AAHS monthly lectures will be held at the U of Arizona, ENR2, Room 107 and simultaneously broadcast through Zoom.  This lecture is free and open to the public but you must pre-register […]

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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 States

  CHOOSE 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 […]

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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 […]

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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 States

Cultural 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.

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