ARIZONA STATE PARKS
For Immediate Release
Managing and conserving Arizona's natural, cultural and recreational resources for the benefit of the people, both in our Parks and through our Partnerships.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Bilbrey at (602) 542-1996 or (602) 228-8518, or Monica Enriquez at (602) 542-6997… both at pio at azstateparks.gov
(Please note that "ASM" stands for the "Arizona State Museum")
"Set in Stone" exhibit: ASM north building; open all day. Participate in a Museum Discovery hunt for children (aimed at 4-8 years old with family).
"Paths of Life" exhibit: ASM north building; open all day. Participate in a Museum Discovery hunt for children (aimed at 4-8 years old with family).
"Wall of Pots" exhibit: ASM north building; open all day. Curator presentations at 10-11 a.m. and 2-3 p.m.; visit a virtual reality display. Sign up for tours of the Arizona Laboratory for Immersive Visualization Environments in the "Learn About" tent. Tours are presented by the Center for Desert Archaeology and the University of Arizona.
"Native Goods," the ASM gift shop: ASM north building; open all day.
"Learn About" tent: open all day for fun activities: Pick up an Archaeology Expo Discovery Hunt Map and be rewarded for your exploration. Try your hand at a game of chance, making puzzles, shell mosaics, and more. Teachers check in here for a resource packet and professional development credit.
Throw an atl-atl to "spear" a mammoth! Fun activity located on the lawn; open all day.
Homolovi Research Program Lab and Borderlands Lab: ASM south building; open , 9-11 a.m.
ASM Library Benefit Booksale: ASM south building; open 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
This very popular annual booksale is hosted by the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society. Save on USED Southwest books, magazines, journals and more. Proceeds benefit the ASM Library.
AZSite Computerized Database Presentations: ASM south building; open 10-3 p.m.
Conservation Laboratory: ASM north building; open 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; first floor. Visit ASM's new conservation laboratories and learn about the analysis and preservation of objects of art and archeology.
"Mesoamerican Style and Symbolism in Hohokam Architecture and Artifacts," a lecture by ASM archaeologist, Dr. Paul Fish, 11 a.m. at ASM north building, room 309. This lecture series is made possible in part by a grant from the Arizona Humanities Council and is designated a "We the People" project by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Osteology Laboratories: ASM north building, third floor; open 1-3 p.m.
Office of Ethnohistorical Research: ASM north building, third floor; open 1-3 p.m.
"Tutuveni: Hopi History in Stone," a lecture by Wesley Bernardini, University of Redlands, discussing his research and documentation of Tutuveni, the famous petroglyph site on the Hopi Salt Trail. Lecture located in the Center for English as a Second Language auditorium, one building east of ASM north; 5 p.m. This lecture celebrates the publication of the 200th volume in the Arizona State Museum Archaeological Series. Lecture is free and open to the public. Enjoy a post-lecture reception at ASM.
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Also on Saturday, March 1, 2008, 2:00 p.m.: A guided walking tour of the "Presidio Trail" through downtown Tucson on Saturday afternoon. This tour features many of the most significant historic buildings in downtown Tucson and includes the reconstructed corner of the Spanish period Tucson Presidio. Meet at the Presidio de San Agustin del Tucson Park located on the SW corner of Church Ave. and Washington St. The tour route is about 2.5 miles in length and takes 1.5 - 2 hours.
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"Set in Stone" exhibit: ASM north building; open all day. Participate in a Museum Discovery hunt for children (aimed at 4-8 years old with family).
"Paths of Life" exhibit: ASM north building; open all day. Participate in a Museum Discovery hunt for children (aimed at 4-8 years old with family).
"Wall of Pots" exhibit: ASM north building; open all day. Curator presentations at 10-11 a.m. and 2-3 p.m.; visit a virtual reality display. Sign up for tours of the Arizona Laboratory for Immersive Visualization Environments in the "Learn About" tent. Tours are presented by the Center for Desert Archaeology and the University of Arizona.
"Native Goods," the ASM gift shop: ASM north building; open all day.
"Learn About" Tent: open all day for fun activities: Pick up an Archaeology Expo Discovery Hunt Map and be rewarded for your exploration. Try your hand at a game of chance, making puzzles, shell mosaics, and more. Teachers check in here for a resource packet and professional development credit.
Throw an atl-atl to "spear" a mammoth! Fun activity located on the lawn; open all day.
Homolovi Research Program Lab and Borderlands Lab: ASM south building; open , 9-11 a.m.
ASM Library Benefit Booksale: ASM south building; open 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. This very popular annual booksale is hosted by the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society. Save on USED Southwest books, magazines, journals and more. Proceeds benefit the ASM Library.
Homolovi Research Program Lab and Borderlands Lab, 10-12 p.m. south building
AZSite Computerized Database Presentations: ASM south building; open 10-3 p.m.
Conservation Laboratory: ASM north building; open 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; first floor. Visit ASM's new conservation laboratories and learn about the analysis and preservation of objects of art and archeology.
Osteology Laboratories: ASM north building, third floor; open 1-3 p.m.
Office of Ethnohistorical Research: ASM north building, third floor; open 1-3p.m.
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Also on Sunday, March 2, 9:00 a.m.:
Tour of Romero Ruin, Catalina State Park: Romero Ruin is a large multi-component site in Catalina State Park just north of Tucson. The historic component of this ruin is represented by the buildings of Francisco Romero's mid-1800s ranch. This historic ranch was built on a major prehistoric Hohokam Indian habitation site with numerous features, including two ballcourts, trash mounds, and an extensive agricultural field system.
Tour is limited to 20 people, so sign up for the tour on Saturday at the Information Table. Meet at Catalina State Park, Romero Ruin Trailhead parking lot, at 9 a.m. (maps to the site are available at the Information Table). Please note that there is a $5.00 entrance fee to the Park.
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