Crackdown on artifact crimes gets results Sep 18, 2009
In Arizona, where no arrests have been made to date, several collectors surrendered artifact collections after federal investigators came with search warrants this summer, said Beth Grindell, director of the Arizona State Museum in Tucson. She described the collections as "quite sizable.". (USA Today)
Spear tip sheds light on ancient people Aug 23, 2009
A rare architectural relic discovered in Sahuarita and on its way to the Arizona State Museum in Tucson could help illuminate the way early humans lived in this part of the state ... Vokes said when the Clovis point arrives at the Arizona State Museum, it will be studied and may even go on public display. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
15 Hohokam dwellings found at road project Jul 22, 2009
More than 100 archeological sites have been discovered in the Green Valley area, many of them Hohokam dwellings, according to Arizona State Museum records. The structures, known as pit houses, were wood and brush huts built in pits dug one or two feet into the earth, which helped inhabitants keep cool in the region s harsh climate. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
3 more cool things to do this weekend Jul 16, 2009
The exhibit runs through Aug. 16 at Arizona State Museum, 1013 E. University Blvd. 520-621-6302. FREE; donations requested. (AZCentral -- Travel)
WATER WONDERLAND: Prehistory of San Pedro River Valley (2) Jul 12, 2009
They reported their discovery to the Arizona State Museum in Tucson and were referred to the foremost investigator of early man in the Southwest, Dr. Emil W. Haury ... He carefully dug out some pieces and took them to the Arizona State Museum, where they were identified as tooth plates of a prehistoric mammoth. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
GV briefs: Remains found near Amado Jul 5, 2009
Casa de Esperanza is sponsoring a trip to a temporary exhibit at the Arizona State Museum. Our Fathers, Our Grandfathers, Our Heroes. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Hohokam dig ends in Continental (3) Apr 29, 2009
Archeologist Allen Dart, project director for EcoPlan Associates Inc., and executive director of the Old Pueblo Archeology Center in Tucson, said he and his crew will eventually hand the artifacts over to the Arizona State Museum at the University of Arizona for research ... More than 100 archeological sites have been discovered in the Green Valley area, according to Arizona State Museum records. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Native American culture around Arizona Apr 28, 2009
Arizona State Museum 1013 E. University Blvd., Tucson. 520-621-6302 or www. (AZCentral -- Travel)
What’s Happening: Meetings Mar 25, 2009
La Frontera Corral of Westerners International meets at 4 p.m. at Casa de Esperanza on the La Posada campus, 780 S. Park Centre Ave. Diane Hadley from the Arizona State Museum will speak on Ranchers Response to Drought and Climate Variability in Southern Arizona. Information: 625-6080. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Church Events Mar 10, 2009
Diana Hadley, head of the Office of Ethnohistoric Research/documentary relations of the Southwest at Arizona State Museum, and Fred McAninch, retired curator, Arizona Historical Society, will talk on Kino s legacy before the Mass at 10:30 a.m.. Celebrate the photography of Tom Vezo at 7 p.m. at Valley Presbyterian Church, 2800 S. Camino del Sol, Green Valley. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Flandrau Planetarium To Be Closed Feb 8, 2009
The closure of the Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium, along with scaled-back hours at the Arizona State Museum and the UA Museum of Art, come on top of the elimination of 600 positions this year through hiring freezes and layoffs ... The Arizona State Museum will begin charging visitors to view its galleries and might have to close to the public for several days a week, said Beth Grindell, the museum's director. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
