The Friends of the San Pedro River (FSPR) will have an Open House at the Murray Springs Clovis Site, a National Historic Landmark, on Saturday, April 5, from 10 am to 1 pm. FSPR volunteers will be on hand to open the gate, answer questions, and help visitors. This is a 13,000 year old mammoth [...]
Learn about the various species of venomous reptiles that live on Tumamoc Hill with Desert Laboratory Community Outreach Assistant and President of the Tucson Herpetological Society Robert A. Villa. Located at the Boathouse at the base of Tumamoc Hill. Free and open to all.
🚶♂️ Step Back in Time at the Murray Springs Clovis Site! Take a short less-than-a-mile walk along the San Pedro River and discover the fascinating history of the Murray Springs Clovis Site. This is where ancient peoples once hunted prehistoric mammoths and bison, leaving behind a remarkable archaeological legacy. Learn about the site’s significance and [...]
Join a Park Ranger for a guided hike to explore Homolovi’s fascinating petroglyphs and discover the stories etched into the landscape.
Join Dr. Aaron Wright of Archaeology Southwest on November 11th at 6 PM (Valley of the Sun J, Scottsdale) to learn about petroglyphs and pictographs made by Indigenous peoples across the Southwest. Instead of just asking what the petroglyphs mean, Dr. Wright will look at how they were used by the people who created them [...]
Red Rock State Park offers a 1½–2-hour guided hike exploring the ancient Sinagua culture (1100–1425 AD) and other Native American groups who once lived and traveled in the area. Participants will see archaeological features along easy to moderate trails (about 250 ft elevation gain) and may begin with a short presentation on the region’s pre-Columbian [...]
Watch and interact with fossil preparators as they prepare paleontological specimens found throughout Petrified Forest National Park. Open to the public every Thursday, everyone is invited to observe this fascinating and painstaking process, ask questions, and learn more about the fossils found here. All ages are welcome. Located on the northeast side of the Painted [...]
The Museum Demonstration Lab at the Painted Desert Visitor Center is where you can see one-of-a-kind fossils from Petrified Forest National Park being prepared by trained paleontologists! Peek through the window to see fossils from the museum collection. Watch a live microscope feed on the TV as paleontologists remove rock from fossil bone. Chat with [...]
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