The San Tan Chapter formed in May 2008 and was formally chartered as a member of The Arizona Archaeological Society on October 4, 2008. The Arizona Archaeological Society is an independent nonprofit corporation. Members are eligible to participate in field trips, excavations, surveys, lab work, and other areas of archaeological interest. Each member also receives a copy of the annual publication of the Society, The Arizona Archaeologist, together with the monthly newsletter, The Petroglyph. The San Tan Chapter meets at 6:30 PM, the second Wednesday of each month September through May, at the San Tan Historical Museum located at 20435 S Old Ellsworth Rd, Queen Creek 85142. Monthly meetings are free and open to the public.
We encourage you to pay membership fees directly to the San Tan Chapter by check or cash. This enables the STC to receive its portion of the dues in a timely manner. Fees are used for guest speakers, group activities, and our annual potluck.
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INTRIGUING TIDBITS
"A Hopi archaeologist reflects on the discipline: Science Moab speaks with Lyle Balenquah about Indigenous perspectives on archaeology"
https://www.moabsunnews.com/get_out_and_go/article_6369feec-2246-11ec-a69a-03063f85a261.html
"How Pottery Offers Glimpses Into Ancient Foodways"
"A Hopi farmer works to sustain corn-growing traditions in the face of a changing climate"
"23,000-Year-Old Human Footprints Discovered in New Mexico"
http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/americas-oldest-known-human-footprints-10100.html
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Chapter Officers
2020 Office | Office Holder | Contact Information |
President | Marie Britton | |
Vice-President | open | xxx@xxx.xxx xxxx |
Treasurer | Jim Britton | |
Secretary | Maggie Dawley | |
Director1/Program Director | Carlos Acuna | |
Director2/ | Marie Renner | |
Director3/Archivist | Keith Johanson | |
Membership | Marie Britton |
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Archaeological Advisor | Chris Loendorf |
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Join one of our meetings for a closer look at:
San Tan Chapter of the Arizona Archaeological Society
Learn about Arizona Prehistory!
Meet Professional Archaeologists! Participate in field trips and classes
Meetings are free and open to the public
The Second Wednesday of each month
September through May, meetings start at 7 p.m.
We meet at the San Tan Historical Society Museum
(The Historic Rittenhouse School)
Southeast Corner of Ellsworth and Queen Creek Roads
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ARIZONA'S NATIVE AMERICANS
ARIZONA'S TIMELINE IN PARALLEL WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD (from ED407285.pdf https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED407285)
"The prehistory of southern Arizona did not exist in a vacuum. Events were happening all over the world at the same time things were going on here. This will give you some idea of the many events that happened during prehistoric times, from about 12,000 B.C. to A.D. 1540.
15,000-12,000 B.C.: People throughout the northern hemisphere hunted mammoth and other large animals. People crossed over the Bering Land Bridge. Mammoths, ground sloths, and dire wolves roamed through the Southwest.
10,000 B.C.: People in Turkey began to grow wheat. The Paleo-Indian big game hunters moved south and moved into the Southwest.
8,000 B.C.: The Ice Age ended, glaciers began to recede, water levels rose around the world,cutting off the Bering Land Bridge. Early farming and town life began in the eastern Mediterranean. Pa leo-Indians hunted big game on the Great Plains and in the Southwest. In the area that is now California, Nevada, and Utah, people began to gather plant foods and hunt smaller game the Archaic culture began.
7,000 to 6,000 B.C.: Around the world, the climate fluctuated a lot; droughts and floods, long,cold winters and hot summers caused problems for plants and animals. Mammoths, sloths, dire wolves, and other animals became extinct. Farming began in Egypt and Greece and cattle, goats,pigs, and sheep were domesticated. The land bridge between Great Britain and France was cutoff, making Great Britain an island. Farming began in South America and possibly in Mexico.The Archaic culture began in the Southwest.
6,000 to 3,000 B.C.: Farming spread as far north as the Netherlands. Horses were domesticated. In Mesopotamia, writing was developed and the first cities were built. Farming began in China. Llamas were domesticated in South America.
3,000-2,000 B.C.: The Sumerians invented cuneiform writing. Hieroglyphics were developed in Egypt. Judaism began. People in the Middle East and India began to work with metal. Village life began in Mexico and Central and South America.
1,000 B.C.-500 B.C.: The great cultures of the Mediterranean and Middle East flourished. Wars became large-scale and mass migrations occurred. Phoenicians developed an alphabet. The Aryan culture was at its peak in India. Buddhism was founded in India. Dynasties ruled feudal towns in China. The Olmec culture arose in Mexico. Corn and bottle gourds were brought into the U.S. Southwest, and people began to farm.
500 B.C.-A.D. 0: Greek culture flourished. Alexander the Great conquered large amounts of territory in the Middle East. Wars were common in the Mediterranean and the Middle East. The caste system developed in India. The Great Wall of China was built. The town of Teotihuacan,in the Valley of Mexico, was built. People in southern Arizona began to live in villages.
A.D. 0-300: Christianity originated and spread. Rome ruled the Mediterranean and Europe.Buddhism was introduced to China. The Nazca culture flourished in Peru. Villages developed in Maya country. The Hopewell culture (mound builders) began along the Mississippi. People in the American Southwest began making pottery. The Hohokam, Mogollon, and Anasazi cultures began.
A.D. 300-700: Islam began. Rome was destroyed by Vandals. The black plague spread through Europe. Gunpowder was invented in China. The Hohokam culture spread through the Sonoran Desert region.
A.D. 700-900: The Dark Ages began in Europe. The Arabs were in control of land from Portugal to China. Charlemagne lived. The Vikings attacked much of northern Europe. Mayan civilization flourished in Central America. Effigy mounds were built in the Ohio and Mississippi River valleys. The Anasazi began to build above-ground structures. Ball courts were built throughout the Hohokam region.
A.D. 900-1000: The Holy Roman Empire was founded. Mayan civilization collapsed. The Anasazi built the pueblos in Chaco Canyon. The Hohokam started to build platform mounds.
A.D. 1000-1100: The Crusades began. Leif Erickson went to Vinland, which was in eastern North America. William the Conquerer invaded England. Sunset Crater near Flagstaff erupted several times.
A.D. 1100-1300: Marco Polo traveled throughout Asia. The Mongols attacked Europe. Many European cathedrals were built and several universities were founded. The Crusades ended.Temple mounds were built in the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys. People on the Plains lived in villages and farmed. Chaco Canyon was abandoned. Cliff dwellings and pueblos were built throughout the Southwest by Anasazi and Mogollon peoples. The Hohokam began to build villages with compounds.
A.D. 1300-1539: The European Renaissance occurred. The Europeans began exploring the world, in search of riches. The ancestors of the Apaches moved south onto the Plains, and theUtes became an identifiable group in the Great Basin. The Anasazi and Mogollon (now known as Western Pueblo) congregated in villages on the Hopi Mesas, at Zuni, and in the Rio Grande Valley. The Hohokam culture "disappeared." Columbus "discovered" America. Hernan Cortez and his army conquered the Aztecs in Mexico. Francisco Pizarro and his army invaded Peru and conquered the Incas. The Spanish started to make slave raids into northern Mexico.
A.D. 1539-1540: Prehistory ended when Marcos de Niza, Estevan, and Coronado entered the United States Southwest."
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Arizona | MesoAmerica | The Old World |
Circa 10,000 BCE spear and large projectile points being used | ||
Prehistoric Paleo Inhabitants of Arizona | ||
Circa 7,000 BCE | ||
Agriculture Emerges | ||
Circa 3,000 BCE | ||
Ancient Egypt Begins | ||
Circa 2,770 BCE | ||
Great Pyramid of Giza Construction begins | ||
Circa 2,000 BCE | ||
Cochise Man begins farming primitive corn | ||
Circa 1,700 BCE | ||
Construction of Stonehenge begins | ||
Circa 1,500 BCE | ||
Origin of Olmec & Mayans | ||
Circa 1,200 BCE | ||
The Anasazi come to the Four Corners area | City of Troy falls to the Greek Army |
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Circa 500 BCE | ||
Roman Republic Founded | ||
Circa 400 BCE | ||
Epic Olmec Culture | ||
Circa 300 BCE | ||
Hohokam settle in southern Arizona | ||
Circa 10,000 BCE (Before Common Era) | ||
Basketmaker Period: pottery starts to show up, bow & arrow introduced | ||
Circa 100 CE | ||
Teotihuacan Apogee | ||
Circa 250 CE | ||
Mayan Empire Apogee | ||
Circa 300 CE | ||
Hohokam engineers design and help built irrigation canals | ||
Circa 410 CE | ||
Roman Empire Invaded | ||
Circa 476 CE | ||
Roman Empire Falls | ||
Circa 500 CE | ||
The Sinagua farm near San Francisco Peaks | ||
Circa 700 CE | ||
Anasazi Culture starts to evolve into Pueblo Period w/complex structures & ceremonial chambers |
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Circa 1044 CE | ||
China Invents Gunpowder | ||
Circa 1064 CE | ||
A volcanic eruption in Flagstaff creates what is now called Sunset Crater |
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Circa 1096 CE | ||
Crusades Start | ||
Circa 1100-1500 CE | ||
Navajo and Apache arrive | ||
Circa 1115 CE | ||
Mexicas leave Aztlan | ||
Circa 1276-1299 CE | ||
Great drought in Arizona | ||
Circa 1300 CE | ||
Casa Grande is built near the Gila River | Black Plague Eurasia | |
Circa 1325 CE | ||
Tenochtitlan Founded | ||
Circa 1400 CE | ||
Cultural decline of pre-historic groups, Hohokam culture disappears |
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Circa 1440 CE | ||
Gutenberg Press Invented | ||
Circa 1492 CE | ||
Columbus Arrives | ||
500 CE (Common Era) |
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GET OUT AND EXPERIENCE ARIZONA:
Archaeological Parks and Prehistoric Native American Ruins of Central Arizona
https://www.ajpl.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Arch-20171114.pdf
Platform Mounds of the Arizona Desert
https://www.penn.museum/documents/publications/expedition/PDFs/35-1/Rice.pdf
Tonto Basin
https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/Jacobs-Tonto-Basin.pdf
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