Archaeology Summer Camp for Adults

Experience first-hand how and what archaeologists learn about Arizona’s ancient cultures. Each year focuses on a different topic and on a specific research area of the museum.

The Point of Pines Collections: Critical Clues for Understanding Salado Origins

July 23–27, 2012
Registration is full. Now wait-listing.

Enjoy indoor, summer archaeology as part of an ASM research team! Museum researchers and scholars are your teachers. An air-conditioned laboratory is your setting. All work is conducted within the museum. There is no field work included in this program. No prior experience necessary.

Daily Itinerary | Suggested Reading

Here’s what some past campers have to say about their experience:

"The program was thoroughly enjoyable. The instructors were clear, concise, helpful, and personable. The program was very well organized...would give it an A+."

"I appreciated the effort put in by our professors and the enthusiasm with which they presented the material. Generous use of museum collections, documents and books!"

"The program was educational, fun, intense, and required thought! It was just what I wanted. [The instructors] were tireless, enthusiastic and humorous! This program will definitely aid me in my archaeological work."

"The content was a nice balance of presented material and practical application... [Instructors] absolutely top notch, personal, warm, and helpful."

"Very high quality and useful course - excellent! Instructors were superb. Size of class was just right - not too many."

"Fantastically rich program! Thanks for one of the most enjoyable and rewarding weeks of my long life. I look forward to continuing in the program. A great, great program."

"This has been a FANTASTIC experience! I learned an incredible amount and had fun doing it. I really enjoyed getting to actually handle the various…materials… I would certainly participate in future programs."

"Had a blast, learned a lot and as added value can utilize this experience in my workplace."

Your Camp Director

Patrick Lyons, Ph.D.
Patrick Lyons, PhD, is associate director and head of collections at Arizona State Museum (ASM), and an assistant professor in the School of Anthropology at the University of Arizona. Before joining the ASM faculty, Patrick was a preservation archaeologist at the Center for Desert Archaeology in Tucson. Patrick has conducted extensive fieldwork at the ancestral Hopi villages of Homol’ovi near Winslow, and in the San Pedro Valley of southeastern Arizona. His book "Ancestral Hopi Migrations" was published by the University of Arizona Press in 2003. He has authored and co-authored many articles in American Antiquity and Kiva. His current research focuses on the prehispanic pottery of the southwestern U. S. and northwestern Mexico, ancient migrations, and the use of tribal oral tradition in archaeology.

Your Host

Arizona State Museum’s scholars and extensive collections are among the most significant resources in the world for the study of Southwest peoples. Arizona State Museum is Arizona’s premier research museum, the oldest and largest anthropology museum in the Southwest (est. 1893), home of the largest collections of Southwest American Indian pottery and basketry in the world, and a Smithsonian Institution affiliate. Your support of our programs helps us continue our work. Thank you!

Reserve your spot today!

Please email Darlene Lizarraga or call her at 520-626-8381.

or print the form:
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and mail it to:
Attn: Darlene Lizarraga
Arizona State Museum
P.O. Box 210026
Tucson AZ · 85721-0026

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