Casa Grande to Caborca Learning Expedition
12,000 Years of Arizona/Sonora History
Tuesday to Thursday, March 9–11, 2010
The people living in the Sonoran Desert regions known today as the states of Arizona and Sonora have been linked since prehistoric times. Political maps and boundaries notwithstanding, trade, commerce, culture, technology, religion, language, and migration were just as immediate and important 12,000 years ago as they are today. ASM archaeologist James Watson and ethnohistorian Michael Brescia take you on a three-day expedition through northern Sonora to explore key places that reveal how prehistoric, historic and contemporary inhabitants created their dynamic and intertwined histories with the inhabitants of southern Arizona over the last dozen millennia. You may be surprised to find how those histories are inextricably linked. From mammoth remains containing spear points to European exploration and settlement, cultural impacts of the Gadsden Purchase and Mexican Revolution, and ecological implications of cattle ranching and copper mining, the joint histories of Arizona and Sonora reveal many links and interdependencies. Join ASM experts as they take you on this unique journey through Sonoran Desert history!
Terraces on Cerro de Trincheras.
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Day 1 - Tucson to Cananea and Magdelena
Cocóspera Mission ruins tour
Lunch at the mission ruins
Tour of Cananea
End the day in Magdelena de Kino
Visit the Santa María de Magdalena Church and the remains of Fr. Eusebio Kino
Reception and dinner at hotel in Magdalena
Day 2 - Magdelena to Trincheras and Caborca
La Playa site tour
Lunch in Trincheras
Cerro de Trincheras site tour
Petrogylphs site tour
End the day in Caborca
Reception and dinner at hotel in Caborca (El Camino)
Day 3 - Caborca to San Ignacio and Tucson
Carborca Mission tour
Pitiquito Mission tour
San Ignacio Mission tour
Lunch at San Ignacio
Home to Tucson
Dr. James Watson has worked excavating archaeological sites in Sonora for the past decade and has contributed greatly to the preservation of its cultural resources. His research has been published in a variety of scholarly journals.
Dr. Michael Brescia has long studied the history of colonial and modern Mexico and has conducted archival research on topics ranging from Mexican religious traditions to the legacies of Spanish water rights in the American Southwest.
Image credits:
Terraces on Cerro de Trincheras: Dr. James Watson
Dr. James Watson: courtesy of Dr. Watson
Dr.
Michael Brescia: courtesy of Dr. Brescia
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