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Travel with us for edu-taining adventures like no other! Educated travelers relish having the scholarly expertise, field experience, and personal knowledge of Arizona State Museum archaeologists and historians at their disposal.
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September 26–October 3, 2009 (full)
September 25-October 2, 2010 (wait listing)
September 24-October 1, 2011 (already booking)
Four Corners Learning Expedition!
This popular trip fills quickly every year! Explore the rich cultural histories of the Four Corners region! Highlights include the Hopi Mesas, Canyon de Chelly, Chaco Canyon, Mesa Verde, and a float down the San Juan River past spectacular rock art and cliff dwellings. $1,550, $1,450 for ASM members
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October 26–30, 2009 (full)
Unlocking the Secrets of the Salado Learning Expedition
Since the 1920s archaeologists have grappled with ways to explain the dramatic changes that rippled across central and southern Arizona during the A.D. 1200s and 1300s. Explanations have focused on migration, economic alliances, and cults. Join ASM archaeologist Patrick Lyons on guided tours of the sites at the center of this controversy, many of which cannot be visited without special permission. Your learning expedition will also include behind-the-scenes tours of the ASM collections originally used to define the Salado phenomenon and those of the Amerind Foundation Museum and the Jack and Vera Mills Collection at Eastern Arizona College. $600, $550 ASM members
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Sunday, November 8, 2009
Southern Arizona's Ranching Heritage Learning Expedition, hosted by Arizona State Museum's Office of Ethnohistorical Research
Travel with ASM ethnohistorians Diana Hadley, Michael Brescia, and Dale Brenneman and guest scholar, restoration ecologist Conor Flynn, for a day-long exploration of southern Arizona's ranching heritage. Visit four historic sites (Empire Ranch, Babocómari Ranch, Audubon-Whittell Research Ranch, WildEarth Guardians' State Land Restoration Project) and learn about the history of cattle ranching in southern Arizona, current efforts to preserve our ranching heritage, and the implementation of new methods to maintain/restore healthy ecological function to grasslands and watersheds. $150, $120 ASM members
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March 9–11, 2010
CASA GRANDE TO CABORCA: 12,000 Years of Arizona/Sonora History
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!
$775 / $700 ASM members.
Valid US Passport or US Passport Card required for this trip.
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June 3–13, 2010
TUCSON, TULA & TLAXCALA: 4,000 Years of Cultural Interaction
Discover the roots of American Southwest cultures by exploring and comparing those of central Mexico from the Precolumbian to the present day. With museum archaeologists and historians, you will trace 2,000 miles and 4,000 years of mutually enriching contact, interaction and exchange. Based in Mexico City, your ten-day adventure features expertly guided exploration of the cities of Puebla and Tlaxcala; major archaeological sites such as Teotihuacan and Tula; cathedrals, open-air markets, palaces, monasteries, and museums—all emphasizing the connections between central Mexico and the American Southwest. Experience and enjoy all the wonderful cultural, artistic, and culinary traditions that tie the regions and people together. Itinerary and fees posted soon.
Valid US Passport required (US Passport Card cannot be used for this trip).
Experience a trip with ASM through the eyes of a participant
Video of 2008 Tucson, Tula & Tlaxcala Learning Expedition
Image credits:
Mata Ortiz artist painting a pot: Helga Teiwes
Climbing a ladder to visit Balcony House at Mesa Verde: ASM Staff
Tour of Davis Ranch Salado site: Art Staubitz
Cerro de Trincheras: Dr. James Watson
Pyramid at Tula: Paul Fish
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