Southern Sinagua Sites Tour: Montezuma Castle, Montezuma
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Information as of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center Presents: March 4, 2021 99 a.m.-5:30a.m.-5:30 p.m.p.m. SouthernSouthern SinaguaSinagua SitesSites Tour:Tour: MayMay 8,8, 20212021 MontezumaMontezuma Castle,Castle, SaturdaySaturday MontezumaMontezuma Well,Well, andand TuzigootTuzigoot $30 donation ($24 for members of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center or Friends of Pueblo Grande Museum) Donations are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 p.m. Wednesday May 8, whichever is earlier. SEE NEXT PAGES FOR DETAILS. National Park Service photographs: Upper, Tuzigoot Pueblo near Clarkdale, Arizona Middle and lower, Montezuma Well and Montezuma Castle cliff dwelling, Camp Verde, Arizona 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday May 8: Southern Sinagua Sites Tour – Montezuma Castle, Montezuma Well, and Tuzigoot meets at Montezuma Castle National Monument, 2800 Montezuma Castle Rd., Camp Verde, Arizona What is Sinagua? Named with the Spanish term sin agua (‘without water’), people of the Sinagua culture inhabited Arizona’s Middle Verde Valley and Flagstaff areas from about 6001400 CE Verde Valley cliff houses below the rim of Montezuma Well and grew corn, beans, and squash in scattered lo- cations. Their architecture included masonry-lined pithouses, surface pueblos, and cliff dwellings. Their pottery included some black-on-white ceramic vessels much like those produced elsewhere by the An- cestral Pueblo people but was mostly plain brown, and made using the paddle-and-anvil technique. Was Sinagua a separate culture from the sur- rounding Ancestral Pueblo, Mogollon, Hohokam, and Patayan ones? Was Sinagua a branch of one of those other cultures? Or was it a complex blending or borrowing of attributes from all of the surrounding cultures? Whatever the case might have been, today’s Hopi Indians consider the Sinagua to be ancestral to the Hopi. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s car-caravan educational tour, to be led by National Park Ser- vice archaeologists Matthew Guebard and Lucas Hoedl, will visit three of the best-preserved and most spectacular Southern Sinagua culture ar- chaeological sites in north-central Arizona’s Mid- Southwestern Formative period archaeological cultures map; dle Verde Valley. Montezuma Castle is a 20-room, photo and map on this page by Allen Dart, tour coordinator five-story cliff dwelling built in the early 12th cen- tury by ancestral Hopi. The cliff dwelling is one of the first National Monuments established under the federal Antiquities Act of 1906. Tuzigoot is an 87-room pueblo built and occupied by ancestral Hopi people from the early 12th to early 15th centuries. Tuzigoot is the site of one of the earliest and most comprehensive archaeological excavations in the Verde Valley. And Montezuma Well is a spring-fed limestone sink hole that produces approximately 1.5 million gallons of water every day. A pithouse vil- lage, irrigation canal, cliff dwellings, and open-air pueblos are located near the well and date to the 10th-14th centuries. You can participate in this tour for a $50 donation ($40 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Friends of Pueblo Grande Museum members), which helps cover Old Pueblo’s tour expenses and supports its education programs about archaeology and traditional cultures. The donation does not cover transportation, meals, accommodations, or the $10/person fee to enter Montezuma Castle National Monument. (You can get in free with a federal Interagency Annual Pass, Military Pass, or Senior Pass. The Montezuma Castle entry fee also covers Tuzigoot; entry to the Montezuma Well unit of the national monument is free.) Tour is limited to 20 registrants. Donations are due 10 days after reservation request or by 5 p.m. Wednesday May 5, whichever is earlier. For reservations or more information contact Old Pueblo Archaeology Center at 520-798-1201 or [email protected]. IMPORTANT TOUR INFORMATION All participants are asked to wear masks and practice social distancing during the tour to reduce spreading of disease. DONATION: A $50 donation per participant ($40 for members of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center or Friends of Pueblo Grande Museum) helps cover tour expenses and supports Old Pueblo’s archaeology and traditional culture education programs. To register or for more information contact Old Pueblo at 520-798-1201 or [email protected]. COST AND PAYMENT POLICY: Reservations are accepted on a first-come basis. Full payment is due within 10 days of tour registration or by tour reservation deadline on page 2, whichever is earlier. A portion of the payment will be a tax-deductible contribution to Old Pueblo Archaeology Center in an amount to be determined based on tour expenses compared to revenues after all expenses have been paid. Any entrance fee savings from passes, permits, memberships, etc., become part of the donation to Old Pueblo Archaeology Center. We welcome singles, couples, and groups. DEPARTURE: The tour will meet at 9 a.m. at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center, 2800 Montezuma Castle Rd., Camp Verde, Arizona, and will conclude at approximately 5:30 p.m. PROVIDE YOUR OWN TRANSPORTATION, PICNIC LUNCH, AND WATER. Wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes. Wear adequate clothing – Long sleeves, long pants, and hats are highly recommended. Each participant needs to bring at least one liter of water. Please do not consume alcoholic beverages during tour. CANCELLATIONS made 30 days or more before departure will not be charged. Cancellations 8 to 30 days before departure will be refundable at 50% of the fee paid unless the cancelled space can be filled. Cancellations 0 to 7 days prior to departure date are not refundable. Cancellation notice must be received in writing or via email and will be effective as of the date received. Cancellations after final payment date/time will result in forfeiture of all money paid. No refund will be made for leaving a program in progress. Trip insurance is highly recommended. Old Pueblo reserves the right to cancel programs while in progress and to take action as needed on an individual or group basis, when in Old Pueblo's sole opinion the health, safety, or well-being of participants requires such action. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center may substitute persons other than the tour guides listed above if any of them become unavailable for the event, and the tour itinerary is subject to change at the discretion of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, but participants will be notified of significant changes in advance if the change is under the control of Old Pueblo. TRANSPORTATION: Registrants are responsible for their own transportation and carpooling arrangements. ACCOMMODATIONS & MEALS: No lodging or meals are included in the tour cost. ACCESSIBILITY: All of the tour routes are on fairly flat ground except the trail down to Montezuma Well and the inclined trail into Tuzigoot Pueblo, and there are some steps along the trails. Tour leaders will allow plenty of time for those who cannot walk quickly. Participants can walk/hike as much or as little as they wish. HEALTH ADVISORIES: Bring and wear a hat that protects the back of your neck and your ears. Bring and wear sunscreen lotion. You must be in good physical and mental health to do this tour. We are concerned about your health and safety, and our tour leaders have had first-aid and CPR training, but medical services or facilities may not be readily available or accessible during all or part of the tour. You are responsible for selecting events appropriate to your abilities and limitations. If you have any doubts about your ability to participate, please contact us prior to registering. Any physical condition requiring special attention, diet, or treatment must be reported when the reservation is made, and a follow-up explanatory letter may be required. PARTICIPANTS MUST ABIDE by all federal, state, and tribal regulations pertaining to visitation to historic sites, antiquities, and artifact sites. Collecting of artifacts, plants, animals, and mineral specimens is prohibited. Please read about archaeological site etiquette at https://azstateparks.com/archaeological-site-etiquette and http://www.oldpueblo.org/artifact-collecting/. Photos of some MEMBERSHIP: Becoming a member of Old Pueblo Archaeology Center opens a world of new Sinagua pottery: discoveries. A $25, 1-year "Friend" membership provides the Old Pueblo Archaeology bulletin and Top, Walnut Black-on-white discounts on some of our tours, courses, and publications. Higher levels of membership may (museum2.utep.edu); provide a member with opportunities to participate in archaeological excavation and other center, Sunset Red research projects if desired. For more information visit www.oldpueblo.org or contact Old Pueblo (www.beloit.edu); bottom, at 520-798-1201 or [email protected]. Flagstaff Black-on-white (museum2.utep.edu).