THE
LEARNING CURVE Fall
2008
Art History, Archaeology, Astronomy, History, Literature, Philosophy, Music
History Unearthed
The Origins Project & the Leon Homestead
Learn about recent archaeological work within the Presidio San Agustin de Tucson, a Spanish-Mexican era fortress in downtown Tucson, and the nearby Mission of San Agustin, that has uncovered artifacts, food remains, and architectural features illustrating new details about life in 18th and 19th century Tucson.
Continue your armchair journey into the past with a look at the life of one family. Archaeological excavations at the Leon house, located near downtown Tucson, yielded artifacts that could be linked to specific family members, and when combined with documents and photographs, provide a unique opportunity to explore the daily lives of this prominent Mexican-American family.
Week 1: Spanish period archaeology in Tucson, the Presidio and the Mission.
Week 2: The Archaeology of a Mexican Family
When: Thursdays Nov 13 and 20, 1:30-3:30pm
Where: The Windmill Inn , 4250 N. Campbell Ave.
Cost: $45 (2 sessions)
Instructor:
Homer Thiel, M.A. has spent the past decade finding the remains of the presidio wall that once surrounded Tucson and is now buried beneath its downtown streets. After receiving a Master’s Degree in anthropology from Arizona State University in 1992, Thiel began work as an historical archaeologist with Desert Archaeology, Inc. and has been conducting excavations and documentary research in southern Arizona for the past fifteen years. Thiel is working on an exhibition for Tucson Origins that will tell the story of both the 1950s and the Congress Landfill, which operated from 1953 to 1960 south of Congress Street and west of the Santa Cruz River.
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