Verde Valley Archaeology Field Institute Offers Monument and Archaeology Tours

The Verde Valley Archaeology Field Institute is an educational program of the Archaeology Center. The Institute offers various classes and workshops throughout the year, as well as guided hiking tours to the National Monuments and to private archaeology preserves owned by the Archaeological Conservancy. Click the button to find out more and to book a tour.

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Jackpot Ranch Spring BBQ

The Verde Valley Archaeology Center is hosting a Spring BBQ at the Jackpot Ranch on Sunday, April 7 from 2:00 to 5 pm. This is a fundraiser for our Capital Campaign to raise funds for the construction of the Archaeology Campus on our Homestead Parkway property. Details can be found HERE.

PUBLIC MEETING ON ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION

The Verde Valley Archaeology Center has applied to the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Program for funding assistance for development of its Archaeology Campus at 330 N. Homestead Parkway, Camp Verde. As required by the USDA, a public meeting will be held on April 2, 2019, at 6:00 pm, to discuss the specific elements of the application and to give the residents in the local area an opportunity to become acquainted with the proposed project. The residents may provide comments on such items as economic and environmental issues that may impact the area or discuss any alternatives to the proposed project. The meeting will be held at the Camp Verde Community Library, 130 Black Bridge Loop Rd. 

VVAC Sponsors Hopi Concert

Songs from the Fourth World. Join Hopi Cultural Preservation Director Stewart Koyiyumptewa and world flute virtuoso Gary Stroutsos for a concert and discussion on the importance of the Grand Canyon as a cultural landscape and the 1,500-year-old Hopi long flute. Excerpts from the film Ongtupqa, recently featured on Arizona PBS, will be shown along with live music on flute, Hopi log drum and clay pot percussion on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at 6:30 pm in the Great Room. Click HERE for more info.

Colorado Field School Registration Open

The Center's annual Colorado excavation field school near Cortez is now open for registration. There area two sessions available: August 16-19 and August 23-26. Click either date to register or for more information.