Field Trip to Sabino Canyon (November 2005)

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Field Trip to Sabino Canyon(November 2005)

• IGERT Fellow Bill Reitze
• Mentors Joan Regens and Thom Melendez

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Third grade students at Esperanza Elementary
School in Tucson, Arizona were accompanied by the
University of Arizona's IGERT in the
Archaeological Sciences fellow Bill Reitze on an
exciting field trip to the foothills of the
Catalina Mountains, just north of the city of
Tucson. The students, guided by Parks and
Recreation volunteers, learned how the ancient
Hohokam peoples survived in this predominantly
arid region of Arizona hundreds of years ago.
Students learned about plants and animals the
Hohokam would have consumed, as well as how to
make functional items like pottery vessels, and
decorative items like shell pendants. They were
also shown models of ancient Hohokam pithouses.
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Understanding the landscape of the Hohokam people
of prehistoric Arizona
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Wheres the water?
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Shell Jewelry Production
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Boring holes into shell no electric drills for
the Hohokam!
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Almost Done!
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IGERT Fellow Bill Reitze adding some muscle, or
is it finesse?
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Voila Shell Pendants!
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Making Coil Pots
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Hohokam pithouse model
Hohokam animal design on a pottery sherd. What
could this animal be representing?
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Experiencing nature in the Foothills of the
Catalinas
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