2025 AAC Fall Conference
Updates from Southern Arizona and Sonora
Friday, October 10
Saturday, October 11
Archaeology Southwest, Tucson, Arizona and simulcast on ZOOM
www.archaeologysouthwest.org, 281 N. Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701
This year’s conference theme is "Updates from Southern Arizona and Sonora" with a focus on recent projects in southern Arizona and northern Mexico. If you are interested, there are three talk options available:
- a 5-minute digital poster lightning talk;
- a 10-minute project update; or
- a 15-minute research talk.
If you are interested in presenting, email the following information to aacpresident@azarchaeology.org by September 5, 2025:
- Author(s) with affiliation.
- The talk option you are interested in.
- Title of your talk.
- Two keywords that describe your talk.
- An abstract of no more than 100 words.
AAC strives to ensure that all presentations are developed and presented in an appropriate and respectful way. Presentations with drawings, photographs, or other visual depictions of human remains or funerary objects will not be allowed.
AAC will host additional events for students and recent graduates on Saturday, October 11. The Saturday events are developed to provide students with mentoring, training, and skills that would be useful resume builders for cultural resource management jobs. Spaces for Saturday's events are limited. Contact aacpresident@azarchaeology.org for details and availability.
Sponsors
The conference is free to attend for AAC members; however, donations from the professional archaeological community help underwrite conference expenses. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Visit our store to purchase a sponsorship or contact us at aac@azarchaeology.org.
Click on the logos below to view company websites. We very much appreciate your support of AAC!
Venue
The conference will be held at Archaeology Southwest, which is located in central Tucson at 281 N. Stone Avenue, approximately 1/3 of a mile east of Interstate 10. When using your navigation system, search for “Archaeology Southwest”. Check out this blog post about Archaeology Southwest's Headquarters in Tucson.
Nearby Lodging
| Blenman Inn | |
| Hotel McCoy | AC Hotel by Marriott Tucson Downtown |
Nearby Dining
| El Charro Cafe Downtown | BOCA by Chef Maria Mazon |
| La Chingada Cocina Mexicana | Cafe a la C'Art |
| Time Market | Seis Kitchen |
| CERES Pasta |
Conference Program
Friday, October 10
Coming soon.
Saturday, October 11
Field trips and workshops geared towards students of archaeology
Capacity of each workshop/field trip: 15 spots, with 8 reserved for students; first-come, first-served.
Since space is limited, separate registration is required.
To register, email AAC@azarchaeology.org, and indicate which workshop(s)/field trip you are interested in, and whether you are a student.
1) 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.: "Geoarchaeology of the Santa Cruz River" field trip led by Gary Huckleberry
View a description of this field trip here.
2) 9 am. - 11 a.m.: "Pottery of the Tucson Basin" workshop with Jamies Heidke (Desert Archaeology) at Archaeology Southwest
This session focuses on pottery made and recovered from the Tucson Basin, dating to 2100 BC – present. Design layout and motif variability related to the location of production (where the data are available) will be discussed. Attendees will be provided with resources to help guide them in learning more about the pottery types discussed.
3) 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.: "Lower Colorado Buff Ware: A Primer" workshop with Aaron Wright (Archaeology Southwest) at Archaeology Southwest
Lower Colorado Buff Ware is associated with one of the four primary cultural traditions in Southwest archaeology—the Patayan. Unfortunately, this ware has received very little professional attention since it was first defined in the mid-1900s. This workshop will review the history of research on this ware, highlight issues in the current typology, and propose promising directions for future study. Specimens will be available for attendees to examine, providing an opportunity to engage directly with this little-understood ceramic tradition.
Happy Hour
Location: Pueblo Vida Brewing Taproom
115 E. Broadway Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85701 - approximately an 11 minute walk or 3 minute drive from Archaeology Southwest
Time: Friday, October 10 at 5 p.m.
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