Uploaded October 2017 | Updated September 2026, 20 minutes ago
On Tuesday, October 3, 2017, archaeologist James Vint opened the 2017-2018 season with an exploration of 4,000 Years Ago: Early Agriculture in the Tucson Basin.
As far back as 4,000 years ago, families were living in the Tucson area, irrigating and growing corn along the rivers, hunting game in the foothills, and gathering wild plant resources throughout the desert. Major archaeological excavations along the Santa Cruz River in recent decades have greatly expanded our understanding of life during this time period. Dr. Vint led several of these projects, and will give us an intimate look into the lives of these earliest settlers of the Tucson basin.
James M. Vint, Ph.D., is a Senior Project Director with Desert Archaeology, Inc. Over the past 30 years, he has worked throughout Arizona and in northern New Mexico. His research interests include modern and ancient borderlands, the development of early agricultural communities, and the effects of Spanish colonialism in the greater Southwest.
On Tuesday, October 3, 2017, archaeologist James Vint opened the 2017-2018 season with an exploration of 4,000 Years Ago: Early Agriculture in the Tucson Basin.
As far back as 4,000 years ago, families were living in the Tucson area, irrigating and growing corn along the rivers, hunting game in the foothills, and gathering wild plant resources throughout the desert. Major archaeological excavations along the Santa Cruz River in recent decades have greatly expanded our understanding of life during this time period. Dr. Vint led several of these projects, and will give us an intimate look into the lives of these earliest settlers of the Tucson basin.
James M. Vint, Ph.D., is a Senior Project Director with Desert Archaeology, Inc. Over the past 30 years, he has worked throughout Arizona and in northern New Mexico. His research interests include modern and ancient borderlands, the development of early agricultural communities, and the effects of Spanish colonialism in the greater Southwest.
