Archaeology Cafe: Tracking the First Americans
Join us on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.) for “Tracking the First Americans.” Attend in person at Archaeology Southwest Headquarters, 300 N Ash Alley in downtown Tucson, or join us online via Zoom Webinar.
Recent research in White Sands National Park supports interpretations that human tracks found there date to between 23,000 and 21,000 years ago—making them the oldest known in the Americas and among the earliest archaeological evidence of human presence in the Western Hemisphere. These newly studied footprints show that people once walked across an ancient floodplain just a few hundred meters from a large lake and wetland complex rich in plant and animal life. Vance T. Holliday (Professor Emeritus of Anthropology & Geosciences, University of Arizona) will discuss the significance of these discoveries, what they reveal about early human movement through North America, and how new technologies are transforming our understanding of when and how the first Americans arrived.
Archaeology Café is a free public lecture series by Archaeology Southwest that brings experts and lifelong learners together in an informal setting. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for light refreshments. The talk begins at 6:00 p.m., followed by Q&A.
If you can’t attend in person, register for the Zoom Webinar to watch live from anywhere.
Event Links
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