Learn to record rock art at workshop

<p>Arizona State University’s Deer Valley Rock Art Center will host a rock-art recording workshop from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., March 12, at the Center, 3711 W. Deer Valley Road, Phoenix.</p><separator></separator><p>Participants can become stewards of cultural heritage by learning field techniques to document and preserve rock art sites and gaining basic competence in rock art recording methods through hands-on activities and professional instruction by Arizona Archaeological Society certified instructors.</p><separator></separator><p>Registration fee for Deer Valley Rock Art Center members and AAS members is $25; the fee for non-members is $30.</p><separator></separator><p>The workshop is limited to 20 participants and the deadline to register is Wednesday, March 2.</p><separator></separator><p>For information and registration, contact Casandra Hernandez at (623) 582-8007 or visit http://dvrac.asu.edu/events/calendar.</p><separator></separator><p>The Deer Valley Rock Art Center has the largest concentration of Native American petroglyphs in the Phoenix Valley. Visitors hike a 1/4-mile trail to view more than 1,500 petroglyphs made between 500 and 7,000 years ago. The museum aims to promote preservation, connection and respect for the site and is a destination for families to learn about archaeology in their own backyard.</p><separator></separator><p>The Center is managed by one of the top archaeology programs in the country – the School of Human Evolution &amp; Social Change, an academic unit of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences – at Arizona State University. It is a Phoenix Point of Pride.</p><separator></separator><p>Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday and 12 p.m.-5 p.m., on Sundays.</p>