Twilight tours focus on petroglyphs, plants

<p><strong>June 12, 26; July 10, 14; Aug. 7, 21<br />6:30-7:30 p.m.</strong></p><separator></separator><p>Twilight. That magic time of day when it’s not daytime – but not quite nighttime, either.</p><separator></separator><p>Deer Valley Rock Art Center’s public educators will celebrate that transition hour by offering special Twilight Tours six times this summer, beginning June 12.</p><separator></separator><p>The tours will introduce guests to the petroglyphs, archaeology and desert plants of the center, and focus on Native American cultures.</p><separator></separator><p>The tours will be offered from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Saturdays, June 12 and 26; July 10 and 24; and Aug. 7 and 21.</p><separator></separator><p>Admission is $6.50 for adults; $3.50 for seniors and students; and $2.50 for children 12 and younger.</p><separator></separator><p>Arizona State University’s 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 800 and 5,000 years ago.</p><separator></separator><p>The Center is managed by one of the top archaeology programs in the country at ASU and is a Phoenix Point of Pride. DVRAC is located at 3711 W. Deer Valley Road, two blocks west of 35th Avenue.</p><separator></separator><p>Reservations required for the tours. For more information and to make reservations, call (623) 582-8007.</p>