Arizona Museum of Natural History

This terrific group from Mountain Park Senior Living in Ahwatukee visited AZMNH recently. Our excellent geology collection, extensive anthropology collection and dinosaurs meant everyone found something interesting. On-duty CPS or Disability Caretakers get in free, and groups of at least 10 are eligible for a group discount. Plan your visit today! https://lnkd.in/gXt_q4qR

Active military personnel and up to five family members can visit AZMNH for free until September 2, 2024, as part of the Blue Star Museums program. It's a relaxing family adventure with plenty to see.

Teachers, use the link below to plan your AZMNH field trip today. Our galleries are tied to current Arizona State Academic Standards and are an excellent way to supplement lessons in the classroom. To make your life easier, we have a dedicated bus drop-off location and an assisted entrance to the museum. Once inside, your students will find full-sized dinosaurs, gold panning, geology, and anthropology, and see real fossils being worked on in our Paleo Lab Live. https://lnkd.in/griVf-3d

Congratulations to Dr. Ismael Sanchez-Morales, Curator of Anthropology at AZMNH, on the publication of a new book, EL Fin del Mundo: A Clovis Site in Sonora, Mexico. Dr. Sanchez-Morales is one of the co-editors. The book summarizes 17 years of research at one of the earliest archaeological sites ever discovered in what is now the Sonoran Desert. The site preserves evidence of megafauna hunting by Clovis foragers. Dr. Ismael, who directs the excavations at El Fin del Mundo, authored the chapter on the Clovis stone artifacts from the site and co-authored multiple other chapters about the geology and the Pleistocene environments of the region. El Fin del Mundo is a unique site because it preserves the only evidence of human predation on gomphotheres, extinct animals closely related to mammoths and modern elephants. The site also contains a rare association of a megafauna kill site and a Clovis campsite, and it is the only undisturbed Clovis site ever discovered south of the modern US/Mexico border.

Public school educators can use their library card to check out Museum To-Go boxes full of fossils, museum-quality replicas and lesson plans tied to Arizona state education standards in partnership with the @mesapubliclibrary. https://bit.ly/4dAGCme Tag a teacher you know!

Meet Mr. Decker, who drove from Sun City West to AZMNH to celebrate his 91st birthday! Thank you for spending your day with us! He was accompanied by his caregiver, Ann. CPS or Disability Caretakers like Ann get free admission when visiting as part of their official duties.

Show your support today on National Nonprofit Day! The AZMNH Foundation is dedicated to supporting the Arizona Museum of Natural History's mission and assists in many ways. Your donation goes directly to assist the exhibits, science, and future of AZMNH. https://lnkd.in/grXk5m9H

AZMNH is the field trip destination that students remember for decades. Not only will they be surrounded by dinosaurs, but they will pan for gold, see ancient artifacts, and learn about science at our Paleo Lab Live. Once the field trip is over, you can check out a Museum To-Go box from the library or schedule the lab streamed live to your classroom. https://lnkd.in/griVf-3d

AZMNH is an active science and research institution. Dr. Ismael Sánchez-Morales, Curator of Anthropology at AZMNH, spent a whole week at the Amerind Museum in Dragoon, AZ, studying stone tool collections recovered during the 1960s and 1970s at the Sierra Pinacate in northwestern Sonora. His research aims to identify artifacts that are diagnostic of the earliest periods of human occupation of that region, such as spear and dart points. This information will help him plan fieldwork by selecting previously investigated archaeological sites with the most potential to contain evidence of human presence during the final part of the Pleistocene era. This research project is led by scientists from the United States and Mexico and institutions such as the Arizona Museum of Natural History, the University of Arizona, and INAH.

August 17 is National Nonprofit Day, a chance each year to show your support for your favorite organization. The AZMNH Foundation is dedicated to supporting the mission of the Arizona Museum of Natural History and provides assistance in many ways. https://lnkd.in/grXk5m9H