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Carving Cucurbits: Using Stone Tools to Carve Pumpkins
October 29, 2018 @ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm EDT
Sponsored by: Anthropology Research Collections, Texas A&M University
Join the Anthropology Research Collections at Texas A&M University (ARC-TAMU) for our annual stone tool pumpkin carving party! The ARC-TAMU will provide stone tools that participants can use to carve their own pumpkins. The event will also include informational sessions on stone tool creation and use in prehistory, as well as displays on Texas projectile points, cucurbita domestication, and the cultural origins of autumn festivals. All ages are welcome, but please B.Y.O.P. (bring your own pumpkin)!
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