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Eisenhower’s Neighborhood

Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site 609 S. Lamar Ave., Denison

The Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site presents a temporary exhibit on the architecture of the Birthplace; displays of artifacts found on the surface of the site; and features a self-guided […]

Making Alabama Bicentennial Exhibit

Alabama State Capitol 600 Dexter Ave, Montgomery

Alabama's history, culture and humanities is a part of this impressive traveling exhibit. It features eight periods of history - from becoming a territory to achieving statehood and beyond. For […]

Exhibit: Lubbock Landmark Lake Online Exhibit

Lubbock Lake Landmark online only exhibit, Lubbock

Lubbock Lake Landmark, also known as Lubbock Lake Site, is an important archeological site and natural history preserve in Lubbock. There is evidence of ancient people and extinct animals of […]

Texas Archeology Awareness Exhibit

McLennan Community College Library 1400 College Dr, Waco

A Texas Archeology Month exhibit and outreach materials are featured at the McLennan Community College Library throughout the month of October. Mon-Thur 7:30am-10pm; Fri 8am-5pm; Sat 9am-3pm; Sun 3pm-9pm

Digging Up The Past

Biloxi Public Library 580 Howard Avenue, Biloxi

An educational display at the library on the archaeology and history of the Gulf Coast and the associated resources available at the Biloxi Public Library on these topics.

Wilkinson County Mound Exhibit

Wilkinson County Museum Bank St & Boston Row, Woodville

This exhibit focuses on Native American mound sites in Mississippi and Louisiana. Mon-Fri: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM; Sat: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Anti Looting and Graffitti Poster Competition

Institute of Archaeology 3401 Mountain View Boulevard, Belmopan City

Recently, there has been a number of cases of destruction, looting and graffiti at archaeological reserves and sites. The Institute of Archaeology deems it necessary to launch a campaign aimed […]

Clean-up of Soldier’s Water Hole historical marker and site

Soldier's Water Hole CR 422, Brady

The main project focus during 2019-2020 of the McCulloch County Historical Commission (located in Brady) is the surveying/repairing and publicizing/promoting of the county's 21 state historical markers. The commission is […]

Gravestone Symbols and their Meaning in Evergreen Cemetery

Evergreen Cemetery 560 Evergreen Street, Paris

As part of Archeology Month, the Sam Bell Maxey House State Historic Site is presenting "Gravestone Symbols and their Meanings in Evergreen." Gravestones are very personal things, used to represent […]

Engaging Anthropology Conference

Campus Center, University of Massachusetts Amherst 1 Campus Center Way, Amherst

1969 was a memorable year. Humans first walked on the moon; the Miracle Mets won the World Series; Richard Nixon became President; a dairy farm in New York was host […]

Fall Traders Encampment

Woolaroc Museum & Wildlife Preserve 1925 Whoolaroc Ranch Rd, Bartlesville

Woolaroc will once again host the Fall Trader's Encampment on Friday and Saturday at the Mountain Man Camp at Woolaroc. Nestled near the shore of Crystal Lake, this camp is […]

Culture Camp & Archaeological Workshop

Southern Ute Camp Pagosa Junction

Spend a weekend with Elders, Southern Ute Preservation team, and professional archaeologists, learning traditional crafts (flint-knapping, bow making, yucca twine, etc.), archaeological survey mapping, and methods of cultural heritage site […]

Archaeology/Museum Day 2019

MAA Mizzou North 115 Business Loop W, Columbia

Archaeology/Museum Day is a collaboration between the Museum of Art and Archaeology and the Museum of Anthropology, and will bring together groups like the Department of Natural Resources, the State […]

Iowa Archeological Society Fall Meeting

Room 2520D, University Capitol Center 200 South Capitol Street, Iowa City

Celebrate Iowa Archaeology Month by joining us for a day of presentations on archaeology at our annual fall meeting! You do not have to be an IAS member to register […]

Ongoing

MOOC Discovering Greek & Roman Cities

In this Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), an international team of experts from six different universities explore the many facets of Greek and Roman cities. They discuss mega cities like […]

Antique Agricultural Festival

Hunter's Home Living History Farm 19479 E Murrell Rd, Park Hill

Visit historic Hunter's Home as living historians from all over the United States demonstrate 19th century crafts and trades while we bring in the harvest and prepare the farm for […]

CRPT Workshop

St. James Baptist Church 153037 CR 108, Yulee

Explore cemeteries as historical resources, laws that protect them, conserving headstones and markers, managing cemetery landscapes, and practice hands-on headstone cleaning with a D-2 solution. Registration is $15 and includes […]

Recurring

Self-Guided Tour of Ye Old Rumney Marsh Burial Ground

Rumney Marsh Burial Ground 44 Butler Street, Revere

The Rumney Marsh Burial Ground was created in 1693 and continued to be used into the 1700s by local families, including veterans of the Revolutionary War. Come take a self-guided […]

Middlesex Canal Bike Tour

Middlesex Canal plaque, Sullivan Square MBTA Station 1 Cambridge Street, Charlestown

Bike tour of historic Middlesex Canal Route (38 miles). Depart 9am from Charlestown (Sullivan T Station) to Lowell (MBTA Train Station). Return to Boston via commuter rail on 5pm train. […]

Wing Island Guided Walk

Cape Cod Museum of Natural History 869 Main Street, Brewster

Join Archaeologist Dan Zoto for a guided walk of Wing Island, the location of the Wing Island Archaeology Project. Learn the history of the island and its varied uses throughout […]

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Family Friendly Cooking Class using Historic Recipes

Magoffin Home State Historic Site Visitor's Center 1117 Magoffin Ave, El Paso

Why are old recipes so strange? Join us at the Magoffin Home State Historic Site Visitor Center on the first Saturday of every month as we discuss this and look […]

Texas Archeology Month Fair

J.J. Pickle Research Campus 1000 Burnet Rd, Austin

The Texas Archeology Month Fair is a day of archeology fun for the family! Thanks to the collaboration of professional and avocational archeologists, this free event provides an interactive education […]

Living In The Past!

Capitol Park Museum 660 N 4th St, Baton Rouge

Make clay pots using ancient techniques, test your skills using an ancient spear thrower (atlatl), weave a mat using palm fronds, use a pumpdrill to make a pendant, and participate […]

34th Annual S.E.E.D. – Science Education Enrichment Day

University of South Carolina Aiken 471 University Pkwy, Aiken

The SCDNR Archaeology, Aquatic Education and Diversity Outreach teams will have activity and information tables at this event. Imagine making your own slime, talking turkey, driving a championship robot, becoming […]

Explore Philly’s Buried Past!

National Constitution Center 525 Arch Street, Philadelphia

EACH OCTOBER, the Philadelphia Archaeological Forum (PAF) co-sponsors the Explore Philly’s Buried Past event with Independence National Historical Park. October is Pennsylvania Archaeology Month and International Archaeology Day also falls […]

Chuck Wagon Gathering & Dinner

Chisholm Trail Museum 605 Zellers Ave, Kingfisher

Drop in and see a variety of working chuck wagons from across the region as they prepare some of their favorite dishes. Daytime activities include music, Dutch oven cooking demonstrations, […]

Mississippi Archaeology Expo

Batesville Mounds Site Hwy 35 N, Batesville

The Mississippi Archaeology Expo is a hands-on family fair for school-age children and adults held during Mississippi Archaeology Month, which is an annual October observance. The Expo is a special […]

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Secrets of Santa Rosa: Archaeology in your Backyard

Arcadia Mill Archaeological Site 5709 Mill Pond Lane, Milton

Join FPAN and Arcadia Mill for this wonderful lecture series on local archaeology and history! Talks will be approximately 45 minutes long, with time at the end for questions. Afterward, […]

Prehistoric Pottery

Poverty Point World Heritage Site 6859 LA-577, Pioneer

On Saturday, Oct. 5, visitors to Poverty Point World Heritage Site are invited to take part in a ranger-led demonstration of crafting prehistoric-styled pottery similar to the pieces which the […]

Archaeology Day 2019

Mission Plaza San Luis Obispo

A free event to demonstrate archaeology for the public. Hands-on demonstrations include excavation, screening soil, viewing textiles and plant use examples, faunal use example, local artifacts, and participation from the […]

Fourth Annual Archaeology Workshop in Western Pennsylvania

Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village 2729 401 Meadowcroft Road, Avella

The Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology in partnership with Meadowcroft Museum and the Heinz Historical Center are sponsoring the fourth annual archaeology workshop during archaeology month on Saturday, October 5, 2019 […]

Cincinnati Archaeology Fair

Cincinnati Art Museum 953 Eden Park Dr, Cincinnati

The Cincinnati Archaeology Fair is an annual event, held on the first Saturday in October, at the Cincinnati Art Museum. The 6th Annual Archaeology Fair will be held on Saturday, […]

Artifact ID Day

Cape Cod Museum of Natural History 869 Main Street, Brewster

Join Archaeologist Dan Zoto and other members of the CCMNH Archaeology team. View artifacts from local excavations including from the Wing Island Archaeology Project, and learn about the archaeology of […]

Recurring

Archaeology Month at the Skirball

Skirball Cultural Center 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles

Saturdays and Sundays, October 5–27 12:00 and 2:00 pm Each weekend in October, celebrate California Archaeology Month! The Near East meets the West as we look at traditions from both […]

Burial Hill Tour: Finding Early Plymouth, An Archaeological View

Burial Hill Cemetery Leyden Street, Plymouth

Dr. David Landon shares the latest research from a multi-year study of Plymouth Colony sites conducted by UMass Boston archaeologists. Learn about this summer's exciting discoveries of Plymouth's 17th-century beginnings. […]

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Boott Mills Archaeology Walking Tour

Lowell National Historical Park 115 John Street, Lowell

Lowell National Historical Park invites you to explore some of the archaeology that underlies the modern city of Lowell. Join Park Rangers in a tour of the historic landscape and […]

Sixty Years of Archaeology at Minute Man National Historical Park

Minute Man Visitor Center 250 N Great Road, Lincoln

Join National Park Service archaeologists as they present a series of lectures about the archaeological history at Minute Man National Historical Park. The talks will focus on the many excavations […]

Hands-On Archaeology

Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E Brown Deer Rd, Bayside

On Saturday October 5th, the Archaeological Institute of America – Milwaukee Society will join the Milwaukee Community Archaeology project to celebrate International Archaeology Day from 1-4pm at the Schlitz Audubon […]

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Stonehenge Planetarium Program

Lafayette Science Museum 433 Jefferson Street, Lafayette

The standing monoliths of Stonehenge were already ancient when they were discovered by the Romans almost 2000 years ago. What was Stonehenge? When and why was it built? This planetarium […]

Botany as Applied to Art

Landmark Inn State Historic Site 402 E. Florence St., Castroville

Visitors will make art with natural materials based on The American Girls' Handy Book. The book encourages us to "not look far for suggestion" for our art. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow […]

Brayton Cemetery Scavenger Hunt

Brayton Cemetery 3475 Post Road, Warwick

Join cemetery enthusiasts Pegee Malcolm and members of the Warwick Commission on Historical Cemeteries for a photographic scavenger hunt at historic Brayton Cemetery. Bring the kids along for this fun […]

Mary Leakey’s Footprints

Western Gateway Heritage State Park, Visitors Museum, Building 4 115 State Street, North Adams

Mary Leakey was known as the "cigar-smoking, whiskey-drinking" British archaeologist and anthropologist who excavated at various sites in East Africa, along with her husband Louis. One of her most famous […]

Massachusetts Archaeological Society Central Chapter Meeting

Zion Lutheran Church 41 Whitemarsh Avenue, Worcester

Join the MAS Central Chapter for its monthly free lectures by experts in archaeology and history. They meet at the Zion Lutheran Church in Worcester on the first Saturday of […]