Join Interim Director Ann-Eliza Lewis for an informal tour of some of the highlights of the Joseph Moore Museum’s archaeological collections, including rare items from around the world, as well as Hopewell and Adena items from our own region. Many of the these items have not been on display for over a decade.
Ancient Egypt: From Discovery to Display provides visitors a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to walk in the shoes of an archaeologist. Explore the journey artifacts take on their way to museum display, from excavation to conservation to storage and research. More than 200 fascinating objects, many of which have never been on view before, are included throughout […]
Have you ever visited Massachusetts Historical Commission’s Archaeological Exhibits Online www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcarchexhibitsonline/index.htm and wanted to see the artifacts themselves? Here’s your chance to see some of most stunning and surprising artifacts that were found in Katherine Nanny Naylor’s privy by archaeologists who excavated the Cross Street Backlot Site in Boston. Open Monday through Friday.
Come and visit the new home of the Office of the State Archaeologist.
Exhibit curated by Alice Kelley.
We have a new photo display of 23 Texas born men/women who have distinguished and historical backgrounds in aviation history. The objective is for the viewer to guess who the person is. We have a book with all the personal data on each person.
Free tours of the Native American artifacts on display in the Kimble County Historical Museum are available throughout the month of October each weekday afternoon from 1:30 - 4:30pm. Check for availability on Saturday. Closed Sunday.
Come visit over 10,000 years of local archaeology! The museum displays thousands of artifacts including a handcrafted mishoon (dugout canoe), the Doyle collection of Native American dolls, and a diorama of Native American New England life.
This new exhibit draws on the archaeology of Mayflower pilgrims John and Priscilla Alden's first house site in Duxbury. An excavation done in 1960 by Roland T. Robbins uncovered thousands of objects at a site occupied from 1630 until ca. 1690. Using recent analysis of the collection, the exhibit explores the Alden's daily life in […]
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 and collections at the park which include thousands of years of history from Native American settlement to the early 20th century commemoration of the "Shot […]
