Come to the History Workshop today and have fun puzzling pieces of broken pottery back together. Work together to put cups, plates, mugs and bowls back together with tape. Learn how archaeologists use this process in the lab to learn more about the time period and the people they are studying.
Learn about the advent of pottery in Florida, and do hands-on experimentation using play-doh to explore pottery-making and -decorating technology. The lesson also teaches about how pottery can help archaeologists understand a site and its prehistoric people.
Join us for our Archeology Day Open House with free tours of the Rayburn family home every 30 minutes and outside activities for the children.
Restoration and Care of Historic Cemeteries Speaker: Dan Clark Tour three historic cemeteries that have been abandoned, and participate in an assessment of their needs, and how best to address them. The tour will begin with the Stubblefield (Saling) Cemetery northwest of the corner of Reser and Foster Roads, and will also include the Lyons […]
From 1 PM-4 PM on October 26, 2019, Pipestone National Monument staff are excited to host “Experiencing Archeology” to celebrate International Archaeology Day. Pipestone National Monument’s mission includes archeological research and cultural history preservation. The archeological record at Pipestone National Monument stretches back at least 5,000 years and American Indian quarriers still use the site […]
Come and join the Confederate Reunion Grounds for a Spooktacular Fall Festival! There will be candy, crafts and games galore. You can even get your face painted and play Trap Ball with our TPWD Friends from Ft. Parker State Park! Make sure to come dressed in your Halloween best for the costume contest. Prizes go […]
Listen to archaeologist and staff member of the Massachusetts Historical Commission, Nadia Waski, discuss a cache of 19th century personal adornment artifacts, daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and other organic materials, excavated from Cole’s Hill in downtown Plymouth, during the 2016 field season of the Project 400: The Plymouth Colony Archaeological Field School. The cache potentially provides an […]
Did you know that Halloween was not always about costumes and trick-or-treating? To turn-of-the-20th century Americans, it was a holiday for love and romance. Come learn about and participate in old-time Halloween traditions and games while touring the Sam Bell Maxey House at night. Admission is $5 per person. Children 5 and under are free. […]
Visitors can enjoy a nature-based night hike among the ancient mounds. Also included in the program is identifying the various animal furs in the museum, followed by an owl prowl. The program will end with spider sniffing and animal related stories around the campfire. Preregistration is required, with only 60 slots available. Participants are asked […]
To celebrate this year's Massachusetts Archaeology Month, archaeologists Dianna Doucette, Erin Flynn, and Suzanne Cherau of the Public Archaeology Lab will discuss how the cultural materials recovered from two excavations in Kingston illustrate indigenous life. Doucette and Flynn will share their research on the Hall Swamp site, a campsite dating to as early as 8,000 […]
