As part of Tibet-Butler Preserve's EcoSaturdays we will be focusing on prehistoric pottery. Join us to learn about pottery methods and try your hand at making your own pottery! Please note that adults must supervise their children through the duration of the class. Join us for these free programs at 11 a.m. on the following […]
Come and enjoy Native American dance, music, food, and crafts at the 6th annual Chitimacha Powwow Ceremonial Gourd Dances: noon & 6:00 pm. Grand Procession of Dancers: 1:00 pm & 7:00 pm. Competition Dancing. Hand Drum Competition: 4:00 pm. Powwow Film Screening: 4:30 pm.
This year our main interest is archaeology of sacrum: cemetaries, churches and all relics related with that topic. There will be lectures - one of them will be "Forgotten necropoles" by Dorota Podyma, workshops, special guided tour of the exhibition "Legendary Sutuhali? Archaeology of St. Margaret's Hill" with anthropologist Agata Hałuszko and curator Beata Badura. […]
Find your inner archaeologist with special Jr. Ranger activities, take a look at artifacts found here, get the chance to "dig" and sift soil like a real archaeologist, and earn a special Junior Ranger Archaeologist Badge! All activities are free and open to "kids" of all ages and will be held rain or shine. No […]
In 2017, the University of Rhode Island marked its 125th anniversary. The land on which the university sits, however, has a much longer and complicated history, which is invisible to most members of the campus community. Ancestors of the Narragansett, the only federally recognized tribe in this area, lived and worked here for millennia prior […]
September - October 2019 marks the 150th anniversary of two salient episodes in the archaeology of Charlotte County: the investigation of the Simpson's Farm shell-bearing site at Oak Bay by Spencer F. Baird & George A. Boardman, and the destruction of portions of the coastal archaeological record of the county by the impact of the […]
“Shrink” yourself down to “walk” into an ancient Maya vessel using augmented reality! Maya women were often essential for uniting kingdoms. When a marriage was arranged between Maya royal families, kings often exchanged gifts of three-legged plates like this for serving chocolate. Use the museum’s iPad as a magic window to discover fine details on […]
“Travel” to an archaeological site in Ashkelon, Israel to explore the first-ever excavation of a Philistine burial ground. For years archaeologists have searched for evidence of these Biblical people. Transport yourself to the center of 360° scenes at an archaeological expedition while your gallery facilitator explains what you are seeing. Borrow a device from the […]
A level, 2.5 hour walk along part of the Merrimack River Branch of the Middlesex Canal in Billerica and Chelmsford with over three to four miles of generally wooded terrain. Sites visited on the tour will include the recently restored guard lock, the anchor stone for the floating towpath that bridged the Concord River, and […]
International Archaeology Day is an initiative organized by the Archaeological Institute of America to celebrate archaeology and its contributions to society. The AIA-Chicago Society is excited to participate this year by offering a special tour of an important Chicago landmark. Tour of Graceland Cemetery lead by Foy Scalf and Tasha Vorderstrasse of the Oriental Institute […]
