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Archaeology Day at the Frontier Culture Museum

Frontier Culture Museum 1290 Richmond Road, Staunton, VA, United States

Come to the Museum on International Archaeology Day, Saturday, October 19 and enjoy demonstrations and hands-on activities showcasing the range of the archaeological record. Museum-wide activities will provide you with an understanding of how archaeology impacts our understanding and interpretation of past life-ways. Bring the entire family as there will be activities for all ages! […]

America’s Founding Monsters

Virginia Museum of Natural History 21 Starling Avenue, Martinsvile, United States

This event takes place within the larger Dragon Festival at the Virginia Museum of Natural History on October 19, 2019 from 9 am to 6 pm (https://www.vmnh.net/dragon-festival). The archaeology segment will focus on the fossils of Ice Age animals that live alongside humans, particularly fossils associated with Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin.

Rock Art Clean-up

TBD Trinity University, San Antonio, United States

Help us preserve Utah County’s rock art! On-going damage from target shooting is threatening a prehistoric rock art site in Utah County. Although target shooting is prohibited in this area, accumulated debris from visitation makes the site an attractive place for shooting. Impact from bullets is destroying thousand-year old rock art - because the rock […]

Public Archaeology Day

Newlin Grist Mill 219 S. Cheyney Rd., Glen Mills, PA, United States

Dig into history at Newlin Grist Mill as the site celebrates and participates in International Archaeology Day. This year’s International Archaeology Day coincides with the final Public Archaeology excavation of the year at Newlin Grist Mill. Members of the public are invited to assist professional archaeologists with excavations. This event is free to the public […]

Connecticut Archaeology Fair

University of Connecticut, Oak Hall Storrs, CT, CT, United States

Join us for a celebration of the career and contributions of State Archaeologist Brian Jones. Presentations by prominent Connecticut archaeologists. Participate in hands-on activities for children and adults.

Prehistoric Pottery

Tibet-Butler Preserve 8777 Winter Garden Vineland Rd, Orlando, FL, United States

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 […]

Chitimacha Powwow

Cypress Bayou Casino Hotel 832 Martin Luther King Road, Charenton, LA, United States

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.

Archeologia sacrum (Archaeology of sacrum)

Muzeum Górnośląskie w Bytomiu pl. Jana III Sobieskiego 2, Bytom, śląskie, Poland

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. […]

Archaeology Day at Weir Farm National Historic Site

Weir Farm National Historic Site 735 Nod Hill Road, Wilton, CT, United States

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 […]

Walking Through Time: The 3000-Year History of the URI Campus

Robert J. Higgins Welcome Center 75 Briar Lane, Kingston, RI, United States

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 […]