Sponsored by: Marquette Regional History Center
Saturday October 16, 2021
11:00 – 3:00 pm
at the Marquette Regional History Center (MRHC)
International Archaeology Day is celebrated world wide on this day. Spend a fun afternoon learning about local and global archaeology through activities, demonstrations, artifacts and displays at a wide variety of interactive booths throughout the museum. We are thrilled to be among 45 world-wide Long Term Collaborators listed by the Archaeological Institute of America. For 2021, we will be featuring an update on an excavation here in Marquette County. Fair included with the cost of general admission. A great event for all ages including families, clubs, scouts, and individuals. This is an open-house event. Come anytime 11:00-3:00.
Museum admission prices:
adults: $7,seniors: $6, students: $3, youth 12 and under: $2
145 W. Spring Street, Marquette MI 49855
906.226.3571 marquettehistory.org
Photo Caption: Seven glass beads found on the summer 2021 archaeological dig at site GLO3, pictured here on the four directions drum of Jim Paquette. To learn more join us at the Archaeology Fair on October 16. Photo by Jim Paquette.
The AIA is North America's largest and oldest nonprofit organization dedicated to archaeology. The Institute advances awareness, education, fieldwork, preservation, publication, and research of archaeological sites and cultural heritage throughout the world. Your contribution makes a difference.
