Stories from the Dirt - A day's program offering an archaeological dig, a new interpretation presented on the Underground Railroad movement, photographs of participants dressed in 19th century costumes, historic document analysis, interactive artifact investigation and lunch in a family friendly event! People should register in advance. There is not a fee for this program, […]
Explore Archaeology from around the world with fun family friendly activities 11 am to 3 pm at the Western Science Center. Archaeology Day Special - 1/2 off adult admission to the museum. Activities made possible with the help of Mt. San Jacinto College Anthropology Department.
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.
Learn how to be a history sleuth using artifacts actually found during excavations at the park.
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. […]
Come experience archaeology and fun for the whole family at Lowell National Historical Park! This week to celebrate archaeology month, meet a ranger at Boarding House Park to learn about the archaeological dig that occurred there in the past. NPS archaeologists will demonstrate geophysical, remote sensing techniques, and how they can be used to see […]
Come join us as faculty and graduate students from the Department of Classical, Near Eastern, and Religious Studies share their exciting work, including Caroline Arbuckle (ancient Egypt); Hector Williams (UBC excavations at Stymphalos); and Kevin Fisher (digital archaeology). You'll get a close-up look at the Department's collections of ancient coins and epigraphic squeezes as well […]
Meet an archaeologist from Dovetail Cultural Resources Group who worked at the park and hear what they learned during their excavation.
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 […]
Archaeologist Cara Blume's presentation of "The People Who Stayed Behind: A History of the Indian People of Delaware, 1630-2008"
