Come experience history and fun for the whole family at Lowell National Historical Park! Join your neighborhood park ranger and our friends in the community on Saturday afternoons at various locations in and around downtown Lowell for fun activities to learn all about our city! This event will celebrate Archaeology Month: meet a ranger at […]
An excavation at the Dorey House, a 19th century house near the bank of Baldwin Pond, was carried out in 2017 by the University of Massachusetts - Amherst, as part of an Honors Thesis project. The results of that excavation illustrate a slice of American history through the lens of an old New England house. […]
Participants will view the new collection of Byzantine coins generously donated to the Museum of Anthropology by David Herman. MA student Nicole Inglot, who has curated an exhibit of the coins, will discuss Byzantine coins and the importance of this collection. There will also be a hands-on workshop with the Roman coin collection of Department […]
A brief history of knowledge through the millennia. From the grinding of dried herbs from the early Paleolithic hunters to millstones and medieval mills. Experimental demonstrations and workshops for children.
Last chance for work in the South Yard at James Madison's Montpelier! Join us for our October 21-26 Excavation Expedition as we wrap our research in the Grove area south of the main house. This is a hands-on volunteer and educational experience in which you will work side-by-side with professional archaeologists on actual archaeological research […]
Dig into history as the ROM celebrates International Archaeology Day! From the oldest tools ever used by hominids to the latest technology available to archaeologists, dig, decipher and uncover the secrets to our shared human past. Activites run from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. Free with Museum admission. Digging the Greeks: Dig into Greek history with experts […]
Two days of interdisciplinary lectures and workshops about history, anthropology, language, the environment and strengthening community through culture.
On October 24-25 the University of Georgia joins International Archaeological Day by presenting "Archaeology in Samshvilde'' (Public Lecture) and the workshop "Making Prehistoric Tools''. The public lecture on Samshvilde Archaeology, as well as the workshop, will be open for students, colleagues, and those in the general society who are interested in this amazing field.
Learn all about the basics of archaeology -- and then try your hand at excavating your own site! Kids will systematically excavate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich to explore the concepts of stratigraphy and survey, emphasizing how archaeologists use the scientific method in the field.
