Archaeology Day at Cahokia Mounds
Archaeology Day at Cahokia Mounds - Tomorrow, August 26.
We will meet at 1pm at the Dairy Queen at 157 and Interstate 64 to head off to the Mounds.
Look back here for info on cancellation due to rain.
Hope to see you there!
Information about this event from the Mounds website is listed below:
ARCHAEOLOGY DAY AT CAHOKIA MOUNDS, AUGUST 26
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site will be hosting the third annual “Archaeology Day,” Saturday, August 26, from 10 am to 4 pm. There will be over 25 demonstrations, special exhibits, and hands-on activities for people of all ages.
Expert craftpersons will demonstrate how ancient American Indians made arrowheads
and stone tools, produced fire by friction, made cordage from natural fibers, and carved bone andshell ornaments. They will also demonstrate making bows and arrows, clay pottery, and usingfingerweaving to make sashes and belts. Dedicated professional and amateur archaeologists will show visitors touring the excavations how archaeologists dig and map, and visitors can try their hand at sifting the excavations soils for artifacts and also washing 1000 year old artifacts from the digs. Other archaeologists will show how modern technology is used for detecting belowsurface features with “remote sensing” electronic or magnetic instruments and soil coring, how to use global positioning systems, and how to identify animal bones. An expert on Indian rock art will explain the meaning of the various symbols, and a professional storyteller will relate myths and legends of the Native Americans.
Other “hands-on” activities for visitors will include playing the “chunkey” game by
tossing markers at a rolling stone disk; throwing spears with an “atlatl” spear thrower; and flintknapping an arrowhead. There will also be displays from several other Midwestern mound sites and information about training and educational opportunities in the field of archaeology at various institutions.
Food and refreshment booths will be available, including “kettle maize.” And, you can
take home a souvenir “Archaeology Day” badge for a donation to the event.
Archaeology Day is sponsored by the Cahokia Archaeological Society, Eckert’s Country
Store, Restaurant and Pick-Your-Own Garden Center, and Golden Management Developers of New Neighborhoods for Contemporary Lifestyles. Additional support is provided by the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site staff and volunteers and the Cahokia Mounds Museum Society.
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site is just eight miles from downtown St. Louis in
Collinsville, Illinois, off Interstates 55/70 (exit 6) and Interstate 255 (exit 24), and Illinois Route 111, on Collinsville Road. For more information, call 618-346-5160 or go to www.cahokiamounds.com.
We will meet at 1pm at the Dairy Queen at 157 and Interstate 64 to head off to the Mounds.
Look back here for info on cancellation due to rain.
Hope to see you there!
Information about this event from the Mounds website is listed below:
ARCHAEOLOGY DAY AT CAHOKIA MOUNDS, AUGUST 26
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site will be hosting the third annual “Archaeology Day,” Saturday, August 26, from 10 am to 4 pm. There will be over 25 demonstrations, special exhibits, and hands-on activities for people of all ages.
Expert craftpersons will demonstrate how ancient American Indians made arrowheads
and stone tools, produced fire by friction, made cordage from natural fibers, and carved bone andshell ornaments. They will also demonstrate making bows and arrows, clay pottery, and usingfingerweaving to make sashes and belts. Dedicated professional and amateur archaeologists will show visitors touring the excavations how archaeologists dig and map, and visitors can try their hand at sifting the excavations soils for artifacts and also washing 1000 year old artifacts from the digs. Other archaeologists will show how modern technology is used for detecting belowsurface features with “remote sensing” electronic or magnetic instruments and soil coring, how to use global positioning systems, and how to identify animal bones. An expert on Indian rock art will explain the meaning of the various symbols, and a professional storyteller will relate myths and legends of the Native Americans.
Other “hands-on” activities for visitors will include playing the “chunkey” game by
tossing markers at a rolling stone disk; throwing spears with an “atlatl” spear thrower; and flintknapping an arrowhead. There will also be displays from several other Midwestern mound sites and information about training and educational opportunities in the field of archaeology at various institutions.
Food and refreshment booths will be available, including “kettle maize.” And, you can
take home a souvenir “Archaeology Day” badge for a donation to the event.
Archaeology Day is sponsored by the Cahokia Archaeological Society, Eckert’s Country
Store, Restaurant and Pick-Your-Own Garden Center, and Golden Management Developers of New Neighborhoods for Contemporary Lifestyles. Additional support is provided by the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site staff and volunteers and the Cahokia Mounds Museum Society.
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site is just eight miles from downtown St. Louis in
Collinsville, Illinois, off Interstates 55/70 (exit 6) and Interstate 255 (exit 24), and Illinois Route 111, on Collinsville Road. For more information, call 618-346-5160 or go to www.cahokiamounds.com.
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