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Digging The Past: Learning through Artifacts with MSU’s Campus Archaeology Program

Type: Presentation

Description:
The Michigan State Campus Archaeology Program will be offering a series of hands-on activities designed to teach participants about archaeological practices and the production of knowledge about human pasts through material culture. In addition to displays from CAP’s excavations on the MSU Campus, participants will try their hand at reconstructing ceramic vessels, identifying artifacts, and learning about stratigraphy, excavation, and archaeological laboratory work. Come by to learn how archaeologists interpret the past through what others leave behind!

Presented by:

  • Benjamin Akey, Campus Archaeologist / Graduate Student, Anthropology, MSU / Campus Archaeology Program
  • Stacey Camp, MSU Campus Archaeology Program Director / Associate Professor, Anthropology, MSU / Campus Archaeology Program
  • Aubree Marshall, Campus Archaeology Program Fellow / Graduate Student, Anthropology, MSU / Campus Archaeology Program
  • Emily Nisch, Student, Anthropology, MSU / Campus Archaeology Program
  • Holly Long, Student, Anthropology, MSU / Campus Archaeology Program
  • Monica Nares, Student, Anthropology, MSU / Campus Archaeology Program
  • Clara Devota, Student, Anthropology, MSU / Campus Archaeology Program
  • Emma Creamer, Student, Musuem Studies, MSU / Campus Archaeology Program
  • Rhian Dunn, Student, Anthropology, MSU / Campus Archaeology Program
  • Victoria Schwarz, Student, Anthropology, MSU / Campus Archaeology Program

Ages: Elementary school age, Middle school age, High school age, Over 21 years only

Scientific Disciplines:

  • Archaeology and Geology
  • Social Science
  • STEAM Expo Days 120
  • Hands-on Science 80

Time and Location

  • Date/Time: 4/1/2023 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

    Location: STEM Teaching and Learning Facility First Floor South Wing

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