Hi everyone! Last Saturday (10/11) the IUP Anthropology Department hosted our annual community archaeology day. Graduate (and a few undergrad) students ran tables/stations, and outside groups came, too.
On the lawn outside of McElhaney Hall we had a geoarchaeology table, a flintknapping demonstration, a mock excavation, atatl throwing, and members of the Westmoreland archaeology society.
Grad students manning the geoarch table.
Representatives from the World Atlatl Association teaching visitors how to throw spears!
Flintknapper and archaeologist Susanne Haney giving a demonstration.
Kids screening for artifacts.
Inside, there was another table from the Westmoreland Archaeological Society with various kinds of projectile points and lithic materials. Other tables covered topics including an interactive slideshow about Native Americans (see previous blog post), information about thesis work, zooarchaeology, hominids, PHAST, DHRT, and flotation.
Members of this summer’s DHRT team.
3D printed Clovis points!
Second year graduate student Ryan Devanny showing a visitor some bones from the teaching collection.
The Kidz room was a lot of fun for all ages. Visitors enjoyed making pottery, braiding wampum, identifying artifacts, piecing together ceramics, and making cave paintings.
Wampum beading.
Pottery making.
If you missed out this time, don’t worry because this amazing event happens every October! We hope to see you next year.
Department of Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences at IUP