September 28, 2000
Junior archaeologists will dig into Northwest’s past on Sunday
WHO: Between 150 and 200 6-to-12-year-olds from around Puget Sound.
WHAT: “Experience Archaeology” offers youngsters a hands-on opportunity to dig into the world of Northwest archaeology.
WHEN: Sunday, Oct. 1, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WHERE: In front of the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture on the University of Washington campus, near the corner of N.E. 45th Street and 17th Avenue N.E.
DETAILS: The best photo opportunities of youngsters participating in a simulated archaeological dig probably will be between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. The dig will teach them how to uncover, clean and catalog artifacts and help piece together a picture of the Northwest’s past. Adults can learn more about the early settlement of North American at 2 p.m. when Ben Fitzhugh, UW assistant professor of anthropology, talks about the early Alaskan hunter-gathers of the Kodiak Archipelago. Fitzhugh has been involved in archaeological digs in the region for the past decade including directing the UW’s summer archaeology field camp on Sitkalidak Island.
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For more information, contact Laura Phillips, the Burke Museum’s archaeology collections manager, at (206) 685-3849 or lphill@u.washington.edu.
